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All designer promotions, perks, and salaries in Happy Home Paradise – Animal Crossing

Will you become the greatest designer of all time?

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise, while your main goal may be to design vacation homes for others, you can also get some notoriety for yourself. Throughout the DLC, players can get six different promotions, each with pay increases and some special perks. The first three promotions will happen within the main DLC storyline, while the other three will most likely happen afterward. Here is every promotion, salary, and title perk in Happy Home Paradise.

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No Designer Title

Salary: 6,000 Poki

Unlock: Go to the Paradise Planning building

Perk(s):

  • Two basic work uniforms (Aloha Top and Muumuu)

Promising Designer

Salary: 9,000 Poki

Unlock: Design 6 homes

Perk(s):

  • Two new work clothing options (Shirt and Maxi)

Breakout Designer

Salary: 12,000 Poki

Unlock: Design 11 homes

Perk(s):

  • Two new work clothing options (Jacket and Dress)

Famous Designer

Salary: 15,000 Poki

By Name Referral Bonus: 1,500 Poki

Unlock: Design 19 homes

Perk(s):

  • Two new work clothing options (Tank Top and Cozy Coat)
  • Clients may begin to ask for you ‘by name’
    • By name clients pay more
    • In this class, by names can only happen once every two weeks

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Superstar Designer

Salary: 20,000 Poki

By Name Referral Bonus: 2,000 Poki

Unlock: Reach Rank 84

Perk(s):

  • One new work clothing option (Blazer)
  • By names become more likely, and the base rate becomes 1%

Legendary Designer

Salary: 30,000 Poki

By Name Referral Bonus: 3,000 Poki

Unlock: Reach Rank 119

Perk(s):

  • One new work clothing option (Tee)
  • By names become a bit more likely

GOAT Designer

Salary: 20,000 Poki

By Name Referral Bonus: 4,000 Poki

Unlock: Reach Rank 146

Perk(s):

  • By names increase drastically, and the base rate becomes 10%

Rank is an invisible value but can be calculated here.

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