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Interior Designers in Tennessee

Want to work in Tennessee as an Interior Designer? Read this first!

7.7% Jobs Projection
$45,910 Median Salary
110 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Interior Designers in Tennessee are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Interior Designers in Tennessee is growing faster than average.

  • Interior Designers in Tennessee earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Interior Designers Work in Tennessee?

There were approximately 1,250 workers employed as Interior Designers in this state in 2018.

There were 950 Interior Designers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 300 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 550 Interior Designers working in it, which means Tennessee has more Interior Designers than average.

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Interior Designers in this state are growing at a rate of 7.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.5%.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 110 annual job openings, and a total of 1,120 jobs for Tennessee Interior Designers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,500 annual jobs and 69,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Interior Designers Make in Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Interior Designers ranged from $32,390 to $73,920 with $45,910 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.57 to $35.54. The median hourly rate was $22.07.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.6 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.47.

The median salary in Tennessee is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Tennessee Metros for Interior Designers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Interior Designers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 770 $44,810
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 220 $48,170
Knoxville, TN 110 $49,830
Chattanooga, TN-GA 70 $38,800

Top States for Interior Designers Employment

View the list below to see where most Interior Designers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 8,460 $60,360
New York 4,780 $62,760
Texas 4,230 $51,630
Florida 4,210 $46,750
Illinois 2,250 $49,690
Georgia 2,200 $48,730
Ohio 2,170 $51,050
Colorado 1,930 $47,580
Michigan 1,610 $46,320
Minnesota 1,550 $56,410
Pennsylvania 1,510 $54,680
New Jersey 1,440 $54,210
Washington 1,370 $59,680
Missouri 1,350 $52,160
North Carolina 1,320 $51,270
Tennessee 1,250 $45,910
Maryland 1,250 $58,290
Massachusetts 1,240 $62,840
Virginia 1,210 $50,380
Indiana 1,090 $42,290

Below are the states where Interior Designers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $73,010
Alaska $71,410
Rhode Island $70,010
Hawaii $66,370
Arkansas $62,970
Massachusetts $62,840
New York $62,760
California $60,360
Delaware $59,870
Washington $59,680

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