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Interior Designers Salary in AR

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Interior Designers in AR have a median annual salary of $69,990, with 740 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $45,390 at the 10th percentile to $137,160 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$69,990

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$33.65

Employment

740

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$45,390
10th
$57,560
25th
$69,990
Median
$99,850
75th
$137,160
90th

Local compared with national

AR

$69,990

Median annual · 2025

United States

$67,190

Median annual · 2025

The AR median is 4.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,800).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 3.8
  8. 8.WritingImportance 3.6
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  10. 10.PersuasionImportance 3.5
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5
  12. 12.Time ManagementImportance 3.4

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • 20-20 Technologies 20-20 Design
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
  • Autodesk Architectural Desktop
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Autodesk Revit Architecture
  • Autodesk VIZ
  • AutoDesSys form Z
  • Chaos Enscape
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADD

Common tasks

  • Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
  • Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.
  • Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
  • Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.
  • Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
  • Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
  • Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans.
  • Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
  • Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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