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What interior designers make
Registered, mid-career
$62,000
Junior
$45,000
Senior or principal
$92,000
Job Bank's national median works out to about $60,000 a year. Commercial work (offices, hospitals, hotels) pays more than residential. Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary have the most jobs. Owners of small residential studios earn anywhere from very little to well above this range.