Interior Designers pay range in Portland
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $107,060 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Portland earn between $60,160 and $90,910.
- $50K10th
- $60K25th
- $74KMedian
- $91K75th
- $107K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $78,510 | $6,542 | $37.75 |
| Median | $73,700 | $6,142 | $35.43 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $60,160 | $5,013 | $28.92 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $90,910 | $7,576 | $43.71 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Portland
On the average salary of $78,510, a single filer in Portland takes home about $58,488 a year, or $4,874 a month and $2,250 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:
| State | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Working in WA | $64,062 | $5,338 |
| Working in OR | $58,488 | $4,874 |
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Is Portland a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Portland area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.4), so the average $78,510 buys what about $74,473 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Portland ($60,690). A typical home costs $552,022, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Oregon cities
Portland ranks 1st of 4 Oregon metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
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 Portland: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Portland?
$37.75 an hour on average, and $35.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Portland?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,160, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Portland?
About $58,488 a year ($4,874 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,510. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Do interior designers earn more in Portland than elsewhere?
The average here is 4% 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (38900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
- 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). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.37, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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