Salary for Interior Designers

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Also known as:  Certified Kitchen Designer, Furniture Arranger, Home Lighting Adviser, Interior Decorator, Interior Designer, Kitchen and Bath Designer, Kitchen Designer

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Professionals in the field of interior design work with clients to determine the functional needs of a space, aesthetics of the intended users, style preferences, and budget limits for projects. They use computer-aided design software and a knwoledge of materials and furnishings available to customize commercial, industrial and private spaces according to client demands. Additionally, they may procure fabric and surface samples, and create paste-ups, drawings and sketches of a finish spaced to share with the client before beginning to decorate. Associate's degrees are generally required for this position, although most interior designers have completed Bachelor's degrees.

A Interior Designer will usually earn a compensation of around $33,020 and $97,920 based on the level of experience. will usually earn a wage of sixty-one thousand four hundred dollars yearly.

receive the highest compensation in Arkansas, where they receive a compensation of near $73,840. These people are compensated the highest in Public Administration, where they can earn average pay scales of $82,820.

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SALARY TREND

The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 36.37 percent nationwide in that time.

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Interior Designers tend to make the most in the following industries:

Public Administration
$82,820
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$71,310
Health Care and Social Assistance
$67,240
Transportation and Warehousing
$64,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$63,260
Educational Services
$62,310

In general, they earn less within the industries below:

Retail Trade
$53,710
Construction
$56,650
Finance and Insurance
$56,940
Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services
$57,250
Manufacturing
$58,770
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$59,150
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