Side-by-side distribution
Product Designer
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.8%
- Live roles
- 1,367
UI Designer
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 20.1%
- Live roles
- 428
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer ($300k - $500k)
Product Designer, Safeguards
Product Designer, Growth
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Product Designer, Claude Developer Platform
Product Designer, Design Systems
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer
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
Anduril Industries
Air Apps
Palantir
Clio
Robinhood
Compass
Esri
OpenAI
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 |
Product Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,950 | 134 |
| Austin | $209,125 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $200,000 | 11 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 38 |
| New York | $187,500 | 179 |
| Chicago | $180,500 | 17 |
| Denver | $180,500 | 19 |
| Boston | $162,750 | 12 |
| Atlanta | $143,500 | 11 |
| London | $129,484 | 13 |
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 |
Product Designer vs UI Designer: which pays more?
The median for Product Designer is $175,000 per year (typically $136,825–$210,400), versus $120,000 for UI Designer ($86,250–$155,675). That puts Product Designer about 46% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product 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.