Side-by-side distribution
Interior Designer
$78,200
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.9%
- Live roles
- 155
UX Designer
$167,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.9%
- Live roles
- 1,817
Highest-paying jobs
Interior Project Designer: Education Studio
Interior Designer - TS/SCI
Interior Designer (TS with SCI-eligibility)
Senior Designer (Interior Design/Architecture)
Technical Interior Designer - Construction
Senior Interior Designer - Health
Project Interior Designer V
Senior Interior Designer, K-12
Senior Interior Designer
Lead Residential Interior Designer | Design Build Remodeling
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer ($300k - $500k)
Product Designer, Growth
Product Designer, Safeguards
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Product Designer, Claude Developer Platform
Product Designer, Design Systems
Principal Product Designer
Product Designer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
La-Z-Boy
|
$26,000 | 13 |
|
CannonDesign
|
$76,775 | 7 |
| DG DLR Group | $94,000 | 6 |
Fuku
|
$6,000 | 5 |
|
Rapt Studio
|
$76,250 | 4 |
Living Spaces
|
$53,924 | 4 |
| OG Onni Group | $75,000 | 3 |
| PA Parsons | $121,550 | 2 |
Anduril Industries
Air Apps
Palantir
Clio
Robinhood
Compass
Esri
OpenAI
Interior Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $105,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $87,500 | 4 |
| Chicago | $77,110 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $65,000 | 3 |
| Singapore | $6,000 | 5 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $214,750 | 144 |
| Austin | $197,875 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $196,000 | 13 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 42 |
| New York | $185,250 | 188 |
| Chicago | $180,500 | 19 |
| Denver | $180,500 | 19 |
| Boston | $157,500 | 17 |
| Atlanta | $143,505 | 12 |
| London | $129,484 | 13 |
Interior Designer vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Interior Designer is $78,200 per year (typically $59,619–$98,500), versus $167,500 for UX Designer ($127,500–$204,980). That puts UX Designer about 114% 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.