Cities with the Highest Wages
When you think of interior design, you probably think of the design capitals of the United States. Places like New York City and Los Angeles are bound to have the greatest need for interior designers so they probably pay the most, right? While metropolitan areas like these certainly offer great opportunities for those in this industry, you just might be surprised at how much an interior designer can earn in other places around the country.
New York, New York is definitely one of the highest paying metropolitan areas for interior designers. No surprises there. Interior designers in New York City earn an average annual income of $68,870. Interior designers earn a bit more in the Santa Barbara area, a ritzy community near Los Angeles, California. There, interior designers earn an average annual income of $70,960.
In the Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada area, interior designers are valued even more and earn average salaries around $71,210. In San Jose, California, interior designers earn an average income of $76,870 annually.
So what is the highest paying metropolitan area for interior designers? San Francisco? Dallas? Miami? The highest paying metropolitan area for the interior design profession is Grand Rapids, Michigan, where interior designers earn a whopping average annual income of $104,760. With salary potential like that, almost anyone would be willing to shovel a little snow every once in a while. So forget subways and traffic and head for Michigan if you want to give your interior design career, and your income, a boost.
