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Lead / Director Interior Designers salary in New York

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the New York OES distribution for Interior Designers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$110,000
Across 23 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Interior Designers in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $110,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent23$110,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Interior Designers in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
HLW International LLPInterior Designer3$95,400
One Lux Studio, LLCDirector of Design Technology2$111,168
Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C.Interior Designer2$102,500
Studio Whynought, LLCInterior Designer2$91,520
Chango & Co., LLCSenior Interior Designer1$115,000
Jeremiah Brent Designs LLCDesigner1$125,000
SILENT VOLUME LLCSENIOR DESIGNER1$125,000
AM GLASS, INC.Project Manager1$94,099
NICOLE FULLER INTERIORS LLCSENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER1$110,000
Knoll, Inc.Designer, Branded Environments1$91,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Senior Interior Designer at Chango & Co., LLC
    $115,000
    BrooklynWage Level IVDecided Sep 25, 2025I-203-25261-318470
  • Designer at Jeremiah Brent Designs LLC
    $125,000
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Sep 2, 2025I-200-25237-265389
  • SENIOR DESIGNER at SILENT VOLUME LLC
    $125,000
    NEW YORKWage Level IVDecided Aug 22, 2025I-203-25227-245609
  • Project Manager at AM GLASS, INC.
    $94,099
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-197952
  • Interior Designer at HLW International LLP
    $95,400
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Jul 11, 2025I-200-25184-153245
  • Director of Design Technology at One Lux Studio, LLC
    $111,168
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25170-111111
  • SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER at NICOLE FULLER INTERIORS LLC
    $110,000
    NEW YORKWage Level IVDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25169-107332
  • Interior Designer at HLW International LLP
    $95,400
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25169-109735

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.