Research
Design Jobs and Pay Report
Counted from the open design roles listed on UknowUX. Updated 24 October 2026.
1,368 open UX, UI and product design roles at 428 companies across 43 countries, the most in New York, United States (278), and Product Design is the most common specialization. 7% of the roles are open to students or juniors, 20% are remote and 3% hybrid. Among the 210 full-time roles that state their pay, the median is $185K a year.
- Open roles
- 1,368
- Companies hiring
- 428
- Countries
- 43
- Cities with 3+ roles
- 53
By country
Countries with the most open roles.
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United States 825
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India 168
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Canada 54
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Germany 20
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Australia 15
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Spain 15
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Netherlands 12
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Brazil 11
By specialization
What companies are hiring for.
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Product Design 516
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UX Design 454
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UI Design 58
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Content Design 57
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UX Research 49
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Graphic Design 26
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Design Systems 17
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Design Leadership 4
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Service Design 1
By seniority
Open roles by the level asked for.
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Student / intern 63
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Junior (0-2 yrs) 32
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Mid-level (2-5 yrs) 20
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Senior (5+ yrs) 417
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Lead / manager 237
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Principal / director 192
Companies with the most open roles
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Figma 44
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Clio 29
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Mastercard 23
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Target Corporation 22
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Capital One 22
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Prophet 21
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Nike 20
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CannonDesign 19
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FanDuel 16
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Lollypop Design Studio 16
Median yearly pay, in US dollars
Full-time roles that state a pay range. Groups with fewer than 5 roles are marked limited.
| Specialization | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Design Systems | $276K | 5 |
| UX Research | $210K | 11 |
| Product Design | $202K | 115 |
| Graphic Design | $195K | 3 · limited |
| UX Design | $163K | 61 |
| Content Design | $160K | 6 |
| Design Leadership | $140K | 5 |
| UI Design | $115K | 3 · limited |
| Seniority | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $210K | 14 |
| Senior | $188K | 72 |
| Lead / manager | $175K | 33 |
| Principal / director | $238K | 35 |
| Level not stated | $174K | 54 |
How we counted
- The figures come from the open UX, UI, product, visual and related design roles listed on UknowUX, taken from companies' own careers pages and from employers who post here. Closed and expired roles are left out.
- A role open in several cities is counted once for each city. A city appears only with at least 3 open roles.
- Pay is the range a listing publishes, converted to US dollars at fixed rates dated 22 October 2026, as a yearly midpoint. Roles that state no pay are left out of the pay figures, and we never estimate pay.
- This is a view of the roles on UknowUX, not the whole job market, and it is indicative only. Pay is thinner outside the United States, because fewer listings there state it.
Cite this report
You are welcome to quote the figures with a link to this page.
UknowUX, "Design Jobs and Pay Report", 24 October 2026, https://www.uknowux.com/career/design-jobs-report