Interior Designer H-1B salaries — 1,523 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 125
- Filings · FY2025
- $69k
- Median base · FY2025
- $60k–$80k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Rockwell Architecture Planning and Design P C
- Top sponsor · 34 all-time
Interior Designer: 1,523 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $69k across 125 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $60k and $80k. The biggest sponsors are Rockwell Architecture Planning and Design P C, M Arthur Gensler JR Associates, Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Interior Designer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $69k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Interior Designer sponsorship changed?
224 certified filings in FY2016 → 121 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 121 | −3% | $70k |
| FY2025 | 125 | +28% | $69k |
| FY2024 | 98 | 0% | $62k |
| FY2023 | 98 | −10% | $62k |
| FY2022 | 109 | +8% | $58k |
| FY2021 | 101 | 0% | $60k |
| FY2020 | 101 | −34% | $55k |
| FY2019 | 154 | −13% | $55k |
| FY2018 | 178 | −17% | $52k |
| FY2017 | 214 | −4% | $45k |
| FY2016 | 224 | — | $44k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Interior Designers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockwell Architecture Planning and Design P C | 34 | $70k |
| 2 | M Arthur Gensler JR Associates | 29 | $75k |
| 3 | Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum | 22 | $61k |
| 4 | Perkins Will | 18 | $65k |
| 5 | Inner View | 14 | $45k |
| 6 | Thedesigners Group | 11 | $46k |
| 7 | Yabu Pushelberg | 11 | $52k |
| 8 | Hlw International LLP | 11 | $68k |
| 9 | Corgan Associates | 11 | $54k |
| 10 | Callisonrtkl | 10 | $47k |
Where are H-1B Interior Designer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 478 | $57k |
| 2 | Brooklyn, NY | 85 | $55k |
| 3 | Los Angeles, CA | 71 | $56k |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 68 | $67k |
| 5 | Boston, MA | 34 | $64k |
| 6 | Atlanta, GA | 32 | $46k |
| 7 | San Jose, CA | 31 | $57k |
| 8 | Flushing, NY | 30 | $52k |
| 9 | Seattle, WA | 29 | $54k |
| 10 | Dallas, TX | 28 | $53k |
Common questions about Interior Designer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Interior Designer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Interior Designer is $69k (FY2025), from 125 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $45k and $65k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Interior Designers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Interior Designer are Rockwell Architecture Planning and Design P C, M Arthur Gensler JR Associates, Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum.
- Where are most H-1B Interior Designer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Interior Designer roles are New York, NY, Brooklyn, NY, Los Angeles, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Interior Designer H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →