Commercial and Industrial Designers Salary in the US
A commercial and industrial designers earns a national median of $83,910 a year (mean $93,260) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #196 of 825.
How much does a commercial and industrial designers earn in the US?
A commercial and industrial designers in the United States earns a median of $83,910 a year (mean $93,260), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 65% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 33,490 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-1021), ranked #196 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$83,910
per year
Mean
$93,260
per year
Employment
33,490
US workers
National rank
#196
of 825 by median
What a commercial and industrial designers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a commercial and industrial designers (SOC 27-1021) earns a median annual wage of $83,910 and a mean (average) of $93,260. The median is the midpoint — half of commercial and industrial designers earn more and half earn less — and is 65% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a commercial and industrial designers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for commercial and industrial designers is $83,910, and the mean (average) is $93,260. The median is the midpoint — half of commercial and industrial designers earn more and half earn less.
- How does commercial and industrial designers pay compare to the US average?
- At $83,910, a commercial and industrial designers earns 65% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many commercial and industrial designers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 33,490 commercial and industrial designers employed nationally (SOC 27-1021), across all industries.
- Where does this commercial and industrial designers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-1021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-1021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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