Side-by-side distribution
Motion Designer
$130,310
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23%
- Live roles
- 200
UX Designer
$167,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.9%
- Live roles
- 1,817
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
Product Designer ($300k - $500k)
Product Designer, Growth
Product Designer, Safeguards
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Product Designer, Design Systems
Product Designer, Claude Developer Platform
Principal Product Designer
Product Designer
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 |
Anduril Industries
Air Apps
Palantir
Clio
Robinhood
Compass
Esri
Motion Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $152,250 | 13 |
| New York | $122,500 | 13 |
| Chicago | $112,500 | 3 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 144 |
| Austin | $197,875 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $196,000 | 13 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 42 |
| New York | $185,500 | 187 |
| Denver | $180,500 | 19 |
| Chicago | $175,250 | 20 |
| Boston | $157,500 | 17 |
| Atlanta | $143,500 | 13 |
| London | $129,484 | 13 |
Motion Designer vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Motion Designer is $130,310 per year (typically $99,041–$153,750), versus $167,500 for UX Designer ($127,500–$204,980). That puts UX Designer about 29% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Motion 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.