Interior Designers pay range in Charlottesville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $83,420 or more. The middle half of interior designers in Charlottesville earn between $48,820 and $73,870.
- $40K10th
- $49K25th
- $59KMedian
- $74K75th
- $83K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $63,090 | $5,258 | $30.33 |
| Median | $59,290 | $4,941 | $28.50 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $48,820 | $4,068 | $23.47 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $73,870 | $6,156 | $35.51 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interior Designers salary after taxes in Charlottesville
On the average salary of $63,090, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $50,059 a year, or $4,172 a month and $1,925 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
Is Charlottesville a good place for interior designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $63,090 buys what about $63,633 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Interior Designers salary in other Virginia cities
Charlottesville ranks 4th of 4 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($67,170).
- Virginia Beach$67,170
- Richmond$66,730
- Roanoke$65,720
- Charlottesville$63,090
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 Charlottesville: questions
How much do interior designers make an hour in Charlottesville?
$30.33 an hour on average, and $28.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interior designers salary in Charlottesville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,820, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interior designers take-home pay in Charlottesville?
About $50,059 a year ($4,172 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,090.
Do interior designers earn more in Charlottesville than elsewhere?
The average here is 16% 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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