UX/UI Designer Salary.
Across 81 U.S. cities.
$105,000
estimated national base salary
$82,000 to $137,000. Last updated September 2026.
Orbyt prices 11 titles at this same figure, including Lead Data Analyst, Junior Design Engineer, and Lead Claims Data Analyst. Orbyt does not hold title-level wage data that would separate them.
Government benchmark for this occupation
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median annual wage of $104,000 for Web and Digital Interface Designers (SOC 15-1255) across the United States, based on 113,330 employed workers (May 2025 release).
10th percentile
$53,750
25th percentile
$73,290
Median
$104,000
75th percentile
$158,820
90th percentile
$201,550
Workers surveyed
113,330
What BLS published in each release
May 2024 release
$98,090
May 2025 release
$104,000
These are two separate published estimates, not a time series. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not encourage the use of OEWS data for time-series analysis. Differences between releases reflect changes in occupational classification, survey methodology, and the three-year pooled sample as well as any change in pay, so the two figures should not be read as a rate of wage growth.
BLS publishes wages by occupation code, not by job title, so this figure covers every role mapped to Web and Digital Interface Designers (SOC 15-1255) rather than UX/UI Designer specifically. The national range at the top of this page is Orbyt’s role-level estimate, which is a different thing and is labelled as such.
View the BLS source for SOC 15-1255Highest Paying
$147,000
San Francisco, CA
Best Purchasing Power
$110,000
Providence, RI
Lowest Paying
$81,000
Charleston, WV
The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated September 2026. This role maps to BLS occupation code 15-1255. Full methodology.
Orbyt estimates the average UX/UI Designer salary in the United States at $105,000 in 2026, within a range of $82,000 to $137,000. These figures are Orbyt estimates, computed rather than measured, and must not be cited as Bureau of Labor Statistics figures; the published BLS wage for the occupation this role maps to is shown separately on this page. This figure is not specific to this title: Orbyt prices 11 titles at the same estimate. San Francisco is the highest of the 81 cities at $147,000, while Providence offers the best purchasing power after cost-of-living adjustments. UX/UI Designer compensation is driven by portfolio strength, systems-thinking depth, and domain specialization (B2B SaaS design commands a premium over agency-style creative).
UX/UI Designer salary by city.
Skills that increase UX/UI Designer pay.
The premiums below are Orbyt's modelled scenarios for UX/UI Designers, not effects measured from job postings: each is a fixed percentage applied to the estimated base. At the top premium that works out to $10,500 a year.
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What you should know.
UX/UI Designer compensation is driven by portfolio strength, systems-thinking depth, and domain specialization (B2B SaaS design commands a premium over agency-style creative). Base salary carries most of the total compensation, with bonuses adding roughly 8% in a typical year. Within tech-sector UX/UI Designers specifically, employer tier (FAANG and frontier-AI labs vs mid-stage startups vs traditional enterprise) drives 67%+ variance across the compensation band.
UX/UI Designers at tech companies progress from Associate → Designer → Senior → Staff → Principal over 8 to 12 years, with the Head of Design track splitting off around year 8. Design systems leadership and product-org partnership are the gatekeepers to staff-plus.
Total compensation for UX/UI Designers runs roughly $113K at median when factoring base + typical bonus (~8% of base). Base salary carries most of the compensation; benefits (healthcare, 401(k) match, PTO) add an estimated 15–25% in imputed value on top. At tech companies specifically, equity and sign-on are often the largest delta between offers — two roles with matching base can differ by $100K+ at total when equity is included.
Total compensation breakdown.
Salary by company size
Remote salary adjustment
Remote UX/UI Designers typically earn $92,000 (12% less than on-site). This reflects location-adjusted pay policies at companies using geographic salary bands. Some companies pay flat national rates regardless of location.
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