User Experience Designer Salary

Q: How much does a User Experience Designer make?

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.

Q: Do UX designers get paid well?

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.

Q: How much are UX designers paid?

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.

Updated December 12, 2022

Average User Experience Designer Salary

$91,159yearly

$43.83 hourly

Entry level Salary

$65,000 yearly

$65,000

10%

$91,159

Median

$127,000

90%

How much does a User Experience Designer make?

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.

Highest Paying States For User Experience Designers

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a user experience designer is roughly $91,159 per year, which boils down to $43.83 per hour. Interestingly enough, user experience designers have the highest salaries in San Bruno, CA at about $118,550 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in San Bruno, CA is $82,000. Additionally, user experience designers make more than the average salary in Seattle, WA, Washington, DC, Boston, MA, New York, NY, and Jersey City, NJ. On a more broad level, user experience designer salaries are highest in Washington, California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and Nevada. On the contrary, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Iowa offer the lowest user experience designer salaries.

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User Experience Designer average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
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

Highest Paying Cities For User Experience Designers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
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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User Experience Designer Salary by Years of Experience

The salary for a user experience designer can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. An accountant with 0-2 years of experience earns an average salary of $56,959, a mid-career professional with 3-6 years of experience makes $91,159 a year on average, and a senior level accountant with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $124,490. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

User Experience Designer Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$57,000	$27.38
Mid Level	$79,800	$38.39
Senior Level	$124,000	$59.85

User Experience Designers Salary Details

Average User Experience Designer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a User Experience Designer's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
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

Highest Paying Types of User Experience Designers

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
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:

Which Companies Pay User Experience Designers The Most?

The highest paying companies for user experience designers are BitGo and Airbnb according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like ByteDance and Meta report highly competitive wages for user experience designers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
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	Google	$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

How Much Do User Experience Designers Make In Different Industries?

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.

Highest Paying Industries For User Experience Designers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
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

High Paying User Experience Designer Jobs

User Experience Designer Pay Trends

Average User Experience Designer Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

User Experience Designer Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
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%

Recently Added User Experience Designer Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
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

User Experience Designer Salaries FAQs

What State Pays User Experience Designers The Most?

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.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A User Experience Designer?

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.

What Type Of User Experience Designer Gets Paid The Most?

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.

Do Ux Designers Get Paid Well?

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.

How Much Are Ux Designers Paid?

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.

What Is A Typical Starting Salary For A Ux Designer?

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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Updated December 12, 2022