Side-by-side distribution
UI Designer
$117,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22.1%
- Live roles
- 458
UX Designer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.1%
- Live roles
- 1,929
Highest-paying jobs
Visual Designer, Web
Senior UI/UX Designer
UX/UI Designer – Fleet Command & Robot Management
UI / Visual Designer Specialist
Senior Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Staff Visual Designer - Design Systems
Staff Visual Product Designer, Design Systems
Senior Visual Designer, Games
UI/UX Designer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Product Designer, Evals & Prompts
Principal Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer, Discovery
Principal Product Designer, Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
Konrad
MetroStar
IDEO
CoCreativ
LOOP®
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Adobe
|
$231,850 | 13 |
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 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $219,600 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $212,450 | 157 |
| Austin | $206,625 | 12 |
| New York | $187,500 | 209 |
| Seattle | $184,738 | 38 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $168,664 | 12 |
| Atlanta | $168,025 | 7 |
| Chicago | $158,250 | 26 |
| Boston | $157,800 | 20 |
UI Designer vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for UI Designer is $117,250 per year (typically $88,125–$161,375), versus $170,000 for UX Designer ($132,500–$206,125). That puts UX Designer about 45% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so UI 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.