Pay by state · 50 states
Interior Designer Salary by State (2026)
Interior Designers earn the most in District of Columbia at $98,450 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $32,150 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $67,190. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $98,450District of Columbia
- National median
- $67,190BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $32,150Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Interior Designer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of interior designers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $98,450 | $75,980 | $127,070 | 620 | $89,581 |
| 2 | WYWyoming | $96,100 | $64,300 | $105,160 | 90 | $103,678 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $80,230 | $63,370 | $102,940 | 8,500 | $72,462 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $80,110 | $61,640 | $95,410 | 1,580 | $75,749 |
| 5 | COColorado | $78,390 | $61,790 | $102,510 | 2,300 | $76,068 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $76,570 | $63,370 | $96,470 | 1,330 | $71,552 |
| 7 | ILIllinois | $76,290 | $59,870 | $93,090 | 2,570 | $76,322 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $75,580 | $48,980 | $93,100 | 5,340 | $70,033 |
| 9 | NJNew Jersey | $74,020 | $58,810 | $104,060 | 1,670 | $68,030 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $73,270 | $54,070 | $83,920 | 1,220 | $74,295 |
| 11 | GAGeorgia | $71,760 | $52,750 | $94,530 | 3,050 | $74,523 |
| 12 | ARArkansas | $69,990 | $57,560 | $99,850 | 740 | $80,507 |
| 13 | OKOklahoma | $68,520 | $46,670 | $82,060 | 490 | $78,003 |
| 14 | CTConnecticut | $67,330 | $53,780 | $82,750 | 630 | $64,984 |
| 15 | OROregon | $66,350 | $58,320 | $84,310 | 1,030 | $64,192 |
| 16 | SDSouth Dakota | $65,220 | $58,620 | $77,420 | 150 | $73,623 |
| 17 | TXTexas | $65,160 | $49,180 | $81,850 | 6,450 | $67,136 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $65,070 | $59,310 | $80,110 | 1,440 | $61,996 |
| 19 | NENebraska | $64,870 | $50,870 | $86,310 | 430 | $71,995 |
| 20 | NHNew Hampshire | $64,140 | $47,580 | $75,760 | 300 | $61,575 |
| 21 | VTVermont | $63,870 | $54,190 | $78,670 | 110 | $65,201 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $63,830 | $52,630 | $72,520 | 230 | $65,770 |
| 23 | SCSouth Carolina | $63,790 | $48,610 | $84,510 | 940 | $68,043 |
| 24 | HIHawaii | $63,780 | $52,040 | $79,990 | 270 | $58,008 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $63,660 | $48,260 | $79,730 | 1,530 | $69,294 |
| 26 | AKAlaska | $63,320 | $60,150 | $83,960 | 40 | $61,861 |
| 27 | WIWisconsin | $62,740 | $48,670 | $77,460 | 1,200 | $66,677 |
| 28 | INIndiana | $62,580 | $49,060 | $76,950 | 1,020 | $67,053 |
| 29 | VAVirginia | $62,560 | $49,980 | $81,680 | 1,550 | $61,877 |
| 30 | PAPennsylvania | $62,400 | $50,560 | $81,330 | 1,820 | $63,953 |
| 31 | MTMontana | $61,770 | $43,750 | $78,850 | 290 | $65,265 |
| 32 | UTUtah | $61,740 | $52,830 | $74,660 | 1,110 | $62,449 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $61,460 | $55,150 | $81,110 | 1,600 | $61,047 |
| 34 | OHOhio | $61,410 | $51,160 | $83,880 | 2,180 | $66,193 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $61,400 | $49,490 | $78,210 | 2,610 | $65,093 |
| 36 | KSKansas | $61,090 | $49,110 | $79,590 | 400 | $67,827 |
| 37 | ALAlabama | $61,050 | $41,240 | $75,430 | 620 | $68,732 |
| 38 | FLFlorida | $60,860 | $47,270 | $79,300 | 7,410 | $58,851 |
| 39 | NMNew Mexico | $60,850 | $47,990 | $72,800 | 90 | $65,989 |
| 40 | LALouisiana | $60,610 | $45,990 | $69,120 | 350 | $68,713 |
| 41 | DEDelaware | $60,360 | $57,400 | $71,490 | 190 | $60,476 |
| 42 | MOMissouri | $59,610 | $49,340 | $79,700 | 1,010 | $65,637 |
| 43 | MIMichigan | $59,340 | $47,620 | $75,640 | 1,930 | $61,673 |
| 44 | KYKentucky | $59,240 | $44,430 | $75,630 | 490 | $65,706 |
| 45 | NDNorth Dakota | $59,190 | $47,740 | $64,730 | 160 | $66,536 |
| 46 | RIRhode Island | $58,100 | $50,290 | $76,810 | 550 | $56,805 |
| 47 | IAIowa | $58,040 | $47,830 | $74,590 | 510 | $66,133 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $49,800 | $39,850 | $59,610 | 90 | $55,644 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $43,740 | $34,250 | $55,280 | 330 | $50,303 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $32,150 | $30,200 | $41,140 | 130 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Interior Designers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $98,450, while Wyoming leads once prices are taken into account at $103,678.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Interior Designer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Interior Designers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Interior Designers at $98,450 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Wyoming ($96,100) and California ($80,230).
Which state pays Interior Designers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Interior Designers at $32,150 a year, $66,300 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Interior Designers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wyoming first at $103,678 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $96,100. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.