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Design Associate salary in New York

A real-employer view of Design Associate pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Design Associate in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 4 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $85,576. 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 II — qualified2$61,152
Level IV — fully competent2$120,500

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Design Associate in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Jeff Lincoln Interiors Inc.Design Associate2$61,152
Meyer Davis Studio Inc.Senior Design Lead1$110,000
M MOSER ASSOCIATES LLCASSOCIATE - DESIGN1$131,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Design Associate at Jeff Lincoln Interiors Inc.
    $61,152
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Apr 9, 2025I-200-25092-825119
  • Senior Design Lead at Meyer Davis Studio Inc.
    $110,000
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Apr 8, 2025I-203-25091-819084
  • ASSOCIATE - DESIGN at M MOSER ASSOCIATES LLC
    $131,000
    NEW YORKWage Level IVDecided Dec 20, 2024I-203-24348-543769
  • Design Associate at Jeff Lincoln Interiors Inc.
    $61,152
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Feb 11, 2025I-200-25035-665941

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.