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Director design salaries in the United States
Median $252k a year across 38 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $210k to $270k. 88% of the 43 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $210k to $270k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Director | $245k | 8 |
| Director, Product Design | $265k | 7 |
| Director of Product Design | $263k | 5 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Director, Product DesignRamp · Remote$320k to $440k
- Director, Product Design - AI & ContextFigma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$290k to $376k
- Director of Product DesignReplit · Remote$275k to $350k
- Director of ASIC Design VerificationSambaNova · San Jose, California, United States$270k to $340k
- Director, Product DesignRubrik · Palo Alto, CA$250k to $351k
- Director, Product DesignStrava · San Francisco, California, United States$290k to $310k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for director design roles in the United States?
$252k a year in base pay, across 38 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $210k to $270k.
How many director design job posts publish a salary?
88% of the 43 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote design roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $253k against $250k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 15 and 23 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for director design roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Vanta ($271k), Peregrine ($263k), Motive ($253k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.