The highest-paying states for commercial and industrial 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 commercial and industrial designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $129,350, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for commercial and industrial designers. It is followed by Kansas (average annual salary $110,250). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of commercial and industrial designers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $129,350 |
$72,950 | 40 |
| 2 | Kansas | $110,250 |
$53,620 | 110 |
| 3 | Washington | $102,660 |
$70,450 | 330 |
| 4 | California | $86,610 |
$47,720 | 5,690 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $86,460 |
$56,150 | 950 |
| 6 | Louisiana | $86,160 |
$55,250 | 230 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $86,060 |
$55,800 | 1,110 |
| 8 | Mississippi | $84,310 |
$55,520 | 690 |
| 9 | Oregon | $83,660 |
$56,630 | 250 |
| 10 | Michigan | $81,180 |
$49,920 | 3,070 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $80,820 |
$51,850 | 1,030 |
| 12 | Kentucky | $80,560 |
$40,750 | 110 |
| 13 | South Carolina | $80,500 |
$43,930 | 320 |
| 14 | Iowa | $80,060 |
$54,600 | 750 |
| 15 | Maine | $79,960 |
$42,620 | 170 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $79,150 |
$39,540 | 350 |
| 17 | Texas | $79,060 |
$47,900 | 1,260 |
| 18 | Arizona | $77,810 |
$49,700 | 230 |
| 19 | Nevada | $77,530 |
$49,280 | 40 |
| 20 | Colorado | $76,670 |
$50,050 | 480 |
| 21 | Virginia | $75,350 |
$41,140 | 560 |
| 22 | New York | $75,110 |
$45,390 | 2,050 |
| 23 | Connecticut | $74,640 |
$36,070 | 250 |
| 24 | Delaware | $74,640 |
$62,450 | 30 |
| 25 | Arkansas | $72,970 |
$33,320 | 220 |
| 26 | Alabama | $72,010 |
$55,650 | 70 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $72,000 |
$45,590 | 460 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $71,770 |
$43,330 | 490 |
| 29 | Idaho | $71,090 |
$46,210 | 80 |
| 30 | Maryland | $70,760 |
$38,170 | 390 |
| 31 | Ohio | $70,520 |
$43,680 | 1,600 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $70,360 |
$44,450 | 820 |
| 33 | Missouri | $69,190 |
$47,960 | 440 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $68,670 |
$44,690 | 130 |
| 35 | Georgia | $67,790 |
$34,840 | 580 |
| 36 | Vermont | $66,680 |
$51,100 | 160 |
| 37 | Illinois | $65,960 |
$52,000 | 720 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $62,100 |
$39,570 | 90 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $60,010 |
$41,140 | 130 |
| 40 | Utah | $59,990 |
$41,600 | 840 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $59,090 |
$40,570 | 710 |
| 42 | Hawaii | $55,300 |
$25,770 | 50 |
| 43 | Florida | $53,660 |
$22,790 | 1,750 |
| 44 | Montana | $53,280 |
$34,770 | 80 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $52,870 |
$41,390 | 200 |
| 46 | Indiana | $50,860 |
$33,660 | 250 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $48,750 |
$39,520 | 140 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $46,930 |
$46,870 | 30 |
| 49 | North Dakota | $44,280 |
$28,120 | 30 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $35,380 |
$29,540 | 70 |