How Much Fashion Jobs Really Pay
Are you getting paid enough? We posed that question less than a month ago with the release of Fashionista's first-ever salary survey. A whopping 5,000 of you answered. And we thank you for that!
Now you can browse through the slides to get an idea of salaries in more than 40 different fashion-related jobs. We covered retail and sales, marketing, publicity, design, social media, and creative (aka, the art department). Remember, the salaries listed reflect an average: so if you are making way more or way less than you're seeing next to your title, it doesn't mean you're as out of the ordinary as you think. But also remember that industry insiders from hundreds of fantastic companies—Conde Nast, J.Crew, Macy's, and Hearst, to name of few—completed this survey. So if you are looking for a pay upgrade, it could be a good negotiating tool.
Let the voyeurism begin!
Retail and Sales
Visual Merchandising: $37,100
Assistant Buyer: $46,300
Assistant Merchandiser: $45,000
Associate Buyer: $55,500
Merchandiser: $64,700
Store Manager: $65,400
Buyer: $69,800
Editorial
Editorial Assistant: $33,900
Copy Editor: $34,000
Associate Editor: $40,800
Associate Market Editor: $41,700
Writer: $44,600
Editor: $66,400
Bookings Editor: $105,000
Stylist: $141,700
Bookings Director: $164,800
Director-level Editor: $179,900
Design
Associate Designer: $55,000
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Technical Designer: $85,400
Designer: $155,400
Design Director: $178,000
Creative Director: $191,000
Public Relations
Assistant Publicist: $44,800
Associate Publicist: $46,300
Publicist/Account Executive/Account Manager: $59,600
Publicity Director: $88,800
VP of Publicity: $146,700
Marketing
Associate Marketing Manager: $54,100
Marketing Manager: $88,300
Senior Marketing Manager $116,4000
Marketing Director: $130,600
Chief Marketing Officer: $306,600
Social Media
Social Media Manager - Entry-level: $33,800
Social Media Manager - Midlevel: $49,600
Social Media Manager - Senior Level: $71,900
Creative
Production Assistant: $36,2000
Assistant Graphic Designer: $46,200
Graphic Designer: $101,200
Photo Editor: $115,900
Design Director: $164,300
