Design consultants make $67,052 per year on average, or $32.24 per hour, in the United States. Design consultants on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $39,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $114,000.
Location impacts how much a design consultant can expect to make. Design consultants make the most in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, Oregon, and Massachusetts.
The darker areas on the map show where design consultants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | West Virginia | $80,576 | $38.74 | 284 |
2 | Georgia | $89,688 | $43.12 | 895 |
3 | New Mexico | $77,689 | $37.35 | 377 |
4 | Oregon | $82,157 | $39.50 | 586 |
5 | Maine | $74,090 | $35.62 | 268 |
6 | District of Columbia | $87,421 | $42.03 | 191 |
7 | Texas | $82,375 | $39.60 | 1,689 |
8 | Pennsylvania | $88,405 | $42.50 | 755 |
9 | Massachusetts | $82,093 | $39.47 | 838 |
10 | California | $80,690 | $38.79 | 4,392 |
11 | Rhode Island | $80,132 | $38.52 | 99 |
12 | Washington | $76,035 | $36.56 | 838 |
13 | New York | $75,269 | $36.19 | 1,200 |
14 | New Hampshire | $71,963 | $34.60 | 151 |
15 | Arkansas | $79,946 | $38.44 | 138 |
16 | Tennessee | $63,625 | $30.59 | 1,110 |
17 | New Jersey | $80,999 | $38.94 | 507 |
18 | North Carolina | $75,682 | $36.39 | 650 |
19 | Alabama | $64,581 | $31.05 | 791 |
20 | Vermont | $70,454 | $33.87 | 71 |
21 | Ohio | $75,844 | $36.46 | 615 |
22 | Michigan | $69,248 | $33.29 | 665 |
23 | Kentucky | $75,826 | $36.45 | 162 |
24 | Kansas | $70,963 | $34.12 | 195 |
25 | South Carolina | $60,849 | $29.25 | 762 |
26 | Delaware | $68,075 | $32.73 | 101 |
27 | Connecticut | $63,385 | $30.47 | 386 |
28 | Wisconsin | $63,363 | $30.46 | 413 |
29 | Idaho | $63,086 | $30.33 | 126 |
30 | Arizona | $59,082 | $28.40 | 550 |
31 | Mississippi | $55,794 | $26.82 | 311 |
32 | Illinois | $61,165 | $29.41 | 968 |
33 | Utah | $58,161 | $27.96 | 280 |
34 | Oklahoma | $53,400 | $25.67 | 476 |
35 | Iowa | $58,620 | $28.18 | 253 |
36 | Louisiana | $61,009 | $29.33 | 138 |
37 | Wyoming | $51,633 | $24.82 | 53 |
38 | Colorado | $54,778 | $26.34 | 513 |
39 | Virginia | $56,528 | $27.18 | 716 |
40 | North Dakota | $55,562 | $26.71 | 55 |
41 | Maryland | $60,227 | $28.96 | 389 |
42 | Alaska | $53,135 | $25.55 | 62 |
43 | Minnesota | $53,417 | $25.68 | 516 |
44 | South Dakota | $38,191 | $18.36 | 197 |
45 | Florida | $52,530 | $25.25 | 1,251 |
46 | Missouri | $53,661 | $25.80 | 341 |
47 | Nevada | $52,974 | $25.47 | 112 |
48 | Hawaii | $46,121 | $22.17 | 59 |
49 | Indiana | $48,239 | $23.19 | 344 |
50 | Montana | $40,416 | $19.43 | 81 |
51 | Nebraska | $46,719 | $22.46 | 111 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Columbus, GA | $90,192 | $43.36 |
2 | Philadelphia, PA | $89,645 | $43.10 |
3 | San Francisco, CA | $88,201 | $42.40 |
4 | Washington, DC | $87,366 | $42.00 |
5 | Dallas, TX | $83,419 | $40.11 |
6 | Boston, MA | $81,948 | $39.40 |
7 | Wayne, NJ | $80,762 | $38.83 |
8 | Seattle, WA | $77,498 | $37.26 |
9 | Durham, NC | $76,031 | $36.55 |
10 | New York, NY | $75,726 | $36.41 |
11 | Columbus, OH | $75,714 | $36.40 |
12 | Wichita, KS | $74,063 | $35.61 |
13 | Detroit, MI | $70,489 | $33.89 |
14 | Hartford, CT | $62,951 | $30.26 |
15 | Chicago, IL | $61,330 | $29.49 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $114,000 | $9,500 | $55 |
75th Percentile | $88,000 | $7,333 | $42 |
Average | $67,052 | $5,588 | $32 |
25th Percentile | $50,000 | $4,167 | $24 |
10th Percentile | $39,000 | $3,250 | $19 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Kitchen And Bath Designer | $54,974 | $4,581 | $26.43 | 59,890 |
Visual Merchandiser | $43,006 | $3,584 | $20.68 | 74,351 |
Interior Designer | $52,238 | $4,353 | $25.11 | 48,020 |
Kitchen Designer | $59,755 | $4,980 | $28.73 | 56,831 |
Project Designer | $64,060 | $5,338 | $30.80 | 60,364 |
Interior Design Internship | $45,644 | $3,804 | $21.94 | 88,151 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adobe | $131,637 | $63.29 | 68 |
2 | Fast Switch | $123,118 | $59.19 | |
3 | Synopsys | $118,770 | $57.10 | 32 |
4 | SAP | $117,120 | $56.31 | 26 |
5 | SC Johnson | $116,590 | $56.05 | |
6 | Aetna | $116,426 | $55.97 | 16 |
7 | State Street | $115,900 | $55.72 | |
8 | KB Home | $115,492 | $55.52 | |
9 | Dell | $115,313 | $55.44 | 3 |
10 | American Family Insurance | $109,865 | $52.82 | 6 |
11 | Slalom | $108,720 | $52.27 | |
12 | Liberty Mutual Insurance | $108,363 | $52.10 | 18 |
13 | Vogue | $106,775 | $51.33 | |
14 | Genesis10 | $106,299 | $51.11 | 1 |
15 | Qurate Retail | $105,102 | $50.53 | |
16 | Oracle | $104,194 | $50.09 | 2551 |
17 | Lt Engineering | $103,498 | $49.76 | 3 |
18 | Cardinal Health | $103,044 | $49.54 | 42 |
19 | Thomson Reuters | $102,917 | $49.48 | 2 |
20 | Gallup | $102,399 | $49.23 | 6 |
Here are some examples of how much a design consultant salaries can based on different industries:
The technology industry pays design consultants an average salary of $95,944
The professional industry pay $86,361
The lowest paying industry for design consultants is the retail industry. Design consultants in this industry earn an average salary of $62,088
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Technology | $95,944 | $46.13 |
2 | Professional | $86,361 | $41.52 |
3 | Construction | $81,567 | $39.21 |
4 | Manufacturing | $66,263 | $31.86 |
5 | Retail | $62,088 | $29.85 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | $67,100 | $32.24 | +1.8% |
2021 | $65,900 | $31.66 | +4.8% |
2020 | $62,700 | $30.15 | +3.5% |
2019 | $60,500 | $29.10 | +3.3% |
2018 | $58,500 | $28.14 | +1.9% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Elyon International | Product Design Consultant I (Hybrid) | Bothell, WA | 06/01/2022 | $104,350 |
Bassett Furniture Industries Incorporated | Design Consultant | Pittsburgh, PA | 05/26/2022 | $80,000 |
Toll Brothers Inc. | Design Studio Consultant | Colorado Springs, CO | 05/21/2022 | $30,095 |
Bassett Furniture Industries Incorporated | Design Consultant | El Paso, TX | 05/20/2022 | $80,000 |
The Sliding Door Company | Showroom Design Consultant | Anchorage, AK | 05/19/2022 | $70,000 |
The Sliding Door Company | Showroom Design Consultant | Washington, DC | 05/19/2022 | $70,000 |
The Sliding Door Company | Showroom Design Consultant | Urban Honolulu, HI | 05/19/2022 | $70,000 |
Bank of America | Process Design Consultant I | Huntingtown, MD | 05/17/2022 | $63,800 |
Bank of America | Process Design Consultant I | Belfast, ME | 05/17/2022 | $63,800 |
Bank of America | Process Design Consultant I | Pennington, NJ | 05/17/2022 | $63,800 |
Georgia pays Design Consultants the most in the United States, with an average salary of $89,688 per year, or $43.12 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Design Consultant if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Pennsylvania you should be paid close to $88,405 per year.
Design Director gets paid the most. Design Director made a median salary of $127,886. The best-paid 10 percent make $160,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $102,000.
Design consultants make between $61,400 and $69,600 per year, on average.
Entry-level prospects make around $58,000 depending on non-work experience and portfolios. Those just entering the field with licenses, portfolios, and a letter of recommendation from a well-known mentor are likely to have a higher starting salary.
A reasonable salary for a sales consultant is about $50,000. This is a reasonable starting salary for a sales consultant with a little bit of experience.
Of course, this can vary widely on a person's location, but overall since the median salary is around $60,000 annually, it is not unreasonable to expect $50,000 at least.
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