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 $73,820, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for interior designers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $67,670). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [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 | $73,820 |
$42,830 | 290 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $67,670 |
$38,010 | 670 |
| 3 | New York | $62,850 |
$35,730 | 3,990 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $62,770 |
$34,280 | 90 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $62,030 |
$37,530 | 1,570 |
| 6 | Washington | $59,470 |
$35,200 | 1,330 |
| 7 | California | $59,290 |
$29,660 | 8,130 |
| 8 | Maryland | $57,960 |
$36,680 | 1,440 |
| 9 | Alaska | $56,970 |
$31,270 | 40 |
| 10 | Utah | $56,950 |
$25,430 | 400 |
| 11 | Wyoming | $56,800 |
$27,700 | 30 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $56,690 |
$39,530 | 1,100 |
| 13 | Illinois | $53,730 |
$27,040 | 2,380 |
| 14 | Oregon | $53,120 |
$40,790 | 590 |
| 15 | Missouri | $53,050 |
$34,760 | 1,170 |
| 16 | Nevada | $52,940 |
$25,250 | 570 |
| 17 | New Jersey | $51,070 |
$24,690 | 1,620 |
| 18 | Arizona | $51,030 |
$20,820 | 910 |
| 19 | Alabama | $50,950 |
$25,170 | 600 |
| 20 | Montana | $50,840 |
$24,720 | 110 |
| 21 | Texas | $49,850 |
$29,900 | 4,160 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $49,830 |
$25,070 | 1,520 |
| 23 | Delaware | $48,570 |
$17,940 | 160 |
| 24 | Connecticut | $48,380 |
$29,700 | 810 |
| 25 | Virginia | $47,980 |
$26,940 | 1,440 |
| 26 | Georgia | $47,690 |
$22,880 | 2,010 |
| 27 | Maine | $47,110 |
$20,890 | 210 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $46,950 |
$18,930 | 1,360 |
| 29 | Arkansas | $46,830 |
$28,410 | 340 |
| 30 | Vermont | $46,550 |
$34,130 | 80 |
| 31 | Idaho | $45,640 |
$25,950 | 130 |
| 32 | Michigan | $45,390 |
$26,700 | 1,740 |
| 33 | Florida | $44,780 |
$25,950 | 4,380 |
| 34 | Colorado | $44,240 |
$27,430 | 1,790 |
| 35 | North Dakota | $44,200 |
$32,800 | 260 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $43,920 |
$23,620 | 430 |
| 37 | Ohio | $43,850 |
$20,820 | 2,000 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $43,580 |
$29,050 | 130 |
| 39 | West Virginia | $43,580 |
$26,750 | 60 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $43,540 |
$30,020 | 160 |
| 41 | Kansas | $43,450 |
$23,250 | 510 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $43,370 |
$22,630 | 320 |
| 43 | New Mexico | $43,280 |
$19,000 | 130 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $43,250 |
$21,460 | 440 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $41,340 |
$26,290 | 1,260 |
| 46 | Indiana | $41,060 |
$24,830 | 900 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $40,770 |
$25,290 | 950 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $39,310 |
$18,190 | 470 |
| 49 | Iowa | $38,550 |
$19,270 | 360 |
| 50 | Nebraska | $38,420 |
$19,420 | 240 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $30,760 |
$17,860 | 140 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $28,850 |
$17,940 | 70 |
