Interior Designers pay range in Houston
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,990 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Houston earn between $48,770 and $83,490.
- $40K10th
- $49K25th
- $61KMedian
- $83K75th
- $100K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $69,690 | $5,808 | $33.50 |
| Median | $61,220 | $5,102 | $29.43 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $48,770 | $4,064 | $23.45 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $83,490 | $6,958 | $40.14 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Houston
On the average salary of $69,690, a single filer in Houston takes home about $57,857 a year, or $4,821 a month and $2,225 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Houston a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $69,690 buys what about $70,659 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Texas cities
Houston ranks 3rd 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 Houston: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Houston?
$33.51 an hour on average, and $29.43 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Houston?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,770, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Houston?
About $57,857 a year ($4,821 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,690. Texas has no state income tax.
Do interior designers earn more in Houston than elsewhere?
The average here is 8% 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.5%.
- 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 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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