Side-by-side distribution
Product Designer
$180,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.7%
- Live roles
- 1,246
UI Designer
$112,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.8%
- Live roles
- 362
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
Highest-paying jobs
Visual Designer, Web
UX/UI Designer – Fleet Command & Robot Management
Senior UI/UX Designer
UI / Visual Designer Specialist
Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Senior Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Staff Visual Designer - Design Systems
Staff Visual Product Designer, Design Systems
Senior UI/UX Designer
Senior Visual Designer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$47,293 | 11 |
Palantir
|
$132,500 | 10 |
Esri
|
$144,456 | 8 |
Figma
|
$236,000 | 6 |
The New York Times
|
$189,300 | 6 |
Robinhood
|
$180,500 | 6 |
Compass
|
$155,600 | 6 |
Oscar Health
|
$142,649 | 6 |
Konrad
MetroStar
Accenture Federal Services
IDEO
CoCreativ
LOOP®
Product Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $223,500 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $212,500 | 133 |
| New York | $191,097 | 180 |
| Seattle | $181,250 | 24 |
| Chicago | $180,000 | 11 |
| Denver | $180,000 | 13 |
| Los Angeles | $176,164 | 10 |
| Boston | $163,250 | 16 |
| Toronto | $150,150 | 11 |
| London | $132,733 | 19 |
UI Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $181,060 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $132,500 | 7 |
| New York | $106,250 | 12 |
| Seattle | $92,500 | 3 |
| Toronto | $85,653 | 5 |
Product Designer vs UI Designer: which pays more?
The median for Product Designer is $180,000 per year (typically $145,750–$215,000), versus $112,500 for UI Designer ($85,000–$169,100). That puts Product Designer about 60% 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.