How Much Money Does A Car Designer Make?

Usually car designers earn anything from $60,000 to $100,000 per year.

If you work for a more prestigious car manufacturer or have climbed to a higher position then you will be paid more than the average entry level salary for a car designer.

How much money does a car designer make?

• According to research conducted in 2009, car designers working in the motor vehicle parts industry earned an average income of $65,200 per year.
• The same research also found that car designers who were working for motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers earned an average of $73,730 per year.
• Car designers who were involved in the design of the car themselves - rather than working on specific parts - earned an average salary of $86,050 per year.
• The research also found that car designers were amongst the best-paid industrial and commercial designers in the manufacturing sector.
• The research concluded that the rate of employment for car designers will increase by 9 percent between 2008 and 2018.

Becoming a car designer is quite a tricky task to undertake, because of the level of competition for jobs in this sphere. But if you do make it, as the figures suggest, you will be well rewarded.