Staff product designer salary

The median posted base pay for staff product design and UX jobs is $217K a year, from 141 open jobs at 97 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $195K to $233K. One job in ten has posted pay above $257K.

Data of Nov 9, 2026. This is posted base pay, not total pay. It does not include stock or a bonus.

Median posted base pay: $217K
Middle half of the jobs: $195K to $233K
10th to 90th percentile: $170K to $257K
Open jobs with posted pay: 141
Companies: 97

Product designer pay by level

Posted base pay for product design and UX jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the staff level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.

Level not stated331 jobs$160K$120K to $205K
Senior424 jobs$175K$150K to $200K
Staff141 jobs$217K$195K to $233K
Principal37 jobs$223K$188K to $258K
Director+39 jobs$205K$156K to $262K

Each band goes from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The darker part is the middle half of the jobs. The line is the median. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay bands by level, design. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Jobs with pay
Level not stated	$90K	$120K	$160K	$205K	$240K	331
Senior	$118K	$150K	$175K	$200K	$217K	424
Staff	$170K	$195K	$217K	$233K	$257K	141
Principal	$143K	$188K	$223K	$258K	$281K	37
Director+	$134K	$156K	$205K	$262K	$319K	39

Top-paying companies for staff product design and UX jobs

The companies with the highest median posted base pay for staff product design and UX jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.

1Brex$240K8 jobs
2Harvey$230K11 jobs
3DigitalOcean$217K5 jobs
4DoorDash USA$154K6 jobs

The median posted base pay of each company for staff product design and UX jobs. We use the middle point of each posted range. A company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Staff product designer pay by US region

The median posted base pay for staff product design and UX jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.

New York55 jobs+1%$220K
Bay Area59 jobs−1%$216K
US remote34 jobs−1%$215K
Other US cities33 jobs−3%$211K

The median posted base pay for staff design in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs ($217K). A job that lists two regions counts in each region. A region needs 20 or more jobs. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay by region, staff design. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Region	Median posted base pay	Against the US median	Jobs with pay
New York	$220K	+1%	55
Bay Area	$216K	−1%	59
US remote	$215K	−1%	34
Other US cities	$211K	−3%	33
All US jobs	$217K	0%	131

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How we compute these numbers

We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.

We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.

The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.