Set Designer Salary in California

How much does a Set Designer make in California?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Set Designer in California is $64,603 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Set Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,518
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,963 to $78,168
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,365

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Set Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,168	$6,514	$1,503	$38
Average	$64,603	$5,384	$1,242	$31
25th Percentile	$52,963	$4,414	$1,019	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Set Designer Salaries

A Set Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Set Designer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Set Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,849.
California: $64,603.
Massachusetts: $63,742.

District of Columbia $64,849 California $64,603 Massachusetts $63,742 Washington $63,508 New Jersey $63,484 Alaska $63,402 Connecticut $62,594 New York $62,266

Hawaii $61,218 Rhode Island $60,726 Maryland $60,392 Minnesota $59,935 Colorado $59,759 Illinois $59,701 Oregon $59,478 Delaware $59,314

New Hampshire $59,211 Virginia $58,980 Pennsylvania $58,307 Nevada $57,967 North Dakota $57,856 Michigan $57,680 Wisconsin $57,616 Vermont $57,487

Texas $57,130 Maine $57,106 Arizona $57,071 Ohio $57,030 Georgia $56,491 Indiana $56,222 Wyoming $56,169 Utah $56,087

Iowa $56,052 Kansas $55,771 Louisiana $55,689 North Carolina $55,659 Missouri $55,648 Florida $55,419 Montana $55,296 Nebraska $55,179

Kentucky $55,115 South Carolina $54,880 Tennessee $54,734 Idaho $54,675 New Mexico $54,248 Oklahoma $54,154 Alabama $53,809 South Dakota $53,229

Arkansas $52,912 West Virginia $52,743 Mississippi $52,233

Top Paying Cities for Set Designers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Los Angeles: $64,714
West Hollywood: $64,668
Dodgertown: $64,714

Los Angeles, CA $64,714 West Hollywood, CA $64,668 Dodgertown, CA $64,714 Playa Vista, CA $64,563 Bell Gardens, CA $64,568 Bell, CA $64,481 Beverly Hills, CA $64,664 Compton, CA $64,199

Culver City, CA $64,622 Downey, CA $64,282 El Segundo, CA $64,429 Gardena, CA $64,321 Hawthorne, CA $64,442 Hermosa Beach, CA $64,059 Huntington Park, CA $64,658 Lawndale, CA $64,334

Lynwood, CA $64,395 Malibu, CA $63,200 Manhattan Beach, CA $64,245 Maywood, CA $64,648 Pacific Palisades, CA $64,182 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA $63,955 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $63,950 Redondo Beach, CA $63,913

South Gate, CA $64,494 Topanga, CA $63,682 Venice, CA $64,511 Marina Del Rey, CA $64,523 Playa Del Rey, CA $64,454 Inglewood, CA $64,580 Santa Monica, CA $64,407 Torrance, CA $64,135

Whittier, CA $64,231 Buena Park, CA $64,118 La Palma, CA $64,129 Cypress, CA $64,130 La Habra, CA $64,120 La Mirada, CA $64,116 Montebello, CA $64,540 Norwalk, CA $64,073

Pico Rivera, CA $64,415 Santa Fe Springs, CA $64,115 Stanton, CA $64,132 Artesia, CA $64,102 Cerritos, CA $64,142 Avalon, CA $62,564 Bellflower, CA $64,150 Harbor City, CA $64,110

Lakewood, CA $64,100 Hawaiian Gardens, CA $64,123 Lomita, CA $64,118 Los Alamitos, CA $64,123 Paramount, CA $64,231 San Pedro, CA $64,090 Seal Beach, CA $64,118 Sunset Beach, CA $64,124

Surfside, CA $64,107 Wilmington, CA $64,084 Carson, CA $64,101 Signal Hill, CA $64,077 Long Beach, CA $64,076 Altadena, CA $64,551 Arcadia, CA $64,224 Duarte, CA $63,785

La Canada Flintridge, CA $64,576 Monrovia, CA $63,998 Montrose, CA $64,601 Mount Wilson, CA $64,233 Sierra Madre, CA $64,215 South Pasadena, CA $64,662 Sunland, CA $64,325 Tujunga, CA $63,970

Verdugo City, CA $64,604 Pasadena, CA $64,610 San Marino, CA $64,590 Glendale, CA $64,660 La Crescenta, CA $64,550 Agoura Hills, CA $62,848 Calabasas, CA $63,374 Canoga Park, CA $63,559

Winnetka, CA $63,654 West Hills, CA $63,235 Castaic, CA $62,322 Chatsworth, CA $63,235 Encino, CA $64,147 Newbury Park, CA $62,300 Newhall, CA $63,279 Northridge, CA $63,679

Porter Ranch, CA $63,457 Pacoima, CA $64,132 Reseda, CA $63,877 San Fernando, CA $63,896 Sylmar, CA $63,777 North Hills, CA $63,985 Granada Hills, CA $63,633 Mission Hills, CA $63,942

Santa Clarita, CA $62,847 Canyon Country, CA $62,938 Sun Valley, CA $64,443 Valencia, CA $62,604 Tarzana, CA $63,988 Thousand Oaks, CA $62,249 Westlake Village, CA $62,316 Woodland Hills, CA $63,722

Oak Park, CA $62,677 Stevenson Ranch, CA $62,841 Van Nuys, CA $64,225 Panorama City, CA $64,225 Sherman Oaks, CA $64,458 Burbank, CA $64,634 North Hollywood, CA $64,630 Studio City, CA $64,636

Valley Village, CA $64,613 Universal City, CA $64,666 Toluca Lake, CA $64,647 Rancho Cucamonga, CA $62,068 Azusa, CA $62,288 Baldwin Park, CA $63,883 Chino, CA $62,882 Chino Hills, CA $63,692

Claremont, CA $62,434 City Of Industry, CA $63,941 Covina, CA $63,481 El Monte, CA $64,414 South El Monte, CA $64,416 Glendora, CA $63,172 Guasti, CA $62,170 La Puente, CA $63,830

Hacienda Heights, CA $63,993 Rowland Heights, CA $64,078 La Verne, CA $62,630 Mira Loma, CA $62,089 Monterey Park, CA $64,655 Ontario, CA $62,290 Mt Baldy, CA $61,969 Montclair, CA $62,636

Diamond Bar, CA $63,864 Pomona, CA $63,236 Rosemead, CA $64,521 San Dimas, CA $63,076 San Gabriel, CA $64,538 Temple City, CA $64,456 Upland, CA $62,242 Walnut, CA $63,843

West Covina, CA $63,697 Alhambra, CA $64,629 Alpine, CA $62,483 Bonita, CA $63,203 Boulevard, CA $60,695 Campo, CA $61,504 Chula Vista, CA $63,203 Descanso, CA $61,968

Dulzura, CA $62,604 Guatay, CA $61,878 Imperial Beach, CA $63,203 Jacumba, CA $60,107 Jamul, CA $62,729 La Mesa, CA $63,203 Lemon Grove, CA $63,203 Lincoln Acres, CA $63,203

Mount Laguna, CA $61,424 National City, CA $63,203 Pine Valley, CA $61,629 Potrero, CA $61,982 Spring Valley, CA $63,203 Tecate, CA $62,059 Bonsall, CA $61,683 Borrego Springs, CA $59,480

Cardiff By The Sea, CA $62,849 Carlsbad, CA $62,332 Del Mar, CA $63,137 El Cajon, CA $63,091 Encinitas, CA $62,807 Escondido, CA $62,531 Fallbrook, CA $61,190 Julian, CA $60,216

La Jolla, CA $63,213 Lakeside, CA $62,883 Oceanside, CA $62,122 Camp Pendleton, CA $62,021 Pala, CA $61,072 Palomar Mountain, CA $60,790 Pauma Valley, CA $61,318 Poway, CA $62,936

Ramona, CA $62,288 Ranchita, CA $60,584 Rancho Santa Fe, CA $62,904 San Luis Rey, CA $61,799 San Marcos, CA $62,204 Santa Ysabel, CA $61,406 Santee, CA $63,203 Solana Beach, CA $62,991

Vista, CA $62,266 Valley Center, CA $61,692 Warner Springs, CA $60,400 San Diego, CA $63,203 Coronado, CA $63,203 San Ysidro, CA $63,203 Indio, CA $59,542 Indian Wells, CA $59,637

Palm Desert, CA $59,785 Banning, CA $61,171 Bard, CA $58,572 Beaumont, CA $61,420 Blythe, CA $58,635 Brawley, CA $59,004 Cabazon, CA $60,982 Calexico, CA $59,117

Calipatria, CA $58,998 Cathedral City, CA $60,151 Coachella, CA $59,112 Desert Center, CA $58,664 Desert Hot Springs, CA $60,345 Earp, CA $58,538 El Centro, CA $59,102 La Quinta, CA $59,598

Heber, CA $59,095 Holtville, CA $58,760 Imperial, CA $59,047 Joshua Tree, CA $59,729 Mecca, CA $59,052 Morongo Valley, CA $60,715 Niland, CA $58,910 North Palm Springs, CA $60,343

Ocotillo, CA $59,282 Palm Springs, CA $60,339 Palo Verde, CA $58,589 Parker Dam, CA $58,374 Pioneertown, CA $60,269 Rancho Mirage, CA $59,957 Seeley, CA $59,110 Thermal, CA $59,021

Salton City, CA $58,992 Thousand Palms, CA $59,879 Twentynine Palms, CA $58,894 Vidal, CA $58,457 Westmorland, CA $59,052 Whitewater, CA $60,778 Winterhaven, CA $58,565 Yucca Valley, CA $60,100

Landers, CA $60,088 Adelanto, CA $61,019 Amboy, CA $58,749 Angelus Oaks, CA $61,262 Apple Valley, CA $61,042 Baker, CA $58,864 Fort Irwin, CA $59,057 Barstow, CA $59,655

Grand Terrace, CA $61,759 Big Bear City, CA $61,023 Big Bear Lake, CA $61,365 Bloomington, CA $61,776 Blue Jay, CA $61,621 Bryn Mawr, CA $61,695 Calimesa, CA $61,532 Cedar Glen, CA $61,570

Cedarpines Park, CA $61,654 Cima, CA $58,348 Colton, CA $61,743 Crestline, CA $61,651 Crest Park, CA $61,621 Daggett, CA $59,699 Death Valley, CA $58,847 Phelan, CA $61,741

Fontana, CA $61,814 Essex, CA $58,472 Fawnskin, CA $61,386 Ludlow, CA $58,907 Forest Falls, CA $61,178 Hesperia, CA $61,468 Green Valley Lake, CA $61,501 Helendale, CA $60,445

Highland, CA $61,679 Hinkley, CA $59,761 Loma Linda, CA $61,666 Lake Arrowhead, CA $61,581 Lucerne Valley, CA $60,842 Lytle Creek, CA $61,820 Mentone, CA $61,590 Needles, CA $58,423

Nipton, CA $58,121 Newberry Springs, CA $59,212 Mountain Pass, CA $57,984 Oro Grande, CA $60,922 Patton, CA $61,654 Pinon Hills, CA $61,558 Redlands, CA $61,670 Rialto, CA $61,690

Rimforest, CA $61,647 Running Springs, CA $61,578 Shoshone, CA $58,144 Skyforest, CA $61,675 Sugarloaf, CA $61,091 Tecopa, CA $58,581 Twin Peaks, CA $61,644 Victorville, CA $61,437

Wrightwood, CA $61,803 Yermo, CA $59,403 Yucaipa, CA $61,500 San Bernardino, CA $61,634 Riverside, CA $61,798 March Air Reserve Base, CA $61,879 Lake Elsinore, CA $62,203 Aguanga, CA $60,520

Anza, CA $60,096 Hemet, CA $61,408 Homeland, CA $61,680 Idyllwild, CA $60,696 Moreno Valley, CA $61,815 Mountain Center, CA $60,009 Murrieta, CA $61,892 Nuevo, CA $61,629

Perris, CA $62,039 San Jacinto, CA $61,388 Menifee, CA $61,796 Sun City, CA $61,785 Temecula, CA $61,358 Wildomar, CA $61,918 Winchester, CA $61,524 Irvine, CA $64,253

Huntington Beach, CA $64,204 Laguna Niguel, CA $63,443 El Toro, CA $63,793 Foothill Ranch, CA $63,919 Capistrano Beach, CA $63,027 Corona Del Mar, CA $64,150 Costa Mesa, CA $64,266 Dana Point, CA $63,222

Lake Forest, CA $63,964 Laguna Woods, CA $63,970 East Irvine, CA $64,246 Laguna Beach, CA $63,896 Laguna Hills, CA $63,814 Midway City, CA $64,196 Aliso Viejo, CA $63,815 Newport Coast, CA $64,104

Newport Beach, CA $64,251 San Clemente, CA $62,192 San Juan Capistrano, CA $63,201 Silverado, CA $63,703 Trabuco Canyon, CA $62,907 Westminster, CA $64,186 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA $63,504 Mission Viejo, CA $63,624

Ladera Ranch, CA $62,992 Santa Ana, CA $64,135 Fountain Valley, CA $64,246 Tustin, CA $64,293 Anaheim, CA $64,064 Atwood, CA $64,136 Brea, CA $64,104 Fullerton, CA $64,081

Garden Grove, CA $64,150 Orange, CA $64,289 Norco, CA $62,396 Villa Park, CA $64,228 Placentia, CA $64,105 Corona, CA $62,748 Yorba Linda, CA $64,126 Ventura, CA $62,787

Camarillo, CA $62,554 Carpinteria, CA $62,818 Fillmore, CA $62,112 Moorpark, CA $62,266 Oak View, CA $62,806 Ojai, CA $62,375 Oxnard, CA $62,727 Piru, CA $61,746

Port Hueneme, CA $62,632 Point Mugu Nawc, CA $58,976 Port Hueneme Cbc Base, CA $62,679 Santa Paula, CA $62,547 Simi Valley, CA $62,570 Brandeis, CA $62,937 Somis, CA $62,446 Summerland, CA $63,245

Santa Barbara, CA $63,268 Goleta, CA $62,279 Alpaugh, CA $59,475 Armona, CA $58,784 Arvin, CA $61,347 Avenal, CA $59,333 Bodfish, CA $60,673 Buttonwillow, CA $60,970

California Hot Springs, CA $59,846 Camp Nelson, CA $59,188 Coalinga, CA $59,205 Corcoran, CA $59,345 Delano, CA $60,650 Ducor, CA $60,412 Earlimart, CA $59,966 Edison, CA $61,657

Exeter, CA $59,176 Pine Mountain Club, CA $60,965 Farmersville, CA $59,218 Fellows, CA $60,835 Frazier Park, CA $60,746 Glennville, CA $60,861 Goshen, CA $58,795 Hanford, CA $58,795

Huron, CA $58,857 Ivanhoe, CA $58,809 Kaweah, CA $59,025 Kernville, CA $59,873 Kettleman City, CA $59,165 Lake Isabella, CA $60,508 Lamont, CA $61,657 Laton, CA $58,744

Lebec, CA $60,783 Lemon Cove, CA $59,018 Lemoore, CA $58,799 Lindsay, CA $59,249 Lost Hills, CA $59,526 Mc Farland, CA $61,194 Mc Kittrick, CA $60,596 Maricopa, CA $60,981

New Cuyama, CA $61,285 Onyx, CA $59,416 Pixley, CA $59,466 Porterville, CA $59,811 Posey, CA $60,471 Richgrove, CA $60,587 Sequoia National Park, CA $58,813 Shafter, CA $61,501

Springville, CA $59,053 Stratford, CA $58,840 Strathmore, CA $59,240 Taft, CA $61,120 Terra Bella, CA $59,982 Three Rivers, CA $58,987 Tipton, CA $59,313 Tulare, CA $59,274

Tupman, CA $61,170 Visalia, CA $58,810 Wasco, CA $60,755 Waukena, CA $59,240 Weldon, CA $60,101 Wofford Heights, CA $60,332 Woodlake, CA $59,030 Woody, CA $61,113

Bakersfield, CA $61,657 San Luis Obispo, CA $61,608 Los Osos, CA $60,538 Arroyo Grande, CA $62,403 Atascadero, CA $60,064 Avila Beach, CA $61,055 Bradley, CA $59,119 Buellton, CA $62,790

Cambria, CA $59,214 Casmalia, CA $63,381 Cayucos, CA $59,191 Creston, CA $60,188 Grover Beach, CA $62,240 Guadalupe, CA $62,861 Harmony, CA $59,188 Lompoc, CA $62,846

Los Alamos, CA $63,634 Los Olivos, CA $62,777 Morro Bay, CA $60,122 Nipomo, CA $63,228 Oceano, CA $62,587 Paso Robles, CA $59,212 Pismo Beach, CA $61,871 San Ardo, CA $59,150

San Miguel, CA $59,269 San Simeon, CA $59,122 Santa Margarita, CA $62,014 Santa Maria, CA $63,859 Santa Ynez, CA $62,448 Shandon, CA $59,230 Solvang, CA $62,325 Templeton, CA $59,496

Mojave, CA $60,086 California City, CA $59,492 Acton, CA $63,008 Benton, CA $58,907 Big Pine, CA $58,830 Bishop, CA $58,880 Boron, CA $59,615 Bridgeport, CA $59,047

Caliente, CA $60,839 Cantil, CA $59,192 Darwin, CA $58,880 Edwards, CA $59,717 Independence, CA $58,902 Inyokern, CA $58,979 Johannesburg, CA $59,056 June Lake, CA $59,007

Keeler, CA $59,024 Keene, CA $61,083 Lake Hughes, CA $61,232 Lancaster, CA $61,349 Lee Vining, CA $58,976 Little Lake, CA $58,976 Littlerock, CA $62,307 Llano, CA $61,423

Lone Pine, CA $58,918 Mammoth Lakes, CA $58,970 Olancha, CA $58,859 Palmdale, CA $62,964 Pearblossom, CA $62,166 Randsburg, CA $58,877 Ridgecrest, CA $59,136 Red Mountain, CA $58,922

Rosamond, CA $60,472 Tehachapi, CA $60,871 Trona, CA $59,013 Valyermo, CA $62,075 Ahwahnee, CA $59,263 Auberry, CA $58,772 Badger, CA $58,896 Bass Lake, CA $59,027

Big Creek, CA $58,880 Biola, CA $58,715 Burrel, CA $58,750 Cantua Creek, CA $58,834 Caruthers, CA $58,720 Chowchilla, CA $59,293 Clovis, CA $58,689 Coarsegold, CA $58,802

Cutler, CA $58,779 Del Rey, CA $58,703 Dinuba, CA $58,760 Dos Palos, CA $60,144 Dunlap, CA $58,782 Firebaugh, CA $60,010 Fish Camp, CA $59,201 Five Points, CA $58,808

Fowler, CA $58,695 Friant, CA $58,748 Helm, CA $58,768 Hume, CA $58,862 Kerman, CA $58,744 Kingsburg, CA $58,750 Kings Canyon National Pk, CA $58,872 Lakeshore, CA $58,680

Los Banos, CA $60,766 Madera, CA $58,735 Mendota, CA $58,850 Miramonte, CA $58,792 Mono Hot Springs, CA $58,707 North Fork, CA $58,796 Oakhurst, CA $59,213 O Neals, CA $58,781

Orange Cove, CA $58,761 Orosi, CA $58,782 Parlier, CA $58,722 Piedra, CA $58,748 Fresno, CA $58,687 Prather, CA $58,749 Raisin City, CA $58,704 Raymond, CA $59,116

Reedley, CA $58,740 Riverdale, CA $58,753 Sanger, CA $58,729 San Joaquin, CA $58,765 Santa Rita Park, CA $60,347 Selma, CA $58,721 Shaver Lake, CA $58,783 South Dos Palos, CA $60,246

Sultana, CA $58,764 Tollhouse, CA $58,764 Tranquillity, CA $58,801 Wishon, CA $58,820 Yettem, CA $58,786 Traver, CA $58,761 Squaw Valley, CA $58,771 Salinas, CA $64,529

Big Sur, CA $60,409 Carmel By The Sea, CA $65,051 Carmel, CA $64,420 Carmel Valley, CA $63,756 Chualar, CA $63,678 Gonzales, CA $63,481 Greenfield, CA $61,354 Jolon, CA $60,463

King City, CA $59,459 Lockwood, CA $59,135 Marina, CA $64,867 Monterey, CA $64,878 Pacific Grove, CA $65,031 Pebble Beach, CA $65,039 San Lucas, CA $59,174 Seaside, CA $64,961

Soledad, CA $61,715 Spreckels, CA $64,521 Belmont, CA $71,490 Brisbane, CA $72,638 Burlingame, CA $70,950 Daly City, CA $72,730 El Granada, CA $69,996 Half Moon Bay, CA $70,594

La Honda, CA $70,851 Loma Mar, CA $70,208 Los Altos, CA $72,466 Menlo Park, CA $72,457 Atherton, CA $72,454 Portola Valley, CA $72,446 Millbrae, CA $71,372 Mountain View, CA $72,607

Montara, CA $70,567 Moss Beach, CA $70,396 Pacifica, CA $71,372 Pescadero, CA $69,989 Redwood City, CA $72,442 San Bruno, CA $71,769 San Carlos, CA $71,871 San Gregorio, CA $70,930

South San Francisco, CA $72,268 Sunnyvale, CA $73,037 San Francisco, CA $73,066 Sacramento, CA $63,332 Palo Alto, CA $72,457 Stanford, CA $72,457 San Mateo, CA $70,874 Alameda, CA $71,578

American Canyon, CA $65,660 Discovery Bay, CA $64,488 Danville, CA $68,524 Alamo, CA $69,606 Angwin, CA $64,462 Antioch, CA $65,565 Benicia, CA $65,795 Bethel Island, CA $64,202

Birds Landing, CA $64,621 Brentwood, CA $65,147 Byron, CA $65,240 Calistoga, CA $64,550 Canyon, CA $71,566 Clayton, CA $67,706 Concord, CA $68,288 Pleasant Hill, CA $68,586

Crockett, CA $65,888 Diablo, CA $69,064 El Cerrito, CA $71,436 Fairfield, CA $65,030 Travis Afb, CA $64,653 Fremont, CA $70,940 Hayward, CA $70,632 Castro Valley, CA $71,141

Hercules, CA $66,848 Knightsen, CA $64,580 Lafayette, CA $70,387 Livermore, CA $68,924 Martinez, CA $67,997 Moraga, CA $71,086 Napa, CA $64,652 Newark, CA $72,058

Oakley, CA $64,826 Oakville, CA $64,823 Orinda, CA $71,520 Pinole, CA $67,731 Pittsburg, CA $66,563 Pleasanton, CA $69,433 Pope Valley, CA $64,066 Dublin, CA $68,902

Port Costa, CA $65,973 Rio Vista, CA $64,116 Rodeo, CA $66,248 Rutherford, CA $64,833 Saint Helena, CA $64,545 Deer Park, CA $64,631 San Leandro, CA $71,603 San Lorenzo, CA $71,094

San Ramon, CA $68,899 Suisun City, CA $65,259 Sunol, CA $71,184 Union City, CA $71,043 Vallejo, CA $65,728 Walnut Creek, CA $70,232 Yountville, CA $64,787 Oakland, CA $71,526

Emeryville, CA $71,562 Piedmont, CA $71,631 Berkeley, CA $71,608 Albany, CA $71,685 Richmond, CA $70,844 El Sobrante, CA $69,908 San Pablo, CA $69,133 San Rafael, CA $69,737

Greenbrae, CA $70,393 Kentfield, CA $70,793 Belvedere Tiburon, CA $72,464 Bodega, CA $64,854 Bodega Bay, CA $64,678 Bolinas, CA $67,724 Corte Madera, CA $71,198 Rohnert Park, CA $65,525

Dillon Beach, CA $64,900 Fairfax, CA $69,110 Cotati, CA $65,432 Forest Knolls, CA $67,096 Inverness, CA $65,315 Lagunitas, CA $66,777 Larkspur, CA $70,785 Marshall, CA $65,152

Mill Valley, CA $70,404 Novato, CA $66,275 Nicasio, CA $66,392 Olema, CA $66,688 Penngrove, CA $65,593 Petaluma, CA $65,669 Point Reyes Station, CA $66,377 Ross, CA $69,843

San Anselmo, CA $68,672 San Geronimo, CA $67,474 San Quentin, CA $71,067 Sausalito, CA $72,634 Stinson Beach, CA $69,613 Tomales, CA $65,003 Valley Ford, CA $64,888 Woodacre, CA $67,594

Aptos, CA $66,742 Alviso, CA $72,744 Aromas, CA $65,172 Ben Lomond, CA $65,641 Boulder Creek, CA $68,042 Brookdale, CA $65,814 Campbell, CA $73,705 Capitola, CA $66,302

Castroville, CA $65,110 Coyote, CA $72,709 Cupertino, CA $72,434 Davenport, CA $66,545 Felton, CA $65,589 Freedom, CA $66,484 Gilroy, CA $67,231 Hollister, CA $64,371

Holy City, CA $69,075 Los Gatos, CA $72,713 Milpitas, CA $73,604 Morgan Hill, CA $70,352 Moss Landing, CA $65,287 Mount Hermon, CA $65,472 New Almaden, CA $72,142 Paicines, CA $59,542

Redwood Estates, CA $69,075 San Juan Bautista, CA $64,519 San Martin, CA $68,980 Santa Clara, CA $73,813 Santa Cruz, CA $65,441 Scotts Valley, CA $65,819 Saratoga, CA $72,346 Soquel, CA $66,897

Tres Pinos, CA $61,651 Watsonville, CA $66,544 San Jose, CA $73,875 Mount Hamilton, CA $72,151 Stockton, CA $62,770 Acampo, CA $62,843 Altaville, CA $61,050 Angels Camp, CA $61,177

Arnold, CA $59,221 Avery, CA $60,151 Burson, CA $61,622 Campo Seco, CA $61,568 Clements, CA $62,380 Copperopolis, CA $61,877 Douglas Flat, CA $60,698 Farmington, CA $62,157

French Camp, CA $62,830 Glencoe, CA $60,498 Hathaway Pines, CA $60,409 Holt, CA $62,941 Linden, CA $62,677 Lockeford, CA $62,776 Lodi, CA $62,787 Mokelumne Hill, CA $60,661

Mountain Ranch, CA $60,404 Murphys, CA $60,631 Rail Road Flat, CA $60,227 San Andreas, CA $60,869 Vallecito, CA $60,759 Valley Springs, CA $61,627 Victor, CA $62,810 Wallace, CA $62,049

West Point, CA $60,281 Wilseyville, CA $60,226 Woodbridge, CA $62,907 Atwater, CA $61,593 Ballico, CA $61,895 Tracy, CA $63,865 Big Oak Flat, CA $61,027 Catheys Valley, CA $59,715

Ceres, CA $62,365 Chinese Camp, CA $61,185 Columbia, CA $60,580 Coulterville, CA $59,945 Cressey, CA $61,796 Crows Landing, CA $62,872 Pinecrest, CA $59,188 Delhi, CA $62,006

Denair, CA $61,964 El Nido, CA $60,189 El Portal, CA $59,322 Empire, CA $62,353 Escalon, CA $62,382 Groveland, CA $59,371 Gustine, CA $63,132 Hickman, CA $62,068

Hilmar, CA $62,382 Hornitos, CA $60,130 Hughson, CA $62,349 Jamestown, CA $61,348 Keyes, CA $62,355 La Grange, CA $61,113 Lathrop, CA $62,964 Le Grand, CA $60,019

Livingston, CA $61,896 Long Barn, CA $59,806 Manteca, CA $62,825 Mariposa, CA $59,563 Merced, CA $60,340 Midpines, CA $59,575 Mi Wuk Village, CA $60,223 Moccasin, CA $60,889

Modesto, CA $62,342 Newman, CA $63,145 Oakdale, CA $62,159 Patterson, CA $64,533 Planada, CA $60,280 Ripon, CA $62,473 Riverbank, CA $62,359 Salida, CA $62,411

Snelling, CA $60,887 Sonora, CA $60,759 Soulsbyville, CA $60,595 Standard, CA $60,706 Stevinson, CA $62,328 Strawberry, CA $59,341 Tuolumne, CA $60,405 Turlock, CA $62,259

Twain Harte, CA $60,267 Vernalis, CA $63,128 Waterford, CA $61,972 Westley, CA $63,370 Winton, CA $61,676 Yosemite National Park, CA $58,991 Santa Rosa, CA $64,732 Albion, CA $59,469

Annapolis, CA $62,523 Boonville, CA $60,875 Boyes Hot Springs, CA $65,410 Branscomb, CA $59,411 Calpella, CA $60,709 Camp Meeker, CA $64,816 Caspar, CA $59,488 Cazadero, CA $63,979

Clearlake, CA $62,174 Clearlake Oaks, CA $61,493 Clearlake Park, CA $62,342 Cloverdale, CA $62,918 Cobb, CA $63,732 Comptche, CA $59,423 Covelo, CA $59,448 Dos Rios, CA $59,400

Duncans Mills, CA $64,563 Eldridge, CA $65,189 Elk, CA $59,622 El Verano, CA $65,511 Finley, CA $62,191 Forestville, CA $64,838 Fort Bragg, CA $59,506 Fulton, CA $64,738

Geyserville, CA $63,931 Glen Ellen, CA $65,094 Glenhaven, CA $61,665 Graton, CA $64,793 Gualala, CA $61,260 Guerneville, CA $64,575 Healdsburg, CA $64,553 Hopland, CA $62,179

Jenner, CA $64,039 Kelseyville, CA $62,696 Kenwood, CA $65,020 Lakeport, CA $61,641 Laytonville, CA $59,420 Little River, CA $59,496 Lower Lake, CA $62,478 Lucerne, CA $61,286

Manchester, CA $60,256 Mendocino, CA $59,496 Middletown, CA $63,991 Monte Rio, CA $64,614 Navarro, CA $59,552 Nice, CA $61,289 Occidental, CA $64,605 Philo, CA $60,286

Hidden Valley Lake, CA $63,687 Point Arena, CA $60,480 Potter Valley, CA $59,512 Redwood Valley, CA $59,865 Rio Nido, CA $64,645 Sebastopol, CA $64,830 Sonoma, CA $65,615 Stewarts Point, CA $62,376

Talmage, CA $60,933 Ukiah, CA $60,644 Upper Lake, CA $60,670 Villa Grande, CA $64,607 Vineburg, CA $65,608 Westport, CA $59,385 Willits, CA $59,482 Windsor, CA $64,776

Witter Springs, CA $60,551 Yorkville, CA $61,376 The Sea Ranch, CA $61,671 Eureka, CA $59,671 Alderpoint, CA $59,374 Blocksburg, CA $59,353 Arcata, CA $59,595 Mckinleyville, CA $59,600

Bayside, CA $59,574 Blue Lake, CA $59,501 Bridgeville, CA $59,401 Burnt Ranch, CA $59,473 Carlotta, CA $59,442 Crescent City, CA $59,367 Cutten, CA $59,670 Ferndale, CA $59,459

Fields Landing, CA $59,625 Fort Dick, CA $59,367 Fortuna, CA $59,582 Garberville, CA $59,406 Gasquet, CA $59,199 Honeydew, CA $59,346 Hoopa, CA $59,550 Hydesville, CA $59,537

Klamath, CA $59,412 Kneeland, CA $59,438 Korbel, CA $59,384 Loleta, CA $59,505 Mad River, CA $59,397 Miranda, CA $59,428 Myers Flat, CA $59,410 Orick, CA $59,450

Orleans, CA $59,475 Petrolia, CA $59,389 Phillipsville, CA $59,398 Redway, CA $59,489 Rio Dell, CA $59,547 Salyer, CA $59,486 Samoa, CA $59,551 Scotia, CA $59,470

Smith River, CA $59,209 Somes Bar, CA $59,455 Redcrest, CA $59,387 Trinidad, CA $59,534 Weott, CA $59,482 Willow Creek, CA $59,499 Leggett, CA $59,406 Piercy, CA $59,396

Whitethorn, CA $59,416 Zenia, CA $59,312 Amador City, CA $61,424 Auburn, CA $61,781 West Sacramento, CA $63,333 Brooks, CA $62,746 Capay, CA $62,740 Carmichael, CA $63,289

Citrus Heights, CA $62,977 Clarksburg, CA $63,343 Coloma, CA $61,670 Cool, CA $61,765 Courtland, CA $63,344 Davis, CA $63,269 Diamond Springs, CA $61,577 Dixon, CA $63,617

El Dorado, CA $61,646 Elk Grove, CA $63,081 Elmira, CA $64,164 Elverta, CA $63,219 Esparto, CA $63,086 Fair Oaks, CA $63,005 Fiddletown, CA $60,901 Folsom, CA $62,625

Foresthill, CA $60,329 Galt, CA $62,660 Garden Valley, CA $61,194 Georgetown, CA $60,576 Greenwood, CA $61,327 Grizzly Flats, CA $60,318 Guinda, CA $62,614 Herald, CA $62,115

Hood, CA $63,262 Ione, CA $61,573 Isleton, CA $63,708 Jackson, CA $61,099 Kit Carson, CA $60,414 Knights Landing, CA $62,365 Kirkwood, CA $59,334 Lincoln, CA $62,319

Loomis, CA $62,436 Lotus, CA $61,781 Mcclellan, CA $63,341 Madison, CA $63,185 Martell, CA $61,180 Mather, CA $63,155 Mount Aukum, CA $61,185 Newcastle, CA $62,223

Nicolaus, CA $62,681 North Highlands, CA $63,300 Roseville, CA $62,805 Orangevale, CA $62,838 Penryn, CA $62,324 Pilot Hill, CA $62,108 Pine Grove, CA $60,788 Pioneer, CA $59,854

Placerville, CA $61,467 Pleasant Grove, CA $62,835 Plymouth, CA $61,723 Rancho Cordova, CA $63,165 Represa, CA $62,638 Rescue, CA $62,107 Rio Linda, CA $63,343 Rio Oso, CA $62,309

River Pines, CA $61,284 Robbins, CA $62,529 Rocklin, CA $62,622 Rumsey, CA $61,573 Ryde, CA $63,398 Sheridan, CA $62,099 Shingle Springs, CA $62,051 Sloughhouse, CA $62,457

Somerset, CA $60,367 Sutter Creek, CA $61,225 Thornton, CA $63,368 Vacaville, CA $64,196 Volcano, CA $60,716 Walnut Grove, CA $63,510 Wheatland, CA $61,799 Wilton, CA $62,835

Winters, CA $63,429 Woodland, CA $63,138 Yolo, CA $63,076 Zamora, CA $62,944 Drytown, CA $61,531 Alta, CA $60,250 Applegate, CA $61,331 Camino, CA $60,921

Chicago Park, CA $60,456 Colfax, CA $60,671 Dutch Flat, CA $60,194 Emigrant Gap, CA $59,818 Gold Run, CA $60,231 Kyburz, CA $59,384 Echo Lake, CA $59,323 Meadow Vista, CA $61,393

Norden, CA $59,974 Pollock Pines, CA $59,830 Soda Springs, CA $60,023 Twin Bridges, CA $59,246 Weimar, CA $61,116 Granite Bay, CA $62,576 El Dorado Hills, CA $62,377 Antelope, CA $63,142

Marysville, CA $60,661 Beale Afb, CA $61,376 Alleghany, CA $59,783 Arbuckle, CA $61,279 Artois, CA $60,045 Bangor, CA $60,339 Belden, CA $59,757 Berry Creek, CA $60,169

Biggs, CA $60,245 Browns Valley, CA $60,306 Brownsville, CA $60,214 Butte City, CA $60,215 Camptonville, CA $59,855 Canyon Dam, CA $59,667 Cedar Ridge, CA $60,456 Challenge, CA $60,055

Chico, CA $60,245 Clipper Mills, CA $60,048 Colusa, CA $60,570 Crescent Mills, CA $59,619 Dobbins, CA $60,007 Downieville, CA $59,715 Dunnigan, CA $62,499 Durham, CA $60,243

Elk Creek, CA $60,018 Feather Falls, CA $60,224 Forbestown, CA $60,166 Forest Ranch, CA $60,131 Glenn, CA $60,183 Goodyears Bar, CA $59,748 Grass Valley, CA $60,410 Penn Valley, CA $60,607

Greenville, CA $59,636 Gridley, CA $60,377 Grimes, CA $61,404 Hamilton City, CA $60,207 Live Oak, CA $60,507 Magalia, CA $60,127 Maxwell, CA $60,441 Meadow Valley, CA $59,762

Meridian, CA $61,503 Nelson, CA $60,219 Nevada City, CA $60,018 North San Juan, CA $59,771 Olivehurst, CA $61,785 Oregon House, CA $60,224 Orland, CA $59,976 Oroville, CA $60,195

Paradise, CA $60,178 Palermo, CA $60,296 Princeton, CA $60,228 Quincy, CA $59,656 Rackerby, CA $60,310 Richvale, CA $60,210 Rough And Ready, CA $60,497 Smartsville, CA $60,849

Stirling City, CA $60,074 Stonyford, CA $60,064 Storrie, CA $59,956 Strawberry Valley, CA $59,725 Sutter, CA $60,722 Taylorsville, CA $59,541 Twain, CA $59,679 Washington, CA $60,040

Williams, CA $60,654 Willows, CA $60,124 Yuba City, CA $61,885 Redding, CA $59,808 Adin, CA $59,618 Anderson, CA $59,800 Bella Vista, CA $59,818 Bieber, CA $59,660

Big Bar, CA $59,408 Big Bend, CA $59,706 Burney, CA $59,870 Callahan, CA $59,521 Canby, CA $59,519 Cassel, CA $59,847 Castella, CA $59,628 Shasta Lake, CA $59,840

Chester, CA $59,789 Corning, CA $59,963 Cottonwood, CA $59,712 Dorris, CA $59,195 Douglas City, CA $59,554 Dunsmuir, CA $59,705 Etna, CA $59,514 Fall River Mills, CA $59,803

Flournoy, CA $59,782 Forks Of Salmon, CA $59,419 Fort Jones, CA $59,335 French Gulch, CA $59,597 Gazelle, CA $59,561 Gerber, CA $59,955 Greenview, CA $59,519 Grenada, CA $59,465

Happy Camp, CA $59,222 Hat Creek, CA $59,851 Hayfork, CA $59,509 Hornbrook, CA $58,627 Hyampom, CA $59,416 Igo, CA $59,557 Junction City, CA $59,523 Klamath River, CA $58,745

Lakehead, CA $59,674 Lewiston, CA $59,602 Lookout, CA $59,642 Los Molinos, CA $59,995 Mcarthur, CA $59,751 Mccloud, CA $59,724 Macdoel, CA $59,343 Manton, CA $59,844

Mill Creek, CA $59,772 Millville, CA $59,796 Mineral, CA $59,850 Montague, CA $59,236 Montgomery Creek, CA $59,776 Mount Shasta, CA $59,742 Nubieber, CA $59,720 Oak Run, CA $59,833

Obrien, CA $59,676 Old Station, CA $59,850 Palo Cedro, CA $59,837 Paskenta, CA $59,759 Paynes Creek, CA $59,821 Platina, CA $59,450 Proberta, CA $60,024 Red Bluff, CA $59,769

Round Mountain, CA $59,877 Scott Bar, CA $58,984 Seiad Valley, CA $58,693 Shasta, CA $59,646 Shingletown, CA $59,875 Tehama, CA $60,008 Trinity Center, CA $59,527 Vina, CA $60,091

Weaverville, CA $59,615 Weed, CA $59,669 Whiskeytown, CA $59,591 Whitmore, CA $59,871 Yreka, CA $59,131 Alturas, CA $59,553 Blairsden Graeagle, CA $59,625 Cedarville, CA $59,461

Chilcoot, CA $59,018 Clio, CA $59,584 Coleville, CA $59,156 Davis Creek, CA $59,322 Doyle, CA $59,155 Eagleville, CA $59,427 Floriston, CA $59,317 Fort Bidwell, CA $59,253

Herlong, CA $59,410 Janesville, CA $59,618 Lake City, CA $59,322 Likely, CA $59,498 Litchfield, CA $59,471 Loyalton, CA $59,245 Madeline, CA $59,524 Markleeville, CA $59,088

Milford, CA $59,471 Portola, CA $59,524 Ravendale, CA $59,451 Calpine, CA $59,424 Sierra City, CA $59,630 Sierraville, CA $59,555 Susanville, CA $59,677 Standish, CA $59,583

Beckwourth, CA $59,284 Termo, CA $59,507 Topaz, CA $59,108 Tulelake, CA $59,236 Vinton, CA $59,106 Wendel, CA $59,314 Westwood, CA $59,789 Carnelian Bay, CA $60,041

Homewood, CA $59,655 Tahoma, CA $59,234 Kings Beach, CA $59,712 Tahoe City, CA $59,946 Olympic Valley, CA $60,135 Tahoe Vista, CA $59,913 South Lake Tahoe, CA $59,134 Truckee, CA $60,281

Set Designer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Set Designer salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $64,603. While startup companies pay approximate $64,603.

Set Designer Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$64,603
Growth Stage	51~500	$64,603
Established	501~5000	$64,603
Enterprise	5000+	$64,603

Set Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Set Designer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$52,963

Average $64,603/year

$78,168

$4,414

Average $5,384/month

$6,514

$1,019

Average $1,242/week

$1,503

$25

Average $31/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,168	$6,514	$1,503	$38
Average	$64,603	$5,384	$1,242	$31
25th Percentile	$52,963	$4,414	$1,019	$25

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