Side-by-side distribution
Motion Designer
$130,310
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.1%
- Live roles
- 199
UI Designer
$115,323
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 19.6%
- Live roles
- 429
Highest-paying jobs
Director / Principal Motion Designer, Expedia Design
Motion Designer (Contract)
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Motion Designer, Business Marketing
Motion Designer (Brand Team)
Staff Motion Designer - 3D
General Application, Motion Designer (contract)
Motion Designer
Motion Graphics Designer/ Animator
Rive Motion Designer and Animator (Contract-to-Hire)
Highest-paying jobs
Senior UI/UX Designer
Staff Visual Product Designer, Design Systems
Principal UX/UI Designer
UI/UX Designer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Staff Product Designer (Visual Design & Systems), Autonomous Recruiting
Lead UI Technical Designer
Lead UI Technical Designer
Senior Visual Designer
Founding Product Designer (UI/UX)
Staff Product Designer – UI Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Highwire
|
$97,500 | 5 |
|
Expedia Group
|
$387,000 | 1 |
|
Macroscope
|
$300,000 | 1 |
|
OpenAI
|
$235,000 | 1 |
|
FLORA
|
$234,000 | 1 |
|
Baseten
|
$215,000 | 1 |
|
Mercury
|
$213,050 | 1 |
|
Perplexity
|
$195,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Konrad
|
$87,000 | 6 |
MetroStar
|
$170,500 | 4 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$142,700 | 3 |
IDEO
|
$90,000 | 3 |
LOOP®
|
$57,965 | 3 |
|
GDIT
|
$204,283 | 2 |
| NE New Era Technology | $143,520 | 2 |
|
2K
|
$137,425 | 2 |
Motion Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $152,250 | 13 |
| New York | $137,500 | 14 |
| Chicago | $112,500 | 3 |
UI Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $140,469 | 8 |
| Seattle | $135,604 | 4 |
| New York | $112,500 | 11 |
| Toronto | $92,000 | 6 |
Motion Designer vs UI Designer: which pays more?
The median for Motion Designer is $130,310 per year (typically $99,041–$153,750), versus $115,323 for UI Designer ($85,000–$155,225). That puts Motion Designer about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Motion Designer and UI 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.