インテリアデザイナー インテリアデザイナー

Japan Architecture 分類:03_017-99 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.40M
≈ $34,314
Top pay (est.)
¥9.22M
Top 10% ¥7.94M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.75Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.13Mest.
¥5.27M–¥7.12M
Outlook score
34/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
56%
Moderate
Labor demand
Very low
Openings-to-applicants 0.17x

What インテリアデザイナー do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

住宅、オフィス、ホテル、旅館、店舗などの室内装飾のデザインを行う。
 建築家と共同して大規模商業施設や劇場ロビーの環境設計などを行うこともある。また鉄道車両、航空機、船舶などの客室の環境設計を行うこともある。
 インテリアデザイナーの仕事は、大きく分けて、空間や室内の環境をデザイン・設計する仕事と、家具やじゅうたん、カーテンなどの織物や照明器具などのインテリア用品をデザイン・設計する仕事の二つに分けられる。
 室内の環境設計を行う際には、注文の内容を十分に理解して、求められているイメージに近づけるために、最良と思われる素材や色、形や配置などを考える。また、実際の施工に立ち会って、施工業者に指示することもある。
 家具などインテリア製品をデザインする際には、使いやすさ、落ち着きなどを考えて、新しいデザインをスケッチする。必要に応じて模型や試作品をつくり、実際に使用して変更を加え、素材や色彩などを決める。生産や販売の担当者と協力して作業を行うことも多い。
 いずれも、ただ単に物をデザインするのではなく、人間が生活する空間や環境、人間が使う物を設計しデザインするため、高い機能性を備えるだけでなく、心身ともにやすらぎ、落ち着けるような空間や環境、製品をデザインする必要がある。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 イラスト、デザイン作成ソフト(Illustrator、Clip Studio等)、画像等編集ソフト(Photoshop、GIMP等)、設計用ソフト(CADのソフトウェア等)、3DCG制作ソフト、パソコン、メジャー、画材(マーカー、色鉛筆)

Employment type of workers

インテリアデザイナー salary

The average annual pay for インテリアデザイナー in Japan is ¥5.40M (≈ $34,314; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.02M, the typical range is ¥3.70M–¥9.22M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.94M.

Average pay
¥5.40M
≈ $34,314
Median (est.)
¥5.02M
≈ $31,924
Low end (est.)
¥3.70M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.94M
≈ $50,493
Top pay (est.)
¥9.22M
≈ $58,633
Hourly wage
¥2,614
2.2× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥266,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

Your numbers are not sent or stored. The distribution is estimated from Japan's national wage statistics, including pay differences by age.

Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.25M
30s
¥5.06M
40s
¥5.76M
50s
¥6.39M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (39.1) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.03M
1–3 yrs
¥4.48M
3–5 yrs
¥4.94M
5–10 yrs
¥5.53M
10+ yrs
¥6.22M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.40MPart-time ¥2.27MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.67MContract / temp ¥4.21M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,614 is 2.2× Japan's national average minimum wage of ¥1,177 (fiscal 2026). Minimum wage by prefecture →

Japanese pay is shown in yen (¥5.57M = 5.57 million yen ≈ 557万円). Dollar figures use the current rate of 157.25 yen per dollar and are for reference only; purchasing power differs.

Pay over time

YearAverage payEmploymentOpenings ratio
2021¥4.79M——
2022¥4.81M——
2023¥5.09M—0.20x
2024¥4.84M—0.18x
2025¥5.40M—0.17x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for インテリアデザイナー (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.40M → in 3 years ¥5.61M → in 5 years ¥5.75M → in 10 years ¥6.13M (10-year range ¥5.27M–¥7.12M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.3% per year.

¥5.40M
Now
2026
¥5.61M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.18M–¥6.10M
¥5.75M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.18M–¥6.41M
¥6.13M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.27M–¥7.12M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.52%Wage momentum +0.18%AI impact -0.18%Total +1.3% / yr

Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (the job-openings-to-applicants ratio), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →

Outlook score for インテリアデザイナー

34/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #515 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
44 pts
Entry barrier
96 pts
Pay level
58 pts
Labor demand
3 pts
Wage momentum
16 pts
Aging workforce
11 pts

Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.

Will AI replace インテリアデザイナー? AI replacement risk

56%
Moderate
Ranked #342 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

How AI is changing this job

A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.

AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →

Labor demand for インテリアデザイナー

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.17x
ranked #521 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Very low
6/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥266,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
39.1
Hours per month
164
Openings in 5 years
−0.2%
est.
Openings in 10 years
−0.4%
est.

A ratio above 1.0 means there are more job openings than applicants (a labor shortage). The 5- and 10-year figures are estimates from the openings ratio, wage momentum and AI replacement risk.

The same job in the United States

インテリアデザイナー
Japan
Interior Designers
United States
Median / average pay¥5.40M
≈ $34,314
$67,190
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.13M$85,600
Outlook score3452
AI replacement risk56% Moderate66% High
Workers—72K

Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.

Skills, education and requirements for インテリアデザイナー

Key skills

Active Listening
4.6
Speaking
4.6
Reading Comprehension
4.4
Writing
4.2
Coordination
4.1
Operations Analysis
3.9
Active Learning
3.9
Persuasion
3.8

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Design
3.7
Building and Construction
3.3
Fine Arts
2.7
Customer and Personal Service
2.5
Sales and Marketing
2.4
Administrative
2.4
Administration and Management
2.1
Engineering and Technology
2.0

What the work involves

Thinking CreativelyMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeJudging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleGetting InformationScheduling Work and Activities

Important abilities

OriginalityFluency of IdeasProblem SensitivityVisualizationOral ExpressionVisual Color Discrimination

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

Difficulty of entry: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become インテリアデザイナー

The typical path in Japan is shown by the education, training and experience of current workers above and in the Japanese guidance below. A detailed English guide for this occupation is being prepared.

Guidance from job tag (Japanese)
入職にあたって、特に学歴や資格は必要とされないが、大学、専門学校等で建築、美術、インテリアデザインなどを学んでいる場合が一般的である。
 基礎的な知識を身につけた上で、現場で実務経験を積む。一人前になるには10年かかるといわれている。ある程度の評価を得るようになると独立して、自分の事務所やプロダクションを設立できる場合もある。
 また、建築士や工業デザイナーから途中でインテリアデザイナー、として活躍する場合もある。特に「建築士」の資格を持っている場合には、仕事の幅が広がり有利となる。そのほか関連資格としては、関連団体等が認定する「インテリアデザイナー」、「インテリアプランナー」等がある。「インテリアコーディネーター」も取得していれば役に立つ。
 環境や空間をデザインしたり、家具などを設計する上で、色彩に対する鋭い感性や造形能力、空間判断力が求められる。また、人々が生活しやすい空間や使いやすいものを作るために、人間の行動や習慣について関心を持ち、人間工学、心理学、建築学、美術などまで、幅広い知識を身に付ける必要がある。

Career path and how to earn more as インテリアデザイナー

Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Nov 1, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.