Side-by-side distribution
Graphic Designer
$105,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.6%
- Live roles
- 855
UI Designer
$122,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21%
- Live roles
- 433
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Product Designer. Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
Principal Product Designer, Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
Principal Experience Designer - Visual Design & Design Systems
Brand Experience Designer, Consumer
Principal Brand Designer
Principal Brand Designer
Brand Designer
Growth Designer — Paid Creative, Brand & Web UX (Remote Part-Time; backed by Y Combinator, $5M+ ARR, $23M+ raised)
Staff Brand Designer, Graphic & Web
Brand Designer, Creative Studio
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Experience Designer - Visual Design & Design Systems
Senior UI/UX Designer
Principal UX/UI Designer
UI/UX Designer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Staff Product Designer (Visual Design & Systems), Autonomous Recruiting
Senior Visual Designer
Lead UI Technical Designer
Lead UI Technical Designer
Mid / Senior Growth Visual Designer @ Superhuman (Contract)
Senior Visual Designer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
NoGigiddy
|
$46,800 | 12 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$113,700 | 9 |
HumanSignal
|
$18,720 | 7 |
Brex
|
$210,500 | 6 |
| PG Procter & Gamble | $103,600 | 6 |
Highwire
|
$97,500 | 5 |
| PA Parsons | $76,055 | 5 |
Live Nation Entertainment
|
$65,475 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Konrad
|
$87,000 | 6 |
MetroStar
|
$170,500 | 4 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$142,700 | 3 |
IDEO
|
$90,000 | 3 |
LOOP®
|
$57,965 | 3 |
|
GDIT
|
$204,283 | 2 |
| NE New Era Technology | $143,520 | 2 |
|
2K
|
$137,775 | 2 |
Graphic Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $170,000 | 43 |
| Toronto | $140,000 | 3 |
| New York | $128,750 | 68 |
| Seattle | $122,125 | 12 |
| London | $115,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $92,100 | 17 |
| Boston | $90,000 | 7 |
| Chicago | $75,850 | 5 |
| Denver | $67,175 | 6 |
| Austin | $61,325 | 4 |
UI Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $158,869 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $157,969 | 10 |
| New York | $126,250 | 12 |
| Chicago | $118,500 | 3 |
| Toronto | $84,000 | 5 |
Graphic Designer vs UI Designer: which pays more?
The median for Graphic Designer is $105,000 per year (typically $77,500–$145,000), versus $122,500 for UI Designer ($87,500–$157,950). That puts UI Designer about 17% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Graphic Designer and UI 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.