A look into top 20 markets for UX professionals

BREAKDOWN OF UX JOBS BY LOCATION

MOST IN-DEMAND UX PROFESSIONS

* Other job titles include: Director of UX, UX

Engineer, UX Lead, UX Strategist, Usability

Analyst, Interaction Designer

SALARY RANGES FOR UX PROFESSIONALS BY CITY / JOB TITLE

LOCATION

1. New York, NY

2. San Francisco, CA

3. Seattle, WA

4. San Jose, CA

5. Boston, MA

6. Chicago, IL

7. Atlanta, GA

8. Los Angeles, CA

9. Austin, TX

10. Washington, DC

11. San Diego, CA

12. Dallas, TX

13. Houston, TX

14. Portland, OR

15. Charlotte, NC

16. Minneapolis, MN

17. Denver, CO

18. Philadelphia, PA

19. Pittsburgh, PA

20. Phoenix, AZ

UX/UI DESIGNER UX/UI DEVELOPER INFO ARCHITECT VISUAL DESIGNER UX RESEARCHER UX MOBILE DEV

92K - 131K 97K - 131K 109K - 161K 79K - 122K 96K - 137K 100K - 143K

93K - 132K 98K - 132K 110K - 163K 80K- 123K 97K - 138K 101K - 145K

70K - 99K 74K - 100K 83K - 122K 60K - 93K 73K - 114K 76K - 109K

97K - 137K 102K - 137K 114K - 169K 83K - 128K 100K - 141K 105K - 150K

87K - 122K 88K - 124K 98K - 145K 72K - 110K 86K - 127K 90K - 130K

78K - 110K 82K - 110K 92K - 136K 67K - 103K 81K - 122K 84K - 121K

82K - 117K 87K - 117K 97K - 144K 71K - 109K 85K - 126K 89K - 128K

75K - 107K 80K - 107K 89K - 132K 65K - 100K 78K - 119K 82K - 117K

63K - 90K 67K - 90K 75K - 111K 55K - 84K 66K - 107K 69K - 99K

83K - 118K 88K - 118K 98K - 145K 72K - 110K 86K - 127K 90K - 129K

73K - 104K 77K - 104K 86K - 127K 63K - 96K 76K - 118K 79K - 114K

72K - 102K 76K - 102K 84K - 125K 62K - 95K 74K - 115K 78K - 111K

73K - 103K 77K - 103K 86K - 127K 63K - 96K 76K - 117K 79K - 113K

65K - 93K 69K - 93K 77K - 114K 56K - 86K 68K - 109K 71K - 102K

73K - 104K 77K - 104K 86K - 128K 63K - 97K 76K - 116K 79K - 114K

64K - 91K 68K - 91K 76K - 112K 55K - 85K 67K - 108K 70K - 100K

65K - 93K 69K - 93K 77K - 114K 56K - 86K 68K - 110K 71K - 101K

68K - 97K 72K - 97K 81K - 120K 59K - 91K 71K - 111K 74K - 107K

57K - 82K 61K - 82K 68K - 101K 50K - 76K 60K - 100K 62K - 90K

61K - 87K 65K - 87K 72K - 107K 53K - 81K 64K - 105K 66K - 95K

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Heatmap data is based on the number of UX related

job postings on SimplyHired.com over the past year.

The breakdown of job titles is based on the number of job orders Onward Search

has received over the past year from companies and agencies.

The salary ranges listed represent the 25th and 75th percentile for each job title in the given market. For many UX professions, high-end salaries may be significantly greater based on

year’s experience, skill set, and project scope.