Interior Designers pay range in Rochester
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,540 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Rochester earn between $45,940 and $76,670.
- $36K10th
- $46K25th
- $58KMedian
- $77K75th
- $104K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $65,050 | $5,421 | $31.27 |
| Median | $58,130 | $4,844 | $27.95 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $45,940 | $3,828 | $22.09 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $76,670 | $6,389 | $36.86 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Rochester
On the average salary of $65,050, a single filer in Rochester takes home about $51,475 a year, or $4,290 a month and $1,980 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
Is Rochester a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Rochester area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $65,050 buys what about $67,038 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Rochester ($51,210). A typical home costs $285,034, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other New York cities
Rochester ranks 2nd of 7 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($77,780).
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 Rochester: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Rochester?
$31.27 an hour on average, and $27.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Rochester?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,490 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,940, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Rochester?
About $51,475 a year ($4,290 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,050. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
Do interior designers earn more in Rochester than elsewhere?
The average here is 14% 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 Rochester, NY (40380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.0%.
- 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).
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