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Interior Designers Salary - BLS OEWS Wage Benchmarks

SOC 27-1025 · National · May 2024 OEWS Data

Median Annual Salary
$63,482
$30.52/hr
Verified BLS OEWS data · Updated Apr 3, 2025
Source: BLS OEWS · Published Apr 2, 2025
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The national median salary for Interior Designers is $63,482 per year ($30.52/hr) according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024. The middle 50% of earners make between $49,774 and $80,829 annually. Top earners at the 90th percentile reach $106,101 per year. There are approximately 69,580 interior designers employed in the United States.

About This Role

BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018

Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Career Outlook

BLS Employment Projections · 2024-2034
10-year growth
+3.2%
About as fast as average
Annual openings
8K
per year, on avg
Workforce today
87K
as of 2024
Why those openings exist
4% from new growth96% from people leaving the role
Most openings come from replacement, not growth. Retention matters more than recruiting here.
Typical entry requirements
Education
Bachelor's degree
Experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Industry Wage Breakdown

Top 5 industries by employment · median annual wage, sector-specific
IndustryWorkforce Median Pay
Specialized Design Services
NAICS 541400
30K$64,120
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
NAICS 541300
13K$75,850
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers
NAICS 449100
7K$51,200
Residential Building Construction
NAICS 236100
4K$59,980
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)
NAICS 4230A1
3K$73,670
Wage range across top 5 industries: $51,200 to $75,850 (48% spread)

Wage Percentiles

Hourly & annualized (2,080 hours)
PercentileHourly RateAnnual Salary
P10$18.50$38,480
P25$23.93$49,774
P50MEDIAN$30.52$63,482
P75$38.86$80,829
P90$51.01$106,101

Market Context Signal

JOLTS · professional sector
Cooling
Openings Rate
4.2%
Quits Rate
2.0%

Professional & Business Services openings tumbled 318K in March -- the largest single-sector drop in this release. Openings rate fell from 5.5% to 4.2%. Layoffs jumped to 527K (+99K). White-collar demand has cooled abruptly.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average interior designers salary?

The national median salary for Interior Designers is $63,482 per year ($30.52/hr) according to BLS OEWS May 2024 data. The middle 50% earn between $49,774 and $80,829 annually.

How much do top-earning interior designers make?

The 90th percentile salary for Interior Designers is $106,101 per year ($51.01/hr). The 75th percentile is $80,829 per year.

What is the entry-level salary for interior designers?

Entry-level Interior Designers (10th percentile) earn approximately $38,480 per year ($18.50/hr). The 25th percentile is $49,774 per year.

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Interior Designers Salary by State

Top 5 states by employment
California8,360 workersFlorida7,090 workersNew York5,590 workersTexas5,190 workersColorado2,800 workers

About This Data

Wage figures on this page come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 release. OEWS surveys roughly 1.1 million establishments annually. It is the most comprehensive employer-reported wage dataset in the United States.

P10 through P90 percentiles represent the wage distribution across all surveyed employers (not self-reported by workers). Geographic adjustments use BLS-derived cost multipliers calibrated from regional wage variation.

Wages are estimates. Individual compensation depends on experience, education, employer size, industry, and negotiation. Use this as benchmark context, not absolute ground truth.

Next OEWS release: May 15, 2026Verify on BLS.gov →

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