User experience designers make $91,159 per year on average, or $43.83 per hour, in the United States. User experience 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 $127,000.
Location impacts how much a user experience designer can expect to make. User experience designers make the most in Washington, California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Washington | $116,511 | $56.01 | 1,023 |
2 | California | $109,571 | $52.68 | 3,677 |
3 | Massachusetts | $95,630 | $45.98 | 891 |
4 | Rhode Island | $94,508 | $45.44 | 114 |
5 | New York | $93,529 | $44.97 | 1,538 |
6 | District of Columbia | $98,059 | $47.14 | 278 |
7 | Virginia | $90,201 | $43.37 | 837 |
8 | Oregon | $85,656 | $41.18 | 517 |
9 | Nevada | $92,206 | $44.33 | 123 |
10 | New Jersey | $92,805 | $44.62 | 500 |
11 | Alaska | $89,658 | $43.10 | 49 |
12 | Connecticut | $86,536 | $41.60 | 241 |
13 | New Hampshire | $81,701 | $39.28 | 142 |
14 | Arizona | $85,250 | $40.99 | 353 |
15 | Pennsylvania | $81,629 | $39.24 | 831 |
16 | Texas | $80,522 | $38.71 | 1,511 |
17 | West Virginia | $86,826 | $41.74 | 62 |
18 | Michigan | $77,426 | $37.22 | 607 |
19 | Maryland | $87,369 | $42.00 | 459 |
20 | North Carolina | $78,917 | $37.94 | 688 |
21 | Utah | $76,913 | $36.98 | 283 |
22 | Delaware | $82,844 | $39.83 | 72 |
23 | North Dakota | $81,434 | $39.15 | 47 |
24 | Wyoming | $78,388 | $37.69 | 34 |
25 | Minnesota | $78,395 | $37.69 | 489 |
26 | Maine | $77,193 | $37.11 | 83 |
27 | Colorado | $79,629 | $38.28 | 447 |
28 | Illinois | $78,145 | $37.57 | 951 |
29 | Vermont | $77,167 | $37.10 | 57 |
30 | Montana | $77,452 | $37.24 | 61 |
31 | South Carolina | $75,219 | $36.16 | 255 |
32 | Georgia | $73,189 | $35.19 | 933 |
33 | Louisiana | $76,976 | $37.01 | 151 |
34 | Ohio | $71,610 | $34.43 | 679 |
35 | Arkansas | $72,888 | $35.04 | 137 |
36 | Missouri | $75,102 | $36.11 | 309 |
37 | Florida | $75,264 | $36.18 | 919 |
38 | New Mexico | $74,425 | $35.78 | 109 |
39 | Tennessee | $71,825 | $34.53 | 299 |
40 | Kentucky | $72,336 | $34.78 | 191 |
41 | Hawaii | $78,770 | $37.87 | 40 |
42 | Wisconsin | $69,955 | $33.63 | 383 |
43 | Alabama | $70,489 | $33.89 | 232 |
44 | Nebraska | $69,716 | $33.52 | 120 |
45 | Oklahoma | $70,250 | $33.77 | 157 |
46 | Kansas | $66,597 | $32.02 | 186 |
47 | Idaho | $71,605 | $34.43 | 85 |
48 | Mississippi | $70,704 | $33.99 | 90 |
49 | Iowa | $66,807 | $32.12 | 185 |
50 | Indiana | $61,094 | $29.37 | 310 |
51 | South Dakota | $55,567 | $26.71 | 50 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | San Bruno, CA | $118,550 | $57.00 |
2 | Seattle, WA | $117,198 | $56.35 |
3 | Washington, DC | $98,115 | $47.17 |
4 | Boston, MA | $95,691 | $46.01 |
5 | New York, NY | $93,734 | $45.06 |
6 | Jersey City, NJ | $92,959 | $44.69 |
7 | Arlington, VA | $91,560 | $44.02 |
8 | Phoenix, AZ | $85,480 | $41.10 |
9 | Portland, OR | $85,461 | $41.09 |
10 | Philadelphia, PA | $82,206 | $39.52 |
11 | Austin, TX | $80,904 | $38.90 |
12 | Raleigh, NC | $80,025 | $38.47 |
13 | Denver, CO | $79,388 | $38.17 |
14 | Minneapolis, MN | $78,446 | $37.71 |
15 | Chicago, IL | $78,429 | $37.71 |
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Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $57,000 | $27.38 |
Mid Level | $79,800 | $38.39 |
Senior Level | $124,000 | $59.85 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $127,000 | $10,583 | $61 |
75th Percentile | $108,000 | $9,000 | $52 |
Average | $91,159 | $7,597 | $44 |
25th Percentile | $76,000 | $6,333 | $37 |
10th Percentile | $65,000 | $5,417 | $31 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Layout Designer | $94,509 | $7,876 | $45.44 | 43,997 |
Designer | $66,347 | $5,529 | $31.90 | 52,433 |
Student Graphic Designer | $27,337 | $2,278 | $13.14 | 55,508 |
Visual Designer | $86,495 | $7,208 | $41.58 | 46,815 |
Lead Designer | $110,001 | $9,167 | $52.89 | 45,423 |
Head Designer | $116,986 | $9,749 | $56.24 | 53,876 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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1 | BitGo | $150,433 | $72.32 | |
2 | Airbnb | $150,323 | $72.27 | |
3 | ByteDance | $149,889 | $72.06 | |
4 | Meta | $149,078 | $71.67 | 297 |
5 | Apple | $142,993 | $68.75 | 234 |
6 | Display Social | $142,828 | $68.67 | |
7 | Zenefits | $141,384 | $67.97 | |
8 | Zoox | $139,220 | $66.93 | 4 |
9 | $138,840 | $66.75 | 18 | |
10 | Netflix | $135,642 | $65.21 | 14 |
11 | PayPal | $135,635 | $65.21 | |
12 | Zocdoc | $134,644 | $64.73 | 1 |
13 | Roku | $134,602 | $64.71 | 2 |
14 | Dotdash | $133,353 | $64.11 | |
15 | Microsoft | $132,830 | $63.86 | 30 |
16 | eBay | $132,108 | $63.51 | 8 |
17 | Course Hero | $131,560 | $63.25 | |
18 | Addepar | $131,234 | $63.09 | |
19 | Upstart Network | $130,071 | $62.53 | |
20 | Cloudflare | $129,323 | $62.17 | 1 |
User experience designer salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the start-up, technology, and internet industries tend to offer much higher salaries for user experience designers. For example, user experience designers make a whopping average salary of $113,676 while working in the start-up industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $110,644 in the technology industry and $104,457 in the internet industry.
User experience designers may want to avoid working in the professional industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $82,538.
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Start-up | $113,676 | $54.65 |
2 | Technology | $110,644 | $53.19 |
3 | Internet | $104,457 | $50.22 |
4 | Media | $92,856 | $44.64 |
5 | Professional | $82,538 | $39.68 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2023 | $91,200 | $43.83 | +2.4% |
2022 | $89,000 | $42.78 | +3.3% |
2021 | $86,000 | $41.36 | +3.3% |
2020 | $83,200 | $39.98 | +2.2% |
2019 | $81,400 | $39.11 | +1.6% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Aquent Talent (Formerly Vitamin T) | User Experience Designer | New York, NY | 11/30/2022 | $93,915 |
Cypress HCM | User Experience Designer II | Austin, TX | 11/29/2022 | $156,525 |
Hudson RPO | UX Designer | Montvale, NJ | 11/29/2022 | $97,000 |
Iheartmedia | UX Designer | New York, NY | 11/28/2022 | $80,000 |
Randstad Us | User Experience Designer | Charlotte, NC | 11/28/2022 | $141,916 |
Fidelity Investments | Principal User Experience Designer | Boston, MA | 11/28/2022 | $107,000 |
Genesis10 | User Experience Designer Consultant | Charlotte, NC | 11/28/2022 | $142,626 |
Mitchell Martin Inc. | User Experience Designer | New York, NY | 11/28/2022 | $135,655 |
Cella | UX Designer | Wilmington, DE | 11/28/2022 | $125,220 |
Pre Health | User Experience Designer | Boston, MA | 11/26/2022 | $70,000 |
Washington pays User Experience Designers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $116,511 per year, or $56.01 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a User Experience Designer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in California you should be paid close to $109,571 per year.
Head Designer gets paid the most. Head Designer made a median salary of $116,986. The best-paid 10 percent make $151,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $90,000.
Yes, UX designers get paid well. The average base salary for UX designers is over $100,000 annually.
This job is considered one of the top-paying entry-level jobs. It has an entry-level salary of $70,000 to $80,000 a year. But salaries increase steadily with experience. Top UX designers earn more than $120,000 a year. Moving into a management position can lead to an even bigger salary increase. UX directors typically earn over $130,000 a year.
The average UX designer base salary is $100,000 a year. This job is considered one of the top-paying entry-level jobs with an entry-level salary of $70,000 to $80,000 a year.
These entry-level salaries increase steadily with experience. Top UX designers earn more than $110,000 a year. Moving into a management position can lead to an even bigger salary increase. UX directors typically earn over $130,000 a year.
A typical starting salary for an entry-level UX designer ranges from $70,000 to $80,000 a year. While this varies depending on location and industry, it is common for UX designers to start with a salary in this range.
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