The Salary of a Restaurant Interior Designer in California
Interior design employs both art and science to decorate a space. When working for a restaurants, interior designers not only use their artistic abilities to create a welcoming environment but also human psychology to use color, size and form to influence patrons to eat, enjoy themselves and want to return again. In 2010, California employed more interior designers than any other state and earned average salaries in the mid-five figures, says the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The job of a Restaurant Interior Designer
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Interior designers plan and execute the style and feel of an interior space. They provide their clients color palette and style options to provide private residences and business spaces to achieve a desired look. Using furniture, fabrics, window dressings and decorative accessories, restaurant interior designers use their skills to give a restaurant ambiance, mood and a welcoming feeling for its clientele.
Average Salary
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Restaurant interior designers in 2010 earned salaries ranging from $26,380 to $84,900 per year. The BLS only lists state and industry averages separately. For designers working at specialized design service firms like those that decorate restaurants, the average salary was $52,430 per year. The California state average income for interior designers that year was $56,240 per year. This suggests that interior designers working for California restaurants earned between those two figures, ranking them in the third quartile, or the 50th to 75th percentile range, of American salaries for the profession, according to the BLS.
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Location Comparisons
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California interior designers held their own when compared to other states of similar populations. Those who worked in Texas in 2010 took home a mean $51,470 annually while those in New York earned a mean $64,400 per year. Nearby Nevada paid a higher average than California with $62,110 per year on average. The District of Columbia paid interior designers the highest average with $73,130 per year, reports the BLS.
Industry Comparisons
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Restaurant interior designers also fared well when compared to interior designers in other industries. For example, those who worked for furniture stores in 2010 earned a mean $48,870 per year while interior designers employed by department stores took home $58,360 on average. Designers employed by architectural, engineering and related services averaged $56,520 annually. The federal executive branch paid the highest annual average salary of $71,660, according to the BLS.
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