Career
Salary insights
What UX and design roles pay, from the ranges companies publish on their jobs.
Median yearly pay
$186K
Half of the listings with published pay are above this, half below.
Middle half
$155.6K – $230K
From the 25th to the 75th percentile
Based on
154 listings
91 companies in 1 country
How listed pay is spread
Each column counts listings whose yearly midpoint falls in that band. The line marks the median.
$59.8KMedian $186K$439K
| Band | Listings |
|---|---|
| $59.8K to $91.4K | 3 |
| $91.4K to $123K | 18 |
| $123K to $154.6K | 15 |
| $154.6K to $186.2K | 41 |
| $186.2K to $217.8K | 30 |
| $217.8K to $249.4K | 24 |
| $249.4K to $281K | 15 |
| $281K to $312.6K | 3 |
| $312.6K to $344.2K | 2 |
| $344.2K to $375.8K | 1 |
| $375.8K to $407.4K | 1 |
| $407.4K to $439K | 1 |
By specialization
Falls back to the job title when a company does not name a specialization.
| Specialization | Range chart | Median | Middle half | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Systems |
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$276K | $170K – $385K | 3limited |
| Product Design |
|
$207K | $175K – $237.5K | 90 |
| UX Research |
|
$197K | $151.1K – $209.5K | 6 |
| Graphic Design |
|
$195K | $54K – $210K | 3limited |
| Content Design |
|
$185K | $120K – $221K | 3limited |
| UX Design |
|
$158.8K | $121.9K – $188.1K | 44 |
| UI Design |
|
$115K | $92K – $158K | 3limited |
Bars run from $48.6K to $404.3K. The shaded band is the middle half of listings (limited data shows the full listed range); the line is the median. 2 groups with fewer than 3 listings are not shown.
By seniority
Taken from the listing or from words in the title such as Senior, Lead or Principal.
| Level | Range chart | Median | Middle half | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level |
|
$209.5K | $203.8K – $236K | 7 |
| Senior |
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$191.3K | $168.7K – $230K | 52 |
| Lead / manager |
|
$182.5K | $135.9K – $229.4K | 22 |
| Principal / director |
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$243.8K | $161.4K – $279.2K | 24 |
| Level not stated |
|
$173.9K | $124.4K – $196.3K | 48 |
Bars run from $111.9K to $293.2K. The shaded band is the middle half of listings (limited data shows the full listed range); the line is the median. 1 group with fewer than 3 listings is not shown.
By city
Remote roles are not counted in a city.
| City | Range chart | Median | Middle half | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco |
|
$227K | $198.5K – $237.1K | 30 |
| New York |
|
$195K | $171.3K – $237.1K | 62 |
Bars run from $154.1K to $249K. The shaded band is the middle half of listings (limited data shows the full listed range); the line is the median. 14 groups with fewer than 3 listings are not shown.
By company
Every company with at least one listing that states its pay.
| Company | Range chart | Median | Listed range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanta |
|
$439K | $365K – $513K | 1limited |
| Ramp |
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$319.3K | $172K – $440K | 4limited |
| Slack |
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$291.8K | $218.4K – $451.7K | 3limited |
| Legora |
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$278K | $240K – $316K | 1limited |
| Cyberhaven |
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$262.5K | $250K – $275K | 2limited |
| Aaru |
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$262.5K | $205K – $320K | 1limited |
| Render |
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$259K | $218K – $300K | 2limited |
| Abridge |
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$258.5K | $218K – $299K | 2limited |
| Siro |
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$250K | $250K – $250K | 2limited |
| Ethos |
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$240.8K | $165K – $323K | 2limited |
| Sierra |
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$240K | $190K – $290K | 1limited |
| Vitalize Care |
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$240K | $230K – $250K | 1limited |
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| Company | Range chart | Median | Listed range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handshake |
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$237.5K | $170K – $250K | 3limited |
| PermitFlow |
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$237.5K | $140K – $300K | 3limited |
| Rippling |
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$236K | $177K – $295K | 2limited |
| Sentry |
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$235K | $200K – $270K | 1limited |
| Mutiny |
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$230K | $160K – $260K | 3limited |
| Rogo |
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$227.5K | $165K – $315K | 2limited |
| Confido |
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$225K | $180K – $270K | 2limited |
| Amperos |
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$225K | $200K – $250K | 1limited |
| Numeral |
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$225K | $150K – $300K | 1limited |
| Figma |
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$222.8K | $206.6K – $236K | 12 |
| Ironclad |
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$222.5K | $210K – $235K | 1limited |
| Apollo GraphQL |
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$220K | $200K – $240K | 1limited |
| Agentio |
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$215K | $115K – $350K | 2limited |
| Maven Clinic |
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$212.5K | $195K – $230K | 2limited |
| Stable |
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$212.5K | $175K – $250K | 1limited |
| Loancrate |
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$210K | $170K – $250K | 1limited |
| Texture |
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$207.5K | $191K – $224K | 1limited |
| Calm |
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$206.5K | $168K – $245K | 1limited |
| Decagon |
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$200K | $160K – $220K | 3limited |
| Forus |
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$200K | $150K – $250K | 1limited |
| Playground |
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$200K | $160K – $240K | 2limited |
| Imprint |
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$197.5K | $150K – $250K | 2limited |
| Ellipsis Labs |
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$197.5K | $170K – $225K | 1limited |
| Perplexity |
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$195K | $180K – $210K | 2limited |
| Edra |
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$195K | $170K – $220K | 1limited |
| Plaid |
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$194.4K | $151.2K – $249.7K | 2limited |
| Rula |
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$192.5K | $166K – $221K | 2limited |
| Hinge Health |
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$190K | $150K – $268K | 3limited |
| Genius AI |
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$190K | $170K – $210K | 1limited |
| Onebrief |
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$187.7K | $151.2K – $230K | 2limited |
| Camber |
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$185K | $170K – $200K | 1limited |
| Numeric |
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$185K | $170K – $200K | 1limited |
| Levelpath |
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$185K | $160K – $210K | 1limited |
| Profound |
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$185K | $120K – $250K | 1limited |
| MaintainX |
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$180K | $130K – $230K | 2limited |
| Clark |
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$180K | $150K – $210K | 1limited |
| Rilla |
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$175K | $150K – $200K | 1limited |
| Novo |
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$175K | $165K – $185K | 1limited |
| Arketa |
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$175K | $165K – $185K | 1limited |
| Ancestry |
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$170.8K | $128K – $208K | 2limited |
| Talkiatry |
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$170K | $150K – $190K | 1limited |
| Biograph |
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$170K | $155K – $185K | 1limited |
| CodePath |
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$169K | $148K – $190K | 1limited |
| Healthie |
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$167.5K | $150K – $185K | 1limited |
| Applied Intuition |
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$167.5K | $140K – $200K | 2limited |
| Clipboard Health |
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$167.5K | $135K – $200K | 1limited |
| August |
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$167.5K | $135K – $200K | 1limited |
| Alkami Technology |
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$166.5K | $148K – $185K | 1limited |
| Sandbar |
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$166.3K | $120K – $230K | 2limited |
| Revin |
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$165K | $150K – $180K | 1limited |
| Maybern |
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$163.8K | $140K – $200K | 2limited |
| Capital One |
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$162.7K | $151.9K – $173.4K | 3limited |
| Sequence |
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$160K | $150K – $170K | 1limited |
| Ambrook |
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$160K | $125K – $195K | 1limited |
| California Academy of Sciences |
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$157.5K | $150K – $165K | 2limited |
| Deepgram |
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$156.9K | $115K – $200K | 2limited |
| Away |
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$155K | $150K – $160K | 1limited |
| ComPsych |
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$155K | $130K – $180K | 1limited |
| Verse Medical |
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$155K | $140K – $170K | 1limited |
| Runway |
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$153.8K | $100K – $210K | 2limited |
| GridUnity |
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$147K | $124K – $170K | 1limited |
| Ande |
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$145K | $120K – $170K | 1limited |
| Scholastic |
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$138.5K | $135K – $142K | 1limited |
| Leading Educators |
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$125.4K | $106.6K – $144.2K | 1limited |
| Zeta Global |
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$125K | $120K – $130K | 1limited |
| Kin Insurance |
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$122.5K | $115K – $130K | 1limited |
| LMI |
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$120K | $105.8K – $132.1K | 8 |
| Pogo |
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$120K | $110K – $130K | 1limited |
| Slate Auto |
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$118.5K | $105K – $132K | 1limited |
| Gallatin AI |
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$117K | $92K – $142K | 1limited |
| Sola Insurance |
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$112.5K | $100K – $125K | 1limited |
| Northern Trust |
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$112.2K | $83.1K – $141.3K | 1limited |
| IRIS Software Group |
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$110K | $105K – $115K | 3limited |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
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$101.3K | $54.5K – $155K | 2limited |
| Stackline |
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$100K | $90K – $110K | 1limited |
| Rillet |
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$100K | $90K – $110K | 1limited |
| vCluster Labs |
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$98.3K | $84.2K – $112.3K | 2limited |
| Condé Nast |
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$95K | $84K – $106K | 1limited |
| Angel Studios |
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$61.5K | $54K – $69K | 1limited |
Bars run from $48.6K to $538.7K. The shaded band is the full range companies listed; the line is the median.
The listings behind these numbers
Highest pay first, top 25 of 154. Pay is shown as the company published it.
| Role | Company | Where | Pay as published | Yearly midpoint (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Design | Vanta | United States | $365K – $513K | $439K |
| Director, Product Design | Ramp | New York, United States | $320,000–$440,000 / year | $380K |
| Slack VP, Product Design (Individual Contributor; Principal Architect) | Slack | San Francisco, United States | $257,500 - $451,700 | $354.6K |
| Director, Product Design - AI & Context | Figma | San Francisco, United States | $290,000–$376,000 / year | $333K |
| Design Systems Lead | Ramp | New York, United States | $280,000–$385,000 / year | $332.5K |
| Product Designer | Ramp | New York, United States | $172,000–$440,000 / year | $306K |
| Senior Director, Product Design - Ecosystem | Slack | New York, United States | $218,400 - $365,200 | $291.8K |
| Senior Director, Product Design - Ecosystem | Slack | San Francisco, United States | $218,400 - $365,200 | $291.8K |
| Staff Product Designer | Legora | New York, United States | $240,000–$316,000 / year | $278K |
| Manager, Design - Systems & Infrastructure | Figma | San Francisco, United States | $204,000–$348,000 / year | $276K |
| Principal Product Designer | PermitFlow | New York, United States | $250,000–$300,000 / year | $275K |
| Product Designer | Agentio | New York, United States | $195,000–$350,000 / year | $272.5K |
| Director, Product Design | Cyberhaven | San Francisco Bay Area, United States | $250K – $275K | $262.5K |
| Director, Product Design | Cyberhaven | United States | $250K – $275K | $262.5K |
| Product Design Lead | Aaru | New York, United States | $205,000–$320,000 / year | $262.5K |
| Staff Product Designer | Render | United States | $218K – $300K | $259K |
| Staff Product Designer - Agent Experience | Render | United States | $218K – $300K | $259K |
| Member of Design Staff, Product Design | Abridge | San Francisco, United States | $218K – $299K | $258.5K |
| Member of Design Staff, Product Design | Abridge | New York, United States | $218K – $299K | $258.5K |
| Director of Product Design | Ethos | United States | $183,000 - $323,000 | $253K |
| Creative Director | Confido | New York, United States | $230,000–$270,000 / year | $250K |
| Director, Product Design | Siro | New York, United States | $250,000 / year | $250K |
| Staff Product Designer | Siro | New York, United States | $250,000 / year | $250K |
| Product Designer | Sierra | San Francisco, United States | $190K – $290K | $240K |
| Staff Product Designer | Vitalize Care | San Francisco, United States | $230K – $250K | $240K |
How these numbers are made
- Source. Pay ranges that employers and companies publish on the open jobs listed on UknowUX. Only a part of jobs state their pay, so this is a view of those that do, not of every salary.
- Full-time roles only. Internships, part-time and contract roles are left out, because their pay is not comparable with a yearly salary.
- Place. The city and country are read from each listing's location text, so a role in Bengaluru at a company headquartered elsewhere counts as India. Roles that name no city are counted in their country only.
- Midpoint. Each job counts once, at the middle of its range. Monthly pay is multiplied by 12, daily by 260 and hourly by 2,080 to give a yearly figure.
- Currency. Pay is converted into the currency you choose at approximate daily rates (open.er-api.com (daily mid-market rates), 22 Oct 2026). They are indicative, not what a bank would give you, and cost of living differs from place to place.
- Small groups. A group needs at least 3 listings to appear (companies are the exception, because their own published range is shown). Fewer than 5 is marked as limited data.
- What is not included. Bonuses, equity and benefits. Listed ranges are what a company expects to offer, not what people are paid, and the offer you get depends on your experience.
These figures are a guide for planning and negotiation, not financial advice.