UX Designer Salary by City
How much does a UX Designer make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$84K
National median
$66K
25th percentile
$109K
75th percentile
$53K
Bottom 10%
$140K
Top 10%
UX Designer Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$131,400
+57% vs national
Seattle
WA
$121,400
+45% vs national
New York
NY
$107,000
+28% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$100,800
+20% vs national
Boston
MA
$98,600
+18% vs national
Washington
DC
$96,400
+15% vs national
San Diego
CA
$94,000
+12% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$90,600
+8% vs national
Austin
TX
$90,400
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$89,800
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$89,000
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$89,000
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$88,000
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$87,200
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$86,200
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$84,600
+1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$81,400
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$80,600
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$80,600
-4% vs national
Dallas
TX
$80,200
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$78,800
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$78,800
-6% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$78,600
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$78,000
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$78,000
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$78,000
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$77,200
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$76,400
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$76,400
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$76,400
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$76,400
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$75,600
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$75,600
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$75,600
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$74,800
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$74,800
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$73,800
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$73,800
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$73,800
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$73,000
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$73,000
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$72,200
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$71,200
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$71,200
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$70,400
-16% vs national
About UX Designer Salaries
The median UX Designer salary in the United States is $83,910 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $131,400, while the national range spans from $53,460 at the 10th percentile to $139,770 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 27-1021.