Interior Designers pay range in Philadelphia
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,170 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Philadelphia earn between $55,460 and $84,110.
- $50K10th
- $55K25th
- $65KMedian
- $84K75th
- $100K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $71,340 | $5,945 | $34.30 |
| Median | $64,800 | $5,400 | $31.15 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $55,460 | $4,622 | $26.66 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $84,110 | $7,009 | $40.44 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Philadelphia
On the average salary of $71,340, a single filer in Philadelphia takes home about $56,828 a year, or $4,736 a month and $2,186 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.
The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:
| State | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Working in PA | $56,828 | $4,736 |
| Working in NJ | $56,624 | $4,719 |
| Working in MD | $55,841 | $4,653 |
| Working in DE | $55,540 | $4,628 |
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
Is Philadelphia a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Philadelphia area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.6), so the average $71,340 buys what about $69,563 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Philadelphia ($54,310). A typical home costs $390,463, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Pennsylvania cities
Philadelphia ranks 2nd of 7 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Harrisburg pays the most ($71,580).
- Harrisburg$71,580
- Philadelphia$71,340
- Allentown$67,360
- Pittsburgh$65,990
- Lancaster$65,710
- Scranton$65,690
- York$64,420
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 Philadelphia: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Philadelphia?
$34.30 an hour on average, and $31.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Philadelphia?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,460, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Philadelphia?
About $56,828 a year ($4,736 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,340. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
Do interior designers earn more in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (37980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
- 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.88, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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