Interior Designers pay range in Flint
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,580 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Flint earn between $43,160 and $66,980.
- $26K10th
- $43K25th
- $49KMedian
- $67K75th
- $96K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $57,850 | $4,821 | $27.81 |
| Median | $48,510 | $4,042 | $23.32 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $43,160 | $3,597 | $20.75 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $66,980 | $5,582 | $32.20 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Flint
On the average salary of $57,850, a single filer in Flint takes home about $45,930 a year, or $3,827 a month and $1,767 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).
Is Flint a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Flint area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.0), so the average $57,850 buys what about $62,182 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Flint ($45,880). A typical home costs $197,858, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Michigan cities
Flint ranks 5th of 6 Michigan metro areas for this job; Grand Rapids pays the most ($65,910).
- Grand Rapids$65,910
- Kalamazoo$65,270
- Lansing$63,560
- Detroit$62,590
- Flint$57,850
- Ann Arbor$56,160
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 Flint: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Flint?
$27.81 an hour on average, and $23.32 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Flint?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,160, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Flint?
About $45,930 a year ($3,827 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,850. Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).
Do interior designers earn more in Flint than elsewhere?
The average here is 23% 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 Flint, MI (22420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.8%.
- 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). Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.56, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.56).
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