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Staff design salaries in the United States
Median $215k a year across 98 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $185k to $238k. 88% of the 112 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $185k to $238k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Rendermedian of 2 published bands$259k
Vantamedian of 2 published bands$257k
RunwayMLmedian of 2 published bands$255k
Peregrinemedian of 2 published bands$247k
Brexmedian of 8 published bands$240k
Handshakemedian of 4 published bands$238k
Redditmedian of 2 published bands$234k
Harveymedian of 6 published bands$230k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Product Designer | $230k | 27 |
| Staff Brand Designer | $207k | 6 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Staff Product DesignerLegora · New York City, New York, United States$240k to $316k
- Staff Product DesignerBrex · Seattle, Washington, United States$240k to $300k
- Staff Product DesignerBrex · San Francisco, California, United States$240k to $300k
- Staff Product Designer, AIBrex · San Francisco, California, United States$240k to $300k
- Staff Product DesignerBrex · New York, New York, United States$240k to $300k
- Member of Design StaffMercor · San Francisco, California, United States$175k to $350k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for staff design roles in the United States?
$215k a year in base pay, across 98 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $185k to $238k.
What do the best-paid staff design roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $259k, and one in ten sits below $172k.
How many staff design job posts publish a salary?
88% of the 112 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 $218k against $213k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 34 and 64 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for staff design roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Render ($259k), Vanta ($257k), RunwayML ($255k).
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.