The annual salary statistics of interior designers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interior designers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $35,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interior designers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,130.
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 | $58,140 | 15.50% | 30.44% |
| 2021 | $49,130 | -5.88% | - |
| 2020 | $52,020 | 5.44% | - |
| 2019 | $49,190 | -5.57% | - |
| 2018 | $51,930 | 13.42% | - |
| 2017 | $44,960 | -7.10% | - |
| 2016 | $48,150 | 5.05% | - |
| 2015 | $45,720 | -2.60% | - |
| 2014 | $46,910 | 15.03% | - |
| 2013 | $39,860 | -1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $40,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,140 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for interior designers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of interior designers in Raleigh-Cary is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 43.6 percent (43.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.