SOC 27-1022 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Fashion Designers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fashion Designers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $85,220. The 10th percentile is $55,080 and the 90th percentile is $138,520. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$85,220

10th percentile
$55,080
25th percentile
$76,900
Median
$85,220
75th percentile
$100,480
90th percentile
$138,520
Mean
$91,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Fashion Designers, the published 10th percentile is $55,080 and the 90th percentile is $138,520. The difference is $83,440, which is 97.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $76,900 to the 75th at $100,480, covers $23,580.

The mean annual wage is $91,860, which sits above the median of $85,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 5.3% higher than the national median of $80,960 for Fashion Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,683, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.9% higher than the Washington median of $82,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $85,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fashion Designers at $76,683 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Fashion Designers in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Highest-paying jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Fashion Designers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Fashion Designers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fashion Designers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $85,220. The 10th percentile is $55,080 and the 90th percentile is $138,520.

How does that compare with the national median for Fashion Designers?

The local median is 5.3% higher than the national median of $80,960.

What is Fashion Designers pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $85,220 is $76,683. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.