What is the highest and lowest pay for Costume Designer?

As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Costume Designer in Trenton, NJ is $77,565. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Costume Designer in Trenton, NJ can go up to $96,313 and the lowest down to $63,043, but most earn between $69,964 and $87,378. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Costume Designer in the United States.

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Costume Designer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Costume Designer Salary $63,043 Trenton,NJ December 01, 2024
25th Percentile Costume Designer Salary $69,964 Trenton,NJ December 01, 2024
50th Percentile Costume Designer Salary $77,565 Trenton,NJ December 01, 2024
75th Percentile Costume Designer Salary $87,378 Trenton,NJ December 01, 2024
90th Percentile Costume Designer Salary $96,313 Trenton,NJ December 01, 2024
25% $69,964 10% $63,043 90% $96,313 75% $87,378 $77,565 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Costume Designer ?

A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits/costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costume designer works alongside the director, scenic, lighting designer, sound designer, and other creative personnel. The costume designer may also collaborate with hair stylist, wig master, or makeup artist. In European theatre, the role is different, as the theatre designer usually designs both costume and scenic elements. Designers typically seek to enhance a...

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  1. This Job:

    Costume Designer

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    Industrial Designer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

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Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Costume Designer in Trenton, NJ. The base salary for Costume Designer ranges from $69,964 to $87,378 with the average base salary of $77,565. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $71,335 to $89,741 with the average total cash compensation of $78,621.

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About Trenton, New Jersey    According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 8.155 square miles (21.122 km2), including 7.648 square miles (19.809 km2) ....More

Trenton, New Jersey  area prices were up 1.5% from a year ago

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