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SALARY SURVEYS
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UPDATED October 2024 About salary data? |
CALCULATE YOUR OPTIMUM SALARY!
(based on your career and experience) |
| AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
Gross income
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$61,639 USD£47,212 GBPNew York City $82,040 USD |
$52,000 USD£39,829 GBPIncluding "New York City" Excluding "New York City" |
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.
| Salary Levels (USD) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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$10,000 USD -
$14,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$15,000 USD -
$19,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$20,000 USD -
$24,999 USD
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10 |
100%
4.59% |
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$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
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9 |
95.41%
4.13% |
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$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
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21 |
91.28%
9.63% |
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$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
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11 |
81.65%
5.05% |
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$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
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16 |
76.61%
7.34% |
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$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
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16 |
69.27%
7.34% |
| THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
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$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
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28 |
61.93%
12.84% |
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$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
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13 |
49.08%
5.96% |
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$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
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16 |
43.12%
7.34% |
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$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
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13 |
35.78%
5.96% |
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$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
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9 |
29.82%
4.13% |
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$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
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9 |
25.69%
4.13% |
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$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
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7 |
21.56%
3.21% |
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$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
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5 |
18.35%
2.29% |
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$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
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4 |
16.06%
1.83% |
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$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
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3 |
14.22%
1.38% |
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$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
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8 |
12.84%
3.67% |
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$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
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3 |
9.17%
1.38% |
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$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
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1 |
7.8%
0.46% |
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$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
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3 |
7.34%
1.38% |
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$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
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1 |
5.96%
0.46% |
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$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
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4 |
5.5%
1.83% |
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$135,000 USD -
$139,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$140,000 USD -
$144,999 USD
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2 |
3.67%
0.92% |
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$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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| HIGH SALARIES | ||
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$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
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3 |
2.75%
1.38% |
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$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
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1 |
1.38%
0.46% |
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$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$180,000 USD -
$189,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$190,000 USD -
$199,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
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2 |
0.92%
0.92% |
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$210,000 USD -
$219,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$220,000 USD -
$229,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$230,000 USD -
$239,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$240,000 USD -
$249,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Doctorate Degree | 2 | $135,000 USD |
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| 2 | Masters Degree | 25 | $74,800 USD |
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| 3 | Bachelors Degree | 152 | $60,600 USD |
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| 4 | Some College | 34 | $56,400 USD |
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| 5 | High School | 3 | $40,000 USD |
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| 6 | Bellow H. School | 2 | $25,000 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | 20+ Years | 20 | $88,800 USD |
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| 2 | 12-16 Years | 21 | $78,000 USD |
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| 3 | 8-12 Years | 34 | $73,400 USD |
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| 4 | 16-20 Years | 16 | $67,400 USD |
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| 5 | 4-8 Years | 35 | $59,800 USD |
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| 6 | 2-4 Years | 35 | $52,500 USD |
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| 7 | 1-2 Years | 31 | $48,300 USD |
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| 8 | 0-1 Year | 26 | $39,400 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | 71-75 | 1 | $200,000 USD |
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| 2 | 56-60 | 5 | $103,200 USD |
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| 3 | 66-70 | 2 | $86,500 USD |
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| 4 | 36-40 | 21 | $80,700 USD |
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| 5 | 46-50 | 9 | $80,100 USD |
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| 6 | 61-65 | 3 | $76,100 USD |
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| 7 | 41-45 | 11 | $74,700 USD |
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| 8 | 31-35 | 32 | $74,300 USD |
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| 9 | 51-55 | 2 | $65,000 USD |
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| 10 | 26-30 | 24 | $57,000 USD |
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| 11 | n/a | 69 | $48,900 USD |
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| 12 | 21-25 | 34 | $48,800 USD |
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| 13 | 14-20 | 5 | $33,800 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Self Employed | 17 | $74,400 USD |
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| 2 | Contract | 14 | $74,200 USD |
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| 3 | Permanent | 180 | $60,300 USD |
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| 4 | Part Time | 7 | $40,100 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Colorado | 8 | $94,600 USD |
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| 2 | Idaho | 3 | $88,200 USD |
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| 3 | New York State | 16 | $82,200 USD |
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| 4 | Minnesota | 6 | $78,800 USD |
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| 5 | Virginia | 2 | $70,500 USD |
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| 6 | Tennessee | 3 | $67,700 USD |
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| 7 | District Of Columbia (DC) | 3 | $65,500 USD |
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| 8 | Florida | 10 | $65,300 USD |
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| 9 | Washington State | 6 | $65,000 USD |
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| 10 | California | 42 | $64,500 USD |
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| 11 | Texas | 20 | $64,500 USD |
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| 12 | Alabama | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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| 13 | Kentucky | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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| 14 | Maryland | 6 | $59,500 USD |
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| 15 | Rhode Island | 3 | $58,300 USD |
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| 16 | Ohio | 7 | $57,700 USD |
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| 17 | Georgia | 8 | $57,400 USD |
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| 18 | Utah | 7 | $57,000 USD |
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| 19 | Missouri | 3 | $54,700 USD |
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| 20 | Illinois | 12 | $52,500 USD |
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| 21 | Wisconsin | 4 | $52,300 USD |
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| 22 | Michigan | 5 | $52,000 USD |
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| 23 | Massachusetts | 12 | $50,100 USD |
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| 24 | North Carolina | 3 | $49,000 USD |
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| 25 | Pennsylvania | 8 | $44,500 USD |
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| 26 | Hawaii | 1 | $40,000 USD |
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| 27 | New Jersey | 2 | $39,500 USD |
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| 28 | Iowa | 2 | $35,000 USD |
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| 29 | Vermont | 2 | $28,500 USD |
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| 30 | Arizona | 1 | $26,000 USD |
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| 31 | Alaska | 1 | $21,000 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Colorado Springs | 2 | $160,000 USD |
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| 2 | Cleveland | 1 | $95,000 USD |
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| 3 | Norfolk | 1 | $95,000 USD |
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| 4 | San Bernardino | 2 | $93,000 USD |
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| 5 | Boise | 3 | $88,200 USD |
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| 6 | Houston | 3 | $87,400 USD |
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| 7 | Rochester | 1 | $85,000 USD |
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| 8 | Orlando | 4 | $84,000 USD |
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| 9 | New York City | 15 | $82,000 USD |
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| 10 | Minneapolis | 6 | $78,800 USD |
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| 11 | Memphis | 2 | $78,100 USD |
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| 12 | San Francisco | 12 | $78,000 USD |
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| 13 | Austin | 6 | $76,000 USD |
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| 14 | Denver | 6 | $72,800 USD |
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| 15 | Los Angeles | 13 | $71,200 USD |
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| 16 | Seattle | 4 | $71,000 USD |
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| 17 | Washington DC | 3 | $65,500 USD |
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| 18 | Kansas City | 2 | $64,000 USD |
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| 19 | San Antonio | 1 | $63,000 USD |
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| 20 | Detroit | 4 | $60,000 USD |
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| 21 | Fresno | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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| 22 | Birmingham, United States | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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| 23 | Louisville | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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| 24 | Baltimore | 6 | $59,500 USD |
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| 25 | Fort Lauderdale | 5 | $59,400 USD |
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| 26 | Atlanta | 7 | $59,100 USD |
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| 27 | Providence | 3 | $58,300 USD |
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| 28 | Arlington | 1 | $58,000 USD |
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| 29 | Salt Lake City | 7 | $57,000 USD |
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| 30 | Irvine | 2 | $56,000 USD |
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| 31 | Fort Worth | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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| 32 | Akron | 1 | $54,000 USD |
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| 33 | Riverside | 3 | $53,400 USD |
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| 34 | Tacoma | 2 | $53,000 USD |
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| 35 | Fayetteville | 1 | $53,000 USD |
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| 36 | Chicago | 12 | $52,500 USD |
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| 37 | Milwaukee | 4 | $52,300 USD |
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| 38 | Dallas | 6 | $51,800 USD |
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| 39 | Boston | 12 | $50,100 USD |
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| 40 | San Diego | 3 | $47,700 USD |
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| 41 | --Other-- | 10 | $47,000 USD |
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| 42 | Charlotte | 2 | $47,000 USD |
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| 43 | Nashville | 1 | $47,000 USD |
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| 44 | Augusta | 1 | $46,000 USD |
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| 45 | Virginia Beach | 1 | $46,000 USD |
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| 46 | Columbus | 3 | $45,700 USD |
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| 47 | Philadelphia | 5 | $45,300 USD |
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| 48 | Pittsburgh | 3 | $43,100 USD |
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| 49 | Plano | 2 | $42,500 USD |
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| 50 | San Jose | 2 | $42,000 USD |
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| 51 | Jersey City | 2 | $39,500 USD |
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| 52 | St. Louis | 1 | $36,000 USD |
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| 53 | Des Moines | 2 | $35,000 USD |
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| 54 | Burlington, Vermont | 2 | $28,500 USD |
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| 55 | Sacramento | 3 | $26,300 USD |
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| 56 | Ontario | 1 | $25,000 USD |
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| 57 | Tampa | 1 | $20,000 USD |
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| 58 | Grand Rapids | 1 | $20,000 USD |
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| # | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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| 1 | Set Designer | 1 | $95,000 USD |
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| 2 | Plastics Component Designer | 1 | $93,000 USD |
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| 3 | User Interface Designer | 13 | $91,900 USD |
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| 4 | Design Manager | 13 | $91,400 USD |
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| 5 | Mechanical Designer | 10 | $81,400 USD |
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| 6 | Sport Equipment Designer | 1 | $80,000 USD |
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| 7 | Furniture Designer | 3 | $78,300 USD |
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| 8 | Animation, Video Designer | 3 | $78,000 USD |
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| 9 | Other Designer Career | 5 | $77,800 USD |
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| 10 | Shoe Designer | 2 | $77,100 USD |
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| 11 | Electrical Designer | 2 | $73,900 USD |
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| 12 | Interaction Designer | 6 | $72,900 USD |
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| 13 | Car, Automotive Designer | 1 | $70,000 USD |
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| 14 | Industrial Designer | 15 | $68,100 USD |
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| 15 | Designer | 16 | $63,700 USD |
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| 16 | Web Designer | 17 | $63,400 USD |
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| 17 | Kitchen Designer | 5 | $54,900 USD |
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| 18 | Jewelry Designer | 4 | $53,800 USD |
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| 19 | Instructional Designer | 4 | $53,000 USD |
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| 20 | Game Designer | 2 | $50,000 USD |
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| 21 | Landscape Designer | 7 | $49,900 USD |
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| 22 | Graphic Designer | 66 | $47,800 USD |
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| 23 | Textile Designer | 2 | $47,000 USD |
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| 24 | Interior Designer | 16 | $44,200 USD |
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| 25 | Flash Designer | 1 | $27,000 USD |
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| 26 | Lighting Designer | 1 | $25,000 USD |
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| 27 | Sound Designer | 1 | $25,000 USD |
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What I do?
"Schematics, Construction Drawings, Production management."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Orlando | Masters Degree | 12-16 Years | Expert | $65,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Design, Figma, HTML, CSS, Javascript."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Denver | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $112,000 USD |
What I do?
"AutoCad."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Fayetteville | Some College | 1-2 Years | Advanced | $53,000 USD |
What I do?
"Graphic design, create branded interfaces, user flows."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Boise | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $92,500 USD |
What I do?
"Design and develop websites."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Boise | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Expert | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"UX Design & Research."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Orlando | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $60,000 USD |
What I do?
"? 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 |
What I do?
"Design user experiences."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| New York City | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Advanced | $168,000 USD |
What I do?
"Writng editing techhnical docs."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Austin | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $130,000 USD |
What I do?
"Adobe software, html,."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Dallas | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"Social media marketing."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Salt Lake City | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $29,000 USD |
What I do?
"User experience design, specific platform certifications."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Orlando | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | n/a | $131,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Design and layout graphics."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| San Jose | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $34,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Service design, design research."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| New York City | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $110,000 USD |
What I do?
"I head up design."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Fort Lauderdale | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Consult, design, build, sales, bookkeeping."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Denver | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $120,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Engineer engineer engineer engineer engineer."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Austin | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | n/a | $119,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Prototypes, CAD, design."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Austin | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"Come up with designs."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| New York City | Doctorate Degree | 1-2 Years | n/a | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"Art direction photography graphic design."
| City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
| Minneapolis | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | n/a | $125,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
