Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Designer
$116,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.2%
- Live roles
- 65
UX Designer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40%
- Live roles
- 1,923
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
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
Principal Product Designer, Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Adobe
|
$231,850 | 13 |
Air Apps
|
$47,293 | 11 |
Palantir
|
$132,500 | 10 |
Esri
|
$144,456 | 8 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$128,750 | 8 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 7 |
Figma
|
$236,000 | 6 |
The New York Times
|
$189,300 | 6 |
Industrial Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 7 |
| New York | $100,000 | 5 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $219,600 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $212,475 | 158 |
| Austin | $206,625 | 12 |
| New York | $187,500 | 209 |
| Seattle | $184,738 | 38 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 19 |
| Atlanta | $168,025 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $165,000 | 13 |
| Chicago | $158,250 | 26 |
| Boston | $157,800 | 20 |
Industrial Designer vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Designer is $116,250 per year (typically $100,000–$153,438), versus $170,000 for UX Designer ($132,500–$207,250). That puts UX Designer about 46% 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.