Industrial designer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$78.45 per hour

$163,180 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$65.11 per hour

$135,420 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$50.42 per hour

$104,870 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$40.06 per hour

$83,310 per year

10th percentile

Starting level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$29.13 per hour

$60,590 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Industrial designer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Louisiana $98,040
Minnesota $94,370
Washington $94,280
Arkansas $92,540
Georgia $91,360
Colorado $90,590
New Jersey $90,310
New York $89,640
Indiana $88,040
Pennsylvania $82,610
Virginia $82,230
Connecticut $81,300
Idaho $80,730
Vermont $80,690
North Carolina $80,620
Wisconsin $80,590
Ohio $79,470
Florida $78,720
Maine $77,450
South Carolina $77,300
Oregon $76,970
Nevada $76,680
Oklahoma $76,640
Arizona $76,420
Kentucky $76,100
Missouri $75,440
Texas $75,320
New Hampshire $74,050
West Virginia $73,030
Montana $72,990
Nebraska $71,570
Tennessee $71,230
Maryland $70,870
Iowa $70,420
Mississippi $65,430
Alabama $63,640
New Mexico $62,710
Utah $62,620
Illinois $62,080
South Dakota $60,110
Hawaii $55,300
North Dakota $44,280
Puerto Rico $35,380
Kansas $104,870
Michigan $102,160
Massachusetts $101,720
Rhode Island $101,140
California $100,770

How do industrial designer salaries compare to similar careers?

Industrial designers earn about the same as related careers in Kansas. On average, they make less than industrial production managers but more than systems analysts.

Career Median Salary
Industrial production manager salary $126K
Statistician salary $112K
Software engineer salary $113K
Distance learning coordinator salary $118K
Industrial designer salary $105K
Electrical engineer salary $103K
Computer hardware engineer salary $102K
Database administrator salary $100K
Systems analyst salary $101K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)