Side-by-side distribution
Interior Designer
$81,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22.2%
- Live roles
- 81
UX Designer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.1%
- Live roles
- 1,524
Highest-paying jobs
Interior Project Designer: Education Studio
Interior Designer IV-536544
Senior Designer (Interior Design/Architecture)
Workplace Interior Designer
Project Designer (Interior Design/Architecture)
Project Designer (Interior Design/Architecture)
Interior Designer - Residential Design-Build
Interior Designer
Interior Designer, Intermediate
Interior 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Rapt Studio
|
$87,500 | 5 |
|
LPA, Inc.
|
$77,000 | 3 |
Fuku
|
$42,000 | 3 |
| DG DLR Group | $89,500 | 2 |
|
Delaware Nation Industries
|
$145,000 | 1 |
|
Mitchell Construction Group LLC
|
$92,500 | 1 |
|
Prometheus Real Estate Group
|
$89,500 | 1 |
CannonDesign
|
$65,120 | 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 |
Oscar Health
|
$142,649 | 6 |
Konrad
|
$87,000 | 6 |
Interior Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $87,500 | 3 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $216,700 | 14 |
| San Francisco | $211,000 | 134 |
| New York | $185,000 | 157 |
| Seattle | $180,000 | 27 |
| Denver | $175,000 | 13 |
| Boston | $168,000 | 24 |
| Los Angeles | $160,000 | 16 |
| Chicago | $155,000 | 16 |
| Berlin | $118,617 | 6 |
| London | $117,837 | 23 |
Interior Designer vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Interior Designer is $81,000 per year (typically $65,060–$95,250), versus $170,000 for UX Designer ($134,523–$203,490). That puts UX Designer about 110% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Interior 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.