Industrial designer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$38.36 per hour

$79,780 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$29.84 per hour

$62,080 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$29.11 per hour

$60,550 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$23.74 per hour

$49,390 per year

10th percentile

Starting level industrial designer earnings begin at:

$20.75 per hour

$43,160 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 Montana. On average, they make less than boilermakers but more than photographers.

Career Median Salary
Boilermaker salary $72K
Online merchant salary $61K
Non-Destructive testing specialist salary $55K
Technical writer salary $62K
Industrial machinery mechanic salary $58K
Industrial designer salary $61K
Film and video editor salary $50K
Sheet metal worker salary $59K
Drafter salary $49K
Photographer salary $37K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)