Fashion Designers salary
The median pay for fashion designers in the United States is $80,960 a year. About 21,450 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,490
- 25th percentile
- $51,940
- Median percentile
- $80,960
- 75th percentile
- $106,470
- 90th percentile
- $146,870
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $103,520
- New Jersey $101,610
- New Hampshire $100,160
- New York $98,640
- Colorado $94,140
- Virginia $94,120
- Ohio $82,050
- Connecticut $81,510
- Vermont $79,610
- Georgia $78,340
- North Carolina $74,990
- Pennsylvania $63,840
- Michigan $63,430
- Kansas $59,150
- Wisconsin $57,030
- Maine $49,530
- Florida $43,020
- Minnesota $42,110
- Indiana $40,740
- Texas $40,040
By metro area
- Santa Maria, CA $108,220
- Boston, MA $106,630
- San Francisco, CA $102,370
- New York, NY $99,560
- Denver, CO $99,420
- Boulder, CO $98,680
- Riverside, CA $96,760
- Charlotte, NC $82,130
- Burlington, VT $82,040
- San Diego, CA $82,010
- Philadelphia, PA $78,890
- Tampa, FL $78,280
- Dallas, TX $63,210
- Washington, DC $62,400
- Orlando, FL $61,810
- Providence, RI $61,360
- Salt Lake City, UT $60,010
- Kansas City, MO $59,150
- Madison, WI $57,030
- Pittsburgh, PA $53,950
- Greensboro, NC $52,840
- Minneapolis, MN $46,150
- Logan, UT $44,680