Interior Designers pay range in Salem
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,260 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Salem earn between $56,960 and $82,730.
- $52K10th
- $57K25th
- $65KMedian
- $83K75th
- $91K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $70,610 | $5,884 | $33.95 |
| Median | $64,750 | $5,396 | $31.13 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $56,960 | $4,747 | $27.38 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $82,730 | $6,894 | $39.77 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Salem
On the average salary of $70,610, a single filer in Salem takes home about $53,470 a year, or $4,456 a month and $2,057 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross 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.
Is Salem a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $70,610 buys what about $68,124 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Oregon cities
Salem ranks 2nd of 4 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($78,510).
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 Salem: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Salem?
$33.95 an hour on average, and $31.13 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Salem?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,960, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Salem?
About $53,470 a year ($4,456 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,610. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Do interior designers earn more in Salem than elsewhere?
The average here is 6% 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 Salem, OR (41420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.4%.
- 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 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 0.53, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.53).
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