Interior Designers pay range in Dallas
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,810 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Dallas earn between $55,590 and $82,030.
- $39K10th
- $56K25th
- $65KMedian
- $82K75th
- $116K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $73,690 | $6,141 | $35.43 |
| Median | $65,160 | $5,430 | $31.33 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $55,590 | $4,632 | $26.73 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $82,030 | $6,836 | $39.44 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Dallas
On the average salary of $73,690, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $60,671 a year, or $5,056 a month and $2,333 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Dallas a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $73,690 buys what about $71,481 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Texas cities
Dallas ranks 2nd of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($81,190).
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 Dallas: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Dallas?
$35.43 an hour on average, and $31.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Dallas?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,590, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Dallas?
About $60,671 a year ($5,056 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,690. Texas has no state income tax.
Do interior designers earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.3%.
- 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 1.30, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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