The annual salary statistics of interior designers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interior designers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interior designers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interior designers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $64,580 | 1.55% | 6.21% |
| 2016 | $63,580 | 5.58% | - |
| 2015 | $60,030 | -1.37% | - |
| 2014 | $60,850 | 3.24% | - |
| 2013 | $58,880 | -2.87% | - |
| 2012 | $60,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,580 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for interior designers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of interior designers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Worcester and 41.9 percent (41.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Framingham | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner |