Interior Designer total compensation: base vs bonus vs equity

Base pay is only part of the story. A Interior Designer's total compensation runs about $92K (range $88Kโ€“$96K) once bonus, equity, and benefits are included โ€” base is roughly 70% of that.

Where the money comes from

Base salary
Guaranteed cash
$65K
70%
Bonus (mid)
8โ€“20% of base
$9K
10%
Equity / RSUs
~6% of base, annualised
$4K
4%
Benefits
~22% (health, 401k, etc.)
$14K
15%

Total (mid): $92K. Equity and bonus vary widely by employer and performance โ€” treat these as planning ranges, not a guaranteed offer.

Common questions

What is a Interior Designer's total compensation?

A Interior Designer's total comp is roughly $92K at the mid estimate (range $88Kโ€“$96K): base $65K plus a 8โ€“20% bonus, ~6% equity, and ~22% benefits.

How much of Interior Designer pay is base vs bonus and equity?

Base is about 70% of total comp for a Interior Designer. The rest comes from bonus ($9K mid), equity/RSUs (~$4K/yr annualised), and benefits (~$14K).

Do Interior Designers get stock or RSUs?

Typically yes in this field โ€” around 6% of base in annualised equity, though it varies widely by employer (startups skew higher and riskier; large public firms pay liquid RSUs).

Bonus/equity/benefits are modelled estimates from industry-category norms applied to the BLS base salary โ€” not sourced from any third-party database, and not an offer.