State wages ยท Cost of living
Fashion Designers pay by state
The highest published median is in Tennessee, at $142,500. Tennessee leads after cost of living, at $155,110. Missouri has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($80,690).
National median
$80,690
Highest state median
$142,500
Tennessee
Best adjusted pay
$155,110
Tennessee
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $40,160Higher: $155,110Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Tennessee | $142,500 | +76.6% | 91.87 | $155,110 | 1 |
| Oregon | $125,310 | +55.3% | 103.361 | $121,240 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $99,340 | +23.1% | 105.757 | $93,930 | 3 |
| Missouri | $81,700 | +1.3% | 90.817 | $89,960 | 4 |
| New York | $96,420 | +19.5% | 107.921 | $89,340 | 5 |
| Virginia | $85,870 | +6.4% | 101.104 | $84,930 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | $88,230 | +9.3% | 104.165 | $84,700 | 7 |
| Colorado | $85,680 | +6.2% | 103.052 | $83,140 | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,950 | -2.2% | 97.572 | $80,910 | 9 |
| North Carolina | $74,830 | -7.3% | 94.326 | $79,330 | 10 |
| New Jersey | $84,020 | +4.1% | 108.805 | $77,220 | 11 |
| Georgia | $73,070 | -9.4% | 96.293 | $75,880 | 12 |
| Connecticut | $77,020 | -4.5% | 103.61 | $74,340 | 13 |
| Washington | $77,990 | -3.3% | 107.013 | $72,880 | 14 |
| Ohio | $58,790 | -27.1% | 92.774 | $63,370 | 15 |
| Kansas | $54,400 | -32.6% | 90.068 | $60,400 | 16 |
| Utah | $58,490 | -27.5% | 98.864 | $59,160 | 17 |
| Indiana | $52,430 | -35.0% | 93.329 | $56,180 | 18 |
| Kentucky | $48,000 | -40.5% | 90.159 | $53,240 | 19 |
| Arizona | $43,200 | -46.5% | 100.677 | $42,910 | 20 |
| Florida | $43,920 | -45.6% | 103.414 | $42,470 | 21 |
| Minnesota | $40,040 | -50.4% | 98.621 | $40,600 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | $37,790 | -53.2% | 94.095 | $40,160 | 23 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| California | Not available | Not available | 110.72 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Illinois | Not available | Not available | 99.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Iowa | Not available | Not available | 87.762 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Maryland | Not available | Not available | 104.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Michigan | Not available | Not available | 96.217 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Oklahoma | Not available | Not available | 87.843 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Carolina | Not available | Not available | 93.749 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Texas | Not available | Not available | 97.057 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.