Interior Designers
SOC code 27-1025 · 1,353 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
1,353
certified positions
$70,000
Median pay
$60,000
25th pct
$82,000
75th pct
$95,000
90th pct
$52,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$61,152
Median prevailing wage
$52,000$70,000 median$95,000
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 8.8%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 386 (29%), med $57,000Level II · Qualified — 579 (43%), med $68,500Level III · Experienced — 226 (17%), med $81,534Level IV · Fully competent — 152 (11%), med $98,244
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | 52 | $84,000 |
| Perkins & Will, Inc. | 24 | $64,917 |
| Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. | 23 | $75,580 |
| HORTON LEES BROGDEN LIGHTING DESIGN INC | 19 | $70,048 |
| Corgan Associates, Inc. | 19 | $73,542 |
| Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C. | 18 | $80,250 |
| STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE | 14 | $77,350 |
| JOURNEY CORPORATE HOLDINGS LLC | 11 | $85,000 |
| ONE LUX STUDIO LLC | 11 | $80,000 |
| HWOWZ CONCEPT INC | 10 | $67,500 |
| TILLOTSON DESIGN ASSOCIATES INC | 9 | $70,000 |
| HKS, Inc. | 9 | $83,000 |
| GOODER SUPPLY HOME DESIGN INC | 9 | $58,302 |
| LOBSERVATOIRE INTERNATIONAL INC | 8 | $71,249 |
| Perkins Eastman Architects DPC | 7 | $67,454 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| New York | 509 |
| California | 345 |
| Texas | 69 |
| Florida | 56 |
| Massachusetts | 55 |
| Georgia | 43 |
| New Jersey | 42 |
| District of Columbia | 37 |
| Washington | 34 |
| Illinois | 33 |
| Virginia | 13 |
| Maryland | 11 |
| North Carolina | 11 |
| Arizona | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 |