Interior Designers pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,360 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Los Angeles earn between $58,600 and $115,180.
- $42K10th
- $59K25th
- $80KMedian
- $115K75th
- $131K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $88,370 | $7,364 | $42.49 |
| Median | $80,000 | $6,667 | $38.46 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $58,600 | $4,883 | $28.17 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $115,180 | $9,598 | $55.38 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $88,370, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $66,872 a year, or $5,573 a month and $2,572 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Los Angeles a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $88,370 buys what about $77,814 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 11.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 3rd of 14 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($100,980).
- San Jose$100,980
- San Francisco$99,350
- Los Angeles$88,370
- San Diego$86,370
- Santa Maria$85,050
- Salinas$84,840
- Santa Rosa$84,560
- San Luis Obispo$83,690
- Sacramento$83,160
- Riverside$82,060
Highest-paying cities for interior designers
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($100,980).
- San Jose, CA$100,980
- San Francisco, CA$99,350
- Las Vegas, NV$92,760
- Denver, CO$89,330
- Los Angeles, CA$88,370
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Interior Designers salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Los Angeles?
$42.49 an hour on average, and $38.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,600, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $66,872 a year ($5,573 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $88,370. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do interior designers earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is 17% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($75,508).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1025; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.1%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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