What are the main factors that influence a Surface Designer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Surface Designer's salary?

A Surface Designer's salary grows with experience: a Surface Designer (0-2 years)earns $62,583, a Fashion Designer II (2-4 years)earns $77,265, a Fashion Designer III (4-7 years)earns $99,213, a Fashion Designer IV (7+ years)earns $138,091, a Manager of Fashion Design (7+ years)earns $131,118,

What are the highest paying states for a Surface Designer?

Surface Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Surface Designer roles are District of Columbia $69,720, California $69,456, Massachusetts $68,530. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Surface Designer roles make?

Salaries for Surface Designer level roles vary by specialization: Surface Warfare Officer: $84,664; Surface Pattern Designer: $69,420; Surface Mount Technician: $68,421; SURFACE MAINTENANCE REPAIRER: $51,624; Surface Grinder: $46,487.

How do different companies affect a Surface Designer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Surface Designer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Hansoll Textile Ltd ($116,862) and Nestl├⌐ ($110,692) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $65,790.

Surface Designer Salary in the United States

How much does a Surface Designer make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Surface Designer in the United States is $62,970 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,024
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,350 to $68,233
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,233

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Surface Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,233	$5,686	$1,312	$33
Average	$62,970	$5,247	$1,211	$30
25th Percentile	$57,350	$4,779	$1,103	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Surface Designer Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Surface Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Surface Designer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $62,583
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,265
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $99,213
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,091
Expert (over 8 years): $131,118

Levels	Salary
Surface D... Level Surface Designer	$62,583
Fashion D... Level Surface Designer	$77,265
Fashion D... Level Surface Designer	$99,213
Fashion D... Level Surface Designer	$138,091
Manager o... Level Surface Designer	$131,118

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How Do Surface 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 Surface Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,720.
California: $69,456.
Massachusetts: $68,530.

District of Columbia $69,720 California $69,456 Massachusetts $68,530 Washington $68,278 New Jersey $68,253 Alaska $68,165 Connecticut $67,296 New York $66,943

Hawaii $65,816 Rhode Island $65,287 Maryland $64,928 Minnesota $64,437 Colorado $64,248 Illinois $64,185 Oregon $63,946 Delaware $63,770

New Hampshire $63,659 Virginia $63,411 Pennsylvania $62,687 Nevada $62,321 North Dakota $62,202 Michigan $62,013 Wisconsin $61,943 Vermont $61,805

Texas $61,421 Maine $61,396 Arizona $61,358 Ohio $61,314 Georgia $60,734 Indiana $60,445 Wyoming $60,388 Utah $60,300

Iowa $60,262 Kansas $59,960 Louisiana $59,872 North Carolina $59,840 Missouri $59,828 Florida $59,582 Montana $59,450 Nebraska $59,324

Kentucky $59,255 South Carolina $59,003 Tennessee $58,845 Idaho $58,782 New Mexico $58,323 Oklahoma $58,222 Alabama $57,850 South Dakota $57,227

Arkansas $56,887 West Virginia $56,704 Mississippi $56,157

Top Paying Cities for Surface 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:

San Jose: $79,424
San Francisco: $78,554
Oakland: $76,899

San Jose, CA $79,424

San Francisco, CA $78,554

Oakland, CA $76,899

New York, NY $72,503

Paramus, NJ $71,621

Queens Village, NY $71,618

Passaic, NJ $71,558

Bergenfield, NJ $71,553

Stamford, CT $71,414

Huntington, NY $71,388

Newark, NJ $70,923

Bridgeport, CT $70,790

Vallejo, CA $70,665

New Brunswick, NJ $70,640

Petaluma, CA $70,602

Middlesex, NJ $70,482

Somerset, NJ $70,438

Santa Cruz, CA $70,356

Boston, MA $69,972

Monterey, CA $69,751

Seattle, WA $69,607

Santa Rosa, CA $69,594

Los Angeles, CA $69,575

Juneau, AK $69,412

Washington, DC $69,342

Orange, CA $69,118

Santa Ana, CA $68,952

Long Beach, CA $68,889

Anaheim, CA $68,876

Anchorage, AK $68,845

Santa Maria, CA $68,656

Everett, WA $68,643

Danbury, CT $68,422

Bremerton, WA $68,335

Tacoma, WA $68,108

New Suffolk, NY $68,107

Sacramento, CA $68,089

Santa Barbara, CA $68,020

Trenton, NJ $67,951

San Diego, CA $67,951

Brockton, MA $67,882

Fairbanks, AK $67,727

Lompoc, CA $67,567

Lowell, MA $67,516

Ventura, CA $67,504

Nashua, NH $67,491

Stockton, CA $67,485

Modesto, CA $67,025

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,887

Olympia, WA $66,767

Kennewick, WA $66,767

New Haven, CT $66,742

Lawrence, MA $66,515

Hartford, CT $66,452

Riverside, CA $66,440

New Bedford, MA $66,377

Richland, WA $66,377

Bakersfield, CA $66,288

San Bernardino, CA $66,263

New Britain, CT $66,257

Atlantic City, NJ $66,257

New London, CT $66,232

Norwich, CT $66,213

Portsmouth, NH $66,200

Boulder, CO $66,067

Portland, OR $65,980

Worcester, MA $65,974

Minneapolis, MN $65,778

Philadelphia, PA $65,690

Honolulu, HI $65,482

Saint Paul, MN $65,452

Vineland, NJ $65,438

Providence, RI $65,256

Chicago, IL $65,073

Bellingham, WA $64,998

Springfield, MA $64,947

Baltimore, MD $64,928

Chico, CA $64,771

Pittsfield, MA $64,601

Manchester, NH $64,481

Spokane, WA $64,204

Denver, CO $64,198

Albany, NY $63,902

Troy, NY $63,877

Nassau, NY $63,809

Schenectady, NY $63,744

Wilmington, DE $63,694

Burlington, VT $63,606

Salem, OR $63,581

Portland, ME $63,386

Yakima, WA $63,323

Rochester, MN $63,127

Reno, NV $63,096

Fresno, CA $63,096

Milwaukee, WI $63,039

Detroit, MI $62,976

Ann Arbor, MI $62,965

Allentown, PA $62,957

Colorado Springs, CO $62,850

Syracuse, NY $62,819

Carson City, NV $62,819

Houston, TX $62,731

Eugene, OR $62,699

Gary, IN $62,624

Springfield, OR $62,573

Bismarck, ND $62,561

Galveston, TX $62,517

Medford, OR $62,422

Fort Collins, CO $62,397

Concord, NH $62,365

Austin, TX $62,346

Mesa, AZ $62,214

Reading, PA $62,208

Phoenix, AZ $62,202

Dallas, TX $62,183

Saint Cloud, MN $62,122

Madison, WI $62,038

Utica, NY $61,868

Rochester, NY $61,767

Des Moines, IA $61,761

Raleigh, NC $61,755

Atlanta, GA $61,660

Battle Creek, MI $61,641

Salt Lake City, UT $61,622

Lancaster, PA $61,528

Harrisburg, PA $61,440

Kansas City, MO $61,377

Champaign, IL $61,364

Kansas City, KS $61,364

Fort Worth, TX $61,358

Columbus, OH $61,347

Boca Raton, FL $61,333

Pittsburgh, PA $61,307

Richmond, VA $61,282

Indianapolis, IN $61,270

Cleveland, OH $61,263

Las Vegas, NV $61,188

Cincinnati, OH $61,188

Petersburg, VA $61,093

Huntsville, AL $60,999

Lansing, MI $60,957

Lebanon, PA $60,949

Pueblo, CO $60,942

Appleton, WI $60,923

Buffalo, NY $60,898

Dayton, OH $60,879

Racine, WI $60,867

Charlotte, NC $60,860

Saint Louis, MO $60,842

York, PA $60,804

Elkhart, IN $60,804

Gastonia, NC $60,792

Billings, MT $60,777

Beaumont, TX $60,760

Lorain, OH $60,747

Benton Harbor, MI $60,734

Toledo, OH $60,722

Binghamton, NY $60,690

Rock Hill, SC $60,684

Rockford, IL $60,653

Springfield, IL $60,627

Elyria, OH $60,621

Fargo, ND $60,621

Flagstaff, AZ $60,577

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,539

Duluth, MN $60,501

Miami, FL $60,501

Cheyenne, WY $60,457

Grand Forks, ND $60,457

Bangor, ME $60,319

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,250

Durham, NC $60,223

Louisville, KY $60,218

Grand Rapids, MI $60,206

Hialeah, FL $60,199

Casper, WY $60,111

Scranton, PA $60,036

New Orleans, LA $60,017

Virginia Beach, VA $60,010

Akron, OH $59,979

Peoria, IL $59,897

Sarasota, FL $59,884

Nashville, TN $59,840

Omaha, NE $59,840

Green Bay, WI $59,840

Baton Rouge, LA $59,809

Charleston, SC $59,796

Jamestown, NY $59,765

Davenport, IA $59,765

Tucson, AZ $59,733

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,695

Tampa, FL $59,683

Evansville, IN $59,645

Port Arthur, TX $59,645

Bradenton, FL $59,620

Santa Fe, NM $59,507

Orlando, FL $59,393

Clearwater, FL $59,374

Canton, OH $59,242

La Crosse, WI $59,242

Albuquerque, NM $59,204

Newport News, VA $59,198

High Point, NC $59,179

Ogden, UT $59,154

Corpus Christi, TX $59,104

Norfolk, VA $59,066

Laramie, WY $59,066

Rock Island, IL $59,028

Saginaw, MI $59,015

Jacksonville, FL $59,009

Salisbury, NC $58,996

Boise, ID $58,984

Moline, IL $58,952

Fort Myers, FL $58,934

Memphis, TN $58,921

Tulsa, OK $58,889

Waterloo, IA $58,852

Spartanburg, SC $58,789

Lincoln, NE $58,757

Fort Wayne, IN $58,745

Provo, UT $58,738

Cedar Falls, IA $58,663

San Antonio, TX $58,638

Greensboro, NC $58,612

South Bend, IN $58,606

Savannah, GA $58,537

Muskegon, MI $58,512

Birmingham, AL $58,505

Winston Salem, NC $58,474

Lake Charles, LA $58,323

Anderson, IN $58,310

Lexington, KY $58,291

Augusta, GA $58,272

Greenville, SC $58,272

Lima, OH $58,222

Wichita, KS $58,216

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,216

Columbia, SC $58,159

Springfield, OH $58,146

Asheville, NC $58,046

Bloomington, IN $58,002

Knoxville, TN $57,775

Shreveport, LA $57,769

Wilmington, NC $57,687

Roanoke, VA $57,687

Topeka, KS $57,573

Frankfort, KY $57,566

Oklahoma City, OK $57,523

Chillicothe, OH $57,498

Longview, TX $57,492

Melbourne, FL $57,485

Sioux Falls, SD $57,384

Mobile, AL $57,378

Terre Haute, IN $57,353

Altoona, PA $57,315

Amarillo, TX $57,271

Killeen, TX $57,252

Fayetteville, AR $57,202

Chattanooga, TN $57,183

Sioux City, IA $57,126

Idaho Falls, ID $57,114

Lynchburg, VA $57,063

Gainesville, FL $56,981

Portsmouth, OH $56,950

Little Rock, AR $56,937

Lafayette, LA $56,912

Youngstown, OH $56,912

Daytona Beach, FL $56,874

Clarksville, TN $56,868

Pensacola, FL $56,862

Temple, TX $56,857

Hopkinsville, KY $56,673

Erie, PA $56,660

Florence, SC $56,635

Charleston, WV $56,534

Great Falls, MT $56,503

Macon, GA $56,415

Tallahassee, FL $56,408

Fayetteville, NC $56,396

Waco, TX $56,383

Helena, MT $56,339

Pine Bluff, AR $56,315

Vincennes, IN $56,238

Lubbock, TX $56,213

Alamogordo, NM $56,175

Twin Falls, ID $56,119

Rapid City, SD $56,100

Jackson, MS $55,987

Huntington, WV $55,982

Greenville, MS $55,980

Parkersburg, WV $55,916

Montgomery, AL $55,905

Wichita Falls, TX $55,842

Springfield, MO $55,842

Biloxi, MS $55,810

Monroe, LA $55,747

Johnstown, PA $55,703

Sumter, SC $55,678

Columbus, GA $55,672

Pascagoula, MS $55,552

Abilene, TX $55,552

Kingsport, TN $55,388

Albany, GA $55,388

Gulfport, MS $55,369

Alexandria, LA $55,162

Fort Smith, AR $55,004

El Paso, TX $54,834

Las Cruces, NM $54,551

Harlingen, TX $54,391

Pocatello, ID $54,381

Florence, AL $54,299

Brownsville, TX $54,286

Mcallen, TX $54,154

Dothan, AL $54,066

Columbus, MS $53,692

Altus, OK $53,398

Lawton, OK $53,279

Pierre, SD $53,052

What Skills Can Increase a Surface Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Products and Services (Mentioned in 6.87% Job Postings): Knowledge of the full array of our organization's products and services including those that are created for internal customers; insight into the differentiating factors that distinguish them from those of competitors.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 2% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Illustrator (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design program developed and marketed by Adobe Inc. Originally designed for the Apple Macintosh, development of Adobe Illustrator began in 1985. Along with Creative Cloud, Illustrator CC was released.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Products and Services	6.87%
Photoshop	2%
Illustrator	1.37%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Surface Designer's salary.

Adobe: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
Photoshop: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Adobe Creative Suite: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Adobe	$79,342	26%
Photoshop	$77,453	23%
Adobe Creative Suite	$77,453	23%
Illustrator	$76,823	22%
Product Development	$76,823	22%
AutoCAD	$76,194	21%

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Surface Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Surface Designer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, MFG Nondurable, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Surface Designer positions in Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Surface Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Surface Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Nondurable	$75,564	$36.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Surface 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.

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$57,350

Average $62,970/year

$68,233

$4,779

Average $5,247/month

$5,686

$1,103

Average $1,211/week

$1,312

$28

Average $30/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,233	$5,686	$1,312	$33
Average	$62,970	$5,247	$1,211	$30
25th Percentile	$57,350	$4,779	$1,103	$28

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Salaries for a Surface Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,052 in 2023 to around $63,437 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Surface Designer salary trends, .

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