Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Design Associate
Occupation profile for Design Associate covers 37 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $69,363.
- FY2026 certified median
- $69,363
- Total filings
- 37
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $66,540–$73,705
- Top employer
- Creative Office Pavilion, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 10 | $69,399 | $61,250 | $77,622 |
| FY2025 | 18 | $76,500 | $64,480 | $103,500 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 9 | $69,363 | $66,540 | $73,705 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Creative Office Pavilion, LLC2 filings
- D Studio Inc.2 filings
- Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC2 filings
- Jeff Lincoln Interiors Inc.2 filings
- Union Home, LLC2 filings
- WSP USA Inc.2 filings
- Alliance Architecture, PC1 filings
- Art Garden Design Incorporated1 filings
- Blueprint Capital Services LLC1 filings
- Built Form Design & Construction1 filings
Top cities
- New York5 filings
- Phoenix3 filings
- Atlanta3 filings
- Evanston2 filings
- Boston2 filings
- St. Louis2 filings
- Seattle2 filings
- El Cerrito1 filings
- Long Beach1 filings
- Los Angeles1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-1011 | $74,485 | $95,098 | $115,731 | $136,344 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-1011 | $77,834 | $92,997 | $108,160 | $123,323 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-3011 | $52,374 | $65,915 | $79,456 | $92,997 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 27-1025 | $57,034 | $71,178 | $85,301 | $99,445 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 27-1021 | $69,659 | $85,758 | $101,837 | $117,936 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 27-1021 | $66,352 | $83,699 | $101,067 | $118,414 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 27-1025 | $45,822 | $61,714 | $77,626 | $93,517 |
| 2026-27 | St. Louis, MO-ILArea 41180 | 17-1011 | $65,728 | $83,054 | $100,402 | $117,728 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-1012 | $76,794 | $105,768 | $134,722 | $163,696 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 27-1025 | $67,725 | $83,450 | $99,195 | $114,920 |