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Design salaries in United States
Built from 260 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-12). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Design roles in United States state a median of $150,000 annual USD (P25 $105,750, P75 $182,500), measured from 260 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-12.
Beyond base: 31.0% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 25.7% mention bonus/commission (n=474 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Creative Suite | 103 | 21.7% |
| Figma | 92 | 19.4% |
| Design Systems | 51 | 10.8% |
| CAD | 38 | 8.0% |
| LLM | 29 | 6.1% |
| Prototyping | 29 | 6.1% |
| iOS | 20 | 4.2% |
| A/B Testing | 19 | 4.0% |
| Excel | 17 | 3.6% |
| Agile | 16 | 3.4% |
| Roadmapping | 13 | 2.7% |
| Procurement | 11 | 2.3% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $78,409
- P20
- $95,000
- P30
- $119,400
- P40
- $137,500
- P50
- $150,000
- P60
- $166,000
- P70
- $176,500
- P80
- $193,300
- P90
- $228,500
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Median over time
What moved here in 30 days
- 2026-10-12 range stated Structural Designer - 1-4 Years · kpffconsultingengineers · 88,000–102,000 USD
- 2026-10-09 range stated Graphic Designer (M-F, 9am-6pm) · rrdonnelley · 22–33 USD
- 2026-10-09 range stated Graphic Designer (M-F, 9am-6pm) · rrdonnelley · 23–34 USD
Change events derived from consecutive dated observations of this market. Full stream: API →
Who is being hired here
22.2% of open roles here are remote-eligible, and Manager roles are the largest slice at 34.9% of postings.
Stated pay by level
| Seniority | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal | 4 | $178,500 | $237,500 | $237,500 |
| Staff | 10 | $192,500 | $210,500 | $215,000 |
| Director | 29 | $155,000 | $195,000 | $250,000 |
| Manager | 57 | $135,000 | $155,000 | $180,500 |
| Senior | 54 | $120,000 | $144,000 | $168,000 |
| Junior | 9 | $80,000 | $82,000 | $97,500 |
| Intern | 3 | $52,000 | $63,440 | $68,640 |
levels shown only at n≥3 · USD comparisons use dated reference FX; original local ranges are retained.
Companies behind these numbers (United States)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2k | gaming | 13 | 11 | View roles → |
| accenturefederalservices | services | 9 | 9 | View roles → |
| rrdonnelley | — | 9 | 9 | View roles → |
| turnertownsend | — | 22 | 8 | View roles → |
| suno | — | 8 | 8 | View roles → |
| kpffconsultingengineers | — | 9 | 7 | View roles → |
| brex | fintech | 7 | 7 | View roles → |
| servicenow | — | 7 | 6 | View roles → |
| harvey | ai | 6 | 6 | View roles → |
| nbcuniversal3 | — | 6 | 6 | View roles → |
| atwellgroup | — | 10 | 5 | View roles → |
| okta | software | 6 | 5 | View roles → |
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