The annual salary statistics of interior designers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interior designers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $41,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interior designers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interior designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,540 | 10.82% | 34.54% |
| 2021 | $59,340 | 12.37% | - |
| 2020 | $52,000 | -1.29% | - |
| 2019 | $52,670 | 10.97% | - |
| 2018 | $46,890 | 17.68% | - |
| 2017 | $38,600 | 7.12% | - |
| 2016 | $35,850 | -75.68% | - |
| 2015 | $62,980 | 29.36% | - |
| 2014 | $44,490 | -1.87% | - |
| 2013 | $45,320 | 3.88% | - |
| 2012 | $43,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,540, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for interior designers in state of North Carolina, followed by Greensboro-High Point (median annual salary $58,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of interior designers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 12.4 percent (12.4%) higher than that in Greensboro-High Point.