How much does a Distribution Designer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Distribution Designer in the United States is $79,581 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.
However, a Distribution Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,725
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,774 to $84,367
Key Factors That Influence Distribution Designer Salaries
A Distribution Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Distribution 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 Distribution Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $100,375
San Francisco: $99,276
Oakland: $97,184
San Jose, CA$100,375
San Francisco, CA$99,276
Oakland, CA$97,184
New York, NY$91,629
Paramus, NJ$90,515
Queens Village, NY$90,511
Passaic, NJ$90,435
Bergenfield, NJ$90,428
Stamford, CT$90,253
Huntington, NY$90,220
Newark, NJ$89,632
Bridgeport, CT$89,464
Vallejo, CA$89,306
New Brunswick, NJ$89,274
Petaluma, CA$89,226
Middlesex, NJ$89,075
Somerset, NJ$89,019
Santa Cruz, CA$88,916
Boston, MA$88,430
Monterey, CA$88,151
Seattle, WA$87,969
Santa Rosa, CA$87,953
Los Angeles, CA$87,929
Juneau, AK$87,722
Washington, DC$87,634
Orange, CA$87,351
Santa Ana, CA$87,141
Long Beach, CA$87,062
Anaheim, CA$87,046
Anchorage, AK$87,006
Santa Maria, CA$86,767
Everett, WA$86,751
Danbury, CT$86,471
Bremerton, WA$86,361
Tacoma, WA$86,075
New Suffolk, NY$86,073
Sacramento, CA$86,051
Santa Barbara, CA$85,963
Trenton, NJ$85,876
San Diego, CA$85,876
Brockton, MA$85,788
Fairbanks, AK$85,593
Lompoc, CA$85,390
Lowell, MA$85,326
Ventura, CA$85,311
Nashua, NH$85,295
Stockton, CA$85,287
Modesto, CA$84,706
Poughkeepsie, NY$84,531
Olympia, WA$84,380
Kennewick, WA$84,380
New Haven, CT$84,348
Lawrence, MA$84,061
Hartford, CT$83,982
Riverside, CA$83,966
New Bedford, MA$83,886
Richland, WA$83,886
Bakersfield, CA$83,775
San Bernardino, CA$83,743
New Britain, CT$83,735
Atlantic City, NJ$83,735
New London, CT$83,703
Norwich, CT$83,679
Portsmouth, NH$83,663
Boulder, CO$83,495
Portland, OR$83,385
Worcester, MA$83,377
Minneapolis, MN$83,130
Philadelphia, PA$83,019
Honolulu, HI$82,756
Saint Paul, MN$82,718
Vineland, NJ$82,700
Providence, RI$82,470
Chicago, IL$82,239
Bellingham, WA$82,143
Springfield, MA$82,080
Baltimore, MD$82,056
Chico, CA$81,857
Pittsfield, MA$81,642
Manchester, NH$81,491
Spokane, WA$81,141
Denver, CO$81,133
Albany, NY$80,759
Troy, NY$80,727
Nassau, NY$80,642
Schenectady, NY$80,560
Wilmington, DE$80,496
Burlington, VT$80,385
Salem, OR$80,353
Portland, ME$80,106
Yakima, WA$80,027
Rochester, MN$79,780
Reno, NV$79,740
Fresno, CA$79,740
Milwaukee, WI$79,668
Detroit, MI$79,589
Ann Arbor, MI$79,575
Allentown, PA$79,565
Colorado Springs, CO$79,430
Syracuse, NY$79,390
Carson City, NV$79,390
Houston, TX$79,278
Eugene, OR$79,239
Gary, IN$79,143
Springfield, OR$79,080
Bismarck, ND$79,064
Galveston, TX$79,008
Medford, OR$78,889
Fort Collins, CO$78,857
Concord, NH$78,817
Austin, TX$78,793
Mesa, AZ$78,626
Reading, PA$78,618
Phoenix, AZ$78,610
Dallas, TX$78,586
Saint Cloud, MN$78,510
Madison, WI$78,403
Utica, NY$78,188
Rochester, NY$78,061
Des Moines, IA$78,053
Raleigh, NC$78,045
Atlanta, GA$77,926
Battle Creek, MI$77,902
Salt Lake City, UT$77,878
Lancaster, PA$77,758
Harrisburg, PA$77,647
Kansas City, MO$77,568
Champaign, IL$77,552
Kansas City, KS$77,552
Fort Worth, TX$77,544
Columbus, OH$77,530
Boca Raton, FL$77,512
Pittsburgh, PA$77,480
Richmond, VA$77,448
Indianapolis, IN$77,432
Cleveland, OH$77,424
Las Vegas, NV$77,329
Cincinnati, OH$77,329
Petersburg, VA$77,209
Huntsville, AL$77,090
Lansing, MI$77,037
Lebanon, PA$77,026
Pueblo, CO$77,018
Appleton, WI$76,995
Buffalo, NY$76,963
Dayton, OH$76,939
Racine, WI$76,923
Charlotte, NC$76,915
Saint Louis, MO$76,891
York, PA$76,843
Elkhart, IN$76,843
Gastonia, NC$76,828
Billings, MT$76,809
Beaumont, TX$76,788
Lorain, OH$76,772
Benton Harbor, MI$76,756
Toledo, OH$76,740
Binghamton, NY$76,700
Rock Hill, SC$76,692
Rockford, IL$76,652
Springfield, IL$76,620
Elyria, OH$76,613
Fargo, ND$76,613
Flagstaff, AZ$76,557
Fort Lauderdale, FL$76,509
Duluth, MN$76,461
Miami, FL$76,461
Cheyenne, WY$76,406
Grand Forks, ND$76,406
Bangor, ME$76,231
Cedar Rapids, IA$76,143
Durham, NC$76,110
Louisville, KY$76,103
Grand Rapids, MI$76,087
Hialeah, FL$76,079
Casper, WY$75,968
Scranton, PA$75,872
New Orleans, LA$75,849
Virginia Beach, VA$75,841
Akron, OH$75,801
Peoria, IL$75,697
Sarasota, FL$75,681
Nashville, TN$75,626
Omaha, NE$75,626
Green Bay, WI$75,626
Baton Rouge, LA$75,586
Charleston, SC$75,570
Jamestown, NY$75,530
Davenport, IA$75,530
Tucson, AZ$75,490
Saint Petersburg, FL$75,443
Tampa, FL$75,427
Evansville, IN$75,379
Port Arthur, TX$75,379
Bradenton, FL$75,347
Santa Fe, NM$75,204
Orlando, FL$75,061
Clearwater, FL$75,037
Canton, OH$74,870
La Crosse, WI$74,870
Albuquerque, NM$74,822
Newport News, VA$74,814
High Point, NC$74,790
Ogden, UT$74,758
Corpus Christi, TX$74,695
Norfolk, VA$74,647
Laramie, WY$74,647
Rock Island, IL$74,599
Saginaw, MI$74,583
Jacksonville, FL$74,575
Salisbury, NC$74,559
Boise, ID$74,543
Moline, IL$74,504
Fort Myers, FL$74,480
Memphis, TN$74,464
Tulsa, OK$74,424
Waterloo, IA$74,376
Spartanburg, SC$74,297
Lincoln, NE$74,257
Fort Wayne, IN$74,241
Provo, UT$74,233
Cedar Falls, IA$74,138
San Antonio, TX$74,106
Greensboro, NC$74,074
South Bend, IN$74,066
Savannah, GA$73,978
Muskegon, MI$73,947
Birmingham, AL$73,939
Winston Salem, NC$73,900
Lake Charles, LA$73,708
Anderson, IN$73,692
Lexington, KY$73,668
Augusta, GA$73,644
Greenville, SC$73,644
Lima, OH$73,581
Wichita, KS$73,573
Tuscaloosa, AL$73,573
Columbia, SC$73,501
Springfield, OH$73,485
Asheville, NC$73,358
Bloomington, IN$73,302
Knoxville, TN$73,015
Shreveport, LA$73,008
Wilmington, NC$72,904
Roanoke, VA$72,904
Topeka, KS$72,761
Frankfort, KY$72,752
Oklahoma City, OK$72,697
Chillicothe, OH$72,665
Longview, TX$72,657
Melbourne, FL$72,649
Sioux Falls, SD$72,522
Mobile, AL$72,514
Terre Haute, IN$72,482
Altoona, PA$72,435
Amarillo, TX$72,379
Killeen, TX$72,355
Fayetteville, AR$72,291
Chattanooga, TN$72,267
Sioux City, IA$72,196
Idaho Falls, ID$72,180
Lynchburg, VA$72,116
Gainesville, FL$72,013
Portsmouth, OH$71,973
Little Rock, AR$71,957
Lafayette, LA$71,925
Youngstown, OH$71,925
Daytona Beach, FL$71,877
Clarksville, TN$71,870
Pensacola, FL$71,862
Temple, TX$71,856
Hopkinsville, KY$71,623
Erie, PA$71,607
Florence, SC$71,575
Charleston, WV$71,448
Great Falls, MT$71,408
Macon, GA$71,297
Tallahassee, FL$71,289
Fayetteville, NC$71,273
Waco, TX$71,257
Helena, MT$71,201
Pine Bluff, AR$71,171
Vincennes, IN$71,074
Lubbock, TX$71,042
Alamogordo, NM$70,994
Twin Falls, ID$70,922
Rapid City, SD$70,899
Jackson, MS$70,755
Huntington, WV$70,750
Greenville, MS$70,747
Parkersburg, WV$70,666
Montgomery, AL$70,652
Wichita Falls, TX$70,572
Springfield, MO$70,572
Biloxi, MS$70,533
Monroe, LA$70,453
Johnstown, PA$70,397
Sumter, SC$70,365
Columbus, GA$70,357
Pascagoula, MS$70,206
Abilene, TX$70,206
Kingsport, TN$69,999
Albany, GA$69,999
Gulfport, MS$69,975
Alexandria, LA$69,713
Fort Smith, AR$69,514
El Paso, TX$69,299
Las Cruces, NM$68,941
Harlingen, TX$68,739
Pocatello, ID$68,726
Florence, AL$68,623
Brownsville, TX$68,607
Mcallen, TX$68,440
Dothan, AL$68,328
Columbus, MS$67,855
Altus, OK$67,485
Lawton, OK$67,333
Pierre, SD$67,047
What Skills Can Increase a Distribution Designer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Collaboration (Mentioned in 4.08% Job Postings): Works cooperatively and shares ideas with coworkers and managers to achieve common goals and objectives.
Product Development (Mentioned in 2.24% Job Postings): Overseeing the creation of new products or improvement of the performance, cost, or quality of existing products to achieve business goals.
Design Thinking (Mentioned in 1.6% Job Postings): Developing software solutions to understand and target customer needs in a repetitive process.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Distribution Designer's salary.
Distribution Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Distribution Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Retail & Wholesale and Chemicals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Distribution Designer positions in Software & Networking or Transportation typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Distribution Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Distribution Designer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Retail & Wholesale
$99,476
$48.0
25%
Chemicals
$95,497
$46.0
20%
Telecom
$93,905
$45.0
18%
Energy & Utilities
$91,518
$44.0
15%
MFG Nondurable
$89,131
$43.0
12%
How Education impacts a Distribution Designer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Distribution Designers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Distribution Designer with a Associate's Degree is between
$77,196
and $81,378).
Distribution Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Distribution 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.
Salaries for a Distribution Designer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $72,421 in 2023
to around $71,631 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Distribution Designer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Distribution Designer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Distribution Designer
Here are companies hiring for Distribution Designer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Distribution Designer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Distribution Designer?
The Retail & Wholesale industry offers the highest average compensation for Distribution Designer roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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