The highest-paying states 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 of interior designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,460, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for interior designers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $76,350). 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 interior 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 | $80,460 |
$58,590 | 820 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $76,350 |
$49,590 | 1,890 |
| 3 | California | $75,260 |
$48,820 | 8,670 |
| 4 | Nevada | $74,120 |
$46,710 | 560 |
| 5 | New York | $73,740 |
$41,770 | 6,770 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $68,310 |
$43,680 | 130 |
| 7 | Washington | $65,960 |
$47,640 | 1,370 |
| 8 | Wyoming | $65,280 |
$44,150 | 80 |
| 9 | Illinois | $64,250 |
$33,510 | 2,770 |
| 10 | Arkansas | $64,240 |
$35,740 | 820 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $63,490 |
$39,570 | 2,780 |
| 12 | Oregon | $63,370 |
$47,780 | 690 |
| 13 | Maryland | $62,540 |
$38,260 | 910 |
| 14 | Colorado | $62,400 |
$42,570 | 2,130 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $62,240 |
$40,950 | 690 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $61,780 |
$46,430 | 200 |
| 17 | Idaho | $61,310 |
$33,050 | 180 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $60,990 |
$36,810 | 1,200 |
| 19 | Michigan | $60,680 |
$39,110 | 1,600 |
| 20 | Virginia | $60,360 |
$32,720 | 1,500 |
| 21 | Texas | $60,200 |
$34,830 | 4,250 |
| 22 | New Jersey | $59,510 |
$40,760 | 1,600 |
| 23 | Alabama | $59,000 |
$17,590 | 630 |
| 24 | Kansas | $58,720 |
$18,940 | 400 |
| 25 | Utah | $58,170 |
$37,390 | 910 |
| 26 | Kentucky | $57,930 |
$31,200 | 180 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $57,810 |
$37,990 | 910 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $57,180 |
$35,130 | 1,990 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $56,930 |
$32,480 | 390 |
| 30 | Florida | $56,870 |
$34,900 | 5,330 |
| 31 | Missouri | $56,610 |
$37,460 | 1,060 |
| 32 | Georgia | $56,560 |
$29,330 | 2,050 |
| 33 | Ohio | $56,430 |
$27,800 | 1,720 |
| 34 | Indiana | $56,370 |
$35,580 | 880 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $56,020 |
$43,940 | 180 |
| 36 | Arizona | $55,760 |
$36,000 | 1,400 |
| 37 | Montana | $55,220 |
$20,730 | 380 |
| 38 | Delaware | $54,670 |
$33,240 | 130 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $53,770 |
$29,250 | 420 |
| 40 | Vermont | $51,910 |
$32,330 | 100 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $50,600 |
$36,240 | 440 |
| 42 | Maine | $50,580 |
$32,980 | 170 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $49,810 |
$32,240 | 50 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $49,760 |
$31,850 | 1,020 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | $48,630 |
$35,450 | 230 |
| 46 | Iowa | $46,920 |
$31,900 | 490 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $46,090 |
$32,690 | 140 |
| 48 | North Dakota | $45,580 |
$28,610 | 100 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $45,400 |
$22,240 | 840 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $43,400 |
$33,000 | 180 |
| 51 | Alaska | $41,600 |
$37,790 | 40 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $28,640 |
$18,990 | 210 |