How much does the Interior Decorator career pay in The Sims 4?
Interior Decorator career
Interior Decorator pays per gig, from §450 to §6,000 a gig. The promotion cheat is careers.promote InteriorDecorator.
The Interior Decorator career is an active job in The Sims 4 from the Dream Home Decorator pack. Young Adult, Adult, and Elder Sims can join this track.
You do not work fixed weekly shifts or earn a standard hourly rate. Instead, you pick individual decorating gigs and earn Simoleons for each job.
- §450 to §6,000Per gig, over 55 gigs
- Active careerDream Home Decorator
Pay and hours at every level
Every level
| Level | Title | Per hour | Schedule | Per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interior Color Consultant | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 2 | Interior Design Technician | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 3 | Space Manager | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 4 | Decorating Consultant | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 5 | Building Space Planner | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 6 | Home Organizer | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 7 | Home decorator | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 8 | Business Interior Designer | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 9 | Interior Designer | Per gig | No set hours | |
| 10 | Certified Interior Designer | Per gig | No set hours |
Pay per week is our math: pay per hour, times the hours, times the work days. Past the top level, each extra promotion adds §10 an hour.
Gigs and what they pay
| Gig | Pay |
|---|---|
| Returning Client: Room Renovation | §450 |
| GOLDEN BOOKMARK WINNER | §500 |
| Simucation Council Commission | §500 |
| Room Renovation | §540 |
| Bathroom Renovation | §550 |
| Bedroom Renovation | §600 |
| Referral: Room Renovation | §600 |
| Returning Client: Room Renovation | §600 |
| Walk In Closet Renovation | §600 |
| Hobby Room Addition | §625 |
| Kid's Room Renovation | §635 |
| Office Renovation | §635 |
| Photography Studio Addition | §645 |
| Kitchen Level Renovation | §655 |
| Guitar Music Studio Addition | §675 |
| Living Room & Kitchen Renovation | §685 |
| Living Room Level Renovation | §685 |
| Piano Music Studio Addition | §685 |
| PUMP! UP! THAT! BATHROOM! | §700 |
| Home Bar Addition | §725 |
| Art Studio Addition | §770 |
| Game Room Addition | §770 |
| Gardening Room Addition | §770 |
| Home Gym Addition | §770 |
| In Law Unit Addition | §770 |
| Nursery Addition | §770 |
| Walk In Closet Addition | §770 |
| Palatial Pass-Out Pad Raffle Winner | §775 |
| Level Renovation | §800 |
| Room Addition | §800 |
| Tech Room Addition | §800 |
| Arcade Addition | §825 |
| Attic Juice Bar Addition | §825 |
| Basement Gym Level Addition | §825 |
| Bathroom Addition | §825 |
| Kitchen Renovation | §825 |
| Level Addition | §825 |
| Photography Studio Level Addition | §825 |
| Top Floor Family Room Level Addition | §825 |
| A Level for Her Addition | §925 |
| A Level for Him Addition | §925 |
| Top Floor Office & Bathroom Addition | §925 |
| Bar Renovation | §935 |
| Café Renovation | §935 |
| Club Renovation | §935 |
| Library Renovation | §935 |
| Lounge Renovation | §935 |
| Vet Clinic Renovation | §935 |
| Up and Comer Client Room Renovation | §1,025 |
| Gym Renovation | §1,035 |
| Celebrity Home Level Addition | §1,125 |
| Pick a Room Addition | §1,445 |
| Fabulous Living Room Renovation | §1,900 |
| Level Renovation | §3,500 |
| Add a Level to this Home | §6,000 |
Traits that change the pay and promotions
The game also rolls for an early promotion. The base chance is 1%, multiplied by ×10 with the Entrepreneurial trait, ×5 with the Growth Mindset moodlet.
Interior Decorator cheats
Type testingcheats true first. The game accepts the career name below, in any letter case.
careers.add_career InteriorDecoratorcareers.promote InteriorDecoratorcareers.demote InteriorDecoratorcareers.remove_career InteriorDecorator
Hours, days, and how gig pay works
This career has 10 levels, starting at level 1 as an Interior Color Consultant. Because it is a gig-based job, you have no set work days, shift hours, or hourly pay. You also earn 0 paid days off per day.
Your income comes from completing specific renovation and addition jobs. Basic room renovations start at 450 Simoleons for a returning client or 540 Simoleons for a standard room. Commercial jobs like a Bar, Café, or Vet Clinic Renovation pay 935 Simoleons, while a Gym Renovation pays 1,035 Simoleons.
High-end jobs pay the most. You earn 1,900 Simoleons for a Fabulous Living Room Renovation. You get 3,500 Simoleons for a high-end Level Renovation. You can make up to 6,000 Simoleons when you take the Add a Level to this Home gig.
Career branches and top level pay
The Interior Decorator career has no branches. Every Sim on this track follows the same path from level 1 to level 10.
At level 10, you reach the Certified Interior Designer title. If you keep advancing past level 10, the game lists an overmax increase of 10 Simoleons per hour per level. If you quit the job, the level you rejoin at drops by one every 2 days.
Faster promotions and career cheats
When your performance is close to the promotion line, you have a 1% base chance of an early promotion. The Entrepreneurial trait applies a multiplier of 10 to this chance, and the Growth Mindset moodlet applies a multiplier of 5.
If your performance drops to the demotion line at the end of work, you face a 100% base demotion chance. The Professional Slacker trait changes this multiplier to 0, which means you cannot get demoted.
You can also use cheats in Live mode. Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac, and type testingcheats true. Enter careers.promote InteriorDecorator to advance a level, or careers.add_career InteriorDecorator to join the track. Use careers.demote InteriorDecorator to drop a level, or careers.remove_career InteriorDecorator to quit.
Questions
Which pack has the Interior Decorator career in The Sims 4?
You need the Dream Home Decorator pack to play the Interior Decorator career. It is an active career available to Young Adult, Adult, and Elder Sims.
Does the Interior Decorator career have branches?
No, this career does not split into branches. You follow a single track through level 10 to become a Certified Interior Designer.
What is the highest paying Interior Decorator gig?
The highest paying gig is Add a Level to this Home, which pays 6,000 Simoleons. A high-end Level Renovation is second at 3,500 Simoleons.
What is the cheat to promote an Interior Decorator?
Open the cheat console in Live mode, enable testingcheats true, and enter careers.promote InteriorDecorator. You can also use careers.demote InteriorDecorator to lower your career level.
How do you avoid demotion in the Interior Decorator career?
The base chance of demotion when your performance hits the demotion line is 100%. Giving your Sim the Professional Slacker trait applies a multiplier of 0, preventing demotions.