Industrial designer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$46.56 per hour

$96,840 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$32.64 per hour

$67,890 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$25.78 per hour

$53,630 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$18.71 per hour

$38,930 per year

10th percentile

Starting level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$11.63 per hour

$24,190 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Industrial designer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Rhode Island $98,690
Arizona $98,550
Kansas $98,030
California $87,190
Washington $80,950
Oregon $80,570
Michigan $80,440
Virginia $78,850
New Jersey $78,510
New York $78,460
New Mexico $78,090
Massachusetts $77,820
Nevada $77,530
Iowa $77,450
Maine $77,450
Kentucky $77,020
South Carolina $76,720
North Carolina $76,230
Texas $75,320
Minnesota $74,930
Connecticut $74,600
Louisiana $74,160
Arkansas $72,970
Colorado $67,370
Mississippi $65,430
Vermont $64,280
Georgia $63,300
Nebraska $63,300
Ohio $63,300
New Hampshire $63,020
Alabama $62,990
Idaho $62,980
Wisconsin $62,220
Illinois $62,080
Indiana $62,070
Pennsylvania $62,070
Tennessee $61,400
Maryland $60,820
Montana $60,550
Missouri $59,500
Oklahoma $57,970
Utah $56,320
Hawaii $55,300
Florida $53,630
South Dakota $49,450
West Virginia $46,930
North Dakota $44,280
Puerto Rico $35,380

How do industrial designer salaries compare to similar careers?

Industrial designers earn about the same as related careers in Florida. On average, they make less than non-destructive testing specialists but more than boilermakers.

Career Median Salary
Non-Destructive testing specialist salary $62K
Fashion designer salary $49K
Multimedia animator salary $62K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $52K
Consultant salary $50K
Industrial designer salary $54K
Camera operator salary $48K
Drafter salary $49K
Film and video editor salary $49K
Boilermaker salary $48K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)