Commercial and Industrial Designers salary

The median pay for commercial and industrial designers in the United States is $83,910 a year. About 33,490 people hold this job.

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

• Kansas $104,870
• Michigan $102,160
• Massachusetts $101,720
• Rhode Island $101,140
• California $100,770
• Louisiana $98,040
• Minnesota $94,370
• Washington $94,280
• Arkansas $92,540
• Georgia $91,360
• Colorado $90,590
• New Jersey $90,310
• New York $89,640
• Indiana $88,040
• Pennsylvania $82,610
• Virginia $82,230
• Connecticut $81,300
• Idaho $80,730
• Vermont $80,690
• North Carolina $80,620
• Wisconsin $80,590
• Ohio $79,470
• Florida $78,720
• South Carolina $77,300
• Oregon $76,970
• Nevada $76,680
• Oklahoma $76,640
• Arizona $76,420
• Kentucky $76,100
• Missouri $75,440
• New Hampshire $74,050
• West Virginia $73,030
• Montana $72,990
• Nebraska $71,570
• Tennessee $71,230
• Maryland $70,870
• Iowa $70,420
• Alabama $63,640
• New Mexico $62,710
• Utah $62,620
• South Dakota $60,110

By metro area

• San Jose, CA $141,310
• Kiryas Joel, NY $119,490
• Chicago, IL $112,950
• Detroit, MI $108,180
• Boulder, CO $107,990
• Wichita, KS $105,180
• Seattle, WA $104,980
• Baton Rouge, LA $104,210
• San Francisco, CA $104,000
• Boston, MA $102,530
• Austin, TX $100,520
• San Diego, CA $99,650
• New Orleans, LA $98,260
• Los Angeles, CA $96,260
• Reno, NV $96,060
• Oxnard, CA $95,800
• Santa Maria, CA $95,170
• Cincinnati, OH $95,160
• New York, NY $94,890
• Atlanta, GA $94,680
• Minneapolis, MN $94,390
• Worcester, MA $93,680
• Providence, RI $93,220
• Spartanburg, SC $91,270
• Richmond, VA $89,360
• Philadelphia, PA $89,190
• Trenton, NJ $88,880
• Durham, NC $88,190
• Indianapolis, IN $88,040
• Raleigh, NC $87,620
• Rochester, NY $87,570
• Dallas, TX $86,920
• Sacramento, CA $86,120
• Bridgeport, CT $86,090
• Washington, DC $85,660
• St. Louis, MO $85,530
• Atlantic City, NJ $85,480
• Lafayette, IN $85,280
• Pittsburgh, PA $84,760
• Tulsa, OK $84,690
• Harrisburg, PA $84,540
• Denver, CO $84,230
• Albany, NY $84,080
• Madison, WI $83,840
• Charlotte, NC $83,770
• Burlington, VT $82,720
• Hartford, CT $82,020
• Lexington, KY $81,740
• York, PA $81,690
• Syracuse, NY $81,650
• San Antonio, TX $81,620
• Portland, OR $81,450
• Asheville, NC $81,070
• Miami, FL $80,690
• Winston, NC $80,640
• Milwaukee, WI $80,590
• Kansas City, MO $80,450
• Phoenix, AZ $80,440
• Riverside, CA $80,300
• Jacksonville, FL $80,240
• Lansing, MI $80,160
• Kalamazoo, MI $80,150
• Baltimore, MD $79,820
• Akron, OH $79,640
• Stockton, CA $79,540
• Grand Rapids, MI $79,410
• Tampa, FL $78,890
• Buffalo, NY $78,360
• Cleveland, OH $78,270
• Elkhart, IN $78,240
• Reading, PA $78,230
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $78,140
• Greenville, SC $78,010
• Greensboro, NC $77,820
• Toledo, OH $77,720
• Columbus, OH $77,640
• Des Moines, IA $77,570
• Orlando, FL $77,350
• Omaha, NE $77,120
• Palm Bay, FL $76,790
• El Paso, TX $76,630
• Sioux City, IA $76,320
• Boise City, ID $76,300
• Lakeland, FL $75,400
• Columbia, SC $74,960
• Dalton, GA $74,660
• Blacksburg, VA $74,640
• Portland, ME $74,480
• Davenport, IA $74,150
• Las Vegas, NV $72,370
• Roanoke, VA $71,920
• Allentown, PA $71,760
• Knoxville, TN $70,200
• Dayton, OH $70,150
• Cape Coral, FL $69,290
• Lancaster, PA $68,110
• Memphis, TN $67,830
• Fort Wayne, IN $67,810
• Fresno, CA $67,650
• Chattanooga, TN $66,500
• Cedar Rapids, IA $66,400
• Albuquerque, NM $65,810
• Bend, OR $64,990
• Salem, OR $64,790
• Dubuque, IA $64,690
• Salt Lake City, UT $64,610
• Birmingham, AL $63,650
• Hickory, NC $62,990
• Ogden, UT $62,060
• Provo, UT $61,090
• Charleston, SC $58,690
• Sioux Falls, SD $58,310
• Logan, UT $47,840