What are the main factors that influence an Area Designer's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Area Designer?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Area Designer roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Area Designer's salary?

An Area Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,962 for beginners, reaching about $65,385 at mid-level, and approach $65,962 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Area Designer?

Area Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Area Designer roles are District of Columbia $73,334, California $73,056, Massachusetts $72,082. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Area Designer roles make?

Salaries for Area Designer level roles vary by specialization: Web Designer III: $100,612; Interior Designer V: $93,621; Electrical Designer III: $84,309; Web Designer II: $82,094; Electrical Designer II: $75,799.

Area Designer Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Area Designer make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Area Designer in Wisconsin is $65,154 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,030
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,906 to $73,464
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,218

10% $53,218

50% (Median) $65,154

90% $81,030

Area Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,464	$6,122	$1,413	$35
Average	$65,154	$5,430	$1,253	$31
25th Percentile	$58,906	$4,909	$1,133	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Area Designer Salaries

An Area 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 Area Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Area 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): $62,962
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,654
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,385
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,731
Expert (over 8 years): $65,962

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Area Designer	less than 1 year	$62,962
Early Career Level Area Designer	1-2 years	$63,654
Mid-Level Level Area Designer	2-4 years	$65,385
Senior-Level Level Area Designer	5-8 years	$65,731
Expert Level Area Designer	over 8 years	$65,962

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

District of Columbia: $73,334.
California: $73,056.
Massachusetts: $72,082.

District of Columbia $73,334 California $73,056 Massachusetts $72,082 Washington $71,817 New Jersey $71,791 Alaska $71,698 Connecticut $70,784 New York $70,413

Hawaii $69,228 Rhode Island $68,671 Maryland $68,294 Minnesota $67,777 Colorado $67,578 Illinois $67,512 Oregon $67,261 Delaware $67,075

New Hampshire $66,958 Virginia $66,698 Pennsylvania $65,936 Nevada $65,552 North Dakota $65,426 Michigan $65,227 Wisconsin $65,154 Vermont $65,009

Texas $64,605 Maine $64,578 Arizona $64,538 Ohio $64,492 Georgia $63,883 Indiana $63,578 Wyoming $63,518 Utah $63,426

Iowa $63,386 Kansas $63,068 Louisiana $62,975 North Carolina $62,942 Missouri $62,929 Florida $62,671 Montana $62,531 Nebraska $62,399

Kentucky $62,326 South Carolina $62,061 Tennessee $61,896 Idaho $61,829 New Mexico $61,346 Oklahoma $61,240 Alabama $60,849 South Dakota $60,193

Arkansas $59,836 West Virginia $59,644 Mississippi $59,067

Top Paying Cities for Area Designer

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:

Green Lake: $63,377
Greenville: $63,979
Hancock: $62,816

Green Lake, WI $63,377

Greenville, WI $63,979

Hancock, WI $62,816

Hortonville, WI $63,845

Iola, WI $63,094

King, WI $63,577

Larsen, WI $63,728

Leopolis, WI $63,016

Manawa, WI $63,329

Marion, WI $63,133

Menasha, WI $64,032

Neenah, WI $63,915

Neshkoro, WI $63,149

New London, WI $63,581

Ogdensburg, WI $63,186

Omro, WI $63,498

Pickett, WI $63,551

Pine River, WI $63,305

Plainfield, WI $62,932

Poy Sippi, WI $63,349

Princeton, WI $63,225

Readfield, WI $63,663

Redgranite, WI $63,366

Ripon, WI $63,488

Rosendale, WI $63,520

Saxeville, WI $63,235

Scandinavia, WI $63,145

Tilleda, WI $62,921

Van Dyne, WI $63,599

Waukau, WI $63,489

Waupaca, WI $63,318

Wautoma, WI $63,171

Weyauwega, WI $63,427

Wild Rose, WI $63,190

Winnebago, WI $63,745

Winneconne, WI $63,596

Wilson, WI $64,639

Boyd, WI $62,965

Cadott, WI $63,010

Chetek, WI $62,840

Chippewa Falls, WI $63,145

Colfax, WI $63,069

Conrath, WI $62,713

Cornell, WI $62,875

Dallas, WI $63,201

Downing, WI $64,336

Downsville, WI $63,869

Durand, WI $63,808

Eau Galle, WI $63,667

Eleva, WI $63,214

Elk Mound, WI $63,074

Elmwood, WI $64,279

Fairchild, WI $63,137

Fall Creek, WI $63,174

Gilmanton, WI $63,502

Holcombe, WI $62,767

Humbird, WI $63,067

Independence, WI $63,318

Jim Falls, WI $62,928

Knapp, WI $64,303

Maiden Rock, WI $64,381

Menomonie, WI $63,808

Merrillan, WI $62,979

Mondovi, WI $63,341

Nelson, WI $64,097

New Auburn, WI $62,815

Osseo, WI $63,361

Pepin, WI $64,602

Pigeon Falls, WI $63,502

Plum City, WI $64,294

Prairie Farm, WI $63,746

Ridgeland, WI $63,404

Rock Falls, WI $63,101

Sand Creek, WI $62,849

Sheldon, WI $62,686

Spring Valley, WI $64,683

Stanley, WI $62,982

Stockholm, WI $64,754

Strum, WI $63,320

Thorp, WI $62,952

Wheeler, WI $63,542

Whitehall, WI $63,237

Spooner, WI $62,667

Almena, WI $63,543

Ashland, WI $62,604

Balsam Lake, WI $64,580

Barron, WI $63,145

Barronett, WI $62,693

Bayfield, WI $62,605

Benoit, WI $62,514

Birchwood, WI $62,581

Brill, WI $62,843

Bruce, WI $62,653

Brule, WI $63,189

Cable, WI $62,386

Cameron, WI $62,859

Centuria, WI $64,934

Comstock, WI $63,716

Cornucopia, WI $62,688

Couderay, WI $62,418

Cumberland, WI $63,248

Danbury, WI $63,041

Drummond, WI $62,571

Edgewater, WI $62,545

Exeland, WI $62,464

Foxboro, WI $63,414

Frederic, WI $63,598

Gordon, WI $62,887

Grand View, WI $62,444

Grantsburg, WI $63,985

Haugen, WI $62,911

Hawthorne, WI $63,396

Hayward, WI $62,464

Herbster, WI $62,775

Hertel, WI $62,684

High Bridge, WI $62,510

Iron River, WI $62,959

Ladysmith, WI $62,658

Lake Nebagamon, WI $63,256

La Pointe, WI $62,498

Luck, WI $64,336

Maple, WI $63,405

Marengo, WI $62,484

Mason, WI $62,493

Mikana, WI $62,836

Milltown, WI $64,604

Minong, WI $62,859

Odanah, WI $62,746

Ojibwa, WI $62,356

Glidden, WI $62,379

Harshaw, WI $62,669

Hawkins, WI $62,549

Hazelhurst, WI $62,678

Heafford Junction, WI $62,731

Hurley, WI $62,553

Iron Belt, WI $62,436

Kennan, WI $62,559

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $62,662

Lake Tomahawk, WI $62,697

Land O Lakes, WI $62,613

Laona, WI $62,647

Long Lake, WI $62,476

Mc Naughton, WI $62,704

Manitowish Waters, WI $62,608

Mellen, WI $62,405

Mercer, WI $62,498

Minocqua, WI $62,727

Montreal, WI $62,569

Park Falls, WI $62,545

Phelps, WI $62,612

Phillips, WI $62,572

Prentice, WI $62,621

Presque Isle, WI $62,582

Saint Germain, WI $62,740

Saxon, WI $62,460

Sayner, WI $62,655

Star Lake, WI $62,492

Three Lakes, WI $62,667

Tony, WI $62,649

Tripoli, WI $62,515

Upson, WI $62,250

Wabeno, WI $62,653

Woodruff, WI $62,754

La Crosse, WI $62,313

Alma, WI $63,900

Alma Center, WI $63,058

Arcadia, WI $63,288

Arkdale, WI $62,820

Bangor, WI $62,449

Black River Falls, WI $62,853

Blair, WI $63,044

Camp Douglas, WI $62,912

Cashton, WI $62,517

Cataract, WI $62,617

Chaseburg, WI $62,416

Cochrane, WI $63,790

Coon Valley, WI $62,390

De Soto, WI $62,523

Dodge, WI $63,111

Eastman, WI $62,701

Ettrick, WI $62,643

Ferryville, WI $62,625

Fountain City, WI $63,514

Galesville, WI $62,834

Gays Mills, WI $62,822

Genoa, WI $62,462

Hillsboro, WI $63,045

Hixton, WI $63,057

Holmen, WI $62,458

Hustler, WI $63,141

Kendall, WI $62,968

La Farge, WI $62,871

Lynxville, WI $62,706

Mather, WI $62,836

Melrose, WI $62,631

Millston, WI $62,702

Mindoro, WI $62,502

Mount Sterling, WI $62,925

Necedah, WI $62,843

Norwalk, WI $62,591

Oakdale, WI $62,915

Onalaska, WI $62,361

Ontario, WI $62,865

Readstown, WI $62,800

Rockland, WI $62,437

Seneca, WI $62,986

Soldiers Grove, WI $62,869

Sparta, WI $62,567

Steuben, WI $62,814

Stoddard, WI $62,364

Taylor, WI $62,920

Tomah, WI $62,947

Trempealeau, WI $62,826

Palmyra, WI $64,246

Tunnel City, WI $62,916

Viola, WI $62,911

Viroqua, WI $62,518

Warrens, WI $62,818

Westby, WI $62,486

West Salem, WI $62,393

Wilton, WI $62,912

Eau Claire, WI $63,318

Altoona, WI $63,404

Arkansaw, WI $64,069

Augusta, WI $63,160

Bay City, WI $64,652

Bloomer, WI $62,943

Boyceville, WI $63,936

Glen Flora, WI $62,547

Wales, WI $65,125

Bagley, WI $62,712

Beetown, WI $62,775

Benton, WI $63,022

Bloomington, WI $62,786

Boscobel, WI $62,921

Cassville, WI $62,711

Cuba City, WI $62,910

Dickeyville, WI $62,963

Fennimore, WI $62,996

Glen Haven, WI $62,676

Hazel Green, WI $62,808

Kieler, WI $62,981

Lancaster, WI $62,853

Mount Hope, WI $62,776

Patch Grove, WI $63,002

Platteville, WI $63,120

Potosi, WI $62,728

Prairie Du Chien, WI $62,865

Sinsinawa, WI $62,783

Stitzer, WI $62,977

Wauzeka, WI $62,807

Woodman, WI $62,738

Portage, WI $64,120

Adams, WI $63,108

Arlington, WI $64,768

Baraboo, WI $64,125

Beaver Dam, WI $64,067

Brandon, WI $63,385

Briggsville, WI $63,721

Burnett, WI $63,635

Cambria, WI $64,030

Cazenovia, WI $63,160

Columbus, WI $64,572

Dalton, WI $63,665

Dellwood, WI $62,896

Doylestown, WI $64,471

Elroy, WI $62,986

Endeavor, WI $63,641

Fairwater, WI $63,509

Fall River, WI $64,389

Fox Lake, WI $63,751

Friendship, WI $62,918

Friesland, WI $63,948

Grand Marsh, WI $63,136

Hillpoint, WI $63,529

Kingston, WI $63,726

Lake Delton, WI $63,889

La Valle, WI $63,247

Lime Ridge, WI $63,484

Loganville, WI $63,675

Lyndon Station, WI $63,332

Markesan, WI $63,418

Marquette, WI $63,637

Mauston, WI $63,093

Montello, WI $63,416

New Lisbon, WI $62,919

North Freedom, WI $64,156

Oxford, WI $63,427

Packwaukee, WI $63,679

Pardeeville, WI $64,158

Poynette, WI $64,565

Randolph, WI $64,028

Reedsburg, WI $63,657

Rio, WI $64,496

Rock Springs, WI $63,741

Union Center, WI $63,271

Waupun, WI $63,518

Westfield, WI $63,122

Wisconsin Dells, WI $63,627

Wonewoc, WI $63,031

Wyocena, WI $64,303

Amery, WI $64,951

Baldwin, WI $65,341

Beldenville, WI $65,221

Clayton, WI $64,101

Clear Lake, WI $64,617

Cushing, WI $64,732

Deer Park, WI $65,081

Dresser, WI $65,520

East Ellsworth, WI $65,055

Ellsworth, WI $65,162

Glenwood City, WI $64,761

Hager City, WI $65,328

Hammond, WI $66,111

Hudson, WI $67,157

New Richmond, WI $66,270

Osceola, WI $66,441

Prescott, WI $66,624

River Falls, WI $66,541

Roberts, WI $66,522

Saint Croix Falls, WI $65,132

Somerset, WI $66,894

Star Prairie, WI $66,095

Pell Lake, WI $64,072

Pleasant Prairie, WI $64,132

Powers Lake, WI $64,181

Rochester, WI $64,440

Salem, WI $64,232

Silver Lake, WI $64,248

Somers, WI $64,053

South Milwaukee, WI $65,948

Springfield, WI $64,100

Sturtevant, WI $64,065

Sullivan, WI $64,397

Trevor, WI $64,263

Twin Lakes, WI $64,235

Union Grove, WI $64,204

Walworth, WI $63,965

Radisson, WI $62,435

Waterford, WI $64,779

Waukesha, WI $65,763

Whitewater, WI $63,880

Williams Bay, WI $63,903

Wilmot, WI $64,259

Woodworth, WI $64,181

Zenda, WI $63,900

Milwaukee, WI $66,307

Saint Francis, WI $66,278

Racine, WI $64,022

Afton, WI $63,836

Albany, WI $64,271

Arena, WI $64,293

Argyle, WI $63,912

Avalon, WI $63,845

Avoca, WI $63,478

Barneveld, WI $64,298

Belleville, WI $64,695

Belmont, WI $63,296

Beloit, WI $63,777

Black Earth, WI $64,698

Blanchardville, WI $64,080

Blue Mounds, WI $64,507

Blue River, WI $62,898

Brodhead, WI $63,832

Brooklyn, WI $64,726

Browntown, WI $63,410

Cambridge, WI $64,695

Gile, WI $62,762

Clinton, WI $63,882

Wausau, WI $62,970

Marshfield, WI $62,997

Abbotsford, WI $62,935

Amherst, WI $63,102

Amherst Junction, WI $63,031

Aniwa, WI $62,723

Antigo, WI $62,785

Arpin, WI $62,873

Athens, WI $62,790

Auburndale, WI $62,841

Babcock, WI $62,743

Birnamwood, WI $62,761

Blenker, WI $62,833

Bowler, WI $62,882

Brokaw, WI $62,886

Bryant, WI $62,649

Chili, WI $62,921

Colby, WI $62,901

Curtiss, WI $62,873

Custer, WI $62,943

Deerbrook, WI $62,645

Dorchester, WI $62,877

Edgar, WI $62,840

Eland, WI $62,832

Elcho, WI $62,676

Elderon, WI $62,870

Elton, WI $62,730

Galloway, WI $62,929

Gilman, WI $62,735

Jump River, WI $62,680

Gleason, WI $62,659

Granton, WI $62,918

Greenwood, WI $62,950

Hannibal, WI $62,724

Hatley, WI $62,808

Hewitt, WI $63,110

Irma, WI $62,687

Junction City, WI $62,808

Loyal, WI $62,944

Lublin, WI $62,788

Marathon, WI $62,829

Mattoon, WI $62,954

Medford, WI $62,809

Merrill, WI $62,788

Milladore, WI $62,831

Mosinee, WI $62,872

Neillsville, WI $63,004

Nekoosa, WI $62,894

Nelsonville, WI $63,169

Ogema, WI $62,639

Owen, WI $62,886

Pearson, WI $62,624

Pelican Lake, WI $62,628

Phlox, WI $62,908

Woodville, WI $64,981

Houlton, WI $67,322

Abrams, WI $62,972

Amberg, WI $62,591

Armstrong Creek, WI $62,607

Athelstane, WI $62,631

Black Creek, WI $63,654

Bonduel, WI $63,147

Brillion, WI $63,597

Cecil, WI $63,049

Coleman, WI $62,918

Combined Locks, WI $64,077

Crivitz, WI $62,804

De Pere, WI $63,107

Dunbar, WI $62,565

Fence, WI $62,500

Florence, WI $62,592

Forest Junction, WI $63,779

Gillett, WI $63,004

Goodman, WI $62,604

Greenleaf, WI $63,349

Green Valley, WI $63,021

Gresham, WI $62,981

Hilbert, WI $63,755

Kaukauna, WI $63,998

Freedom, WI $63,918

Keshena, WI $63,049

Kimberly, WI $64,081

Krakow, WI $63,022

Lakewood, WI $62,708

Lena, WI $62,961

Little Chute, WI $64,078

Little Suamico, WI $62,956

Marinette, WI $62,996

Mountain, WI $62,744

Neopit, WI $62,894

Niagara, WI $62,660

Nichols, WI $63,373

Oconto, WI $62,955

Oconto Falls, WI $62,989

Oneida, WI $63,028

Pembine, WI $62,620

Peshtigo, WI $62,943

Porterfield, WI $62,779

Potter, WI $63,631

Pound, WI $62,849

Pulaski, WI $63,045

Pickerel, WI $62,683

Pittsville, WI $62,826

Plover, WI $63,037

Port Edwards, WI $63,071

Rib Lake, WI $62,725

Ringle, WI $62,788

Rosholt, WI $62,917

Rothschild, WI $63,028

Rudolph, WI $62,851

Schofield, WI $62,977

Spencer, WI $62,932

Stetsonville, WI $62,837

Stevens Point, WI $63,010

Stratford, WI $62,879

Summit Lake, WI $62,694

Tigerton, WI $62,980

Tomahawk, WI $62,733

Unity, WI $62,882

Vesper, WI $62,861

Westboro, WI $62,644

White Lake, WI $62,676

Willard, WI $62,936

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $62,973

Withee, WI $62,848

Wittenberg, WI $62,904

Rhinelander, WI $62,769

Argonne, WI $62,567

Boulder Junction, WI $62,606

Brantwood, WI $62,548

Butternut, WI $62,446

Catawba, WI $62,568

Clam Lake, WI $62,229

Conover, WI $62,639

Crandon, WI $62,736

Eagle River, WI $62,732

Fifield, WI $62,528

Poplar, WI $63,497

Port Wing, WI $62,975

Seymour, WI $63,296

Oak Creek, WI $65,503

Adell, WI $64,223

Allenton, WI $64,458

Ashippun, WI $64,665

Belgium, WI $64,853

Brookfield, WI $66,160

Brownsville, WI $63,583

Butler, WI $66,199

Campbellsport, WI $63,897

Cascade, WI $63,844

Cedarburg, WI $65,597

Cedar Grove, WI $64,555

Chilton, WI $63,634

Cleveland, WI $63,379

Clyman, WI $64,158

Colgate, WI $65,492

Delafield, WI $65,099

Eden, WI $63,563

Elkhart Lake, WI $63,558

Fredonia, WI $64,836

Germantown, WI $65,764

Glenbeulah, WI $63,527

Grafton, WI $65,609

Greenbush, WI $63,525

Hartford, WI $64,915

Hartland, WI $65,297

Hingham, WI $64,121

Horicon, WI $63,972

Hubertus, WI $65,405

Hustisford, WI $64,228

Iron Ridge, WI $64,324

Ixonia, WI $64,524

Jackson, WI $65,410

Johnson Creek, WI $64,325

Juneau, WI $63,971

Kewaskum, WI $64,485

Kiel, WI $63,447

Kohler, WI $63,720

Lannon, WI $65,856

Lebanon, WI $64,291

Lomira, WI $63,881

Malone, WI $63,579

Mayville, WI $63,902

Menomonee Falls, WI $65,954

Merton, WI $65,405

Mount Calvary, WI $63,633

Nashotah, WI $65,085

Neosho, WI $64,547

Newburg, WI $65,099

New Holstein, WI $63,543

Newton, WI $63,318

North Lake, WI $65,632

Oakfield, WI $63,465

Oconomowoc, WI $64,829

Okauchee, WI $65,014

Oostburg, WI $64,238

Pewaukee, WI $65,580

Plymouth, WI $63,644

Port Washington, WI $65,211

Random Lake, WI $64,528

Richfield, WI $65,440

Rubicon, WI $64,659

Saint Cloud, WI $63,627

Saukville, WI $65,292

Sheboygan, WI $63,903

Sheboygan Falls, WI $63,688

Slinger, WI $65,119

Stockbridge, WI $63,776

Sussex, WI $65,631

West Bend, WI $64,780

Theresa, WI $64,263

Thiensville, WI $66,081

Waldo, WI $64,063

Watertown, WI $64,244

Mequon, WI $65,911

Woodland, WI $64,381

Bassett, WI $64,236

Benet Lake, WI $64,175

Big Bend, WI $65,237

Bristol, WI $64,183

Burlington, WI $64,304

Caledonia, WI $64,544

Camp Lake, WI $64,255

Cudahy, WI $66,226

Darien, WI $63,951

Delavan, WI $63,924

Dousman, WI $64,654

Eagle, WI $64,535

Cobb, WI $63,513

Cottage Grove, WI $65,066

Cross Plains, WI $64,903

Dane, WI $64,899

Darlington, WI $63,477

Deerfield, WI $64,887

De Forest, WI $64,971

Dodgeville, WI $63,798

Edgerton, WI $64,553

Edmund, WI $63,652

Evansville, WI $64,376

Footville, WI $63,973

Fort Atkinson, WI $64,276

Gotham, WI $63,796

Gratiot, WI $63,193

Hanover, WI $63,960

Highland, WI $63,428

Hollandale, WI $64,182

Janesville, WI $64,010

Shawano, WI $63,085

Sherwood, WI $63,942

Shiocton, WI $63,492

Sobieski, WI $62,967

Suamico, WI $62,949

Suring, WI $62,871

Townsend, WI $62,736

Wausaukee, WI $62,699

Wrightstown, WI $63,753

Zachow, WI $63,069

Algoma, WI $62,953

Baileys Harbor, WI $62,780

Brussels, WI $62,947

Casco, WI $62,959

Collins, WI $63,453

Denmark, WI $63,034

Egg Harbor, WI $62,830

Ellison Bay, WI $62,723

Ephraim, WI $62,829

Fish Creek, WI $62,788

Forestville, WI $62,948

Francis Creek, WI $63,107

Kellnersville, WI $63,149

Kewaunee, WI $62,989

Luxemburg, WI $62,961

Manitowoc, WI $63,226

Maplewood, WI $62,937

Maribel, WI $63,109

Mishicot, WI $63,056

New Franken, WI $62,951

Reedsville, WI $63,277

Saint Nazianz, WI $63,402

Sister Bay, WI $62,792

Sturgeon Bay, WI $62,959

Tisch Mills, WI $63,028

Two Rivers, WI $63,051

Valders, WI $63,372

Washington Island, WI $62,686

Whitelaw, WI $63,151

Green Bay, WI $62,942

East Troy, WI $64,535

Elkhorn, WI $64,091

Elm Grove, WI $66,199

Fontana, WI $63,940

Franksville, WI $64,502

Genesee Depot, WI $64,999

Genoa City, WI $64,122

Greendale, WI $66,151

Hales Corners, WI $66,038

Franklin, WI $65,657

Helenville, WI $64,173

Honey Creek, WI $64,333

Kansasville, WI $64,310

Kenosha, WI $64,038

New Berlin, WI $65,831

Lake Geneva, WI $63,904

Lyons, WI $64,248

Mukwonago, WI $64,929

Muskego, WI $65,340

New Munster, WI $64,255

North Prairie, WI $64,894

Fremont, WI $63,545

Rice Lake, WI $62,786

Sarona, WI $62,632

Shell Lake, WI $62,686

Siren, WI $63,320

Solon Springs, WI $62,964

South Range, WI $63,558

Springbrook, WI $62,512

Stone Lake, WI $62,535

Superior, WI $63,626

Trego, WI $62,578

Turtle Lake, WI $63,996

Wascott, WI $62,900

Washburn, WI $62,659

Webster, WI $62,735

Weyerhaeuser, WI $62,633

Winter, WI $62,335

Oshkosh, WI $63,712

Almond, WI $63,024

Appleton, WI $64,081

Bancroft, WI $62,827

Bear Creek, WI $63,390

Berlin, WI $63,434

Big Falls, WI $63,244

Butte Des Morts, WI $63,679

Caroline, WI $63,073

Clintonville, WI $63,236

Coloma, WI $62,858

Dale, WI $63,795

Eldorado, WI $63,561

Embarrass, WI $63,215

Eureka, WI $63,451

Fond Du Lac, WI $63,871

Jefferson, WI $64,222

Juda, WI $63,753

Lake Mills, WI $64,530

Linden, WI $63,586

Livingston, WI $63,259

Lodi, WI $64,691

Lone Rock, WI $63,604

Lowell, WI $64,279

Mc Farland, WI $65,138

Marshall, WI $64,817

Mazomanie, WI $64,665

Merrimac, WI $64,410

Middleton, WI $65,091

Milton, WI $64,038

Mineral Point, WI $63,614

Monroe, WI $63,714

Montfort, WI $63,286

Monticello, WI $64,197

Morrisonville, WI $64,905

Mount Horeb, WI $64,599

Muscoda, WI $63,179

New Glarus, WI $64,460

Oregon, WI $65,029

Orfordville, WI $63,900

Plain, WI $63,797

Prairie Du Sac, WI $64,444

Reeseville, WI $64,410

Rewey, WI $63,331

Richland Center, WI $63,116

Ridgeway, WI $64,255

Sauk City, WI $64,462

Sextonville, WI $63,696

Sharon, WI $63,936

Shullsburg, WI $63,072

South Wayne, WI $63,328

Spring Green, WI $64,043

Stoughton, WI $64,906

Sun Prairie, WI $64,971

Verona, WI $64,954

Waterloo, WI $64,617

Waunakee, WI $65,117

Windsor, WI $65,075

Woodford, WI $63,703

Madison, WI $65,254

Area Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Area Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Area Designer positions in Financial Services or Internet typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Area Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Area Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$81,443	$39.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$78,185	$38.0	20%
Healthcare	$74,927	$36.0	15%
Insurance	$72,973	$35.0	12%
Business Services	$71,670	$34.0	10%

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

Understanding how an Area 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.

$58,906

Average $65,154/year

$73,464

$4,909

Average $5,430/month

$6,122

$1,133

Average $1,253/week

$1,413

$28

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,464	$6,122	$1,413	$35
Average	$65,154	$5,430	$1,253	$31
25th Percentile	$58,906	$4,909	$1,133	$28

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