State wages ยท Cost of living
Interior Designers pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $79,490. Wyoming leads after cost of living, at $81,040. Arkansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($63,490).
National median
$63,490
Highest state median
$79,490
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$81,040
Wyoming
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $50,380Higher: $81,040Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Wyoming | $75,120 | +18.3% | 92.691 | $81,040 | 1 |
| Washington | $79,490 | +25.2% | 107.013 | $74,280 | 2 |
| Arkansas | $63,670 | +0.3% | 86.937 | $73,240 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $77,190 | +21.6% | 105.757 | $72,990 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | $79,060 | +24.5% | 109.901 | $71,940 | 5 |
| Colorado | $72,740 | +14.6% | 103.052 | $70,590 | 6 |
| South Dakota | $62,140 | -2.1% | 88.586 | $70,150 | 7 |
| California | $77,360 | +21.8% | 110.72 | $69,870 | 8 |
| Nevada | $68,620 | +8.1% | 99.979 | $68,630 | 9 |
| New York | $73,630 | +16.0% | 107.921 | $68,230 | 10 |
| Minnesota | $67,070 | +5.6% | 98.621 | $68,010 | 11 |
| Maryland | $70,810 | +11.5% | 104.959 | $67,460 | 12 |
| Illinois | $66,300 | +4.4% | 99.958 | $66,330 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,680 | +1.9% | 97.572 | $66,290 | 14 |
| Iowa | $57,790 | -9.0% | 87.762 | $65,850 | 15 |
| Virginia | $66,450 | +4.7% | 101.104 | $65,720 | 16 |
| Michigan | $62,760 | -1.1% | 96.217 | $65,230 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | $61,360 | -3.4% | 94.095 | $65,210 | 18 |
| Indiana | $60,590 | -4.6% | 93.329 | $64,920 | 19 |
| Louisiana | $57,150 | -10.0% | 88.207 | $64,790 | 20 |
| Missouri | $58,830 | -7.3% | 90.817 | $64,780 | 21 |
| Nebraska | $58,300 | -8.2% | 90.103 | $64,700 | 22 |
| Alabama | $57,290 | -9.8% | 88.823 | $64,500 | 23 |
| Georgia | $61,810 | -2.6% | 96.293 | $64,190 | 24 |
| Tennessee | $58,730 | -7.5% | 91.87 | $63,930 | 25 |
| North Dakota | $56,640 | -10.8% | 88.959 | $63,670 | 26 |
| Arizona | $63,950 | +0.7% | 100.677 | $63,520 | 27 |
| Texas | $61,620 | -2.9% | 97.057 | $63,490 | 28 |
| Vermont | $62,130 | -2.1% | 97.958 | $63,430 | 29 |
| South Carolina | $59,450 | -6.4% | 93.749 | $63,410 | 30 |
| Ohio | $58,720 | -7.5% | 92.774 | $63,290 | 31 |
| Idaho | $59,580 | -6.2% | 95.494 | $62,390 | 32 |
| Oregon | $64,250 | +1.2% | 103.361 | $62,160 | 33 |
| New Jersey | $67,290 | +6.0% | 108.805 | $61,840 | 34 |
| Utah | $60,170 | -5.2% | 98.864 | $60,860 | 35 |
| Kansas | $54,400 | -14.3% | 90.068 | $60,400 | 36 |
| Rhode Island | $61,080 | -3.8% | 102.28 | $59,720 | 37 |
| Oklahoma | $52,240 | -17.7% | 87.843 | $59,470 | 38 |
| New Hampshire | $60,650 | -4.5% | 104.165 | $58,220 | 39 |
| Florida | $60,200 | -5.2% | 103.414 | $58,210 | 40 |
| Connecticut | $59,490 | -6.3% | 103.61 | $57,420 | 41 |
| Maine | $54,720 | -13.8% | 97.05 | $56,380 | 42 |
| North Carolina | $53,180 | -16.2% | 94.326 | $56,380 | 42 |
| Montana | $53,230 | -16.2% | 94.645 | $56,240 | 44 |
| Kentucky | $50,220 | -20.9% | 90.159 | $55,700 | 45 |
| Delaware | $55,230 | -13.0% | 99.808 | $55,340 | 46 |
| Hawaii | $60,600 | -4.6% | 109.951 | $55,120 | 47 |
| New Mexico | $50,400 | -20.6% | 92.212 | $54,660 | 48 |
| Mississippi | $44,120 | -30.5% | 86.953 | $50,740 | 49 |
| West Virginia | $45,090 | -29.0% | 89.497 | $50,380 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.