Design Salaries
Design roles pay a median of $168,000 per year across 1950 postings that disclose pay, ranging from $130,000 to $205,000.
Updated November 3, 2026
Salary over time
Median advertised salary by month, USD per year. The shaded band is the middle half of postings.
January 2026 – October 2026 $98,444 – $214,975
Months follow the date a posting was published, and count postings closed since — the table below counts only those open now. A month needs 30 postings with a salary to be shown; a missing month is a gap, not a guess. A dashed step means the month had at least 3× the postings of the one before, so part of that change is which postings are counted. The hollow point is the current month, still filling up. These are postings on freehire, not the whole job market.
| Level | Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | USD | hour | $22 | $25 | $33 | 146 |
| Intern | EUR | month | €475 | €800 | €1,136 | 63 |
| Intern | BRL | month | R$1,000 | R$1,200 | R$1,518 | 40 |
| Intern | TWD | hour | NT$196 | NT$200 | NT$212 | 31 |
| Intern | USD | year | $54,500 | $100,000 | $126,750 | 25 |
| Intern | SGD | month | SGD 900 | SGD 1,150 | SGD 1,362 | 24 |
| Intern | CAD | hour | CA$22 | CA$24 | CA$28 | 18 |
| Intern | GBP | year | £26,230 | £27,170 | £28,860 | 9 |
| Intern | USD | month | $800 | $800 | $8,500 | 9 |
| Intern | EUR | year | €3,000 | €12,000 | €12,750 | 8 |
| Intern | TWD | month | NT$29,762 | NT$31,900 | NT$35,125 | 6 |
| Intern | INR | month | ₹10,625 | ₹13,750 | ₹15,000 | 6 |
| Intern | EUR | hour | €15 | €16 | €17 | 6 |
| Intern | COP | month | COP 2,800,000 | COP 2,800,000 | COP 2,800,000 | 6 |
| Junior | USD | year | $65,000 | $76,000 | $90,562 | 72 |
| Junior | TWD | month | NT$34,188 | NT$36,750 | NT$41,125 | 26 |
| Junior | SGD | month | SGD 2,762 | SGD 3,200 | SGD 4,338 | 26 |
| Junior | MXN | month | MX$13,000 | MX$16,500 | MX$20,500 | 17 |
| Junior | USD | hour | $24 | $28 | $38 | 16 |
| Junior | CAD | year | CA$52,500 | CA$75,000 | CA$76,500 | 13 |
| Junior | EUR | year | €22,123 | €30,500 | €35,324 | 9 |
| Junior | GBP | year | £33,750 | £36,000 | £39,132 | 7 |
| Junior | EUR | month | €1,867 | €1,900 | €2,142 | 5 |
| Junior | USD | month | $1,400 | $1,400 | $3,758 | 5 |
| Junior | PLN | month | PLN 6,362 | PLN 7,500 | PLN 7,500 | 5 |
| Middle | USD | year | $99,000 | $108,000 | $147,888 | 49 |
| Middle | EUR | year | €38,610 | €40,750 | €46,250 | 10 |
| Senior | USD | year | $121,976 | $156,500 | $186,000 | 997 |
| Senior | TWD | month | NT$43,000 | NT$50,000 | NT$60,000 | 112 |
| Senior | CAD | year | CA$100,500 | CA$122,500 | CA$142,875 | 103 |
| Senior | SGD | month | SGD 5,000 | SGD 5,750 | SGD 7,500 | 97 |
| Senior | USD | hour | $69 | $74 | $75 | 79 |
| Senior | EUR | year | €49,000 | €70,000 | €82,896 | 67 |
| Senior | GBP | year | £58,125 | £69,500 | £89,562 | 34 |
| Senior | CAD | hour | CA$84 | CA$92 | CA$104 | 28 |
| Senior | INR | year | ₹975,000 | ₹2,000,000 | ₹3,000,000 | 27 |
| Senior | USD | month | $1,520 | $2,750 | $3,750 | 25 |
| Senior | EUR | month | €3,600 | €4,550 | €5,250 | 21 |
| Senior | MXN | month | MX$21,250 | MX$26,250 | MX$31,750 | 19 |
| Senior | PLN | month | PLN 17,600 | PLN 20,000 | PLN 22,500 | 17 |
| Senior | PLN | year | PLN 150,000 | PLN 210,000 | PLN 254,000 | 7 |
| Senior | TWD | year | NT$1,125,000 | NT$1,750,000 | NT$2,200,000 | 7 |
| Senior | EUR | day | €350 | €475 | €545 | 5 |
| Lead | USD | year | $147,500 | $176,250 | $207,500 | 269 |
| Lead | INR | year | ₹550,000 | ₹2,000,000 | ₹3,500,000 | 25 |
| Lead | GBP | year | £64,144 | £75,302 | £86,250 | 20 |
| Lead | EUR | year | €58,065 | €70,525 | €80,762 | 12 |
| Lead | CAD | year | CA$119,369 | CA$135,000 | CA$150,000 | 12 |
| Lead | RUB | month | RUB 220,000 | RUB 250,000 | RUB 266,250 | 10 |
| Lead | SGD | month | SGD 6,312 | SGD 7,000 | SGD 10,875 | 10 |
| Lead | USD | hour | $42 | $66 | $95 | 9 |
| Lead | EUR | day | €440 | €558 | €575 | 5 |
| Staff | USD | year | $185,000 | $212,500 | $233,012 | 292 |
| Staff | CAD | year | CA$176,312 | CA$188,000 | CA$201,125 | 14 |
| Staff | USD | hour | $70 | $162 | $153,750 | 11 |
| Staff | SGD | month | SGD 9,700 | SGD 10,000 | SGD 12,000 | 9 |
| Principal | USD | year | $156,000 | $192,000 | $226,350 | 162 |
| Principal | USD | hour | $58,656 | $121,028 | $192,512 | 7 |
| Principal | CAD | year | CA$107,800 | CA$109,300 | CA$136,000 | 5 |
| C-level | USD | year | $166,875 | $213,750 | $260,625 | 84 |
| C-level | USD | hour | $142 | $142 | $142 | 18 |
| C-level | GBP | year | £75,406 | £78,500 | £102,500 | 7 |
| C-level | EUR | year | €43,750 | €80,000 | €110,000 | 7 |
| All levels | USD | year | $130,000 | $168,000 | $205,000 | 1950 |
| All levels | USD | hour | $24 | $38 | $74 | 288 |
| All levels | SGD | month | SGD 3,700 | SGD 5,500 | SGD 7,500 | 173 |
| All levels | TWD | month | NT$40,000 | NT$45,000 | NT$57,500 | 152 |
| All levels | CAD | year | CA$98,175 | CA$122,500 | CA$149,138 | 152 |
| All levels | EUR | year | €40,500 | €58,900 | €80,625 | 120 |
| All levels | EUR | month | €562 | €1,112 | €3,375 | 94 |
| All levels | GBP | year | £46,040 | £67,381 | £90,062 | 84 |
| All levels | INR | year | ₹712,500 | ₹1,875,000 | ₹3,062,500 | 56 |
| All levels | BRL | month | R$1,025 | R$1,350 | R$2,000 | 50 |
| All levels | CAD | hour | CA$26 | CA$82 | CA$92 | 49 |
| All levels | USD | month | $1,515 | $2,350 | $6,638 | 48 |
| All levels | MXN | month | MX$15,000 | MX$20,250 | MX$25,562 | 42 |
| All levels | TWD | hour | NT$196 | NT$200 | NT$211 | 32 |
| All levels | PLN | month | PLN 11,500 | PLN 17,600 | PLN 20,750 | 27 |
| All levels | RUB | month | RUB 87,500 | RUB 240,000 | RUB 253,750 | 22 |
| All levels | EUR | hour | €16 | €18 | €78 | 12 |
| All levels | INR | month | ₹13,750 | ₹17,500 | ₹38,750 | 11 |
| All levels | EUR | day | €372 | €510 | €571 | 10 |
| All levels | COP | month | COP 2,800,000 | COP 2,800,000 | COP 2,800,000 | 10 |
| All levels | TWD | year | NT$1,000,000 | NT$1,750,000 | NT$2,250,000 | 9 |
| All levels | PLN | year | PLN 150,000 | PLN 210,000 | PLN 292,000 | 9 |
| All levels | AUD | year | A$119,825 | A$137,821 | A$151,216 | 8 |
| All levels | NZD | year | NZ$109,375 | NZ$139,278 | NZ$151,517 | 6 |
| All levels | ZAR | year | ZAR 700,000 | ZAR 780,000 | ZAR 1,050,000 | 5 |
| All levels | GBP | day | £525 | £525 | £610 | 5 |