Set and Exhibit Designers pay range in Denver
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,080 or more. The middle half of set and exhibit designers in Denver earn between $62,420 and $92,080.
- $49K10th
- $62K25th
- $83KMedian
- $92K75th
- $92K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $78,830 | $6,569 | $37.90 |
| Median | $83,000 | $6,917 | $39.90 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $62,420 | $5,202 | $30.01 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $92,080 | $7,673 | $44.27 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Set and Exhibit Designers salary after taxes in Denver
On the average salary of $78,830, a single filer in Denver takes home about $61,527 a year, or $5,127 a month and $2,366 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Is Denver a good place for set and exhibit designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Denver area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.8), so the average $78,830 buys what about $74,521 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Denver ($62,320). A typical home costs $573,221, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Set and Exhibit Designers salary in nearby metro areas
- Provo, UT$50,580
- Salt Lake City, UT$60,780
- Kansas City, MO$56,350
- Phoenix, AZ$56,140
- Las Vegas, NV$61,120
- Des Moines, IA$53,600
Highest-paying cities for set and exhibit designers
Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($113,990).
- Los Angeles, CA$113,990
- San Francisco, CA$112,660
- New York, NY$102,670
- Seattle, WA$95,590
- Washington, DC$84,350
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Set and Exhibit Designers salary in Denver: questions
How much do set and exhibit designers make an hour in Denver?
$37.90 an hour on average, and $39.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level set and exhibit designers salary in Denver?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,420, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the set and exhibit designers take-home pay in Denver?
About $61,527 a year ($5,127 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,830. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Do set and exhibit designers earn more in Denver than elsewhere?
The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($88,737).
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 27-1027; area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (19740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.4%.
- 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 (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.36, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.36).
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