Fashion Designers Salary in the US
A fashion designers earns a national median of $80,960 a year (mean $91,230) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #213 of 825.
How much does a fashion designers earn in the US?
A fashion designers in the United States earns a median of $80,960 a year (mean $91,230), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 59% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 21,450 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-1022), ranked #213 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$80,960
per year
Mean
$91,230
per year
Employment
21,450
US workers
National rank
#213
of 825 by median
What a fashion designers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a fashion designers (SOC 27-1022) earns a median annual wage of $80,960 and a mean (average) of $91,230. The median is the midpoint — half of fashion designers earn more and half earn less — and is 59% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a fashion designers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for fashion designers is $80,960, and the mean (average) is $91,230. The median is the midpoint — half of fashion designers earn more and half earn less.
- How does fashion designers pay compare to the US average?
- At $80,960, a fashion designers earns 59% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many fashion designers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 21,450 fashion designers employed nationally (SOC 27-1022), across all industries.
- Where does this fashion designers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-1022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-1022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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