Microsoft designer salary

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Average Microsoft designer salary

$130,454yearly

$31.9 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft designer salary

$102,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay designers?

The average salary for Microsoft designers is $130,454 per year. Microsoft designer salaries range between $102,000 to $165,000 per year. Microsoft designers earn 97% more than the national average salary for designers of $66,347.

Location impacts how much a designer at Microsoft can expect to make. Designers at Microsoft make the most in Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA, and Washington, DC.

How much does Microsoft pay designers by location?

Microsoft pays designers the most in Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA, and Washington, DC. Additionally, cities like Detroit and Cambridge also report highly competitive salaries for designers at Microsoft.

Designer Microsoft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Redmond, WA	$186,382	$89.61
2	Mountain View, CA	$147,294	$70.81
3	Washington, DC	$140,052	$67.33
4	Detroit, MI	$134,243	$64.54
5	Cambridge, MA	$134,070	$64.46
6	Iselin, NJ	$134,065	$64.45
7	New York, NY	$131,476	$63.21
8	Reston, VA	$128,231	$61.65
9	Irving, TX	$127,316	$61.21
10	Chicago, IL	$125,661	$60.41

Highest-paid Microsoft designers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Creative Director & Designer	$171,273	$82	-
2	Principal Designer	$167,570	$81	18
3	Design Manager	$163,330	$79	6
4	Senior Piping Designer	$160,807	$77	-
5	Senior Interactive Designer	$160,427	$77	-
6	Design Manager/Senior Designer	$159,603	$77	-
7	Senior Designer/Art Director	$158,826	$76	-
8	Designer/Art Director	$157,314	$76	-
9	Head Designer	$156,778	$75	-
10	Lead Designer	$152,074	$73	-

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Recent salaries for designers at microsoft

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Region Designer-Amers	Atlanta, GA	01/24/2025	$127,200
Region Designer-Amers	Redmond, WA	01/24/2025	$127,200
Region Designer-Amers	Phoenix, AZ	01/24/2025	$127,200
Region Designer-Amers	San Antonio, TX	01/24/2025	$127,200

Designer salary at Microsoft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$133,918	$64	263
2	Google	$131,910	$63	97
3	NVIDIA	$128,939	$62	7
4	Cisco	$110,748	$53	32
5	LinkedIn	$110,658	$53	2
6	Amd	$109,581	$53	7
7	Adobe	$106,639	$51	39
8	VMware	$104,954	$50	-
9	Intel	$103,245	$50	5
10	Dell	$99,180	$48	-
11	Sophos	$98,559	$47	-
12	Box	$98,070	$47	-
13	HP	$96,071	$46	7
14	Red Hat	$95,022	$46	-
15	IBM	$90,421	$43	31
16	Oracle	$80,909	$39	138
17	Northrop Grumman	$79,778	$38	10
18	Lockheed Martin	$79,188	$38	28
19	Salesforce	$78,556	$38	20
20	Cognizant	$70,904	$34	7

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