What is the highest and lowest pay for Lighting Designer?

As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Lighting Designer in DC is $54,823. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Lighting Designer in District of Columbia can go up to $69,907 and the lowest down to $42,565, but most earn between $48,407 and $62,718. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lighting Designer in the United States.

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Lighting Designer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $42,565 DC December 01, 2024
25th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $48,407 DC December 01, 2024
50th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $54,823 DC December 01, 2024
75th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $62,718 DC December 01, 2024
90th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $69,907 DC December 01, 2024
25% $48,407 10% $42,565 90% $69,907 75% $62,718 $54,823 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Lighting Designer ?

A theatre lighting designer (or LD) works with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create the lighting, atmosphere, and time of day for the production in response to the text, while keeping in mind issues of visibility, safety, and cost. The LD also works closely with the stage manager or show control programming, if show control systems are used in that production. Outside stage lighting, the job of a Lighting Designer can be much more diverse and they can be found working on rock and pop tours, corporate launches, art installation and on massi...

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Location Avg. Salary Date Updated
Location Naval Anacost Annex, DC Avg. Salary $54,823 Date Updated December 01, 2024
Location Parcel Return Service, DC Avg. Salary $54,823 Date Updated December 01, 2024
Location Washington, DC Avg. Salary $54,823 Date Updated December 01, 2024
Location Washington Navy Yard, DC Avg. Salary $54,823 Date Updated December 01, 2024
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  1. This Job:

    Lighting Designer

    1 - 3 years experience
    Associate's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    Creative Production Manager

    5 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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