Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Designer
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.9%
- Live roles
- 34
UX Designer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.3%
- Live roles
- 1,512
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
Senior Product Designer
Senior Product Designer (UX).
Sr. Product Designer
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Senior Product Designer
Product Designer
Product Designer, People Innovation Labs
Principal Product Designer
Staff Product Experience Designer - Customer Interfaces
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 |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$47,724 | 11 |
Kanopi
|
$124,800 | 9 |
Anduril Industries
|
$192,500 | 7 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$119,400 | 7 |
Robinhood
|
$199,441 | 6 |
Compass
|
$155,600 | 6 |
Esri
|
$144,456 | 6 |
Oscar Health
|
$142,649 | 6 |
Industrial Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 5 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 126 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 13 |
| New York | $185,000 | 153 |
| Denver | $180,000 | 14 |
| Seattle | $179,000 | 26 |
| Boston | $166,500 | 23 |
| Los Angeles | $160,000 | 16 |
| Chicago | $155,000 | 17 |
| Berlin | $118,617 | 6 |
| London | $117,837 | 23 |
Industrial Designer vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Designer is $125,000 per year (typically $107,500–$170,000), versus $170,000 for UX Designer ($135,600–$203,980). That puts UX Designer about 36% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Industrial Designer and UX 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.