Interior Designers pay range in El Paso
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,940 or more. The middle half of interior designers in El Paso earn between $41,970 and $70,430.
- $35K10th
- $42K25th
- $58KMedian
- $70K75th
- $87K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $57,500 | $4,792 | $27.64 |
| Median | $57,650 | $4,804 | $27.72 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $41,970 | $3,498 | $20.18 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $70,430 | $5,869 | $33.86 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in El Paso
On the average salary of $57,500, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $48,381 a year, or $4,032 a month and $1,861 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is El Paso a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the El Paso area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.9), so the average $57,500 buys what about $63,951 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in El Paso ($39,510). A typical home costs $232,910, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Texas cities
El Paso ranks 8th 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 El Paso: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in El Paso?
$27.65 an hour on average, and $27.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in El Paso?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,970, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in El Paso?
About $48,381 a year ($4,032 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,500. Texas has no state income tax.
Do interior designers earn more in El Paso than elsewhere?
The average here is 24% 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 El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
- 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 0.41, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.41).
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