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Fashion Designers salary in Washington, DC

The median fashion designers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $62,400 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,918 a month.

10th percentile
$43,620
25th percentile
$44,260
Median percentile
$62,400
75th percentile
$107,060
90th percentile
$145,120

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$47,014 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,400
Federal income tax−$5,308
Social Security + Medicare−$4,774
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$5,304
Monthly take-home$3,918
Every two weeks$1,808

Does it go far here?

$57,309Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All fashion designers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia