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Commercial and Industrial Designers Salary by State and Metro Area

Commercial and Industrial Designers in the United States earn a median salary of $83,910/year ($40.34/hr). Salaries range from $53,460 to $139,770 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 41 states and 30 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$53K
10th percentile
$66K
25th percentile
$84K
Median
$109K
75th percentile
$140K
90th percentile

Where Commercial and Industrial Designers have the most money left over after rent

Median pay minus estimated federal + state + FICA taxes, minus 12 months of rent at HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over each year. Hover any state for the breakdown.

Commercial and Industrial Designers disposable income by state, after taxes and rentUS map showing how much money is left over each year for a median-paid commercial and industrial designers after estimated federal + state + FICA taxes and a 2-bedroom apartment at HUD Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over. Click any state for its full profile.AlabamaMedian pay$64KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,085/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#39th nationally →AlaskaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →ArizonaMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$1,437/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#30th nationally →ColoradoMedian pay$91KTake-home (after tax)$68KRent (2BR)$1,832/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#18th nationally →FloridaMedian pay$79KTake-home (after tax)$64KRent (2BR)$1,658/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#21st nationally →GeorgiaMedian pay$91KTake-home (after tax)$68KRent (2BR)$1,434/moLeft over after rent$51K/yr#9th nationally →IndianaMedian pay$88KTake-home (after tax)$68KRent (2BR)$1,144/moLeft over after rent$54K/yr#6th nationally →KansasMedian pay$105KTake-home (after tax)$77KRent (2BR)$1,066/moLeft over after rent$64K/yr#1st nationally →MaineStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →MassachusettsMedian pay$102KTake-home (after tax)$75KRent (2BR)$2,347/moLeft over after rent$47K/yr#13th nationally →MinnesotaMedian pay$94KTake-home (after tax)$70KRent (2BR)$1,384/moLeft over after rent$53K/yr#7th nationally →New JerseyMedian pay$90KTake-home (after tax)$68KRent (2BR)$2,067/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#29th nationally →North CarolinaMedian pay$81KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,284/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#16th nationally →North DakotaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →OklahomaMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,081/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#17th nationally →PennsylvaniaMedian pay$83KTake-home (after tax)$64KRent (2BR)$1,351/moLeft over after rent$48K/yr#12th nationally →South DakotaMedian pay$60KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,017/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#37th nationally →TexasStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →WyomingStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →ConnecticutMedian pay$81KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,679/moLeft over after rent$41K/yr#35th nationally →MissouriMedian pay$75KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,097/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#19th nationally →West VirginiaMedian pay$73KTake-home (after tax)$57KRent (2BR)$1,008/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#20th nationally →IllinoisStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →New MexicoMedian pay$63KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,119/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#38th nationally →ArkansasMedian pay$93KTake-home (after tax)$70KRent (2BR)$1,021/moLeft over after rent$58K/yr#4th nationally →CaliforniaMedian pay$101KTake-home (after tax)$74KRent (2BR)$2,471/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#27th nationally →DelawareStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →District of ColumbiaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →HawaiiStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →IowaMedian pay$70KTake-home (after tax)$54KRent (2BR)$1,064/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#31st nationally →KentuckyMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,110/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#15th nationally →MarylandMedian pay$71KTake-home (after tax)$55KRent (2BR)$1,795/moLeft over after rent$34K/yr#40th nationally →MichiganMedian pay$102KTake-home (after tax)$76KRent (2BR)$1,272/moLeft over after rent$61K/yr#2nd nationally →MississippiStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →MontanaMedian pay$73KTake-home (after tax)$57KRent (2BR)$1,129/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#28th nationally →New HampshireMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$1,528/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#33rd nationally →New YorkMedian pay$90KTake-home (after tax)$67KRent (2BR)$1,917/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#23rd nationally →OhioMedian pay$79KTake-home (after tax)$63KRent (2BR)$1,188/moLeft over after rent$49K/yr#10th nationally →OregonMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$56KRent (2BR)$1,555/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#36th nationally →TennesseeMedian pay$71KTake-home (after tax)$58KRent (2BR)$1,215/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#25th nationally →UtahMedian pay$63KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,350/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#41st nationally →VirginiaMedian pay$82KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,646/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#34th nationally →WashingtonMedian pay$94KTake-home (after tax)$75KRent (2BR)$1,830/moLeft over after rent$53K/yr#8th nationally →WisconsinMedian pay$81KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,202/moLeft over after rent$47K/yr#14th nationally →NebraskaMedian pay$72KTake-home (after tax)$56KRent (2BR)$1,113/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#32nd nationally →South CarolinaMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,263/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#24th nationally →IdahoMedian pay$81KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,136/moLeft over after rent$48K/yr#11th nationally →NevadaMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,501/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#22nd nationally →VermontMedian pay$81KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,498/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#26th nationally →LouisianaMedian pay$98KTake-home (after tax)$74KRent (2BR)$1,191/moLeft over after rent$59K/yr#3rd nationally →Rhode IslandMedian pay$101KTake-home (after tax)$76KRent (2BR)$1,544/moLeft over after rent$57K/yr#5th nationally →Annual $ left after rent ($K)$33K$44K (median)$64KSource: BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, federal + state tax brackets · AffordMap.com
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StateMedian (nominal)Rent/mo (2BR)Left after rent
Kansas$105K$1,066$64K
Michigan$102K$1,272$61K
Louisiana$98K$1,191$59K
Arkansas$93K$1,021$58K
Rhode Island$101K$1,544$57K
Indiana$88K$1,144$54K
Minnesota$94K$1,384$53K
Washington$94K$1,830$53K
Georgia$91K$1,434$51K
Ohio$79K$1,188$49K
Idaho$81K$1,136$48K
Pennsylvania$83K$1,351$48K
Massachusetts$102K$2,347$47K
Wisconsin$81K$1,202$47K
Kentucky$76K$1,110$46K
North Carolina$81K$1,284$46K
Oklahoma$77K$1,081$46K
Colorado$91K$1,832$46K
Missouri$75K$1,097$45K
West Virginia$73K$1,008$45K
Florida$79K$1,658$44K
Nevada$77K$1,501$44K
New York$90K$1,917$44K
South Carolina$77K$1,263$44K
Tennessee$71K$1,215$44K
Vermont$81K$1,498$44K
California$101K$2,471$44K
Montana$73K$1,129$43K
New Jersey$90K$2,067$43K
Arizona$76K$1,437$43K
Iowa$70K$1,064$42K
Nebraska$72K$1,113$42K
New Hampshire$74K$1,528$42K
Virginia$82K$1,646$42K
Connecticut$81K$1,679$41K
Oregon$77K$1,555$38K
South Dakota$60K$1,017$38K
New Mexico$63K$1,119$37K
Alabama$64K$1,085$37K
Maryland$71K$1,795$34K
Utah$63K$1,350$33K

Commercial and Industrial Designers salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Kansas$105K$50.42/hr260
Michigan$102K$49.12/hr2,930
Massachusetts$102K$48.9/hr1,240
Rhode Island$101K$48.62/hr190
California$101K$48.45/hr5,300
Louisiana$98K$47.13/hr130
Minnesota$94K$45.37/hr590
Washington$94K$45.33/hr340
Arkansas$93K$44.49/hr230
Georgia$91K$43.92/hr360
Colorado$91K$43.55/hr400
New Jersey$90K$43.42/hr1,230
New York$90K$43.1/hr2,400
Indiana$88K$42.33/hr1,110
Pennsylvania$83K$39.72/hr770
Virginia$82K$39.53/hr1,480
Connecticut$81K$39.09/hr160
Idaho$81K$38.81/hr180
Vermont$81K$38.79/hr120
North Carolina$81K$38.76/hr1,000
Wisconsin$81K$38.75/hr820
Ohio$79K$38.21/hr1,190
Florida$79K$37.85/hr1,990
South Carolina$77K$37.16/hr810
Oregon$77K$37.01/hr480
Nevada$77K$36.87/hr210
Oklahoma$77K$36.85/hr240
Arizona$76K$36.74/hr170
Kentucky$76K$36.59/hr420
Missouri$75K$36.27/hr270
New Hampshire$74K$35.6/hr110
West Virginia$73K$35.11/hr110
Montana$73K$35.09/hr60
Nebraska$72K$34.41/hr90
Tennessee$71K$34.25/hr750
Maryland$71K$34.07/hr490
Iowa$70K$33.85/hr440
Alabama$64K$30.6/hr130
New Mexico$63K$30.15/hr110
Utah$63K$30.11/hr480
South Dakota$60K$28.9/hr190
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Showing 1–10 of 41 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$141K410
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$119K80
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$113K420
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$108K1,760
Boulder, CO$108K80
Wichita, KS$105K170
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$105K270
Baton Rouge, LA$104K30
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$104K1,250
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103K1,020
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$101K200
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$100K430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$98K40
Colorado Springs, CO$98K,
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$96K2,080
Reno, NV$96K40
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$96K70
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$95K40
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$95K350
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95K2,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$95K180
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$94K480
Worcester, MA$94K90
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$93K230
Spartanburg, SC$91K50
Richmond, VA$89K130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$89K490
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$89K60
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$88K40
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$88K500
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