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Interior Designers Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of interior designers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interior designers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Interior Designers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,640
25th Percentile Wage
$52,200
50th Percentile Wage
$66,500
75th Percentile Wage
$82,280
90th Percentile Wage
$97,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interior designers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,640.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interior designers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$66,500
6.99% 11.17%
2021
$61,850
-6.31% -
2020
$65,750
-2.24% -
2019
$67,220
12.87% -
2018
$58,570
10.18% -
2017
$52,610
2.17% -
2016
$51,470
13.04% -
2015
$44,760
0.16% -
2014
$44,690
-16.31% -
2013
$51,980
-13.64% -
2012
$59,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Interior Designers Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,500 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for interior designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of interior designers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 26.7 percent (26.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Vallejo-Fairfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$88,290
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$80,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$74,900
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$74,750
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$73,100
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$71,140
Salinas
$68,860
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$67,610
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$66,520
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$66,500
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$65,150
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$64,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$62,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,260
Fresno
$62,140
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$61,950
Napa
$60,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$59,780
Stockton
$56,320
Bakersfield-Delano
$56,160
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$55,560
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,140
Modesto
$54,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$54,050
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$50,580
Vallejo-Fairfield
$48,720

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.