The highest paying states for interior designers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of interior designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $72,320, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for interior designers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $68,280). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of interior designers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $72,320 |
$48,100 | 170 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $68,280 |
$38,480 | 880 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $60,330 |
$37,200 | 1,530 |
| 4 | New York | $60,180 |
$34,070 | 2,970 |
| 5 | California | $57,220 |
$28,540 | 7,390 |
| 6 | Utah | $56,950 |
$25,430 | 470 |
| 7 | Maryland | $56,050 |
$34,660 | 1,300 |
| 8 | Washington | $55,860 |
$33,550 | 1,510 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $55,080 |
$26,910 | 70 |
| 10 | Kentucky | $54,590 |
$22,440 | 410 |
| 11 | Texas | $50,810 |
$31,510 | 4,970 |
| 12 | Missouri | $50,720 |
$32,970 | 1,190 |
| 13 | Alabama | $50,230 |
$19,910 | 490 |
| 14 | Georgia | $49,890 |
$25,150 | 1,700 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $49,730 |
$35,190 | 770 |
| 16 | Illinois | $48,840 |
$20,860 | 2,400 |
| 17 | Nevada | $48,670 |
$19,810 | 500 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $48,560 |
$25,260 | 1,520 |
| 19 | Connecticut | $48,380 |
$29,700 | 810 |
| 20 | New Jersey | $48,010 |
$24,110 | 1,720 |
| 21 | Virginia | $47,670 |
$25,810 | 1,210 |
| 22 | Colorado | $46,770 |
$26,140 | 1,580 |
| 23 | Arizona | $46,480 |
$19,320 | 780 |
| 24 | Alaska | $46,360 |
$20,300 | 40 |
| 25 | Oregon | $46,300 |
$32,310 | 620 |
| 26 | Vermont | $46,190 |
$31,350 | 60 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $45,860 |
$18,850 | 1,120 |
| 28 | Ohio | $45,320 |
$22,920 | 1,830 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $45,310 |
$28,770 | 140 |
| 30 | Michigan | $44,560 |
$25,140 | 1,480 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $44,220 |
$19,160 | 240 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $43,890 |
$19,580 | 120 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $43,670 |
$20,570 | 400 |
| 34 | West Virginia | $43,640 |
$22,730 | 100 |
| 35 | Florida | $43,540 |
$25,180 | 4,730 |
| 36 | Delaware | $43,320 |
$19,440 | 180 |
| 37 | Kansas | $42,980 |
$19,780 | 390 |
| 38 | Idaho | $42,450 |
$25,780 | 150 |
| 39 | Indiana | $41,110 |
$23,650 | 800 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $41,060 |
$28,950 | 160 |
| 41 | Maine | $40,580 |
$20,040 | 160 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $39,900 |
$25,610 | 1,200 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $39,410 |
$31,620 | 200 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $39,350 |
$23,450 | 840 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $38,560 |
$26,030 | 210 |
| 46 | Iowa | $38,330 |
$21,630 | 390 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $37,810 |
$20,970 | 470 |
| 48 | Montana | $37,290 |
$19,390 | 60 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $36,130 |
$17,080 | 440 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $28,080 |
$19,350 | 230 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $25,520 |
$16,660 | 30 |
