IIDA 2019 Interior Design Compensation Report

Design firms are becoming savvier in marketing and educating their clients on the ROI of interior design services. As we begin to help clients pay closer attention to the benefits of investing in interior spaces, we must also look within. One of the ways designers and design firms can bolster their effort is to educate themselves on the innerworkings of the profession of interior design. A few weeks ago, the International Interior Design Association (IIDA)released its 2019 IIDA Interior Design Compensation Report. The report compiles data gathered through a survey of IIDA members, covering correlations between compensation and education, industry tenure, professional credentials, geography, job function, and supervisory responsibility, among other measures. This is the second time IIDA has gathered and reported on compensation in the field of interior design; the first was in 2016, and since then, good things have happened. “The numbers in the report reflect the positive …