How much does a Lighting Designer make in Seattle, WA? The average Lighting Designer salary in Seattle, WA is $53,816 as of May 28, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $47,724 and $61,266. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Lighting Designer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $42,178 Seattle,WA May 28, 2024
25th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $47,724 Seattle,WA May 28, 2024
50th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $53,816 Seattle,WA May 28, 2024
75th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $61,266 Seattle,WA May 28, 2024
90th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $68,050 Seattle,WA May 28, 2024
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Principal Lighting Designer

Stantec Inc. - Seattle, WA

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Stantec Inc. - Seattle, WA

Lighting Designer

Edmonds Center for the Arts - Poulsbo, WA

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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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Job Openings for Lighting Designer in Seattle, WA
  • The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn't have to be ...
    - 4 Days Ago
  • Description. The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn'...
    - 3 Days Ago
  • Description. Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world's leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sus...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • EDMONDS PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT/ EDMONDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Announces the following EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: POSITION: LIGHTING DESIGNER CLOSES: Open un...
    - 4 Days Ago
  • The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is looking for a Computer Aided Drafting Specialist (Infrastructure CAD Designer) to support our govern...
    - 5 Months Ago

Career Path for this job

  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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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lighting Designer in Seattle, WA. The base salary for Lighting Designer ranges from $47,724 to $61,266 with the average base salary of $53,816. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $48,092 to $62,316 with the average total cash compensation of $54,300.

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Seattle, Washington  area prices were up 2.8% from a year ago

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