The annual salary statistics of interior designers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interior designers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $51,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interior designers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interior designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $88,290 | 11.38% | 35.72% |
| 2021 | $78,240 | 7.62% | - |
| 2020 | $72,280 | 4.30% | - |
| 2019 | $69,170 | 7.84% | - |
| 2018 | $63,750 | 1.69% | - |
| 2017 | $62,670 | 2.79% | - |
| 2016 | $60,920 | -0.87% | - |
| 2015 | $61,450 | -0.90% | - |
| 2014 | $62,000 | -8.56% | - |
| 2013 | $67,310 | 15.69% | - |
| 2012 | $56,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,290, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for interior designers in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $80,640). In comparison, the median annual salary of interior designers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.