Industrial designer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$47.13 per hour

$98,030 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$40.58 per hour

$84,400 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$31.46 per hour

$65,430 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$26.60 per hour

$55,320 per year

10th percentile

Starting level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$21.61 per hour

$44,950 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 Mississippi. On average, they make less than computer programmers but more than systems administrators.

Career Median Salary
Computer programmer salary $67K
Logistician salary $69K
Occupational health specialist salary $70K
Power plant operator salary $70K
Information security analyst salary $63K
Industrial designer salary $65K
Database administrator salary $64K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $60K
Systems analyst salary $60K
Systems administrator salary $65K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)