Product designers make $100,849 per year on average, or $48.49 per hour, in the United States. Product designers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $65,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $154,000.
Location impacts how much a product designer can expect to make. Product designers make the most in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and New Mexico.
The darker areas on the map show where product designers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Arizona | $100,073 | $48.11 | 993 |
2 | New Mexico | $102,242 | $49.15 | 261 |
3 | Oregon | $114,211 | $54.91 | 441 |
4 | Arkansas | $94,403 | $45.39 | 357 |
5 | Washington | $113,088 | $54.37 | 791 |
6 | Wyoming | $90,231 | $43.38 | 91 |
7 | California | $115,443 | $55.50 | 3,257 |
8 | Maine | $89,946 | $43.24 | 208 |
9 | North Dakota | $93,454 | $44.93 | 124 |
10 | Iowa | $93,196 | $44.81 | 461 |
11 | Michigan | $83,999 | $40.38 | 1,253 |
12 | Idaho | $103,397 | $49.71 | 82 |
13 | Vermont | $97,695 | $46.97 | 48 |
14 | Massachusetts | $90,540 | $43.53 | 751 |
15 | New Hampshire | $87,530 | $42.08 | 124 |
16 | District of Columbia | $88,054 | $42.33 | 221 |
17 | Tennessee | $80,151 | $38.53 | 656 |
18 | Kansas | $77,923 | $37.46 | 434 |
19 | Colorado | $79,254 | $38.10 | 1,137 |
20 | Utah | $84,314 | $40.54 | 248 |
21 | Texas | $76,730 | $36.89 | 3,356 |
22 | Pennsylvania | $75,443 | $36.27 | 1,842 |
23 | South Dakota | $78,206 | $37.60 | 120 |
24 | Nevada | $75,890 | $36.49 | 304 |
25 | North Carolina | $81,834 | $39.34 | 599 |
26 | Montana | $83,647 | $40.21 | 54 |
27 | Rhode Island | $81,282 | $39.08 | 82 |
28 | Alabama | $76,423 | $36.74 | 390 |
29 | Missouri | $75,430 | $36.26 | 756 |
30 | Nebraska | $72,888 | $35.04 | 310 |
31 | Kentucky | $73,829 | $35.49 | 445 |
32 | New York | $81,723 | $39.29 | 1,248 |
33 | Virginia | $72,597 | $34.90 | 1,690 |
34 | New Jersey | $83,636 | $40.21 | 390 |
35 | Indiana | $72,409 | $34.81 | 770 |
36 | Alaska | $72,017 | $34.62 | 106 |
37 | Wisconsin | $68,079 | $32.73 | 975 |
38 | West Virginia | $73,748 | $35.46 | 131 |
39 | Louisiana | $73,554 | $35.36 | 281 |
40 | Ohio | $69,170 | $33.25 | 1,294 |
41 | Connecticut | $77,914 | $37.46 | 227 |
42 | Florida | $66,006 | $31.73 | 2,187 |
43 | Minnesota | $76,116 | $36.59 | 438 |
44 | Illinois | $75,817 | $36.45 | 771 |
45 | Georgia | $58,940 | $28.34 | 1,916 |
46 | Oklahoma | $71,246 | $34.25 | 254 |
47 | Maryland | $64,612 | $31.06 | 986 |
48 | Mississippi | $68,774 | $33.06 | 171 |
49 | South Carolina | $61,426 | $29.53 | 511 |
50 | Hawaii | $66,526 | $31.98 | 92 |
51 | Delaware | $70,472 | $33.88 | 64 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | San Francisco, CA | $129,917 | $62.46 |
2 | Seattle, WA | $114,487 | $55.04 |
3 | Portland, OR | $113,267 | $54.46 |
4 | Phoenix, AZ | $100,739 | $48.43 |
5 | Cambridge, MA | $90,645 | $43.58 |
6 | Portland, ME | $90,634 | $43.57 |
7 | Washington, DC | $88,053 | $42.33 |
8 | Albany, NY | $84,930 | $40.83 |
9 | Salt Lake City, UT | $84,218 | $40.49 |
10 | Charlotte, NC | $82,300 | $39.57 |
11 | Pawtucket, RI | $81,419 | $39.14 |
12 | Boulder, CO | $79,279 | $38.11 |
13 | Dallas, TX | $78,916 | $37.94 |
14 | Minneapolis, MN | $76,065 | $36.57 |
15 | Chicago, IL | $75,971 | $36.52 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $154,000 | $12,833 | $74 |
75th Percentile | $126,000 | $10,500 | $61 |
Average | $100,849 | $8,404 | $48 |
25th Percentile | $80,000 | $6,667 | $38 |
10th Percentile | $65,000 | $5,417 | $31 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Computer Aided Design Designer | $59,265 | $4,939 | $28.49 | 92,503 |
Industrial Design Internship | $40,322 | $3,360 | $19.39 | 98,331 |
Mechanical Designer | $61,635 | $5,136 | $29.63 | 65,748 |
Lighting Designer | $65,402 | $5,450 | $31.44 | 46,203 |
Designer | $70,703 | $5,892 | $33.99 | 52,433 |
Industrial Designer | $75,705 | $6,309 | $36.40 | 54,012 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lyft | $164,493 | $79.08 | 2 |
2 | Microsoft | $160,381 | $77.11 | 220 |
3 | Chegg | $159,535 | $76.70 | 4 |
4 | Evernote | $157,454 | $75.70 | |
5 | Meta | $156,847 | $75.41 | 3073 |
6 | Flexport | $151,568 | $72.87 | 8 |
7 | Box | $149,925 | $72.08 | 8 |
8 | $147,275 | $70.81 | 306 | |
9 | Scribd | $145,143 | $69.78 | 1 |
10 | VMware | $144,743 | $69.59 | 271 |
11 | Grubhub | $143,556 | $69.02 | 9 |
12 | Pluralsight | $143,261 | $68.88 | 1 |
13 | Asana | $142,975 | $68.74 | 6 |
14 | Uber Technologies | $141,584 | $68.07 | 1 |
15 | Postmates | $140,600 | $67.60 | |
16 | New Relic | $140,382 | $67.49 | 114 |
17 | Cloudflare | $139,015 | $66.83 | 1 |
18 | Lattice Semiconductor | $137,958 | $66.33 | 2 |
19 | $135,715 | $65.25 | 1 | |
20 | Duolingo | $134,829 | $64.82 | 27 |
Product designer salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the professional, telecommunication, and technology industries tend to offer much higher salaries for product designers. For example, product designers make a whopping average salary of $156,482 while working in the professional industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $154,565 in the telecommunication industry and $102,469 in the technology industry.
Product designers may want to avoid working in the retail industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $90,189.
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Professional | $156,482 | $75.23 |
2 | Telecommunication | $154,565 | $74.31 |
3 | Technology | $102,469 | $49.26 |
4 | Automotive | $96,993 | $46.63 |
5 | Manufacturing | $92,642 | $44.54 |
6 | Retail | $90,189 | $43.36 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | $101,000 | $48.48 | +3.8% |
2021 | $97,000 | $46.62 | +3.3% |
2020 | $93,700 | $45.07 | +0.9% |
2019 | $92,900 | $44.65 | -2.8% |
2018 | $95,400 | $45.88 | +1.0% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Collective Health | Lead Product Designer | Kane, IL | 06/02/2022 | $141,600 |
Collective Health | Lead Product Designer | San Mateo, CA | 06/02/2022 | $141,600 |
Viget | Product Designer-Durham, NC (On-Site, Remote, or Hybrid) | Durham, NC | 06/01/2022 | $95,000 |
Viget | Product Designer-Boulder, Co (On-Site, Remote, or Hybrid) | Boulder, CO | 06/01/2022 | $95,000 |
Viget | Product Designer-Falls Church, VA (On-Site, Remote, or Hybrid) | Falls Church, VA | 06/01/2022 | $95,000 |
Hinge Health | Lead Product Designer, Care Products | Portland, NY | 05/31/2022 | $132,600 |
Drizly | Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote) | Boston, MA | 05/31/2022 | $100,000 |
Express Employment Professionals | Customer Service-Product Designer (TB) | Holland, OH | 05/31/2022 | $35,479 |
Collective Health | Lead Product Designer | Cove, UT | 05/31/2022 | $141,600 |
Discord | Product Designer, Creator Revenue | San Francisco, CA | 05/31/2022 | $108,000 |
California pays Product Designers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $115,443 per year, or $55.50 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Product Designer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Oregon you should be paid close to $114,211 per year.
Senior Designer gets paid the most. Senior Designer made a median salary of $94,447. The best-paid 10 percent make $115,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $77,000.
Yes, product designers get paid well. The national average for product designers is $98,071 a year. However, a product designer has the potential to earn upwards of $200,000 a year. Factors such as the company and location of the position all impact earning potential.
Junior product designers make an average of $52,179 a year. The range typically falls between $45,000 and $115,000 a year. There is an excellent opportunity to begin earning some serious money after a few years. The average salary for a more experienced project designer is around $100,000 a year.
Product designers are paid the most in California. A product designer working at Dropbox has the potential to earn the most money. Factors such as the type of company and location also play a significant role in how much a product designer can make.
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