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Interior Design federal salary series 1008

Full-time federal employees in the Interior Design series earned a median of $97,087 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 11% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $87,128 and $117,081.

Median pay
$97,087
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$87,128–$117,081
25th–75th percentile
Employees
352
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Interior Design
All federal (full-time)

What shapes interior design pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (149 employees, median $89,618). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (186 employees). Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 28% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Interior Design pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Interior Design pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 149 $89,618 $84,172–$94,738
GS-12 111 $115,893 $105,997–$126,313

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Interior Design pay by agency

Interior Design pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 186 $91,080 $84,638–$101,443

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Interior Design pay by state

The 1 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Interior Design pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 30 $163,104 $129,904–$187,093

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.0% from $96,116 in September 2025 to $97,087 in September 2026. Headcount went from 424 to 352 (−17.0%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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