The annual salary statistics of fashion designers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fashion designers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $52,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fashion designers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fashion designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,800 | 2.48% | 31.39% |
| 2021 | $80,750 | 6.11% | - |
| 2020 | $75,820 | 0.21% | - |
| 2019 | $75,660 | 8.21% | - |
| 2018 | $69,450 | -2.29% | - |
| 2017 | $71,040 | 31.21% | - |
| 2016 | $48,870 | -7.67% | - |
| 2015 | $52,620 | -2.36% | - |
| 2014 | $53,860 | -11.31% | - |
| 2013 | $59,950 | 5.24% | - |
| 2012 | $56,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,800, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for fashion designers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $90,350). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of fashion designers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |