Fashion Designers Salary in U.S.
SOC 27-1022 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Fashion Designers in U.S. is $80,690 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $38.79 per hour. 20,910 people work as Fashion Designers in U.S.. Wages have grown 26% since 2014, when the median was $64,030.
Median Annual Salary
$80,690
Mean Annual
$122,430
Median Hourly
$38.79
Total Employed
20,910
Salary Distribution
$36k
10th
$54k
25th
$81k
Median
$108k
75th
$170k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Shoe Retailers | $126,980 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $100,670 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $100,670 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $100,670 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $98,180 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $98,180 |
| Information | $93,990 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $93,990 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | $93,990 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $89,590 |
| Employment Services | $85,550 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $85,550 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $85,550 |
| Temporary Help Services | $85,540 |
| Other Miscellaneous Retailers | $83,010 |
| Wholesale Trade | $81,030 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers | $80,810 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $80,810 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $80,740 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | $77,340 |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing | $77,090 |
| Apparel Manufacturing | $76,810 |
| Manufacturing | $76,080 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $75,340 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $75,340 |
| Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing | $70,700 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers | $69,960 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $69,080 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $64,990 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades | $62,880 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $62,880 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $54,350 |
| Apparel Knitting Mills | $54,010 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $53,730 |
| Educational Services | $52,320 |
| Footwear Manufacturing | $52,100 |
| Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | $52,070 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $49,230 |
| Educational Services | $49,200 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | $48,530 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $48,510 |
| Retail Trade | $40,040 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $36,790 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $80,690 |
| 2023 | $79,290 |
| 2022 | $76,700 |
| 2021 | $77,450 |
| 2020 | $75,810 |
| 2019 | $73,790 |
| 2018 | $72,720 |
| 2017 | $67,420 |
| 2016 | $65,170 |
| 2015 | $63,670 |
| 2014 | $64,030 |
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Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.
| Art Directors | $111,040 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | $99,800 |
| Technical Writers | $91,670 |
| Producers and Directors | $83,480 |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | $79,450 |
| Editors | $75,260 |