Graphic Designer vs Interior Designer

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Graphic Designer pays about 30% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Graphic Designer Interior Designer
$105k
$81k
$14.2k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $197.3k

Graphic Designer

$105,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -9.6%
$116,214 $105,000
$77.1k 25th
$105k Median
$155.3k 75th
$33.1k
$184.7k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6.3k – $350k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
34.9%
Live roles
619

Interior Designer

$81,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -4.5%
$84,850 $81,000
$65.1k 25th
$81k Median
$95.3k 75th
$26.8k
$122.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6k – $155k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
22.2%
Live roles
81

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Mindrift $104,000 12
NoGigiddy $46,800 12
Highwire $92,500 6
IDEO $90,000 5
Brex $210,500 3
TP-Link Systems Inc. $105,000 3
CoCreativ $100,000 3
CannonDesign $59,619 3

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Rapt Studio $87,500 5
LPA, Inc. $77,000 3
Fuku $42,000 3
DG DLR Group $89,500 2
Mitchell Construction Group LLC $92,500 1
Prometheus Real Estate Group $89,500 1
CannonDesign $65,120 1
Remote Raven $16,640 1

Graphic Designer salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $169,975 38
New York $112,500 53
Berlin $108,632 3
London $104,000 7
Toronto $83,784 6
Los Angeles $80,033 8
Chicago $70,000 9
Seattle $46,800 3

Interior Designer salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $87,500 3

Graphic Designer vs Interior Designer: which pays more?

The median for Graphic Designer is $105,000 per year (typically $77,142–$155,250), versus $81,000 for Interior Designer ($65,060–$95,250). That puts Graphic Designer about 30% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Graphic Designer and Interior Designer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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