Interior Decorating Consultants

Median Salary: $46,200

Many interior decorating consultants across the nation share a handful of key professional traits. For example, integrity, independence, and cooperation can be vital for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 46,010 individuals were working as interior decorating consultants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to build on these characteristics and receive good training, particularly if you're intending to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for interior decorating consultants in the U.S. was $46,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $22.20. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about interior decorating consultants, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the nation.

Interior decorating consultants should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Fluency of Ideas
Speech Recognition
Category Flexibility

Different individuals go into different careers; interior decorating consultants are typically:

Enterprising
Realistic
Social

Working as an interior decorating consultant requires knowledge in subjects like:

Design
Administration and Management
English Language
Production and Processing
Economics and Accounting

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as interior decorating consultants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of interior decorating consultants in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	190	$46,800	$22.50	$57,600	$27.70	8%
Montgomery	40	$38,200	$18.40	$43,000	$20.70	-23%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	30	$69,000	$33.20	$77,700	$37.40	-44%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	750	$49,200	$23.70	$57,400	$27.60	20.2%
Tucson	100	$45,500	$21.90	$51,800	$24.90	-24.1%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	80	$37,700	$18.10	$55,500	$26.70	-32.1%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	NA	$52,900	$25.40	$63,100	$30.30	NA
Fresno	60	$53,700	$25.80	$64,500	$31.00	-43.5%
Los Angeles (Area)	2,630	$50,300	$24.20	$75,800	$36.40	50.6%
Oakland	290	$61,500	$29.60	$86,000	$41.40	-17.3%
Oxnard	NA	$42,100	$20.20	$58,600	$28.20	NA
Riverside	380	$48,700	$23.40	$64,700	$31.10	-10.2%
Sacramento	250	$49,600	$23.90	$57,000	$27.40	-15.6%
San Diego	730	$46,100	$22.20	$59,800	$28.70	61.1%
San Francisco (Area)	1,020	$63,600	$30.60	$83,400	$40.10	47.4%
San Francisco (City)	730	$65,700	$31.60	$80,800	$38.80	112.2%
San Jose	240	$56,900	$27.30	$69,900	$33.60	-23.6%
Santa Barbara	40	$60,900	$29.30	$69,000	$33.20	-28.7%
Santa Rosa	70	$64,000	$30.70	$86,400	$41.50	20.2%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	50	$36,600	$17.60	$43,000	$20.70	-3.1%
Colorado Springs	60	$41,600	$20.00	$47,700	$22.90	-27.6%
Denver	710	$40,200	$19.30	$58,200	$28.00	66.2%
Fort Collins	50	$42,200	$20.30	$52,800	$25.40	15.6%
Grand Junction	40	$43,600	$21.00	$49,300	$23.70	85.2%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	370	$46,400	$22.30	$66,000	$31.70	83.5%
Hartford	170	$49,300	$23.70	$63,000	$30.30	-12.2%
New Haven	50	$44,400	$21.30	$57,600	$27.70	-44.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	1,960	$58,600	$28.20	$72,100	$34.60	101.1%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	130	$40,400	$19.40	$73,900	$35.50	48%
Cape Coral	90	$31,300	$15.10	$40,200	$19.30	28.4%
Jacksonville	190	$33,300	$16.00	$51,200	$24.60	-8%
Miami (Area)	1,570	$48,100	$23.10	$63,400	$30.50	109.4%
Naples	120	$49,300	$23.70	$67,000	$32.20	191.2%
Orlando	390	$43,700	$21.00	$73,000	$35.10	13.4%
Sebastian	60	$39,700	$19.10	$51,800	$24.90	262.8%
Tallahassee	40	$47,500	$22.80	$55,200	$26.50	-27%
Tampa	360	$46,500	$22.30	$58,200	$28.00	-9.1%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	1,360	$47,300	$22.70	$67,000	$32.20	68.8%
Brunswick	30	$49,900	$24.00	$68,300	$32.80	136.6%
Columbus	50	$30,600	$14.70	$39,500	$19.00	18.5%
Savannah	40	$36,400	$17.50	$51,200	$24.60	-27.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	100	$49,800	$23.90	$59,700	$28.70	-34.4%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	120	$43,200	$20.80	$51,300	$24.70	29.5%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	30	$42,300	$20.30	$54,800	$26.40	-13.9%
Chicago (Area)	1,790	$46,100	$22.20	$61,200	$29.40	4.5%
Peoria	NA	$38,200	$18.40	$43,400	$20.90	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Evansville	40	$28,300	$13.60	$39,100	$18.80	-34.9%
Fort Wayne	60	$30,500	$14.70	$37,200	$17.90	-10.5%
Indianapolis	560	$35,500	$17.10	$55,600	$26.70	81.8%
South Bend	50	$30,200	$14.50	$42,800	$20.60	19%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	40	$34,800	$16.70	$40,200	$19.40	-18.8%
Des Moines	NA	$39,400	$18.90	$49,400	$23.80	NA
Waterloo	NA	$39,800	$19.10	$48,000	$23.10	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	40	$46,300	$22.30	$54,100	$26.00	-4.3%
Wichita	70	$41,700	$20.10	$68,600	$33.00	-31.8%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	120	$30,900	$14.80	$36,700	$17.70	35.8%
Louisville	160	$32,600	$15.70	$45,300	$21.80	-24.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	NA	$51,700	$24.80	$56,500	$27.10	NA
Baton Rouge	110	NA	NA	NA	NA	-15.1%
Lafayette	90	$36,900	$17.70	$40,600	$19.50	83.2%
New Orleans	110	$42,900	$20.60	$51,900	$24.90	-39.8%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	60	$41,500	$19.90	$55,300	$26.60	-7.7%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	620	$48,700	$23.40	$67,000	$32.20	40.9%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	70	$43,300	$20.80	$65,400	$31.50	112.2%
Boston (Area)	NA	$45,300	$21.80	$59,500	$28.60	NA
Worcester	50	$58,600	$28.20	$73,300	$35.30	-39.5%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	110	$46,900	$22.60	$68,000	$32.70	65.1%
Detroit (Area)	350	$52,400	$25.20	$72,600	$34.90	-48.9%
Grand Rapids	210	$136,000	$65.40	$153,000	$73.50	67.6%
Holland	40	$39,800	$19.10	$46,900	$22.60	-0.3%
Jackson	30	$34,000	$16.30	$36,600	$17.60	82.1%
Kalamazoo	50	$32,800	$15.80	$43,500	$20.90	-3.1%
Lansing	70	$37,700	$18.10	$47,800	$23.00	-4.5%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	930	$45,000	$21.60	$57,900	$27.80	53.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	NA	$25,300	$12.20	$32,800	$15.80	NA

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	NA	$46,100	$22.20	$49,300	$23.70	NA
Kansas City	340	$45,000	$21.70	$62,300	$30.00	-2.3%
Springfield	60	$30,300	$14.60	$40,900	$19.70	-3.1%
St. Louis	600	$39,700	$19.10	$59,200	$28.50	30.4%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	170	$40,100	$19.30	$47,700	$22.90	5.4%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	290	$57,800	$27.80	$90,600	$43.60	-5.4%
Reno	NA	$45,600	$21.90	$54,400	$26.20	NA

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Trenton	70	$61,100	$29.40	$83,800	$40.30	-1.7%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	100	$49,100	$23.60	$58,900	$28.30	-24.4%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	70	$55,400	$26.60	$63,600	$30.60	-53.1%
Buffalo	120	$37,700	$18.10	$41,400	$19.90	-38.1%
New York (Area)	3,640	$56,100	$27.00	$74,900	$36.00	0.9%
Poughkeepsie	NA	$34,900	$16.80	$39,400	$19.00	NA
Rochester	120	$39,100	$18.80	$47,000	$22.60	-31%
Syracuse	120	$46,900	$22.60	$59,200	$28.40	14.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	80	$33,900	$16.30	$44,200	$21.20	40.9%
Charlotte	440	$41,700	$20.00	$56,000	$26.90	49.1%
Greensboro	180	$38,600	$18.60	$53,500	$25.70	46.9%
Hickory	NA	$42,300	$20.30	$46,200	$22.20	NA
Raleigh	140	$37,500	$18.10	$44,900	$21.60	-17.6%
Winston-Salem	160	$43,100	$20.70	$53,200	$25.60	126.1%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	40	$37,600	$18.10	$46,300	$22.30	2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	50	$49,200	$23.60	$57,700	$27.70	-56.5%
Cincinnati	470	$41,500	$20.00	$52,500	$25.20	34.1%
Cleveland	380	$29,400	$14.10	$37,600	$18.10	8.5%
Columbus	290	$45,000	$21.60	$58,200	$28.00	-8.8%
Dayton	110	$34,900	$16.80	$47,100	$22.60	-16.2%
Toledo	50	$38,800	$18.60	$48,600	$23.40	-49.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	100	$35,000	$16.80	$45,600	$21.90	-52.3%
Tulsa	120	$41,000	$19.70	$59,200	$28.50	-17%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	480	$44,900	$21.60	$52,400	$25.20	36.1%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	NA	$40,700	$19.60	$51,100	$24.60	NA
Harrisburg	70	$47,600	$22.90	$62,800	$30.20	-35.8%
Lancaster	100	$38,100	$18.30	$43,900	$21.10	21%
Philadelphia (Area)	1,250	$44,600	$21.40	$56,600	$27.20	8%
Pittsburgh	220	$37,800	$18.20	$51,300	$24.70	-42.9%
Reading	40	$43,500	$20.90	$49,400	$23.70	-26.1%
Scranton	30	$46,600	$22.40	$53,500	$25.70	-61.1%
York	NA	$38,200	$18.40	$44,000	$21.20	NA

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	120	$46,700	$22.50	$59,200	$28.40	-36.1%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	130	$34,900	$16.80	$44,800	$21.50	26.7%
Columbia	140	$47,600	$22.90	$66,800	$32.10	15.6%
Greenville	90	$45,700	$22.00	$57,400	$27.60	-9.4%
Spartanburg	NA	$37,800	$18.20	$40,400	$19.40	NA

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Sioux Falls	30	$35,500	$17.10	$41,500	$19.90	-32.4%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	120	$41,600	$20.00	$57,300	$27.60	57.1%
Kingsport	40	$36,500	$17.50	$39,800	$19.20	2.3%
Knoxville	110	$41,100	$19.80	$56,400	$27.10	-3.1%
Memphis	100	$40,100	$19.30	$53,500	$25.70	-52%
Nashville	220	$39,800	$19.10	$53,600	$25.80	-12.2%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	520	$39,400	$18.90	$47,300	$22.70	92%
Dallas (Area)	1,760	$42,600	$20.50	$60,800	$29.30	60.8%
El Paso	50	$37,200	$17.90	$42,000	$20.20	-48.6%
Houston	1,290	$46,200	$22.20	$58,200	$28.00	42.9%
Lubbock	30	$39,700	$19.10	$53,500	$25.70	-31.3%
Midland	30	$45,600	$21.90	$59,100	$28.40	35.8%
San Antonio	330	$34,100	$16.40	$46,200	$22.20	11.9%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	-54.8%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlottesville	30	$46,900	$22.50	$57,700	$27.70	1.1%
Richmond	240	$44,500	$21.40	$60,100	$28.90	16.2%
Roanoke	50	$39,100	$18.80	$77,200	$37.10	1.4%
Virginia Beach	310	$38,200	$18.30	$50,600	$24.30	20.5%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	680	$49,900	$24.00	$61,800	$29.70	-4.5%
Spokane	70	$36,200	$17.40	$50,500	$24.30	-8.5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	40	$43,000	$20.70	$51,400	$24.70	-8.2%
Green Bay	30	$45,300	$21.80	$57,300	$27.50	-46%
Janesville	NA	$36,500	$17.60	$40,400	$19.40	NA
Madison	240	$48,200	$23.20	$59,500	$28.60	105.7%
Milwaukee	260	$46,000	$22.10	$55,900	$26.90	-9.9%