Side-by-side distribution
Motion Designer
$127,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.5%
- Live roles
- 136
UI Designer
$104,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.1%
- Live roles
- 302
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Motion Designer
Founding Motion Designer
Member of Creative Studio (Motion Designer)
Rive Motion Designer and Animator (Contract-to-Hire)
Motion Designer
Senior Video Producer and Motion Designer
Motion Designer
Senior Motion Designer
Motion Designer
Senior Motion Designer
Highest-paying jobs
Senior UI/UX Designer
UX/UI Designer – Fleet Command & Robot Management
Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Senior Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
UI/UX Visual Designer - AI Trainer
Lead Brand / UI Designer - Automotive
Senior UI/UX Designer
Web/Brand/Visual Designer
Senior Visual Designer
Visual Designer, Product Creative
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Highwire
|
$97,500 | 4 |
Wild Card Creative Group
|
$120,000 | 2 |
Chase Design Group
|
$88,750 | 2 |
| DE DEPT® | $65,000 | 2 |
|
Profound
|
$200,000 | 1 |
|
Harvey
|
$196,300 | 1 |
|
Perplexity
|
$195,000 | 1 |
|
Sierra
|
$185,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
VML
|
$60,320 | 7 |
VML Enterprise Solutions
|
$60,320 | 7 |
Konrad
|
$87,000 | 6 |
IDEO
|
$90,000 | 5 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$126,750 | 4 |
|
Datadog
|
$261,000 | 2 |
|
Sierra
|
$189,035 | 2 |
Armada
|
$156,600 | 2 |
Motion Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $176,000 | 6 |
| New York | $152,500 | 11 |
UI Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $155,000 | 11 |
| New York | $121,250 | 18 |
| Toronto | $84,293 | 5 |
| London | $60,320 | 10 |
Motion Designer vs UI Designer: which pays more?
The median for Motion Designer is $127,500 per year (typically $85,000–$166,400), versus $104,000 for UI Designer ($72,375–$155,450). That puts Motion Designer about 23% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Motion 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.