MAKING DESIGN / SALARY
UNITED STATES

SALARY SURVEYS

218

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April 2024
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$61,639 USD

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$82,040 USD

$52,000 USD

£40,841 GBP

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Average salary for Making Design / United States is $61,639 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 218 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $73,200 USD. Women receive a salary of $60,900 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $135,000 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $74,800 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $88,800 USD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive $78,000 USD.

Levels / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	0	n/a
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	10	100% 4.59%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	9	95.41% 4.13%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	21	91.28% 9.63%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	11	81.65% 5.05%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	16	76.61% 7.34%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	16	69.27% 7.34%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	28	61.93% 12.84%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	13	49.08% 5.96%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	16	43.12% 7.34%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	13	35.78% 5.96%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	9	29.82% 4.13%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	9	25.69% 4.13%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	7	21.56% 3.21%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	5	18.35% 2.29%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	4	16.06% 1.83%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	3	14.22% 1.38%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	8	12.84% 3.67%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	0	n/a
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	3	9.17% 1.38%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	1	7.8% 0.46%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	3	7.34% 1.38%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	1	5.96% 0.46%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	4	5.5% 1.83%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	0	n/a
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	2	3.67% 0.92%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	3	2.75% 1.38%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	1	1.38% 0.46%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	0	n/a
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	0	n/a
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	0	n/a
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	2	0.92% 0.92%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	0	n/a
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	0	n/a
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	0	n/a

Gender / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	80	$73,200 USD
2	Women	69	$60,900 USD

Education / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	2	$135,000 USD
2	Masters Degree	25	$74,800 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	152	$60,600 USD
4	Some College	34	$56,400 USD
5	High School	3	$40,000 USD
6	Bellow H. School	2	$25,000 USD

Experience / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	20	$88,800 USD
2	12-16 Years	21	$78,000 USD
3	8-12 Years	34	$73,400 USD
4	16-20 Years	16	$67,400 USD
5	4-8 Years	35	$59,800 USD
6	2-4 Years	35	$52,500 USD
7	1-2 Years	31	$48,300 USD
8	0-1 Year	26	$39,400 USD

Age / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	71-75	1	$200,000 USD
2	56-60	5	$103,200 USD
3	66-70	2	$86,500 USD
4	36-40	21	$80,700 USD
5	46-50	9	$80,100 USD
6	61-65	3	$76,100 USD
7	41-45	11	$74,700 USD
8	31-35	32	$74,300 USD
9	51-55	2	$65,000 USD
10	26-30	24	$57,000 USD
11	n/a	69	$48,900 USD
12	21-25	34	$48,800 USD
13	14-20	5	$33,800 USD

Work Type / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	17	$74,400 USD
2	Contract	14	$74,200 USD
3	Permanent	180	$60,300 USD
4	Part Time	7	$40,100 USD

States / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Colorado	8	$94,600 USD
2	Idaho	3	$88,200 USD
3	New York State	16	$82,200 USD
4	Minnesota	6	$78,800 USD
5	Virginia	2	$70,500 USD
6	Tennessee	3	$67,700 USD
7	District Of Columbia (DC)	3	$65,500 USD
8	Florida	10	$65,300 USD
9	Washington State	6	$65,000 USD
10	California	42	$64,500 USD
11	Texas	20	$64,500 USD
12	Alabama	1	$60,000 USD
13	Kentucky	1	$60,000 USD
14	Maryland	6	$59,500 USD
15	Rhode Island	3	$58,300 USD
16	Ohio	7	$57,700 USD
17	Georgia	8	$57,400 USD
18	Utah	7	$57,000 USD
19	Missouri	3	$54,700 USD
20	Illinois	12	$52,500 USD
21	Wisconsin	4	$52,300 USD
22	Michigan	5	$52,000 USD
23	Massachusetts	12	$50,100 USD
24	North Carolina	3	$49,000 USD
25	Pennsylvania	8	$44,500 USD
26	Hawaii	1	$40,000 USD
27	New Jersey	2	$39,500 USD
28	Iowa	2	$35,000 USD
29	Vermont	2	$28,500 USD
30	Arizona	1	$26,000 USD
31	Alaska	1	$21,000 USD

Cities / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Colorado Springs	2	$160,000 USD
2	Cleveland	1	$95,000 USD
3	Norfolk	1	$95,000 USD
4	San Bernardino	2	$93,000 USD
5	Boise	3	$88,200 USD
6	Houston	3	$87,400 USD
7	Rochester	1	$85,000 USD
8	Orlando	4	$84,000 USD
9	New York City	15	$82,000 USD
10	Minneapolis	6	$78,800 USD
11	Memphis	2	$78,100 USD
12	San Francisco	12	$78,000 USD
13	Austin	6	$76,000 USD
14	Denver	6	$72,800 USD
15	Los Angeles	13	$71,200 USD
16	Seattle	4	$71,000 USD
17	Washington DC	3	$65,500 USD
18	Kansas City	2	$64,000 USD
19	San Antonio	1	$63,000 USD
20	Detroit	4	$60,000 USD
21	Fresno	1	$60,000 USD
22	Birmingham, United States	1	$60,000 USD
23	Louisville	1	$60,000 USD
24	Baltimore	6	$59,500 USD
25	Fort Lauderdale	5	$59,400 USD
26	Atlanta	7	$59,100 USD
27	Providence	3	$58,300 USD
28	Arlington	1	$58,000 USD
29	Salt Lake City	7	$57,000 USD
30	Irvine	2	$56,000 USD
31	Fort Worth	1	$55,000 USD
32	Akron	1	$54,000 USD
33	Riverside	3	$53,400 USD
34	Tacoma	2	$53,000 USD
35	Fayetteville	1	$53,000 USD
36	Chicago	12	$52,500 USD
37	Milwaukee	4	$52,300 USD
38	Dallas	6	$51,800 USD
39	Boston	12	$50,100 USD
40	San Diego	3	$47,700 USD
41	--Other--	10	$47,000 USD
42	Charlotte	2	$47,000 USD
43	Nashville	1	$47,000 USD
44	Augusta	1	$46,000 USD
45	Virginia Beach	1	$46,000 USD
46	Columbus	3	$45,700 USD
47	Philadelphia	5	$45,300 USD
48	Pittsburgh	3	$43,100 USD
49	Plano	2	$42,500 USD
50	San Jose	2	$42,000 USD
51	Jersey City	2	$39,500 USD
52	St. Louis	1	$36,000 USD
53	Des Moines	2	$35,000 USD
54	Burlington, Vermont	2	$28,500 USD
55	Sacramento	3	$26,300 USD
56	Ontario	1	$25,000 USD
57	Tampa	1	$20,000 USD
58	Grand Rapids	1	$20,000 USD

Careers / Making Design / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Set Designer	1	$95,000 USD
2	Plastics Component Designer	1	$93,000 USD
3	User Interface Designer	13	$91,900 USD
4	Design Manager	13	$91,400 USD
5	Mechanical Designer	10	$81,400 USD
6	Sport Equipment Designer	1	$80,000 USD
7	Furniture Designer	3	$78,300 USD
8	Animation, Video Designer	3	$78,000 USD
9	Other Designer Career	5	$77,800 USD
10	Shoe Designer	2	$77,100 USD
11	Electrical Designer	2	$73,900 USD
12	Interaction Designer	6	$72,900 USD
13	Car, Automotive Designer	1	$70,000 USD
14	Industrial Designer	15	$68,100 USD
15	Designer	16	$63,700 USD
16	Web Designer	17	$63,400 USD
17	Kitchen Designer	5	$54,900 USD
18	Jewelry Designer	4	$53,800 USD
19	Instructional Designer	4	$53,000 USD
20	Game Designer	2	$50,000 USD
21	Landscape Designer	7	$49,900 USD
22	Graphic Designer	66	$47,800 USD
23	Textile Designer	2	$47,000 USD
24	Interior Designer	16	$44,200 USD
25	Flash Designer	1	$27,000 USD
26	Lighting Designer	1	$25,000 USD
27	Sound Designer	1	$25,000 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Associate Landscape Architect

Posted 20 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Schematics, Construction Drawings, Production management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Orlando	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$65,000 USD

Brand Designer Ui/ux

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ui/ux and designing for and to maintain branding across products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boise	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$92,000 USD

Ux Designer

Posted 30 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, Figma, HTML, CSS, Javascript."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Denver	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$112,000 USD

Fire Sprinkler Designer

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"AutoCad."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fayetteville	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	$53,000 USD

Ui/ux Designer

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Graphic design, create branded interfaces, user flows."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boise	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$92,500 USD

Web Designer

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and develop websites."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boise	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	$80,000 USD

Ux Designer

Posted 07 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"UX Design & Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Orlando	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$60,000 USD

Ux Designer

Posted 17 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"?	Experience of working on website and mobile applications
?	Deep understanding of best practice UX approaches and how to apply them
?	Proven experience delivering a high standard of output in fast paced environment
?	Experience working in a Lean / Agile / Scrum methodology
?	Collaborative and pragmatic approach to work
?	Experience in and passion for sport and technology
?	Experience of using wireframing and prototyping software
?	Ability to present complex processes in a simple concise manner
?	Excellent communication skills: written, diagrammatical and oral
?	Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
?	Excellent research skills
?	Continuous improvement mindset
?	Must have a portfolio featuring examples of end to end design solutions
?	3+ years of UX experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Orlando	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$80,000 USD

User Experience Designer

Posted 16 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design user experiences."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$168,000 USD

Technical Writer

Posted 23 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writng editing techhnical docs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$130,000 USD

Senior Art Director

Posted 30 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Adobe software, html,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dallas	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Interior Design Manager

Posted 26 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Social media marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Salt Lake City	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$29,000 USD

Experience Designer

Posted 24 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"User experience design, specific platform certifications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Orlando	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$131,000 USD

Designer

Posted 10 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cad drawings, 3d modeling, short animation, 3D renders, BOM."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$47,000 USD

Interior Designer

Posted 18 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for producing high-quality project design deliverables in both FF&E and construction documents. A Junior Designer can work on any/all phases of development including Pre- Design, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$58,000 USD

Foreman

Posted 10 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Foreman for a Laser Etcher Engraver, for monumental's, etc. . ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Augusta	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$46,000 USD

Graphic Designer

Posted 02 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and layout graphics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$34,000 USD

Owner/designer

Posted 15 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, develop and create community-supported product lines using local artists and manufacturers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kansas City	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Ux Designer & Researcher

Posted 08 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designing data-driven user experiences in software and web. Wireframes, graphics, user personas, usability testing, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$56,000 USD

Landscape Design

Posted 23 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"To create 2D and 3D landscape designs, including 3D videos. Some estimating."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer

Posted 11 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"To design according to applicable codes and standards."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Senior Designer

Posted 05 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Service design, design research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$110,000 USD

Co Founder

Posted 15 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I head up design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fort Lauderdale	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Creative Director

Posted 14 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Creative Director at a custom software development company. Focused on UX/UI."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Minneapolis	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Furniture Designer

Posted 19 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consult, design, build, sales, bookkeeping."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Denver	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Graphic Designer

Posted 06 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Creating social graphics, and printable graphics, trade show booth design, and promotional products, brand awareness."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dallas	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$45,000 USD

Interior Designer

Posted 24 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage the designing and assembling of buildings and houses."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
St. Louis	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$36,000 USD

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 17 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineer engineer engineer engineer engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$119,000 USD

Advocate

Posted 17 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales, Support, bugs and features. I do it all!."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 03 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Prototypes, CAD, design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Senior Design Director

Posted 27 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Come up with designs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Creative Director

Posted 09 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Art direction photography graphic design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Minneapolis	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$125,000 USD

Marketing Graphic Designer

Posted 20 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Do design work to advertise and market my specific company including all social media bases."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	$30,600 USD

Associate Event Planning

Posted 07 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Creating full service events including weddings and corporate events along with social media and small amount of marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Design Manager / Art Director

Posted 21 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage Brand team
Oversee all visual design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$110,000 USD

Mobile App Designer

Posted 04 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Create front end designs for a mobile app."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tampa	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$20,000 USD

Color Separations

Posted 24 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Prepare finished graphics to print with offset press process."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$64,000 USD

Interior Designer

Posted 12 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"I provide space planning and interior design consulting to my clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Ux Ui Designer

Posted 07 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"I design user experience for iOS and Web Applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Interaction Design

Posted 29 June 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Create mockups, wireframes, and prototypes. Style guides and Desing Systems. Ensure User Research is being conducted and changes appropriated to applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$77,000 USD

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