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Highest-paying States for Fashion Designers

The highest-paying states for fashion designers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of fashion designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $107,140, New Hampshire is the highest paying state for fashion designers. It is followed by Vermont (average annual salary $102,300). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of fashion designers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Fashion Designers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Hampshire	$107,140	$62,350	90
2	Vermont	$102,300	$49,980	50
3	Massachusetts	$92,500	$53,830	140
4	New Jersey	$90,820	$42,850	440
5	Washington	$90,350	$64,810	240
6	Maine	$89,980	$49,060	30
7	Oregon	$82,800	$50,030	490
8	California	$82,220	$46,160	6,320
9	New York	$81,490	$50,700	7,130
10	Colorado	$79,840	$53,370	180
11	Montana	$78,720	$52,100	30
12	Georgia	$77,900	$47,460	160
13	Nevada	$74,190	$58,110	190
14	Alabama	$73,730	$42,520	40
15	Puerto Rico	$73,700	$48,980	110
16	Tennessee	$72,800	$39,910	60
17	Michigan	$68,550	$49,820	50
18	North Carolina	$65,220	$45,930	470
19	Connecticut	$64,960	$37,890	30
20	Utah	$63,990	$35,460	90
21	New Mexico	$63,170	$52,540	80
22	Pennsylvania	$62,640	$42,380	370
23	Illinois	$62,340	$34,690	120
24	Indiana	$62,080	$38,880	40
25	Florida	$60,390	$37,430	670
26	Missouri	$58,340	$36,930	100
27	Kentucky	$56,010	$23,290	70
28	Arizona	$53,500	$35,770	50
29	Arkansas	$53,100	$35,620	180
30	Idaho	$52,490	$27,410	50
31	Kansas	$49,980	$42,140	120
32	Rhode Island	$49,610	$37,320	60
33	Hawaii	$49,380	$25,440	60
34	Virginia	$46,800	$29,490	150
35	Wisconsin	$46,640	$43,800	30
36	Maryland	$45,960	$33,240	150
37	South Carolina	$41,600	$37,640	100
38	Louisiana	$40,200	$25,530	60
39	Minnesota	$37,670	$37,670	460
40	Texas	$33,730	$30,210	1,440
41	Ohio	$30,020	$28,290	310
42	Mississippi	$26,620	$26,620	30

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of fashion designers in those states is not available at this time.