Commercial and Industrial Designers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 41 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median commercial and industrial designers in the US earns $83,910 per year (33,490 employed). Gross pay is highest in Kansas ($104,870) and lowest in South Dakota ($60,110) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Commercial and Industrial Designers pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Kansas	$104,870	$77,554	$6,463	74%	260
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Michigan	$102,160	$76,609	$6,384	75%	2,930
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Massachusetts	$101,720	$75,524	$6,294	74.2%	1,240
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Rhode Island	$101,140	$76,780	$6,398	75.9%	190
Commercial and Industrial Designers in California	$100,770	$74,580	$6,215	74%	5,300
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Louisiana	$98,040	$75,246	$6,271	76.8%	130
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Minnesota	$94,370	$70,326	$5,860	74.5%	590
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Washington	$94,280	$75,156	$6,263	79.7%	340
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Arkansas	$92,540	$70,536	$5,878	76.2%	230
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Georgia	$91,360	$68,983	$5,749	75.5%	360
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Colorado	$90,590	$69,283	$5,774	76.5%	400
Commercial and Industrial Designers in New Jersey	$90,310	$68,799	$5,733	76.2%	1,230
Commercial and Industrial Designers in New York	$89,640	$67,643	$5,637	75.5%	2,400
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Indiana	$88,040	$68,199	$5,683	77.5%	1,110
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Pennsylvania	$82,610	$64,410	$5,368	78%	770
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Virginia	$82,230	$62,765	$5,230	76.3%	1,480
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Connecticut	$81,300	$63,128	$5,261	77.6%	160
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Idaho	$80,730	$62,453	$5,204	77.4%	180
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Vermont	$80,690	$62,730	$5,228	77.7%	120
Commercial and Industrial Designers in North Carolina	$80,620	$62,838	$5,237	77.9%	1,000
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Wisconsin	$80,590	$62,634	$5,220	77.7%	820
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Ohio	$79,470	$63,334	$5,278	79.7%	1,190
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Florida	$78,720	$64,210	$5,351	81.6%	1,990
Commercial and Industrial Designers in South Carolina	$77,300	$59,730	$4,977	77.3%	810
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Oregon	$76,970	$57,073	$4,756	74.2%	480
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Nevada	$76,680	$62,775	$5,231	81.9%	210
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Oklahoma	$76,640	$59,843	$4,987	78.1%	240
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Arizona	$76,420	$60,890	$5,074	79.7%	170
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Kentucky	$76,100	$59,821	$4,985	78.6%	420
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Missouri	$75,440	$59,294	$4,941	78.6%	270
Commercial and Industrial Designers in New Hampshire	$74,050	$60,924	$5,077	82.3%	110
Commercial and Industrial Designers in West Virginia	$73,030	$57,622	$4,802	78.9%	110
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Montana	$72,990	$57,416	$4,785	78.7%	60
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Nebraska	$71,570	$56,803	$4,734	79.4%	90
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Tennessee	$71,230	$58,940	$4,912	82.7%	750
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Maryland	$70,870	$55,684	$4,640	78.6%	490
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Iowa	$70,420	$56,346	$4,696	80%	440
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Alabama	$63,640	$50,398	$4,200	79.2%	130
Commercial and Industrial Designers in New Mexico	$62,710	$50,786	$4,232	81%	110
Commercial and Industrial Designers in Utah	$62,620	$49,677	$4,140	79.3%	480
Commercial and Industrial Designers in South Dakota	$60,110	$50,478	$4,207	84%	190

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