Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Designer
$116,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.9%
- Live roles
- 64
Product Designer
$177,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.1%
- Live roles
- 1,442
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Industrial Designer
Lead Industrial Designer
Principal Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer
Industrial Systems Designer
Senior Industrial Designer/Principal Industrial Designer Fully remote
Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer (Intermediate Level)
Senior Industrial Designer - San Francisco
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer ($300k - $500k)
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Product Designer, Evals & Prompts
Principal Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer, Discovery
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CoCreativ
|
$100,000 | 5 |
|
Samsung Research America
|
$214,700 | 2 |
HP
|
$149,275 | 2 |
KiwiCo Inc.
|
$103,670 | 2 |
Revelyst
|
$95,000 | 2 |
|
Peloton
|
$239,600 | 1 |
|
CHAOS Industries
|
$207,500 | 1 |
| SA Skild AI | $200,000 | 1 |
Adobe
Air Apps
Palantir
Esri
Anduril Industries
Figma
Zip
Robinhood
Industrial Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 7 |
| New York | $100,000 | 5 |
Product Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,500 | 153 |
| Austin | $206,625 | 10 |
| Seattle | $191,000 | 34 |
| New York | $190,000 | 200 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $172,328 | 11 |
| Chicago | $170,000 | 17 |
| Atlanta | $168,025 | 7 |
| Boston | $160,000 | 15 |
| London | $131,109 | 20 |
Industrial Designer vs Product Designer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Designer is $116,250 per year (typically $100,000–$153,438), versus $177,500 for Product Designer ($144,000–$212,813). That puts Product Designer about 53% 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.