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Salary insights
What UX and design roles pay, from the ranges companies publish on their jobs.
Median yearly pay
$221.8K
Half of the listings with published pay are above this, half below.
Middle half
$200K – $236K
From the 25th to the 75th percentile
Based on
6 listings
5 companies in 1 country
By specialization
Falls back to the job title when a company does not name a specialization.
| Specialization | Range chart | Median | Middle half | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Design |
|
$221.8K | $200K – $236K | 6 |
Bars run from $180K to $247.8K. The shaded band is the middle half of listings (limited data shows the full listed range); the line is the median.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead / manager |
|
$221.8K | $200K – $236K | 6 |
Bars run from $180K to $247.8K. The shaded band is the middle half of listings (limited data shows the full listed range); the line is the median.
By city
Remote roles are not counted in a city.
| City | Range chart | Median | Middle half | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York |
|
$207.5K | $197.5K – $236K | 5 |
Bars run from $177.8K to $247.8K. 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 company
Every company with at least one listing that states its pay.
| Company | Range chart | Median | Listed range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaru |
|
$262.5K | $205K – $320K | 1limited |
| Rippling |
|
$236K | $177K – $295K | 2limited |
| Texture |
|
$207.5K | $191K – $224K | 1limited |
| Sandbar |
|
$197.5K | $165K – $230K | 1limited |
| Maybern |
|
$180K | $160K – $200K | 1limited |
Bars run from $144K to $336K. The shaded band is the full range companies listed; the line is the median.
The listings behind these numbers
Highest pay first. Pay is shown as the company published it.
| Role | Company | Where | Pay as published | Yearly midpoint (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Design Lead | Aaru | New York, United States | $205,000–$320,000 / year | $262.5K |
| Senior Manager of Product Design, AI Platform | Rippling | San Francisco, United States | $177,000 - $295,000 | $236K |
| Senior Manager of Product Design, AI Platform | Rippling | New York, United States | $177,000 - $295,000 | $236K |
| Product Design Lead | Texture | New York, United States | $191,000–$224,000 / year | $207.5K |
| Lead Product Designer | Sandbar | New York, United States | $165,000–$230,000 / year | $197.5K |
| Product Designer (Senior, Lead) | Maybern | New York, United States | $160,000–$200,000 / year | $180K |
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.