The highest-paying states for other 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 other designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $96,300, New Hampshire is the highest paying state for other designers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $89,370). 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 other designers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | $96,300 |
$41,440 | 40 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $89,370 |
$62,730 | 40 |
| 3 | New York | $86,770 |
$53,310 | 1,280 |
| 4 | California | $76,540 |
$35,680 | 3,240 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $75,940 |
$59,000 | 100 |
| 6 | Oregon | $73,990 |
$36,130 | 310 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $73,110 |
$42,600 | 30 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $72,360 |
$37,180 | 80 |
| 9 | Arizona | $70,960 |
$48,240 | 70 |
| 10 | Louisiana | $70,250 |
$28,820 | 710 |
| 11 | Washington | $67,470 |
$41,600 | 590 |
| 12 | Illinois | $67,110 |
$34,830 | 360 |
| 13 | Nevada | $66,400 |
$57,430 | 240 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $64,240 |
$37,200 | 300 |
| 15 | Indiana | $64,150 |
$39,320 | 40 |
| 16 | Arkansas | $63,730 |
$25,490 | 30 |
| 17 | Maryland | $62,730 |
$40,550 | 380 |
| 18 | Utah | $62,540 |
$35,880 | 180 |
| 19 | North Carolina | $61,470 |
$32,720 | 70 |
| 20 | Georgia | $60,240 |
$34,120 | 760 |
| 21 | New Jersey | $58,380 |
$29,330 | 560 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $58,350 |
$34,560 | 50 |
| 23 | Virginia | $57,730 |
$37,370 | 150 |
| 24 | Ohio | $57,210 |
$39,800 | 90 |
| 25 | Vermont | $54,560 |
$31,130 | 30 |
| 26 | Tennessee | $53,220 |
$35,340 | 260 |
| 27 | Florida | $52,000 |
$29,120 | 240 |
| 28 | Michigan | $51,680 |
$43,900 | 120 |
| 29 | Colorado | $49,830 |
$30,970 | 130 |
| 30 | Kansas | $49,450 |
$27,070 | 50 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $48,270 |
$21,000 | 190 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $46,300 |
$39,860 | 50 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $45,930 |
$29,470 | 50 |
| 34 | Idaho | $42,020 |
$25,350 | 60 |
| 35 | Missouri | $41,690 |
$37,020 | 110 |
| 36 | Montana | $41,400 |
$24,190 | 40 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $37,240 |
$37,240 | 190 |
| 38 | Minnesota | $29,320 |
$26,600 | 290 |
| 39 | Maine | $28,310 |
$24,190 | 0 |
| 40 | Iowa | $27,840 |
$21,110 | 40 |
| 41 | Texas | $26,720 |
$25,740 | 190 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $22,450 |
$16,550 | 40 |
| 43 | Alabama | $18,860 |
$16,390 | 90 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other designers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for other designers, Top paying jobs in America.