User Experience UX Designer Salary

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The average UX designer salary in the United States is $103,838 per year, or $49.92 per hour.

UX designer salaries start at $3,660 and go up to $14,111 per month, or about $169,337 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$49.92 $1,996 $8,653 $103,838

The top-paying states for user experience designers are California at $148,326 per year, New York at $120,089, and Washington at $117,837. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $45,478 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$21.11 $27.75 $40.78 $60.78 $81.41
Weekly$845 $1,110 $1,631 $2,431 $3,256
Monthly$3,660 $4,810 $7,068 $10,536 $14,111
Annual$43,919 $57,716 $84,822 $126,427 $169,337

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$39,627$81,825$172,415
2023$40,420$83,052$174,656
2024$41,228$84,298$176,927
2025$42,052$85,563$179,227
2026$42,894$86,846$181,557
2027$43,751$88,149$183,917
2028$44,626$89,471$186,308
2029$45,519$90,813$188,730

Salary by State

StateHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$38.10$1,524$6,604$79,248
Alaska$28.42$1,137$4,927$59,122
Arizona$38.27$1,531$6,633$79,594
Arkansas$27.31$1,092$4,733$56,799
California$71.31$2,852$12,360$148,326
Colorado$51.65$2,066$8,953$107,433
Connecticut$34.47$1,379$5,975$71,697
Delaware$30.64$1,226$5,311$63,728
District of Columbia$46.60$1,864$8,078$96,937
Florida$41.81$1,672$7,247$86,961
Georgia$45.66$1,827$7,915$94,981
Hawaii$39.44$1,577$6,836$82,030
Idaho$32.79$1,312$5,684$68,212
Illinois$35.07$1,403$6,079$72,950
Indiana$29.50$1,180$5,113$61,354
Iowa$41.14$1,645$7,130$85,565
Kansas$32.60$1,304$5,651$67,814
Kentucky$33.52$1,341$5,810$69,720
Louisiana$30.70$1,228$5,322$63,861
Maine$25.44$1,017$4,409$52,906
Maryland$38.32$1,533$6,642$79,706
Massachusetts$52.45$2,098$9,091$109,094
Michigan$38.40$1,536$6,657$79,879
Minnesota$41.17$1,647$7,136$85,627
Mississippi$34.72$1,389$6,019$72,227
Missouri$34.28$1,371$5,942$71,299
Montana$36.99$1,480$6,412$76,945
Nebraska$29.51$1,180$5,115$61,385
Nevada$43.80$1,752$7,592$91,099
New Hampshire$40.16$1,606$6,961$83,527
New Jersey$43.26$1,730$7,498$89,978
New Mexico$36.23$1,449$6,280$75,365
New York$57.74$2,309$10,007$120,089
North Carolina$39.92$1,597$6,919$83,028
North Dakota$29.46$1,178$5,106$61,272
Ohio$40.12$1,605$6,954$83,446
Oklahoma$32.36$1,295$5,610$67,315
Oregon$49.07$1,963$8,505$102,063
Pennsylvania$37.46$1,498$6,493$77,913
Puerto Rico$21.86$875$3,790$45,478
South Carolina$36.80$1,472$6,379$76,547
South Dakota$38.23$1,529$6,627$79,523
Tennessee$31.38$1,255$5,440$65,277
Texas$41.51$1,661$7,196$86,350
Utah$42.39$1,696$7,348$88,174
Vermont$32.57$1,303$5,645$67,743
Virginia$38.84$1,554$6,732$80,786
Washington$56.65$2,266$9,820$117,837
West Virginia$37.54$1,502$6,507$78,086
Wisconsin$40.25$1,610$6,977$83,721
Wyoming$44.60$1,784$7,731$92,770

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$38.07$1,523$6,598$79,176
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$44.72$1,789$7,751$93,014
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$43.10$1,724$7,470$89,641
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$31.34$1,254$5,432$65,185
Ames, IA(0011180)$35.61$1,424$6,173$74,071
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$31.93$1,277$5,534$66,408
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$35.06$1,402$6,077$72,930
Asheville, NC(0011700)$32.18$1,287$5,577$66,928
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$47.51$1,900$8,234$98,812
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ(0012100)$32.67$1,307$5,663$67,957
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$47.45$1,898$8,224$98,690
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$42.31$1,693$7,334$88,011
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600004)$29.33$1,173$5,083$60,997
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$40.40$1,616$7,003$84,037
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$36.21$1,448$6,276$75,314
Bellingham, WA(0013380)$36.90$1,476$6,397$76,761
Bend-Redmond, OR(0013460)$40.84$1,634$7,080$84,954
Binghamton, NY(0013780)$37.86$1,515$6,563$78,759
Bloomington, IL(0014010)$46.06$1,842$7,984$95,806
Bloomington, IN(0014020)$29.72$1,189$5,151$61,813
Boise City, ID(0014260)$31.01$1,240$5,374$64,493
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$52.16$2,086$9,041$108,493
Boulder, CO(0014500)$78.37$3,135$13,583$162,999
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA(0014740)$40.36$1,614$6,995$83,945
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$36.38$1,455$6,306$75,671
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$40.66$1,626$7,047$84,567
Burlington, NC(0015500)$34.45$1,378$5,971$71,656
Burlington-South Burlington, VT(0072400)$33.58$1,343$5,820$69,842
Canton-Massillon, OH(0015940)$45.81$1,832$7,940$95,277
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$36.74$1,470$6,368$76,415
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$44.26$1,770$7,671$92,056
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800002)$20.03$801$3,471$41,657
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$30.16$1,207$5,228$62,740
Champaign-Urbana, IL(0016580)$30.20$1,208$5,235$62,821
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$48.00$1,920$8,320$99,842
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$37.89$1,516$6,568$78,820
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$37.91$1,517$6,572$78,860
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$29.12$1,165$5,047$60,569
Cheyenne, WY(0016940)$47.22$1,889$8,185$98,221
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$34.92$1,397$6,052$72,624
Chico, CA(0017020)$31.81$1,272$5,514$66,164
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$31.96$1,278$5,540$66,480
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$42.16$1,686$7,308$87,695
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$29.16$1,166$5,054$60,651
Columbia, SC(0017900)$43.20$1,728$7,488$89,855
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$44.23$1,769$7,667$92,006
Columbus, OH(0018140)$46.40$1,856$8,042$96,509
Corpus Christi, TX(0018580)$22.29$891$3,863$46,354
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$37.98$1,519$6,584$79,003
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$43.01$1,720$7,455$89,458
Dalton, GA(0019140)$46.65$1,866$8,086$97,029
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL(0019340)$30.52$1,221$5,289$63,474
Dayton, OH(0019380)$34.50$1,380$5,981$71,768
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$47.59$1,904$8,249$98,986
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$47.76$1,910$8,279$99,342
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$51.67$2,067$8,956$107,474
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$41.94$1,678$7,270$87,237
Duluth, MN-WI(0020260)$31.56$1,263$5,471$65,654
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$49.29$1,972$8,544$102,532
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area(4700004)$22.49$900$3,899$46,782
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area(3500007)$20.42$817$3,539$42,472
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area(4900006)$37.27$1,491$6,460$77,526
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300007)$46.05$1,842$7,982$95,786
El Paso, TX(0021340)$22.26$890$3,858$46,293
Elkhart-Goshen, IN(0021140)$25.95$1,038$4,497$53,966
Eugene, OR(0021660)$39.10$1,564$6,778$81,337
Evansville, IN-KY(0021780)$26.75$1,070$4,636$55,637
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$30.68$1,227$5,318$63,820
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$31.58$1,263$5,475$65,695
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO(0022220)$31.83$1,273$5,517$66,204
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$43.04$1,722$7,461$89,529
Fort Smith, AR-OK(0022900)$20.82$833$3,608$43,297
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$35.15$1,406$6,092$73,103
Fresno, CA(0023420)$39.99$1,600$6,932$83,181
Gainesville, FL(0023540)$33.06$1,322$5,730$68,762
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$28.80$1,152$4,991$59,897
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$33.18$1,327$5,751$69,017
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$35.88$1,435$6,219$74,632
Greenville, NC(0024780)$33.80$1,352$5,859$70,311
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$43.85$1,754$7,600$91,201
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV(0025180)$27.74$1,110$4,808$57,696
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$36.15$1,446$6,266$75,192
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$32.14$1,286$5,571$66,857
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC(0025860)$32.86$1,315$5,696$68,355
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$41.82$1,673$7,248$86,982
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$31.92$1,277$5,533$66,398
Iowa City, IA(0026980)$43.85$1,754$7,601$91,211
Jackson, MS(0027140)$36.39$1,456$6,308$75,702
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$41.02$1,641$7,111$85,331
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$36.70$1,468$6,362$76,343
Kennewick-Richland, WA(0028420)$39.55$1,582$6,856$82,274
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$28.22$1,129$4,891$58,694
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA(0028700)$30.78$1,231$5,335$64,024
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$30.74$1,229$5,328$63,932
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN(0029200)$28.85$1,154$5,001$60,009
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$35.90$1,436$6,222$74,662
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$27.87$1,115$4,831$57,971
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$40.53$1,621$7,026$84,312
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$44.62$1,785$7,733$92,800
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$31.03$1,241$5,378$64,533
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$33.01$1,321$5,723$68,670
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$25.79$1,032$4,471$53,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$50.67$2,027$8,782$105,385
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$34.46$1,378$5,973$71,676
Lubbock, TX(0031180)$18.33$733$3,178$38,131
Madison, WI(0031540)$41.92$1,677$7,265$87,186
Manchester, NH(0074950)$36.27$1,451$6,286$75,437
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$21.28$851$3,688$44,255
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$29.76$1,190$5,158$61,894
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$42.84$1,714$7,426$89,112
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$41.31$1,652$7,160$85,922
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$42.37$1,695$7,344$88,133
Modesto, CA(0033700)$43.45$1,738$7,532$90,385
Napa, CA(0034900)$38.22$1,529$6,624$79,492
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL(0034940)$36.56$1,462$6,336$76,038
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$30.27$1,211$5,246$62,954
New Haven, CT(0075700)$34.70$1,388$6,015$72,186
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$32.50$1,300$5,633$67,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$58.09$2,324$10,069$120,833
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area(0500001)$19.78$791$3,429$41,147
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900002)$40.47$1,619$7,014$84,169
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$36.34$1,453$6,298$75,579
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$26.16$1,046$4,535$54,415
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area(0600007)$33.97$1,359$5,888$70,657
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900001)$26.64$1,065$4,617$55,403
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000001)$49.54$1,982$8,588$103,051
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100003)$36.65$1,466$6,353$76,242
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800001)$24.92$997$4,320$51,837
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area(5000002)$31.14$1,246$5,398$64,778
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900002)$26.54$1,062$4,601$55,209
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600003)$26.17$1,047$4,535$54,425
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000002)$25.47$1,019$4,414$52,968
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area(1600006)$32.03$1,281$5,552$66,622
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI(0076450)$45.90$1,836$7,957$95,480
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$36.17$1,447$6,269$75,233
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$34.86$1,394$6,043$72,512
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$45.28$1,811$7,849$94,186
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$31.21$1,248$5,409$64,910
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$41.43$1,657$7,181$86,167
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$52.11$2,084$9,032$108,381
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$38.82$1,553$6,728$80,735
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$32.06$1,283$5,558$66,694
Peoria, IL(0037900)$29.71$1,188$5,149$61,792
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$40.42$1,617$7,006$84,068
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$40.25$1,610$6,977$83,721
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700003)$36.80$1,472$6,378$76,537
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$37.13$1,485$6,436$77,230
Port St. Lucie, FL(0038940)$46.36$1,854$8,036$96,428
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$38.40$1,536$6,656$79,869
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$49.37$1,975$8,557$102,685
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$45.45$1,818$7,878$94,533
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$41.23$1,649$7,147$85,759
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$42.51$1,701$7,369$88,429
Reading, PA(0039740)$33.73$1,349$5,847$70,168
Reno, NV(0039900)$38.04$1,522$6,594$79,125
Richmond, VA(0040060)$35.22$1,409$6,106$73,266
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$40.24$1,609$6,974$83,690
Roanoke, VA(0040220)$30.12$1,205$5,221$62,648
Rochester, NY(0040380)$41.27$1,651$7,154$85,851
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$43.15$1,726$7,479$89,743
Salem, OR(0041420)$41.04$1,642$7,113$85,362
Salinas, CA(0041500)$40.54$1,622$7,027$84,322
Salisbury, MD-DE(0041540)$28.42$1,137$4,926$59,112
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$42.29$1,692$7,331$87,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$33.53$1,341$5,812$69,740
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$59.28$2,371$10,276$123,309
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$66.25$2,650$11,484$137,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$139.18$5,567$24,125$289,498
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$22.10$884$3,831$45,967
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$42.45$1,698$7,358$88,296
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA(0042100)$44.27$1,771$7,673$92,077
Santa Fe, NM(0042140)$36.46$1,459$6,320$75,844
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$73.67$2,947$12,770$153,237
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$41.00$1,640$7,106$85,270
Savannah, GA(0042340)$39.92$1,597$6,920$83,038
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$29.39$1,176$5,094$61,130
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$59.65$2,386$10,339$124,063
Sioux Falls, SD(0043620)$39.23$1,569$6,800$81,602
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$29.46$1,178$5,106$61,272
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area(4700002)$19.73$789$3,420$41,045
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700001)$34.45$1,378$5,971$71,656
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$35.69$1,428$6,187$74,244
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700004)$33.57$1,343$5,819$69,832
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800003)$21.14$846$3,665$43,980
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area(5000001)$32.47$1,299$5,627$67,529
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100002)$30.97$1,239$5,368$64,421
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$42.25$1,690$7,324$87,889
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100001)$33.06$1,323$5,731$68,772
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$36.21$1,448$6,276$75,314
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$37.85$1,514$6,560$78,718
Springfield, MO(0044180)$27.65$1,106$4,793$57,512
St. Cloud, MN(0041060)$32.68$1,307$5,665$67,977
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$39.57$1,583$6,860$82,315
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$55.59$2,224$9,635$115,626
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$43.89$1,755$7,607$91,282
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$31.90$1,276$5,530$66,357
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$41.35$1,654$7,168$86,014
Terre Haute, IN(0045460)$20.89$836$3,621$43,450
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$42.84$1,714$7,426$89,112
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$33.49$1,340$5,805$69,659
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$27.90$1,116$4,837$58,042
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area(4500002)$26.49$1,060$4,591$55,097
Urban Honolulu, HI(0046520)$41.04$1,642$7,113$85,362
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$33.80$1,352$5,859$70,311
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$32.27$1,291$5,593$67,122
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$43.80$1,752$7,592$91,109
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$35.81$1,432$6,207$74,489
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900001)$39.99$1,600$6,932$83,181
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300006)$35.20$1,408$6,102$73,225
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area(5600006)$40.63$1,625$7,043$84,516
Wichita, KS(0048620)$32.12$1,285$5,568$66,816
Wilmington, NC(0048900)$36.90$1,476$6,396$76,751
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$34.90$1,396$6,049$72,583
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$55.57$2,223$9,633$115,595
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$25.19$1,007$4,366$52,387
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