A look into top 20 markets for UX professionals

BREAKDOWN OF UX JOBS BY LOCATION

Heatmap data is based on the number of UX related

job postings on SimplyHired.com over the past year.

MOST IN-DEMAND UX PROFESSIONS

* Other job titles include: Director of UX, UX

Engineer, UX Lead, UX Strategist, Usability
Analyst, Interaction Designer

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.

SALARY RANGES FOR UX PROFESSIONALS BY CITY / JOB TITLE

LOCATION

UX/UI DESIGNER

UX/UI DEVELOPER

INFO ARCHITECT

VISUAL DESIGNER

UX RESEARCHER

UX MOBILE DEV

1. New York, NY

92K - 131K

97K - 131K

109K - 161K

79K - 122K

96K - 137K

100K - 143K

2. San Francisco, CA

93K - 132K

98K - 132K

110K - 163K

80K- 123K

97K - 138K

101K - 145K

70K - 99K

74K - 100K

83K - 122K

60K - 93K

73K - 114K

76K - 109K

4. San Jose, CA

97K - 137K

102K - 137K

114K - 169K

83K - 128K

100K - 141K

105K - 150K

5. Boston, MA

87K - 122K

88K - 124K

98K - 145K

72K - 110K

86K - 127K

90K - 130K

6. Chicago, IL

78K - 110K

82K - 110K

92K - 136K

67K - 103K

81K - 122K

84K - 121K

7. Atlanta, GA

82K - 117K

87K - 117K

97K - 144K

71K - 109K

85K - 126K

89K - 128K

8. Los Angeles, CA

75K - 107K

80K - 107K

89K - 132K

65K - 100K

78K - 119K

82K - 117K

63K - 90K

67K - 90K

75K - 111K

55K - 84K

66K - 107K

69K - 99K

10. Washington, DC

83K - 118K

88K - 118K

98K - 145K

72K - 110K

86K - 127K

90K - 129K

11. San Diego, CA

73K - 104K

77K - 104K

86K - 127K

63K - 96K

76K - 118K

79K - 114K

12. Dallas, TX

72K - 102K

76K - 102K

84K - 125K

62K - 95K

74K - 115K

78K - 111K

13. Houston, TX

73K - 103K

77K - 103K

86K - 127K

63K - 96K

76K - 117K

79K - 113K

14. Portland, OR

65K - 93K

69K - 93K

77K - 114K

56K - 86K

68K - 109K

71K - 102K

15. Charlotte, NC

73K - 104K

77K - 104K

86K - 128K

63K - 97K

76K - 116K

79K - 114K

16. Minneapolis, MN

64K - 91K

68K - 91K

76K - 112K

55K - 85K

67K - 108K

70K - 100K

17. Denver, CO

65K - 93K

69K - 93K

77K - 114K

56K - 86K

68K - 110K

71K - 101K

18. Philadelphia, PA

68K - 97K

72K - 97K

81K - 120K

59K - 91K

71K - 111K

74K - 107K

19. Pittsburgh, PA

57K - 82K

61K - 82K

68K - 101K

50K - 76K

60K - 100K

62K - 90K

20. Phoenix, AZ

61K - 87K

65K - 87K

72K - 107K

53K - 81K

64K - 105K

66K - 95K

3. Seattle, WA

9. Austin, TX

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
years experience, skill set, and project scope.

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