What are the main factors that influence a Clothes Designer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Clothes Designer's salary?

A Clothes Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $37,132 for beginners, reaching about $39,378 at mid-level, and approach $39,935 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Clothes Designer?

Clothes Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Clothes Designer roles are District of Columbia $40,915, California $40,760, Massachusetts $40,217. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Clothes Designer roles make?

Salaries for Clothes Designer level roles vary by specialization: Layout Designer: $78,040; Costume Designer: $70,482; Designer: $61,920; Set Designer: $57,966; Floral Designer: $57,966.

How do different companies affect a Clothes Designer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Clothes Designer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Subway IP LLC ($57,183) and Kesem ($49,677) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $35,814.

Clothes Designer Salary in the United States

How much does a Clothes Designer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clothes Designer in the United States is $36,954 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, a Clothes Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,174
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,663 to $41,257
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,756

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Clothes Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,257	$3,438	$793	$20
Average	$36,954	$3,079	$711	$18
25th Percentile	$32,663	$2,722	$628	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Clothes Designer Salaries

A Clothes Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Clothes Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clothes Designer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $37,132
Early Career (1-2 years): $37,848
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,378
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $39,587
Expert (over 8 years): $39,935

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Clothes Designer	$37,132
Intermediate Level Clothes Designer	$37,848
Senior Level Clothes Designer	$39,378
Specialist Level Clothes Designer	$39,587
Expert Level Clothes Designer	$39,935

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How Do Clothes Designer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Clothes Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $40,915.
California: $40,760.
Massachusetts: $40,217.

District of Columbia $40,915 California $40,760 Massachusetts $40,217 Washington $40,069 New Jersey $40,054 Alaska $40,002 Connecticut $39,492 New York $39,285

Hawaii $38,624 Rhode Island $38,313 Maryland $38,103 Minnesota $37,815 Colorado $37,704 Illinois $37,667 Oregon $37,526 Delaware $37,423

New Hampshire $37,358 Virginia $37,212 Pennsylvania $36,787 Nevada $36,573 North Dakota $36,503 Michigan $36,392 Wisconsin $36,351 Vermont $36,270

Texas $36,045 Maine $36,030 Arizona $36,008 Ohio $35,982 Georgia $35,642 Indiana $35,472 Wyoming $35,439 Utah $35,387

Iowa $35,365 Kansas $35,187 Louisiana $35,135 North Carolina $35,117 Missouri $35,110 Florida $34,965 Montana $34,888 Nebraska $34,814

Kentucky $34,773 South Carolina $34,626 Tennessee $34,533 Idaho $34,496 New Mexico $34,226 Oklahoma $34,167 Alabama $33,949 South Dakota $33,583

Arkansas $33,384 West Virginia $33,277 Mississippi $32,955

Top Paying Cities for Clothes Designers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $46,610
San Francisco: $46,151
Oakland: $45,128

San Jose, CA $46,610

San Francisco, CA $46,151

Oakland, CA $45,128

New York, NY $42,826

Queens Village, NY $42,548

Paramus, NJ $42,253

Passaic, NJ $42,216

Bergenfield, NJ $42,179

Stamford, CT $42,123

Huntington, NY $42,086

Newark, NJ $41,846

Bridgeport, CT $41,772

New Brunswick, NJ $41,650

Vallejo, CA $41,573

Middlesex, NJ $41,551

Somerset, NJ $41,517

Petaluma, CA $41,432

Santa Cruz, CA $41,288

Boston, MA $41,214

Monterey, CA $41,030

Fairbanks, AK $41,004

Los Angeles, CA $40,934

Washington, DC $40,915

Seattle, WA $40,849

Santa Rosa, CA $40,841

Juneau, AK $40,734

Orange, CA $40,612

Anchorage, AK $40,545

Anaheim, CA $40,520

Santa Ana, CA $40,464

Nassau, NY $40,442

Long Beach, CA $40,427

Danbury, CT $40,416

Santa Maria, CA $40,291

Everett, WA $40,283

Bremerton, WA $40,102

Trenton, NJ $40,032

Sacramento, CA $40,017

San Diego, CA $39,999

Brockton, MA $39,984

Tacoma, WA $39,969

Santa Barbara, CA $39,917

Lowell, MA $39,769

New Suffolk, NY $39,755

Nashua, NH $39,710

Lompoc, CA $39,651

Ventura, CA $39,614

Stockton, CA $39,603

New Haven, CT $39,529

Atlantic City, NJ $39,433

Hartford, CT $39,352

Modesto, CA $39,333

Poughkeepsie, NY $39,252

New Britain, CT $39,234

Olympia, WA $39,182

Kennewick, WA $39,182

New London, CT $39,175

Norwich, CT $39,163

Lawrence, MA $39,145

Bakersfield, CA $39,041

Riverside, CA $38,990

New Bedford, MA $38,990

Richland, WA $38,953

Portsmouth, NH $38,923

Vineland, NJ $38,916

San Bernardino, CA $38,886

Boulder, CO $38,783

Worcester, MA $38,753

Portland, OR $38,720

Saint Paul, MN $38,676

Minneapolis, MN $38,676

Philadelphia, PA $38,624

Honolulu, HI $38,428

Springfield, MA $38,299

Providence, RI $38,295

Chicago, IL $38,188

Bellingham, WA $38,144

Baltimore, MD $38,103

Chico, CA $38,010

Wilmington, DE $37,948

Pittsfield, MA $37,911

Manchester, NH $37,840

Spokane, WA $37,678

Denver, CO $37,674

Albany, NY $37,501

Troy, NY $37,486

Schenectady, NY $37,408

Burlington, VT $37,327

Portland, ME $37,197

Salem, OR $37,168

Yakima, WA $37,161

Ann Arbor, MI $37,149

Rochester, MN $37,046

Fresno, CA $37,028

Reno, NV $37,028

Milwaukee, WI $36,994

Detroit, MI $36,957

Allentown, PA $36,946

Carson City, NV $36,943

Houston, TX $36,887

Colorado Springs, CO $36,883

Syracuse, NY $36,865

Eugene, OR $36,795

Bismarck, ND $36,750

Gary, IN $36,750

Galveston, TX $36,750

Springfield, OR $36,721

Medford, OR $36,632

Fort Collins, CO $36,617

Austin, TX $36,588

Mesa, AZ $36,510

Phoenix, AZ $36,503

Dallas, TX $36,492

Reading, PA $36,470

Saint Cloud, MN $36,455

Concord, NH $36,421

Madison, WI $36,407

Utica, NY $36,307

Raleigh, NC $36,277

Las Vegas, NV $36,274

Rochester, NY $36,248

Des Moines, IA $36,244

Atlanta, GA $36,185

Battle Creek, MI $36,174

Salt Lake City, UT $36,163

Lancaster, PA $36,107

Champaign, IL $36,100

Harrisburg, PA $36,056

Durham, NC $36,022

Kansas City, MO $36,019

Kansas City, KS $36,011

Fort Worth, TX $36,008

Boca Raton, FL $35,993

Cleveland, OH $35,989

Columbus, OH $35,982

Pittsburgh, PA $35,978

Richmond, VA $35,963

Indianapolis, IN $35,956

Cincinnati, OH $35,908

Petersburg, VA $35,852

Billings, MT $35,771

Lansing, MI $35,771

Huntsville, AL $35,771

Lebanon, PA $35,767

Dayton, OH $35,764

Pueblo, CO $35,764

Appleton, WI $35,753

Buffalo, NY $35,738

Racine, WI $35,719

Charlotte, NC $35,716

Saint Louis, MO $35,705

Springfield, IL $35,690

Elkhart, IN $35,682

York, PA $35,682

Gastonia, NC $35,679

Benton Harbor, MI $35,679

Beaumont, TX $35,657

Lorain, OH $35,649

Toledo, OH $35,634

Binghamton, NY $35,616

Rock Hill, SC $35,612

Rockford, IL $35,594

Fargo, ND $35,575

Elyria, OH $35,575

Flagstaff, AZ $35,549

Fort Lauderdale, FL $35,527

Miami, FL $35,505

Duluth, MN $35,446

Bangor, ME $35,398

Cedar Rapids, IA $35,357

Louisville, KY $35,339

Grand Rapids, MI $35,331

Hialeah, FL $35,328

Casper, WY $35,276

Scranton, PA $35,232

New Orleans, LA $35,220

Virginia Beach, VA $35,217

Akron, OH $35,198

Peoria, IL $35,150

Sarasota, FL $35,143

Green Bay, WI $35,117

Baton Rouge, LA $35,099

Charleston, SC $35,091

Nashville, TN $35,080

Jamestown, NY $35,073

Davenport, IA $35,073

Tucson, AZ $35,054

Cheyenne, WY $35,043

Saint Petersburg, FL $35,032

Tampa, FL $35,025

Omaha, NE $35,017

Port Arthur, TX $35,002

Evansville, IN $35,002

Bradenton, FL $34,988

Santa Fe, NM $34,921

Orlando, FL $34,884

Clearwater, FL $34,844

Canton, OH $34,766

La Crosse, WI $34,766

Grand Forks, ND $34,755

Albuquerque, NM $34,744

Tulsa, OK $34,744

Newport News, VA $34,740

High Point, NC $34,729

Ogden, UT $34,714

Corpus Christi, TX $34,685

Laramie, WY $34,662

Norfolk, VA $34,662

Rock Island, IL $34,640

Saginaw, MI $34,633

Jacksonville, FL $34,629

Salisbury, NC $34,622

Memphis, TN $34,614

Moline, IL $34,596

Fort Myers, FL $34,585

Waterloo, IA $34,537

Spartanburg, SC $34,500

Lincoln, NE $34,481

Fort Wayne, IN $34,474

Birmingham, AL $34,433

Cedar Falls, IA $34,426

Provo, UT $34,422

Springfield, OH $34,419

San Antonio, TX $34,411

Greensboro, NC $34,396

South Bend, IN $34,393

Winston Salem, NC $34,389

Boise, ID $34,378

Savannah, GA $34,352

Muskegon, MI $34,286

Lima, OH $34,241

Lake Charles, LA $34,226

Anderson, IN $34,219

Lexington, KY $34,208

Augusta, GA $34,197

Greenville, SC $34,197

Wichita, KS $34,164

Tuscaloosa, AL $34,164

Columbia, SC $34,130

Bloomington, IN $34,038

Roanoke, VA $34,016

Asheville, NC $33,968

Knoxville, TN $33,905

Shreveport, LA $33,901

Wilmington, NC $33,853

Frankfort, KY $33,783

Oklahoma City, OK $33,757

Chillicothe, OH $33,742

Longview, TX $33,739

Topeka, KS $33,728

Mobile, AL $33,672

Terre Haute, IN $33,657

Erie, PA $33,654

Altoona, PA $33,635

Melbourne, FL $33,624

Amarillo, TX $33,609

Killeen, TX $33,598

Fayetteville, AR $33,569

Sioux Falls, SD $33,543

Chattanooga, TN $33,521

Idaho Falls, ID $33,517

Gainesville, FL $33,439

Portsmouth, OH $33,421

Little Rock, AR $33,413

Lynchburg, VA $33,413

Lafayette, LA $33,399

Youngstown, OH $33,399

Temple, TX $33,384

Daytona Beach, FL $33,376

Clarksville, TN $33,373

Pensacola, FL $33,369

Hopkinsville, KY $33,258

Charleston, WV $33,255

Florence, SC $33,236

Sioux City, IA $33,214

Macon, GA $33,107

Tallahassee, FL $33,103

Fayetteville, NC $33,096

Waco, TX $33,088

Wichita Falls, TX $33,088

Pine Bluff, AR $33,073

Vincennes, IN $33,003

Lubbock, TX $32,988

Great Falls, MT $32,966

Alamogordo, NM $32,963

Abilene, TX $32,933

Rapid City, SD $32,885

Monroe, LA $32,885

Albany, GA $32,863

Huntington, WV $32,859

Jackson, MS $32,855

Greenville, MS $32,852

Parkersburg, WV $32,815

Montgomery, AL $32,807

Johnstown, PA $32,800

Springfield, MO $32,770

Biloxi, MS $32,752

Sumter, SC $32,674

Columbus, GA $32,671

Twin Falls, ID $32,649

Pascagoula, MS $32,600

Kingsport, TN $32,504

Gulfport, MS $32,493

Alexandria, LA $32,371

Fort Smith, AR $32,279

El Paso, TX $32,179

Helena, MT $32,131

Las Cruces, NM $32,013

Harlingen, TX $31,909

Pocatello, ID $31,876

Florence, AL $31,865

Brownsville, TX $31,858

Dothan, AL $31,799

Mcallen, TX $31,780

Columbus, MS $31,507

Altus, OK $31,337

Lawton, OK $31,266

Pierre, SD $31,133

What Skills Can Increase a Clothes Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Teamwork (Mentioned in 30.26% Job Postings): Teamwork is a skill consist of interrelated abilities that let you work effectively in an organized group. Teamwork skills are vital to employers, as teams are a basic organizational unit within many companies.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 1.87% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.
Inventory Management (Mentioned in 0.85% Job Postings): Overseeing and controlling supplies and stock to ensure that an organization maintains an adequate stock quantity.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Teamwork	30.26%
Work Ethic	1.87%
Inventory Management	0.85%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Clothes Designer's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Talent Acquisition: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$41,018	11%
Interviewing	$39,910	8%
Talent Acquisition	$39,171	6%
Written Communication	$39,171	6%
Planning	$38,801	5%
Hard Working	$38,432	4%

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How Education impacts a Clothes Designer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Clothes Designers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Clothes Designer with a No Diploma is between $39,768 and $43,591).

Clothes Designer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Clothes Designer

No Diploma 12.5%

High School 37.5%

Associates 12.5%

Bachelors 31.3%

Masters 6.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	12.5%
High School	37.5%
Associates	12.5%
Bachelors	31.3%
Masters	6.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Clothes Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clothes Designer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$32,663

Average $36,954/year

$41,257

$2,722

Average $3,079/month

$3,438

$628

Average $711/week

$793

$16

Average $18/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,257	$3,438	$793	$20
Average	$36,954	$3,079	$711	$18
25th Percentile	$32,663	$2,722	$628	$16

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Salary Trends for Clothes Designer

Salaries for a Clothes Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $30,484 in 2023 to around $30,581 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Clothes Designer salary trends, .

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2023

$30,484

2024

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2024	$30,815
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