Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Designer
$145,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 50%
- Live roles
- 38
UX Designer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40%
- Live roles
- 1,572
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Industrial Designer, Robotics
Lead Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer - AI Trainer
Staff Industrial Designer
Staff Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer/Principal Industrial Designer Fully remote
Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer - San Francisco
Industrial Designer
Senior Industrial Designer
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Product Designer - Design System.
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Founding Product Designer (Contract), Handshake AI Enterprise
Product Designer
Product Designer, People Innovation Labs
Staff Product Experience Designer - Customer Interfaces
Principal Product Designer
Product Designer
Product Designer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Aurora Innovation
|
$188,500 | 2 |
KiwiCo Inc.
|
$103,670 | 2 |
|
Handshake
|
$260,000 | 1 |
|
OpenAI
|
$258,500 | 1 |
| SA Skild AI | $200,000 | 1 |
|
Applied Intuition
|
$170,000 | 1 |
|
Plaud
|
$160,000 | 1 |
|
DoorDash USA
|
$153,750 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$47,724 | 11 |
Anduril Industries
|
$192,500 | 7 |
Robinhood
|
$190,882 | 7 |
Oscar Health
|
$142,649 | 6 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$128,750 | 6 |
Konrad
|
$87,000 | 6 |
VML
|
$60,320 | 6 |
VML Enterprise Solutions
|
$60,320 | 6 |
Industrial Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $188,500 | 5 |
UX Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $213,825 | 130 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 13 |
| New York | $185,000 | 163 |
| Seattle | $179,000 | 26 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 12 |
| Denver | $172,000 | 17 |
| Los Angeles | $168,500 | 14 |
| Boston | $168,000 | 23 |
| London | $115,301 | 28 |
| Toronto | $105,000 | 29 |
Industrial Designer vs UX Designer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Designer is $145,000 per year (typically $115,000–$183,875), versus $170,000 for UX Designer ($130,000–$200,000). That puts UX Designer about 17% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Industrial 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.