Interior Designers pay range in Boulder
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $110,490 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Boulder earn between $63,780 and $99,250.
- $55K10th
- $64K25th
- $81KMedian
- $99K75th
- $110K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $81,650 | $6,804 | $39.25 |
| Median | $80,850 | $6,738 | $38.87 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $63,780 | $5,315 | $30.66 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $99,250 | $8,271 | $47.72 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Boulder
On the average salary of $81,650, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $63,387 a year, or $5,282 a month and $2,438 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Is Boulder a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $81,650 buys what about $77,613 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 8.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Colorado cities
Boulder ranks 2nd of 5 Colorado metro areas for this job; Denver pays the most ($89,330).
- Denver$89,330
- Boulder$81,650
- Fort Collins$79,100
- Colorado Springs$72,260
- Greeley$69,420
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 Boulder: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Boulder?
$39.25 an hour on average, and $38.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Boulder?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,780, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Boulder?
About $63,387 a year ($5,282 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,650. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Do interior designers earn more in Boulder than elsewhere?
The average here is 8% 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 Boulder, CO (14500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
- 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 (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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