Fashion designer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level fashion designer earnings begin at:

$65.90 per hour

$137,080 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level fashion designer earnings begin at:

$38.95 per hour

$81,020 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level fashion designer earnings begin at:

$16.02 per hour

$33,320 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level fashion designer earnings begin at:

$9.00 per hour

$18,710 per year

10th percentile

Starting level fashion designer earnings begin at:

$8.28 per hour

$17,220 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Fashion designer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New Hampshire $95,820
New Jersey $85,240
Washington $82,470
Massachusetts $80,790
Oregon $80,750
New York $80,570
Arizona $80,150
California $78,800
Georgia $77,100
Utah $77,070
Colorado $76,400
Maine $74,640
Alabama $73,730
Connecticut $67,070
Vermont $66,810
Michigan $63,300
Pennsylvania $62,640
Illinois $62,340
Indiana $62,080
North Carolina $62,070
Arkansas $59,490
Kansas $58,960
New Mexico $58,870
Kentucky $53,530
Maryland $52,290
Idaho $51,790
Texas $49,920
Rhode Island $49,610
Florida $49,420
Virginia $49,390
Ohio $49,320
South Carolina $45,830
Hawaii $41,330
Wisconsin $39,040
Minnesota $37,480
Missouri $33,320

How do fashion designer salaries compare to similar careers?

Fashion designers earn 6% less than similar careers in Missouri. On average, they make less than game artists but more than film and video editors.

Career Median Salary
Game artist salary $81K
Architect salary $71K
Film director salary $53K
Filmmaker salary $53K
Fashion designer salary $33K
Multimedia animator salary $57K
Industrial designer salary $53K
Camera operator salary $55K
Film and video editor salary $51K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)