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Mid level design salaries in the United States
Median $165k a year across 234 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $138k to $208k. 95% of the 246 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $138k to $208k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Anthropicmedian of 4 published bands$345k
Rampmedian of 3 published bands$306k
AngelListmedian of 3 published bands$270k
Notionmedian of 2 published bands$266k
Nextdoormedian of 3 published bands$258k
Figmamedian of 7 published bands$236k
OpenAImedian of 7 published bands$233k
Sesamemedian of 3 published bands$228k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Designer | $176k | 41 |
| Brand Designer | $141k | 20 |
| Brand Design Lead | $190k | 4 |
| Product Designer, Growth | $219k | 3 |
| UX Designer | $153k | 3 |
| Visual Designer | $153k | 3 |
| Web Designer | $153k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Product Designer, GrowthAnthropic · San Francisco, CA$305k to $460k
- Model DesignerThinking Machines Lab · San Francisco, California, United States$300k to $400k
- Product Designer, SafeguardsAnthropic · San Francisco, CA $305k to $385k
- Product Designer, Design SystemsAnthropic · San Francisco, CA$305k to $385k
- Design Systems LeadRamp · Remote$280k to $385k
- Product Designer, People Innovation LabsOpenAI · San Francisco$230k to $385k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for mid level design roles in the United States?
$165k a year in base pay, across 234 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $138k to $208k.
What do the best-paid mid level design roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $239k, and one in ten sits below $107k.
How many mid level design job posts publish a salary?
95% of the 246 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 $165k against $168k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 61 and 173 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for mid level design roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Anthropic ($345k), Ramp ($306k), AngelList ($270k).
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.