Fashion and Apparel / Footwear Design

Footwear Designer

Designs and develops footwear products, including shoes, boots, and sandals, focusing on aesthetics, functionality, and comfort. Collaborates with pattern makers, material specialists, and manufacturers to create prototypes and final products.

Average monthly gross

6,690 EUR

2 validated salaries

Median

6,690 EUR

less sensitive to extremes

Typical range

5,642 EUR - 7,738 EUR

10th to 90th percentile

Data period

2026 - 2026

based on validated records

Canonical

Footwear Designer

ISCO

2163.1.3.2

Language

en

Salary insights

Monthly gross salary from approved submissions and AI-generated seeds that were validated.

2 records
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By seniority

Senior 1 validated salaries
5,380 EUR 5,380 EUR - 5,380 EUR
Lead / Expert 1 validated salaries
8,000 EUR 8,000 EUR - 8,000 EUR

Yearly trend

6,690 EUR
2026

Top countries

Country Avg. Count
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 8,000 EUR 1
France 5,380 EUR 1

Companies in data

Company Avg. Count
Acme Digital 8,000 EUR 1
Publicis 5,380 EUR 1

Top cities

No city-linked salaries yet.

How these figures are calculated

Validated records only

The page uses salaries that have been approved in the admin, including human submissions and AI-generated seeds after validation.

Typical range

The range removes the lowest and highest extremes by showing the 10th to 90th percentile.

Seniority

Seniority is inferred from years of experience: junior, mid-level, senior, then lead or expert.

Interpretation

These figures are market indicators, not guaranteed salaries. Reliability improves as more approved records are added.

Role profile

Seniority

Junior Mid Senior

Alternate titles

Shoe Designer Footwear Product Designer Sneaker Designer

Skills

Hard skills

Footwear pattern making Last design Material selection (leather, synthetics, textiles) 3D modeling (e.g., Rhino, CAD) Prototyping Trend forecasting Cost estimation

Soft skills

Creativity Attention to detail Collaboration Problem-solving Time management

Tools

Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Rhino 3D CLO 3D AutoCAD ShoeCAD

Certifications

Certified Footwear Designer (CFD) Shoe Design Certificate from Arsutoria School

Employment context

Industries

Fashion and Apparel Footwear Manufacturing Retail and E-commerce

Company types

Design studio Footwear brand Manufacturing company Fashion house Freelance/self-employed

Work modes

On-site Hybrid Remote

Remote compatibility

Medium

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