{"id":6602,"date":"2023-01-03T11:03:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T11:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/blog\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:32:36","slug":"ui-designer-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/blog\/ui-designer-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"What does a UI Designer salary look like in 2023?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you curious about what kind of salary you could earn as a UI designer? We\u2019ve pulled the data to give you a snapshot of what a UI designer salary looks like in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve included the average salary for junior, mid-level and senior UI designers in a range of locations, plus some factors that will likely impact how much you can actually earn in the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#the-average-junior-ui-designer-salary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average junior UI designer salary<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#the-average-mid-level-ui-designer-salary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average mid-level UI designer salary\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#the-average-senior-ui-designer-salary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average senior UI designer salary<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#factors-that-impact-ui-designer-salaries\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Factors that impact UI designer salaries<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#how-to-start-your-career-as-a-ui-designer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to start your career as a UI designer<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this as a guide when setting your salary expectations for your first &#8211; or next &#8211; UI design job.<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"promotion\" class=\"promotion-content-raw inlinepromo inlinepromo_professional-certificate-in-ui-designp-1 my-4\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"w-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 promotion-info\">\n                <a class=\"link-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/courses\/ui-design?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=blog_panel_text&utm_campaign=blog_promo\" style=\"\">\n                    <p>[GET CERTIFIED IN UI DESIGN]<\/p>\n                    <span>Take our Professional Certificate in UI Design course<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-average-junior-ui-designer-salary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average junior UI designer salary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you can see the average junior UI designer salary in different locations. Junior designers typically have between 0 and 3 years\u2019 experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Ireland<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>UK<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Germany<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>France<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Australia<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>New Zealand<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Canada<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>United States<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac30,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a329,648<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac36,495<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac33,414<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$91,540<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$71,250<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$78,179<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nThis is based on data from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosperity.ie\/salary-survey\/ux-ui-salaries-ireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prosperity.ie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.talent.com\/salary?job=ui+designer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">talent.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payscale<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.indeed.com\/career\/salaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.co.uk\/Salaries\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glassdoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-average-mid-level-ui-designer-salary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average UI designer salary (mid-level)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the following table, you can see the average mid-level UI designer salary in different locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Ireland<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>UK<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Germany<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>France<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Australia<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>New Zealand<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Canada<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>United States<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57,948<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a362,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac41,785<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40,700<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$104,791<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$81,437<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$65,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$96,254<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nThis is based on data from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payscale<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Totaljobs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.indeed.com\/career\/salaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/au.talent.com\/salary?job=ui+designer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">talent.com<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salary.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">salary.com<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.co.uk\/Salaries\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glassdoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-average-senior-ui-designer-salary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average senior UI designer salary\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you can see the average salary for a senior UI designer. Senior UI designers generally have over 5 years\u2019 experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Ireland<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>UK<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Germany<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>France<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Australia<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>New Zealand<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Canada<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>United States<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac71,698<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a365,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac57,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac45,116<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$125,093<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$129,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$102,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$107,268<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is based on data from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosperity.ie\/salary-survey\/ux-ui-salaries-ireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prosperity.ie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.co.uk\/Salaries\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glassdoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/au.talent.com\/salary?job=ui+designer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">talent.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"factors-that-impact-ui-designer-salaries\"><strong>Factors that may impact your salary as a UI designer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UI designer salaries we\u2019ve shared are based on average data found across various websites. In reality, there are many different factors that will affect exactly what salary you earn as a UI designer. These include location, experience level, industry and the type of company you work for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"promotion\" class=\"promotion-content-raw inlinepromo inlinepromo_professional-certificate-in-content-designp-1 my-4\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"w-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 promotion-info\">\n                <a class=\"link-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/courses\/content-design?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog_panel_text&amp;utm_campaign=blog_promo\" style=\"\">\n                    <p>[GET CERTIFIED IN CONTENT DESIGN]<\/p>\n                    <span>Take our Professional Certificate in Content Design course<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does location impact the UI designer salary?<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When considering your salary, it\u2019s important to factor in your location (or the company\u2019s location, if you\u2019re applying for a remote position). Generally, bigger cities tend to pay higher salaries. For example: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/salaries\/london\/ui-designer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adzuna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reports that the average UI designer salary in London is 20.5% higher than the national average salary for the same job title.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you set your salary expectations and apply for UI design jobs, do your research to find out what the average UI designer salary is within your specific location \u2014 don\u2019t just base it on the national average.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does experience level impact the UI designer salary?<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It stands to reason that the more experience you have in the field, the higher you can expect your salary to be. If you\u2019re applying for your first ever UI design job, base your salary expectations on the average junior or entry-level UI designer salaries for your location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if you bring unique and hard-to-come-by skills and experience from a different field and are applying for your first UI design job within a similar or related sector, you may be able to go for a higher salary. For example, if you\u2019ve worked extensively in the financial sector and are now applying to work as a UI designer for a financial startup, you\u2019re not starting out as a complete beginner. In such cases, your previous experience should be factored into your salary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does the industry you work in impact your UI designer salary?<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with most jobs, your salary will also be determined by the sector you work in. As a rule, tech companies pay the highest designer salaries. If you consider <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designrush.com\/agency\/graphic-design\/trends\/highest-paying-us-companies-for-designers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the five highest-paying companies for designers in the U.S., you\u2019ll see that it\u2019s predominantly made up of tech companies \u2014 Google, Dropbox, Amazon, Microsoft and the likes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re applying for UI design jobs outside of the tech sector, be prepared for the possibility that you might not get a Google-level salary. However, that\u2019s not to say you can\u2019t earn well outside of tech; industry is just one factor that impacts your UI designer salary, after all.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does the type of company you work at impact your UI designer salary?<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another factor to keep in mind when benchmarking your UI designer salary is the type of company you work for. Startups, agencies and small businesses typically offer lower salaries than big corporations and tech giants like Google and Amazon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In summary: When defining your salary expectations within the UI design field, it\u2019s useful to factor in the national average salary (as found on sites like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.indeed.com\/career\/salaries?from=gnav-homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.co.uk\/Salaries\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glassdoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payscale<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) as well as those four points we just outlined (location, how much experience you have, industry and company type).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all of these factors combined, you should be able to come up with a reasonable salary benchmark to guide you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-start-your-career-as-a-ui-designer\"><strong>How to start your career as a UI designer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get hired as a UI designer, you\u2019ll need to master the fundamental concepts of UI design. That includes knowing exactly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/blog\/what-is-ui-design\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what UI design is,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/blog\/what-does-a-ui-designer-do\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what a UI designer does<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">being clear on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/blog\/whats-the-difference-between-ui-and-ux-design\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how UI design is different to UX<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, you\u2019ll need to learn core UI design principles and tenets such as interactivity, typography, colours, shapes and iconography \u2014 all within the context of the overall UI design process (i.e. the process of moving from basic sketches through to professional, polished, user-ready interfaces). You\u2019ll also need to learn <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/blog\/user-interface-ui-design-tools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the most popular UI design tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.figma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sketch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sketch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/uk\/products\/xd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe XD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you keen to get your UI design career off the ground? Consider obtaining a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/courses\/ui-design\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">professional certificate in UI design<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is an effective and flexible way to cover all the most important UI principles in depth and to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxdesigninstitute.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-ux-portfolio-from-scratch-your-step-by-step-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">build your first design portfolio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can learn more about what it takes to get qualified in UI design in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this video<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TD7LCErdB-c\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the average UI designer salary for junior, mid-level and senior professionals in the field? 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