What is the average Design salary?

The median Design salary is $192,900 based on 791 job postings with published compensation data across 151 companies.

How does Design salary vary by seniority?

Design salaries range from $142,399 at the mid level to $350,000 at the vp level.

Which companies pay the most for Design roles?

The highest-paying companies for Design include Veeam ($625,750), Roblox ($411,200), Square (Block) ($380,600).

Design Salary Guide 2026

Median Salary

$192,900

Design roles

Jobs with Pay Data

791

postings with salary info

Salary Range

$161,000 – $235,000

25th to 75th percentile

Companies Reporting

151

with compensation data

Salary by Seniority

Median Design salary by experience level

mid

$142,399

senior

$195,000

staff

$217,550

principal

$203,300

manager

$191,099

director

$244,400

$350,000

Top-Paying Companies

By median Design salary

Veeam

$625,750

Roblox

$411,200

Square (Block)

$380,600

Zendesk

$372,000

Netskope

$357,000

Calendly

$353,400

Cisco

$332,450

Adyen

$317,050

Samsung Semiconductor

$316,000

Netflix

$315,500

Top Locations by Salary

Median salary by location

Los Gatos

$427,500

Panamá

$370,000

Remote US

$320,000

South San Francisco

$294,200

San Jose

$270,975

Los Angeles

$254,000

Palo Alto

$249,000

United States - Remote

$248,375

Compensation Distribution

Based on 791 Design postings with salary data

<$75k

$75k–$100k

$100k–$150k

111

$150k–$200k

325

$200k–$300k

270

$300k+

Design Jobs with Salary

Creative Principal

senior Creative Director · Abnormal Security · Remote (United States)

Figma Security Design Systems

$149k – $215k

Senior Director, Digital Marketing

senior Creative Director · Activision Blizzard · Santa Monica, CA · Posted Jun 23, 2026

A/B Testing Data Analytics

$151k – $280k

Lead UX Designer

senior Product Designer · Activision Blizzard · Santa Monica, CA · Posted Jun 23, 2026

Figma Data Analytics Mobile Development

$124k – $229k

Senior Director, Product Management, AI Brand Experiences

senior Creative Director · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Mar 16, 2026

Express LLMs Machine Learning

$190k – $397k

Director of Design, Frame.io

director Creative Director · Adobe · San Francisco, CA · Posted Mar 16, 2026

Express LLMs

$176k – $328k

Staff Design Program Manager, Firefly

senior Product Design Manager · Adobe · San Francisco, CA · Posted May 22, 2026

Express LLMs Full Stack

$146k – $277k

Group Product Design Manager, Document Cloud Mobile

manager Product Design Manager · Adobe · San Francisco, CA · Posted Jun 10, 2026

Express Figma Design Systems

$155k – $294k

Staff Product Designer, Document Cloud GenAI

staff Product Designer · Adobe · Remote (United States) · Posted Mar 16, 2026

Express LLMs Figma

$146k – $274k

Sr Staff Product Designer, Platform

senior Product Designer · Adobe · Seattle, WA · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Accessibility Express

$158k – $301k

Sr Staff Product Designer, Monetization Growth

senior Product Designer · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Apr 6, 2026

Performance Optimization Accessibility Express

$158k – $301k

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Other Role Family Salaries

Machine Learning $208,575 Product $200,500 Legal $181,050 Security $180,700 Software Engineering $174,950 Data Engineering $172,750 Marketing $160,000 Sales $155,300 Operations $145,050 People $142,500 Services $142,500 Finance $132,200

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