Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Designer
$144,838
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 47.3%
- Live roles
- 55
Product Designer
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.3%
- Live roles
- 1,306
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Industrial Designer
Lead Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer
Staff Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer - TeraWave
Senior Industrial Designer/Principal Industrial Designer Fully remote
Staff Industrial Designer
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer ($300k - $500k)
Product Designer, Safeguards
Product Designer, Growth
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Lead Product Designer
Product Designer
Product Designer, People Innovation Labs
Product Designer, Claude Developer Platform
Product Designer, Design Systems
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Samsung Research America
|
$214,700 | 2 |
|
Formlabs
|
$132,500 | 2 |
AtkinsRéalis
|
$122,200 | 2 |
CoCreativ
|
$78,500 | 2 |
|
CHAOS Industries
|
$207,500 | 1 |
| SA Skild AI | $200,000 | 1 |
|
Hims & Hers
|
$200,000 | 1 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$194,500 | 1 |
Air Apps
Palantir
Clio
Harvey
Robinhood
Zip
Industrial Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $197,050 | 4 |
| Boston | $105,000 | 3 |
Product Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $217,700 | 134 |
| Austin | $217,700 | 8 |
| Seattle | $213,000 | 39 |
| Los Angeles | $200,000 | 11 |
| New York | $186,850 | 182 |
| Chicago | $180,500 | 15 |
| Denver | $180,500 | 15 |
| Boston | $173,750 | 10 |
| Atlanta | $130,250 | 8 |
| London | $127,317 | 19 |
Industrial Designer vs Product Designer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Designer is $144,838 per year (typically $96,413–$173,169), versus $175,000 for Product Designer ($138,313–$210,225). That puts Product Designer about 21% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Industrial Designer and Product 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.