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

A Retail Designer's salary grows with experience: a Retail Designer (0-2 years)earns $61,883, a Fashion Designer II (2-4 years)earns $76,376, a Fashion Designer III (4-7 years)earns $98,101, a Fashion Designer IV (7+ years)earns $136,504, a Manager of Fashion Design (7+ years)earns $129,631,

What are the highest paying states for a Retail Designer?

Retail Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Retail Designer roles are District of Columbia $68,047, California $67,789, Massachusetts $66,886. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Retail Designer roles make?

Salaries for Retail Designer level roles vary by specialization: Pharmacist - Retail: $163,758; Retail Banker: $90,752; Retail Buyer: $72,689; Retail Analyst: $70,350; Architectural Retail Designer: $63,803.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Retail Designer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Hansoll Textile Ltd ($116,862) and Nestl├⌐ ($110,692) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $65,790.

Retail Designer Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Retail Designer in the United States is $61,459 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,753
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,353 to $66,324
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,794

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Retail Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,324	$5,527	$1,275	$32
Average	$61,459	$5,122	$1,182	$30
25th Percentile	$55,353	$4,613	$1,064	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Retail Designer Salaries

A Retail 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Retail Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Retail 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): $61,883
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,376
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,101
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,504
Expert (over 8 years): $129,631

Levels	Salary
Retail De... Level Retail Designer	$61,883
Fashion D... Level Retail Designer	$76,376
Fashion D... Level Retail Designer	$98,101
Fashion D... Level Retail Designer	$136,504
Manager o... Level Retail Designer	$129,631

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How Do Retail 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 Retail Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,047.
California: $67,789.
Massachusetts: $66,886.

District of Columbia $68,047

California $67,789

Massachusetts $66,886

Washington $66,640

New Jersey $66,615

Alaska $66,529

Connecticut $65,681

New York $65,337

Hawaii $64,237

Rhode Island $63,721

Maryland $63,370

Minnesota $62,891

Colorado $62,707

Illinois $62,645

Oregon $62,412

Delaware $62,239

New Hampshire $62,131

Virginia $61,889

Pennsylvania $61,182

Nevada $60,826

North Dakota $60,709

Michigan $60,525

Wisconsin $60,457

Vermont $60,322

Texas $59,947

Maine $59,922

Arizona $59,886

Ohio $59,843

Georgia $59,277

Indiana $58,994

Wyoming $58,939

Utah $58,853

Iowa $58,816

Kansas $58,521

Louisiana $58,435

North Carolina $58,404

Missouri $58,392

Florida $58,152

Montana $58,023

Nebraska $57,900

Kentucky $57,833

South Carolina $57,587

Tennessee $57,433

Idaho $57,372

New Mexico $56,923

Oklahoma $56,825

Alabama $56,462

South Dakota $55,854

Arkansas $55,522

West Virginia $55,344

Mississippi $54,809

Top Paying Cities for Retail 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: $77,518
San Francisco: $76,756
Oakland: $75,054

San Jose, CA $77,518

San Francisco, CA $76,756

Oakland, CA $75,054

New York, NY $71,225

Queens Village, NY $70,764

Paramus, NJ $70,272

Passaic, NJ $70,211

Bergenfield, NJ $70,149

Stamford, CT $70,057

Huntington, NY $69,996

Newark, NJ $69,596

Bridgeport, CT $69,473

New Brunswick, NJ $69,270

Vallejo, CA $69,141

Middlesex, NJ $69,104

Somerset, NJ $69,049

Petaluma, CA $68,908

Santa Cruz, CA $68,668

Boston, MA $68,545

Monterey, CA $68,238

Fairbanks, AK $68,195

Los Angeles, CA $68,078

Washington, DC $68,047

Seattle, WA $67,937

Santa Rosa, CA $67,924

Juneau, AK $67,746

Orange, CA $67,543

Anchorage, AK $67,433

Anaheim, CA $67,390

Santa Ana, CA $67,297

Nassau, NY $67,261

Long Beach, CA $67,236

Danbury, CT $67,218

Santa Maria, CA $67,009

Everett, WA $66,996

Bremerton, WA $66,695

Trenton, NJ $66,578

Sacramento, CA $66,554

San Diego, CA $66,523

Brockton, MA $66,499

Tacoma, WA $66,474

Santa Barbara, CA $66,388

Lowell, MA $66,142

New Suffolk, NY $66,117

Nashua, NH $66,044

Lompoc, CA $65,945

Ventura, CA $65,884

Stockton, CA $65,866

New Haven, CT $65,743

Atlantic City, NJ $65,583

Hartford, CT $65,448

Modesto, CA $65,417

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,282

New Britain, CT $65,251

Olympia, WA $65,165

Kennewick, WA $65,165

New London, CT $65,153

Norwich, CT $65,134

Lawrence, MA $65,103

Bakersfield, CA $64,931

Riverside, CA $64,845

New Bedford, MA $64,845

Richland, WA $64,784

Portsmouth, NH $64,735

Vineland, NJ $64,722

San Bernardino, CA $64,673

Boulder, CO $64,501

Worcester, MA $64,452

Portland, OR $64,397

Saint Paul, MN $64,323

Minneapolis, MN $64,323

Philadelphia, PA $64,237

Honolulu, HI $63,911

Springfield, MA $63,696

Providence, RI $63,690

Chicago, IL $63,512

Bellingham, WA $63,438

Baltimore, MD $63,370

Chico, CA $63,217

Wilmington, DE $63,112

Pittsfield, MA $63,051

Manchester, NH $62,934

Spokane, WA $62,663

Denver, CO $62,657

Albany, NY $62,368

Troy, NY $62,344

Schenectady, NY $62,215

Burlington, VT $62,080

Portland, ME $61,865

Salem, OR $61,815

Yakima, WA $61,803

Ann Arbor, MI $61,785

Rochester, MN $61,613

Fresno, CA $61,582

Reno, NV $61,582

Milwaukee, WI $61,527

Detroit, MI $61,465

Allentown, PA $61,447

Carson City, NV $61,440

Houston, TX $61,348

Colorado Springs, CO $61,342

Syracuse, NY $61,311

Eugene, OR $61,195

Bismarck, ND $61,121

Gary, IN $61,121

Galveston, TX $61,121

Springfield, OR $61,072

Medford, OR $60,924

Fort Collins, CO $60,900

Austin, TX $60,850

Mesa, AZ $60,721

Phoenix, AZ $60,709

Dallas, TX $60,691

Reading, PA $60,654

Saint Cloud, MN $60,629

Concord, NH $60,574

Madison, WI $60,549

Utica, NY $60,383

Raleigh, NC $60,334

Las Vegas, NV $60,328

Rochester, NY $60,285

Des Moines, IA $60,279

Atlanta, GA $60,181

Battle Creek, MI $60,162

Salt Lake City, UT $60,144

Lancaster, PA $60,051

Champaign, IL $60,039

Harrisburg, PA $59,965

Durham, NC $59,910

Kansas City, MO $59,904

Kansas City, KS $59,892

Fort Worth, TX $59,886

Boca Raton, FL $59,861

Cleveland, OH $59,855

Columbus, OH $59,843

Pittsburgh, PA $59,836

Richmond, VA $59,812

Indianapolis, IN $59,800

Cincinnati, OH $59,720

Petersburg, VA $59,627

Billings, MT $59,492

Lansing, MI $59,492

Huntsville, AL $59,492

Lebanon, PA $59,486

Dayton, OH $59,480

Pueblo, CO $59,480

Appleton, WI $59,461

Buffalo, NY $59,437

Racine, WI $59,406

Charlotte, NC $59,400

Saint Louis, MO $59,382

Springfield, IL $59,357

Elkhart, IN $59,345

York, PA $59,345

Gastonia, NC $59,339

Benton Harbor, MI $59,339

Beaumont, TX $59,302

Lorain, OH $59,289

Toledo, OH $59,265

Binghamton, NY $59,234

Rock Hill, SC $59,228

Rockford, IL $59,197

Fargo, ND $59,166

Elyria, OH $59,166

Flagstaff, AZ $59,123

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,087

Miami, FL $59,050

Duluth, MN $58,951

Bangor, ME $58,871

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,804

Louisville, KY $58,773

Grand Rapids, MI $58,761

Hialeah, FL $58,755

Casper, WY $58,669

Scranton, PA $58,595

New Orleans, LA $58,576

Virginia Beach, VA $58,570

Akron, OH $58,540

Peoria, IL $58,460

Sarasota, FL $58,447

Green Bay, WI $58,404

Baton Rouge, LA $58,374

Charleston, SC $58,361

Nashville, TN $58,343

Jamestown, NY $58,331

Davenport, IA $58,331

Tucson, AZ $58,300

Cheyenne, WY $58,281

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,263

Tampa, FL $58,251

Omaha, NE $58,238

Port Arthur, TX $58,214

Evansville, IN $58,214

Bradenton, FL $58,189

Santa Fe, NM $58,079

Orlando, FL $58,017

Clearwater, FL $57,950

Canton, OH $57,821

La Crosse, WI $57,821

Grand Forks, ND $57,802

Albuquerque, NM $57,784

Tulsa, OK $57,784

Newport News, VA $57,778

High Point, NC $57,759

Ogden, UT $57,734

Corpus Christi, TX $57,685

Laramie, WY $57,648

Norfolk, VA $57,648

Rock Island, IL $57,612

Saginaw, MI $57,599

Jacksonville, FL $57,593

Salisbury, NC $57,581

Memphis, TN $57,569

Moline, IL $57,538

Fort Myers, FL $57,519

Waterloo, IA $57,439

Spartanburg, SC $57,378

Lincoln, NE $57,347

Fort Wayne, IN $57,335

Birmingham, AL $57,267

Cedar Falls, IA $57,255

Provo, UT $57,249

Springfield, OH $57,243

San Antonio, TX $57,231

Greensboro, NC $57,206

South Bend, IN $57,200

Winston Salem, NC $57,194

Boise, ID $57,175

Savannah, GA $57,132

Muskegon, MI $57,022

Lima, OH $56,948

Lake Charles, LA $56,923

Anderson, IN $56,911

Lexington, KY $56,893

Augusta, GA $56,874

Greenville, SC $56,874

Wichita, KS $56,819

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,819

Columbia, SC $56,763

Bloomington, IN $56,610

Roanoke, VA $56,573

Asheville, NC $56,493

Knoxville, TN $56,389

Shreveport, LA $56,382

Wilmington, NC $56,302

Frankfort, KY $56,186

Oklahoma City, OK $56,143

Chillicothe, OH $56,118

Longview, TX $56,112

Topeka, KS $56,094

Mobile, AL $56,001

Terre Haute, IN $55,977

Erie, PA $55,971

Altoona, PA $55,940

Melbourne, FL $55,921

Amarillo, TX $55,897

Killeen, TX $55,878

Fayetteville, AR $55,829

Sioux Falls, SD $55,786

Chattanooga, TN $55,749

Idaho Falls, ID $55,743

Gainesville, FL $55,614

Portsmouth, OH $55,583

Little Rock, AR $55,571

Lynchburg, VA $55,571

Lafayette, LA $55,547

Youngstown, OH $55,547

Temple, TX $55,522

Daytona Beach, FL $55,510

Clarksville, TN $55,504

Pensacola, FL $55,497

Hopkinsville, KY $55,313

Charleston, WV $55,307

Florence, SC $55,276

Sioux City, IA $55,239

Macon, GA $55,061

Tallahassee, FL $55,055

Fayetteville, NC $55,043

Waco, TX $55,030

Wichita Falls, TX $55,030

Pine Bluff, AR $55,006

Vincennes, IN $54,889

Lubbock, TX $54,864

Great Falls, MT $54,827

Alamogordo, NM $54,821

Abilene, TX $54,772

Rapid City, SD $54,692

Monroe, LA $54,692

Albany, GA $54,655

Huntington, WV $54,649

Jackson, MS $54,643

Greenville, MS $54,637

Parkersburg, WV $54,576

Montgomery, AL $54,563

Johnstown, PA $54,551

Springfield, MO $54,502

Biloxi, MS $54,471

Sumter, SC $54,342

Columbus, GA $54,336

Twin Falls, ID $54,299

Pascagoula, MS $54,219

Kingsport, TN $54,059

Gulfport, MS $54,041

Alexandria, LA $53,838

Fort Smith, AR $53,684

El Paso, TX $53,518

Helena, MT $53,439

Las Cruces, NM $53,242

Harlingen, TX $53,070

Pocatello, ID $53,014

Florence, AL $52,996

Brownsville, TX $52,984

Dothan, AL $52,885

Mcallen, TX $52,855

Columbus, MS $52,400

Altus, OK $52,117

Lawton, OK $52,000

Pierre, SD $51,779

What Skills Can Increase a Retail Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Products and Services (Mentioned in 6.87% Job Postings): Knowledge of the full array of our organization's products and services including those that are created for internal customers; insight into the differentiating factors that distinguish them from those of competitors.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 2% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Illustrator (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design program developed and marketed by Adobe Inc. Originally designed for the Apple Macintosh, development of Adobe Illustrator began in 1985. Along with Creative Cloud, Illustrator CC was released.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Products and Services	6.87%
Photoshop	2%
Illustrator	1.37%

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 Retail Designer's salary.

Adobe: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
Photoshop: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Adobe Creative Suite: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Adobe	$77,438	26%
Photoshop	$75,594	23%
Adobe Creative Suite	$75,594	23%
Illustrator	$74,980	22%
Product Development	$74,980	22%
AutoCAD	$74,365	21%

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

Understanding how a Retail 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 April 01, 2026

$55,353

Average $61,459/year

$66,324

$4,613

Average $5,122/month

$5,527

$1,064

Average $1,182/week

$1,275

$27

Average $30/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,324	$5,527	$1,275	$32
Average	$61,459	$5,122	$1,182	$30
25th Percentile	$55,353	$4,613	$1,064	$27

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Salary Trends for Retail Designer

Salaries for a Retail Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $63,342 in 2023 to around $62,734 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Retail Designer salary trends, .

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2024

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