Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Designer
$112,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.8%
- Live roles
- 39
Motion Designer
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.3%
- Live roles
- 164
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Industrial Designer
Lead Industrial Designer
Principal Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer/Principal Industrial Designer Fully remote
Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer - San Francisco
Industrial Designer - DoorDash Dot
Product Designer, Industrial Solutions
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Motion Designer, Design Innovation
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Motion Designer (Brand Team)
Staff Motion Designer
Staff UX Motion Designer - MetaMask
Motion Designer
Rive Motion Designer and Animator (Contract-to-Hire)
Motion Designer
Social Graphic / Motion Designer (Contract)
Senior Motion Designer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CoCreativ
|
$100,000 | 5 |
|
Samsung Research America
|
$214,700 | 2 |
KiwiCo Inc.
|
$103,670 | 2 |
|
Peloton
|
$239,600 | 1 |
|
CHAOS Industries
|
$207,500 | 1 |
| SA Skild AI | $200,000 | 1 |
|
Applied Intuition
|
$170,000 | 1 |
|
Plaud
|
$160,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Highwire
|
$97,500 | 4 |
Wild Card Creative Group
|
$119,600 | 3 |
Compass
|
$96,500 | 2 |
Directive
|
$69,443 | 2 |
|
Macroscope
|
$300,000 | 1 |
|
Pinterest
|
$242,818 | 1 |
|
Baseten
|
$215,000 | 1 |
|
Harvey
|
$196,300 | 1 |
Industrial Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 7 |
| New York | $100,000 | 5 |
Motion Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $146,000 | 13 |
| New York | $116,250 | 12 |
| Los Angeles | $79,500 | 3 |
Industrial Designer vs Motion Designer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Designer is $112,500 per year (typically $100,000–$170,000), versus $120,000 for Motion Designer ($96,500–$145,000). That puts Motion Designer about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Industrial Designer and Motion 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.