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Highest-paying States for Set and Exhibit Designers

The highest-paying states for set and exhibit 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 set and exhibit designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $79,950, California is the highest paying state for set and exhibit designers. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $71,850). 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 set and exhibit designers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Set and Exhibit Designers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$79,950	$46,730	2,870
2	Oregon	$71,850	$31,960	110
3	Maryland	$65,300	$34,120	170
4	Louisiana	$64,720	$31,110	220
5	Massachusetts	$64,630	$35,370	90
6	Washington	$64,380	$56,240	70
7	District of Columbia	$64,130	$39,910	210
8	New York	$63,970	$39,090	1,460
9	Nebraska	$61,950	$40,160	50
10	Nevada	$61,710	$48,890	350
11	Georgia	$59,860	$39,070	480
12	Virginia	$57,720	$31,360	100
13	Connecticut	$57,410	$37,290	40
14	New Hampshire	$56,160	$34,340	40
15	Minnesota	$54,670	$25,470	150
16	New Mexico	$53,750	$35,850	130
17	Arizona	$53,610	$38,360	40
18	Alabama	$53,540	$16,760	120
19	New Jersey	$53,230	$29,260	130
20	Indiana	$51,940	$36,600	90
21	Colorado	$51,160	$37,140	120
22	Missouri	$50,770	$45,750	120
23	Utah	$50,410	$20,210	170
24	Ohio	$50,390	$33,560	210
25	Tennessee	$50,010	$34,030	110
26	Texas	$49,930	$31,480	290
27	Illinois	$49,660	$36,240	430
28	Michigan	$46,620	$26,560	140
29	Vermont	$45,290	$33,610	0
30	Kentucky	$44,900	$21,840	50
31	Maine	$43,640	$27,930	30
32	Wisconsin	$41,610	$39,300	40
33	Florida	$40,020	$36,490	320
34	Iowa	$39,880	$24,890	50
35	Pennsylvania	$39,760	$28,950	260
36	South Carolina	$38,260	$21,060	30
37	North Carolina	$34,730	$21,310	160
38	Hawaii	$34,650	$34,630	90
39	Arkansas	$30,930	$25,510	40
40	West Virginia	$30,870	$26,180	40
41	Oklahoma	$29,660	$18,690	50
42	Kansas	$15,940	$15,370	240

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of set and exhibit designers in those states is not available at this time.