The annual salary statistics of fashion designers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fashion designers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fashion designers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fashion designers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $50,690 | 19.41% | -3.73% |
| 2015 | $40,850 | -3.13% | - |
| 2014 | $42,130 | -8.05% | - |
| 2013 | $45,520 | -15.51% | - |
| 2012 | $52,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,690 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for fashion designers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of fashion designers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 10.4 percent (10.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Newark-Union |