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Also called bath designer, bathroom designer, certified kitchen designer and color and materials designer.
$67,190
Median pay a year
71,500
People do this work
6
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Pay and headcount are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lines are written from what the US Department of Labor records about this work.
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Interior Designer
Summary
Interior designer planning and designing internal spaces, ensuring safety and compliance while collaborating with clients and professionals to create functional and aesthetic environments
Experience
Interior Designer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Designed plans to be safe and compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA)
Used computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents
Conferred with clients to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments
Advised clients on interior design factors, including space planning and color coordination
Coordinated with contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers to ensure job success
Inspected construction work on site to ensure adherence to design plans
Researched health and safety code requirements to inform design
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Designed plans compliant with ADA standardsProduced construction documents using CAD softwareResearched health and safety code requirementsConferred with clients on interior planning factorsAdvised clients on space planning and layoutCoordinated with contractors and architects for projects
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Designed plans that complied with ADA standards, ensuring accessibility and safety in all projects.
Researched health and safety code requirements to inform design decisions and maintain compliance.
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Mention any specific projects where you applied ADA standards.
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Designed plans that improved accessibility for all users in public spaces while complying with ADA standards
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Improved accessibility for all users in public spacesEnhanced safety features in residential designsIncreased client satisfaction with compliant designs
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Show how this research improved your design quality or safety.
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Researched health and safety code requirements to inform design decisions and maintain compliance.
Show how this research improved your design quality or safety.
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Ensured safer environments for clients and usersReduced design errors by adhering to codesStreamlined approval processes with compliant designs
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What it is made of
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Drawing technical illustrations
Conducting other work
Planning facility layouts
Reviewing technical drawing details
Monitoring production impacts
Evaluating environmental impact
Inspecting facilities or sites
Estimating project costs
Selecting materials or props
Developing commercial purposes
Incorporating green features
Presenting work
The work itself
What an Interior Designer does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
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.
What it pays
How much does an Interior Designer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$51,840
Median
$67,190
75th percentile
$85,740
About 71,500 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$60,150
$63,320
$83,960
AL
$41,240
$61,050
$75,430
AR
$57,560
$69,990
$99,850
AZ
$55,150
$61,460
$81,110
CA
$63,370
$80,230
$102,940
CO
$61,790
$78,390
$102,510
CT
$53,780
$67,330
$82,750
DC
$75,980
$98,450
$127,070
DE
$57,400
$60,360
$71,490
FL
$47,270
$60,860
$79,300
GA
$52,750
$71,760
$94,530
HI
$52,040
$63,780
$79,990
IA
$47,830
$58,040
$74,590
IL
$59,870
$76,290
$93,090
IN
$49,060
$62,580
$76,950
KS
$49,110
$61,090
$79,590
KY
$44,430
$59,240
$75,630
LA
$45,990
$60,610
$69,120
MA
$61,640
$80,110
$95,410
MD
$59,310
$65,070
$80,110
ME
$52,630
$63,830
$72,520
MI
$47,620
$59,340
$75,640
MN
$54,070
$73,270
$83,920
MO
$49,340
$59,610
$79,700
MS
$34,250
$43,740
$55,280
MT
$43,750
$61,770
$78,850
NC
$49,490
$61,400
$78,210
ND
$47,740
$59,190
$64,730
NE
$50,870
$64,870
$86,310
NH
$47,580
$64,140
$75,760
NJ
$58,810
$74,020
$104,060
NM
$47,990
$60,850
$72,800
NY
$48,980
$75,580
$93,100
OH
$51,160
$61,410
$83,880
OK
$46,670
$68,520
$82,060
OR
$58,320
$66,350
$84,310
PA
$50,560
$62,400
$81,330
PR
$30,200
$32,150
$41,140
RI
$50,290
$58,100
$76,810
SC
$48,610
$63,790
$84,510
SD
$58,620
$65,220
$77,420
TN
$48,260
$63,660
$79,730
TX
$49,180
$65,160
$81,850
UT
$52,830
$61,740
$74,660
VA
$49,980
$62,560
$81,680
VT
$54,190
$63,870
$78,670
WA
$63,370
$76,570
$96,470
WI
$48,670
$62,740
$77,460
WV
$39,850
$49,800
$59,610
WY
$64,300
$96,100
$105,160
Other names
Other names for this job
bath designer, bathroom designer, certified kitchen designer, color and materials designer, commercial interior designer, designer, home designer, house designer, kitchen and batch designer, kitchen and bath designer, kitchen and bathroom designer, kitchen cabinet designer.
This page is about the occupation Interior Designers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.