Side-by-side distribution
Motion Designer
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.3%
- Live roles
- 164
UX Designer
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41%
- Live roles
- 1,542
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Motion Designer, Design Innovation
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Motion Designer (Brand Team)
Staff Motion Designer
Staff UX Motion Designer - MetaMask
Motion Designer
Rive Motion Designer and Animator (Contract-to-Hire)
Motion Designer
Social Graphic / Motion Designer (Contract)
Motion Designer
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer, Discovery
Principal Product Designer
Product Designer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Highwire
|
$97,500 | 4 |
Wild Card Creative Group
|
$119,600 | 3 |
Directive
|
$69,443 | 2 |
|
Macroscope
|
$300,000 | 1 |
|
Pinterest
|
$242,818 | 1 |
|
Baseten
|
$215,000 | 1 |
|
Harvey
|
$196,300 | 1 |
|
Perplexity
|
$195,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
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 |
Robinhood
|
$180,500 | 6 |
Motion Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $146,000 | 13 |
| New York | $120,000 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $79,500 | 3 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $219,600 | 4 |
| Austin | $215,000 | 9 |
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 137 |
| New York | $187,500 | 185 |
| Chicago | $180,000 | 13 |
| Denver | $180,000 | 13 |
| Seattle | $179,000 | 28 |
| Los Angeles | $168,664 | 12 |
| Boston | $160,000 | 19 |
| London | $132,733 | 19 |
Motion Designer vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Motion Designer is $120,000 per year (typically $96,500–$145,000), versus $175,000 for UX Designer ($140,000–$210,000). 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 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.