Fashion's Highest Paying Careers

The career paths that make the highest salary within the fashion industry.

Creative Fashion Careers

Creative Director:

• Average Salary: $190K

• Highest Salary: $450K

Fashion Show Producer:

• Average Salary: $27K - $58K

• Highest Salary: $114K

Fashion Design Director:

• Average Salary: $100K - $150K

• Highest Salary: $441K

Fashion Designer:

• Average Salary: $67K - $100K

• Highest Salary: $200K - $300K

Digital Fashion Designer:

• Average Salary: $75K

• Highest Salary: $156K

Fashion Photographer:

• Average Salary: $49K - $92K

• Highest Salary: $127K

Fashion Model:

• Average Salary: $0 - $100K

  • This purely depends on the type of modeling. Runway models earn the lowest, and commercial models earn the most.

• Highest Salary: The highest paid model since 2017 is Kendall Jenner, earning $40 million in one year. Other top paid models include Bella Hadid, Gisele Bündchen, and Adriana Lima.

Corporate Fashion Careers

Buying Director:

• Average Salary: $150K - $180K

• Highest Salary: $300K

Fashion Product Development:

• Average Salary: $65K - $126K

• Highest Salary: $230K - $300K

Fashion Buyer:

• Average Salary: $65K - $100K

• Highest Salary: $200K

Fashion Sourcing:

• Average Salary: $45K - $89K

• Highest Salary: $280K

Fashion Tech:

• Average Salary: $65K - $100K

• Highest Salary: $180K

Fashion Technical Designer:

• Average Salary: $80K - $100K

• Highest Salary: $123K

Fashion Marketing Manager:

• Average Salary: $60K - $100K

• Highest Salary: $145K

Public Relations Manager:

• Average Salary: $63K - $95K

• Highest Salary: $135K

Fashion Journalist:

• Average Salary: $60K - $80K

• Highest Salary: $130K

Fashion E-Commerce Manager:

• Average Salary: $75K - $100K

• Highest Salary: $158K

Brand Manager:

• Average Salary: $70K - $90K

• Highest Salary: $145K