Side-by-side distribution
Art Director
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.5%
- Live roles
- 369
UX Designer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.3%
- Live roles
- 1,521
Highest-paying jobs
Design Director, Core Experience
Director, Product Design
Art Director, Claude
Director Product Design
Sr Director, Sound Design
Director, Design Verification
Director, Product Design
Executive Director, Motion Design
Director, User Research - Product Design
Director, Product Design
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Product Designer
Senior Product Designer (UX).
Sr. Product Designer
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Senior Product Designer
Product Designer
Product Designer, People Innovation Labs
Principal Product Designer
Staff Product Experience Designer - Customer Interfaces
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| DE DEPT® | $118,612 | 7 |
Omnicom Media
|
$115,000 | 7 |
Syska Hennessy Group
|
$141,811 | 5 |
SharkNinja
|
$132,400 | 5 |
Keywords Studios
|
$165,000 | 4 |
| SX SALT XC | $97,000 | 4 |
NYC Alliance Company LLC
|
$175,000 | 3 |
Highwire
|
$130,000 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$47,724 | 11 |
Kanopi
|
$124,800 | 9 |
Anduril Industries
|
$192,500 | 7 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$119,400 | 7 |
Robinhood
|
$199,441 | 6 |
Compass
|
$155,600 | 6 |
Esri
|
$144,456 | 6 |
Oscar Health
|
$142,649 | 6 |
Art Director salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $229,084 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $222,804 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $169,500 | 15 |
| New York | $162,500 | 49 |
| London | $162,250 | 8 |
| Atlanta | $140,388 | 4 |
| Toronto | $81,500 | 7 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 126 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 13 |
| New York | $185,000 | 154 |
| Denver | $180,000 | 14 |
| Seattle | $179,000 | 26 |
| Boston | $167,250 | 24 |
| Los Angeles | $160,000 | 16 |
| Chicago | $155,000 | 17 |
| London | $118,727 | 24 |
| Berlin | $118,617 | 6 |
Art Director vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Art Director is $155,000 per year (typically $113,050–$208,000), versus $170,000 for UX Designer ($135,000–$203,000). That puts UX Designer about 10% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Art Director and UX Designer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.