Lead web designer vs designer

The differences between lead web designers and designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a lead web designer, becoming a designer takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a designer has an average salary of $66,347, which is higher than the $62,015 average annual salary of a lead web designer.

The top three skills for a lead web designer include HTML, CSS and wordpress. The most important skills for a designer are sketch, customer service, and graphic design.

Lead web designer vs designer overview

	Lead Web Designer	Designer
Yearly salary	$62,015	$66,347
Hourly rate	$29.81	$31.90
Growth rate	13%	3%
Number of jobs	51,563	52,433
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	37	38
Years of experience	4	12

Lead web designer vs designer salary

Lead web designers and designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Web Designer	Designer
Average salary	$62,015	$66,347
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $87,000	Between $45,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between lead web designer and designer education

There are a few differences between a lead web designer and a designer in terms of educational background:

	Lead Web Designer	Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Lead web designer vs designer demographics

Here are the differences between lead web designers' and designers' demographics:

	Lead Web Designer	Designer
Average age	37	38
Gender ratio	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%	Male, 56.9% Female, 43.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 16.0% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 10.4% White, 70.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	13%

Differences between lead web designer and designer duties and responsibilities

Lead web designer example responsibilities.

Update and manage constant flow of new & update web content for WordPress sites.
Manage preparation for all quality assurance audits for intranet and Internet AME applications.
Practice rapid website deployment using PHP/MySQL, JS, CSS, HTML, and other languages.
Redesign and develop Foxit website with html5 and CSS3.
Develop and used different theme profiles, and modules for loading the css and js for better performance.
Develop AI and UI for all pages on the corporate intranet and internet sites using HTML, and graphics.

Designer example responsibilities.

Lead & design all creative content stemming from apparel design to web identity.
Manage various PCB designs utilizing state of the art DFM techniques and comply with company standards.
Utilize CSS, DHTML, HTML, and JavaScript for cross browser, cross platform compatibility and consistency.
Develop different kinds of functions globally, locally for the development of forms using JavaScript, CSS.
Transform customer specifications into usable SolidWorks 3D models and assemblies from which all manufacturing are derived.
Process ECR's and ECO's using Windchill.

Lead web designer vs designer skills

Common lead web designer skills

HTML, 8%
CSS, 8%
WordPress, 7%
UI, 6%
Web Design, 5%
Sketch, 5%

Common designer skills

Sketch, 10%
Customer Service, 7%
Graphic Design, 6%
CSS, 5%
HTML, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%