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Highest Paying Industries for Interior Designers

The top 86 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $73,430, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for interior designers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $73,430). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of interior designers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 86 Highest Paying Industries for Interior Designers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$73,430	$58,260	320
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$73,430	$58,260	320
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$72,980	$56,400	340
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$72,980	$56,400	340
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$67,290	$42,510	530
6	Warehousing and Storage	$63,350	$41,070	70
7	Hospitals - Privately owned	$58,260	$37,550	90
8	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$57,760	$31,820	1,180
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,730	$37,230	90
10	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$55,710	$33,870	8,770
11	Lessors of Real Estate	$55,280	$24,550	100
12	Educational Services - State government owned	$55,070	$35,060	130
13	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$54,820	$35,000	130
14	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$54,740	$34,840	190
15	Educational Services	$54,640	$34,940	210
16	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$54,610	$34,260	60
17	Educational Services - Privately owned	$54,370	$34,280	70
18	Temporary Help Services	$54,370	$35,640	40
19	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$54,020	$37,840	410
20	Health Care and Social Assistance	$53,710	$36,120	170
21	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$53,640	$33,740	n/a
22	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$52,620	$32,530	70
23	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$52,620	$31,600	2,240
24	Transportation and Warehousing	$52,490	$36,680	120
25	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$52,420	$37,240	140
26	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$51,880	$29,020	50
27	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$51,840	$37,070	130
28	Repair and Maintenance	$51,370	$34,450	n/a
29	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$51,300	$33,010	80
30	Administrative and Support Services	$51,270	$32,440	130
31	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$51,270	$32,440	130
32	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$51,240	$30,410	3,040
33	Employment Services	$51,170	$31,620	100
34	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$50,900	$32,020	210
35	State government, including schools and hospitals	$50,650	$35,320	180
36	Wholesale Trade	$50,470	$27,490	3,480
37	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$49,780	$26,830	26,770
38	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$49,700	$32,000	n/a
39	Nonstore Retailers	$49,530	$26,940	100
40	Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	$49,500	$23,700	160
41	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$48,920	$38,090	120
42	Residential Building Construction	$48,890	$28,360	2,170
43	Construction of Buildings	$48,770	$28,820	2,310
44	Real Estate	$48,540	$32,300	n/a
45	Engineering Services	$48,260	$19,000	480
46	Construction	$48,020	$28,350	2,910
47	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$47,640	$28,470	60
48	Nonresidential Building Construction	$47,260	$32,570	140
49	Specialized Design Services	$46,470	$25,220	17,600
50	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$46,330	$28,300	350
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$45,650	$36,430	40
52	Hospitals - State government owned	$45,650	$36,430	40
53	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$45,430	$25,290	720
54	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$45,310	$21,450	350
55	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$45,260	$18,460	100
56	Manufacturing	$45,170	$26,010	940
57	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$45,090	$28,530	80
58	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$44,900	$24,290	160
59	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$44,900	$29,410	n/a
60	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$44,820	$33,330	40
61	Support Activities for Transportation	$44,820	$33,330	40
62	Building Finishing Contractors	$44,450	$25,530	470
63	Furniture Stores	$44,100	$27,710	4,660
64	Specialty Trade Contractors	$43,800	$26,270	530
65	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$43,740	$27,250	5,950
66	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$43,450	$23,820	510
67	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$43,190	$21,040	60
68	Retail Trade	$42,780	$26,940	7,960
69	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$42,760	$23,480	350
70	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$42,610	$24,910	370
71	Home Furnishings Stores	$42,410	$25,940	1,300
72	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$42,320	$26,200	130
73	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$41,180	$27,300	920
74	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$40,970	$26,940	940
75	Other General Merchandise Stores	$39,710	$26,090	40
76	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$38,910	$18,410	170
77	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$38,350	$32,270	n/a
78	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$38,350	$32,270	n/a
79	Accommodation	$37,450	$21,980	50
80	Textile Product Mills	$37,450	$27,920	90
81	Textile Furnishings Mills	$36,950	$27,420	80
82	Traveler Accommodation	$36,860	$21,820	50
83	Accommodation and Food Services	$36,170	$21,520	50
84	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$35,630	$21,510	60
85	General Merchandise Stores	$34,710	$25,380	420
86	Department Stores	$34,310	$25,340	380