Floral Designers Salary: $49,284 Median Pay (2026 stats)
TL;DR
About 40,160 floral designers nationally earn a mean of $49,284. Employment in the series shown fell about 10% from the first to the last year; projections imply about 0.7% annual decline.
Key Statistics
Floral Designers: what the data shows
Common questions about floral designers careers, answered from BLS OEWS and O*NET in this repository.
What is a floral designers?
Floral Designers is tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics under SOC 27-1023.
U.S. employment in our OEWS extract is about 40,160 workers.
What does a floral designers do?
O*NET work activities rated highest for this occupation include Getting Information, Thinking Creatively, Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work, Performing for or Working Directly with the Public, Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events, Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings, and related tasks. See Work Activities for the full list.
How much does a floral designers make?
BLS national median annual wage: $36,120 (May 2024 in our extract).
Mean annual wage in our occupational extract: $49,284 — higher than the median, which often reflects top earners in the distribution.
| Wage percentile | Annual wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,982 |
| 25th percentile | $38,180 |
| Median (50th) | $46,932 |
| 75th percentile | $53,403 |
| 90th percentile | $71,913 |
What education do you need?
For Floral Designers, O*NET incumbent surveys in our extract most often report: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
These are education levels of current workers, not minimum legal requirements.
What skills do you need?
O*NET ratings for this occupation emphasize skills such as Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Time Management, and knowledge areas including Customer and Personal Service, Production and Processing, Sales and Marketing, Design. See Education & Skills for detail.
Is floral designers in demand?
Historical employment trend in our series implies about 0.7% annual decline (compound rate in the extract).
Five-year projected employment change: -3.3%.
Ten-year projected employment change: -6.4%.
Current U.S. headcount: 40,160.
We report federal series only—compare wages, growth, and openings against your target market.
Where do floral designerss work?
Top industries by employment share in our OEWS industry extract:
| Industry | Employment | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-industry | 40,160 | 20.2% |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | 40,140 | 20.2% |
| Retail Trade | 36,200 | 18.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | 27,350 | 13.8% |
| Florists | 26,800 | 13.5% |
| Food and Beverage Retailers | 7,780 | 3.9% |
See Industry for charts.
What degrees lead to this career?
Common majors for Floral Designers in O*NET:
See Related degrees.
What careers are related?
Other occupations linked through shared degree pathways in our mapping:
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Designers | 214,260 | $61,300 |
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 3,320 | $50,280 |
| Craft Artists | 4,370 | $38,480 |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 10,000 | $60,560 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 7,220 | $38,140 |
| Photographers | 51,230 | $42,520 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 114,410 | $61,430 |
Employment
Employment and salary information for the Floral Designers workforce.
Employment Over Time
40,160 Workforce in 2023
The Floral Designers workforce has been growing over time.
Historical employment trends for Floral Designers.
Yearly Wage Ranking
$49,284 Average Wage
In 2023, Floral Designers earned an average of $49,284.
Wage ranking compared to other occupations.
Wage Distribution
This chart shows the distribution of average salaries by income buckets for Floral Designers.
Salary distribution for Floral Designers.
Employment Growth Projections
-0.7% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
16,326 Projected Employment (5 years)
Projected growth: -3.3%
15,791 Projected Employment (10 years)
Projected growth: -6.4%
This occupation is experiencing a decline. Consider related fields with better growth prospects.
Historical employment trends and future projections for Floral Designers.
Industry
Information on the industries that employ Floral Designers and on wages for those in the field.
Occupations by Industries
This graphic shows the share of Floral Designers employed by various industries.
Industry distribution for Floral Designers.
Wage Trends by Industry
7.1% Average Annual Wage Growth Rate
Historical wage growth trends by industry for Floral Designers.
Geographic Distribution
Employment and wage information by geographic location for Floral Designers.
Metropolitan employment on this page is from the California OEWS extract. Area names omit state codes; all listed metros are in California, so the state chart shows California totals (not a multi-state ranking).
Top States by Employment
Top States by Employment:
- CA: 4,040 employees, $49,465 avg wage
Top 10 states by employment for Floral Designers.
Top Metropolitan Areas
Top Metropolitan Areas:
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 1,080 employees, $51,235 avg wage
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA: 570 employees, $45,679 avg wage
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA: 420 employees, $46,654 avg wage
- Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD: 330 employees, $53,533 avg wage
- Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: 260 employees, $49,918 avg wage
- San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD: 240 employees, $57,529 avg wage
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA: 230 employees, $47,445 avg wage
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA: 210 employees, $51,328 avg wage
- Fresno MSA: 100 employees, $44,888 avg wage
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA: 90 employees, $45,566 avg wage
Top 10 metropolitan statistical areas by employment for Floral Designers.
Diversity
Demographic information on Floral Designers in the US.
Gender and Age
The workforce of Floral Designers in 2023 was 40,160 people, with 62.0% women and 38.0% men.
Gender and age distribution for Floral Designers.
Races
Racial and ethnic shares when present in the career dataset. If the chart area shows a notice instead, occupational race/ethnicity fields are not yet populated for this extract.
Race and ethnicity distribution for Floral Designers.
Education & Skills
Data on higher education choices and required skills for Floral Designers.
Majors
The most common majors achieved by Floral Designers in 2023 were Business Administration, Visual Arts, Design.
Common majors for Floral Designers.
Education Levels
The main educational levels achieved by Floral Designers workers.
Education level distribution for Floral Designers.
Skills
Floral Designers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking.
Required skills for Floral Designers.
Knowledge & Abilities
Knowledge areas and abilities required for Floral Designers.
Knowledge Areas
The most important knowledge areas for Floral Designers include Customer and Personal Service, Production and Processing, Sales and Marketing, Design, English Language.
Knowledge areas required for Floral Designers.
Abilities
Key abilities needed for Floral Designers include Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Visualization, Near Vision, Visual Color Discrimination.
Required abilities for Floral Designers.
Work Activities
Common work activities performed by Floral Designers.
Daily Activities
Floral Designers spend their time on activities such as Getting Information, Thinking Creatively, Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work, Performing for or Working Directly with the Public, Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events.
Most important work activities for Floral Designers.
About
Floral Designers
The average yearly wage for Floral Designers was $49,284 in 2023.
SOC Code
27-1023 - Floral Designers
Insights and Analysis
Compensation snapshot: Floral Designers reports an average salary of $49,284.
Labor market presence: The current workforce is approximately 40,160 workers, indicating sustained demand.
Forward outlook: Projected annual decline is -0.7%, which should inform long-term career planning.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS), and O*NET Online.
All wage figures represent annual averages and may vary by location, industry, and experience level.