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Interior Designers salary in Washington, DC

The median interior designers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $79,590 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,838 a month.

10th percentile
$46,520
25th percentile
$62,560
Median percentile
$79,590
75th percentile
$98,710
90th percentile
$131,630

Based on 1,840 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,056 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,590
Federal income tax−$8,680
Social Security + Medicare−$6,089
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$6,765
Monthly take-home$4,838
Every two weeks$2,233

Does it go far here?

$73,096Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All interior designers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia