Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Designer
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.5%
- Live roles
- 33
Motion Designer
$127,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.6%
- Live roles
- 133
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Industrial Designer
Staff Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer - AI Trainer
Staff Industrial Designer
Staff Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer/Principal Industrial Designer Fully remote
Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer - San Francisco
Industrial Designer
Industrial Systems Designer
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Motion Designer
Senior Creative Motion Designer (Short Term)
Founding Motion Designer
Member of Creative Studio (Motion Designer)
Rive Motion Designer and Animator (Contract-to-Hire)
Motion Designer
Motion Designer
Motion Designer, Paid Social (Contract)
Senior Motion Designer
Motion Designer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Aurora Innovation
|
$188,500 | 2 |
KiwiCo Inc.
|
$103,670 | 2 |
CoCreativ
|
$90,750 | 2 |
|
Handshake
|
$260,000 | 1 |
|
Peloton
|
$239,600 | 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
|
$120,000 | 2 |
Chase Design Group
|
$88,750 | 2 |
| DE DEPT® | $65,000 | 2 |
|
Roblox
|
$207,740 | 1 |
|
Profound
|
$200,000 | 1 |
|
Harvey
|
$196,300 | 1 |
|
Perplexity
|
$195,000 | 1 |
Industrial Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 5 |
Motion Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $156,000 | 8 |
| New York | $148,250 | 12 |
| Toronto | $65,000 | 3 |
Industrial Designer vs Motion Designer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Designer is $125,000 per year (typically $107,500–$170,000), versus $127,500 for Motion Designer ($90,000–$163,200). That puts Motion Designer about 2% 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.