Fashion Designer Salary in Canada

The average salary for a Fashion Designer in Canada is C$52,706.

10%

CA$35k

MEDIAN

CA$53k

90%

CA$79k

Salary

C$35k - C$79k

Bonus

C$403 - C$14k

Total Pay

C$33k - C$81k

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What Do Fashion Designers Do?

A fashion designer creates designs for items like clothing, shoes, and accessories. Prior to creating a prototype, the designer will create a sketch of the clothing. Usually, this clothing concept will then be presented to management, who will approve the clothing so that a prototype can be created. The fashion designer will often be expected to have sewing skills, in order to create the first clothing example. When the design is handed over to a factory or other clothing producer, the designer

Fashion Designer Tasks

Draw patterns and specifications for articles of clothing, determining factors such as design, colors, materials, and methods of production.
Promote designs by displaying samples of clothing at sales meetings and fashion shows.
Follow fashion trends by researching customer preferences, attending fashion shows, and reading fashion publications.
Develop design ideas based on targeted demographic and preferences of management or clients.
Supervise assistants creating patterns and producing samples of articles of clothing.

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Popular Employer Salaries for Fashion Designer

Aritzia LP

C$75k

Career Paths

Explore the most common career paths for Fashion Designer. Thickness and color of lines indicates popularity of movement from one job to the next. Visit our career path planner to research other job paths.

Fashion Designer

Vice President (VP) of Product Developme...

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Senior Fashion Designer

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Technical Designer, Apparel

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Somewhat common (8 - 20%)

Less common (< 8%)

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What Are Popular Skills for Fashion Designers?

Design

C$52,062

147 responses

Adobe Illustrator

C$50,693

128 responses

Adobe Photoshop

C$51,079

89 responses

Product Development

C$62,171

38 responses

Technical Garment Knowledge

C$46,100

28 responses

Skills in Product Development are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Technical Garment Knowledge, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Design.

What is the Pay by Experience Level for Fashion Designers?

An entry-level Fashion Designer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of C$34,999 based on 6 salaries. An early career Fashion Designer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of C$42,595 based on 74 salaries. A mid-career Fashion Designer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of C$55,230 based on 79 salaries. An experienced Fashion Designer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of C$60,191 based on 51 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of C$70,000.

Pay Difference by Location

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Vancouver, British Columbia

▲17%

Montreal Lasalle, Québec

▲4%

▼4%

▼5%

▼6%

▼22%

Employees with Fashion Designer in their job title in Vancouver, British Columbia earn an average of 16.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Montreal Lasalle, Québec (4.4% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Calgary, Alberta (22.2% less), Montréal, Québec (6.2% less) and Winnipeg, Manitoba (5.1% less).