How much do Interior Designers make in Springfield, MO?

Percentile spread

For Interior Designers, the published 10th percentile is $43,530 and the 90th percentile is $79,370. The difference is $35,840, which is 68.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,270 to the 75th at $72,420, covers $26,150.

The mean annual wage is $59,370, which sits above the median of $52,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MO median is 22.5% lower than the national median of $67,190 for Interior Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,802, which is 12.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.6% lower than the Missouri median of $59,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interior Designers at $58,802 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interior Designers. Springfield, MO ranks 6th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbia, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $67,780 and employment of 80. That median is 30.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,784, against $58,802 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 128 miles away, with a median of $65,160 and employment of 500. That median is 25.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,411, against $58,802 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 181 miles away, with a median of $61,570 and employment of 470. That median is 18.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,751, against $58,802 here.

Employment share

Interior Designers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (80 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (71,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.