SOC 27-1025 · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro

Interior Designers Salary in Pensacola, FL

The average salary for interior designers in Pensacola, Florida is $67,640 a year ($32.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,160: half of the 100 people in this job in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($75,508).

$67,640average per year

$32.52 / hourMedian $58,160Take-home ≈ $56,415

  • $40K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

100people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 18Florida metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Interior Designers pay range in Pensacola

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,660 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Pensacola earn between $45,240 and $76,370.

  • $40K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,640$5,637$32.52
Median$58,160$4,847$27.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,240$3,770$21.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,370$6,364$36.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Interior Designers salary after taxes in Pensacola

On the average salary of $67,640, a single filer in Pensacola takes home about $56,415 a year, or $4,701 a month and $2,170 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Pensacola a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Pensacola area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.7), so the average $67,640 buys what about $69,220 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Pensacola ($46,240). A typical home costs $310,470, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Interior Designers salary in other Florida cities

Pensacola ranks 6th of 18 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($83,030).

All Interior Designers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for interior designers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($100,980).

Interior Designers salary by city

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Interior Designers salary in Pensacola: questions

How much do interior designers make an hour in Pensacola?

$32.52 an hour on average, and $27.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Pensacola?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the interior designers take-home pay in Pensacola?

About $56,415 a year ($4,701 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,640. Florida has no state income tax.

Do interior designers earn more in Pensacola than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (37860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.12, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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