Interior Designers pay range in Austin
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $110,570 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Austin earn between $59,390 and $84,660.
- $49K10th
- $59K25th
- $78KMedian
- $85K75th
- $111K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $81,190 | $6,766 | $39.03 |
| Median | $78,390 | $6,532 | $37.69 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $59,390 | $4,949 | $28.55 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $84,660 | $7,055 | $40.70 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Austin
On the average salary of $81,190, a single filer in Austin takes home about $65,947 a year, or $5,496 a month and $2,536 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Austin a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $81,190 buys what about $82,791 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Texas cities
Austin ranks 1st of 9 Texas 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 Austin: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Austin?
$39.04 an hour on average, and $37.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Austin?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,390, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Austin?
About $65,947 a year ($5,496 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,190. Texas has no state income tax.
Do interior designers earn more in Austin than elsewhere?
The average here is 8% 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.8%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.84, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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