Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Designer
$116,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.2%
- Live roles
- 65
Interior Designer
$81,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.2%
- Live roles
- 130
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Industrial Designer
Lead Industrial Designer
Principal Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer
Industrial Systems Designer
Senior Industrial Designer/Principal Industrial Designer Fully remote
Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer (Intermediate Level)
Senior Industrial Designer - San Francisco
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Interior Designer, Health and Wellbeing
Interior Project Designer: Education Studio
Interior Designer - TS/SCI required
Technical Interior Designer - Construction
Senior Interior Designer - Health
Lead Residential Interior Designer | Design Build Remodeling
Senior Interior Designer, K-12
Senior Interior Designer
Workplace Interior Designer
Interior Designer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CoCreativ
|
$100,000 | 5 |
|
Samsung Research America
|
$214,700 | 2 |
HP
|
$149,275 | 2 |
KiwiCo Inc.
|
$103,670 | 2 |
Revelyst
|
$95,000 | 2 |
|
Peloton
|
$239,600 | 1 |
|
CHAOS Industries
|
$207,500 | 1 |
| SA Skild AI | $200,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
La-Z-Boy
|
$36,000 | 13 |
| DG DLR Group | $94,000 | 6 |
CannonDesign
|
$92,177 | 3 |
Living Spaces
|
$56,316 | 3 |
|
Fuku
|
$42,000 | 3 |
|
HKS, Inc.
|
$112,500 | 2 |
| OG Onni Group | $102,500 | 2 |
|
LPA, Inc.
|
$102,250 | 2 |
Industrial Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 7 |
| New York | $100,000 | 5 |
Industrial Designer vs Interior Designer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Designer is $116,250 per year (typically $100,000–$153,438), versus $81,250 for Interior Designer ($65,030–$96,625). That puts Industrial Designer about 43% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Industrial 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.