UX Designer Salary by City (2026)

Mid-career New York baseline: $75,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.

Highest Adjusted
Zurich
$91,800
Median City
Rome
$36,975
Best Value
Dubai
$54,300

UX Designer Salary — All 113 Cities

#CityLocal marketLifestyle equivalentCOLITake-Home %
1ZurichCHF 45,576CHF 74,380122.464.8%
2GenevaCHF 45,576CHF 72,071118.660.8%
3New York$75,000$75,000100.066.6%
4San Francisco$75,000$73,20097.667.6%
5SingaporeS$60,576S$85,68687.776.7%
6London£25,979£49,41687.574.7%
7Copenhagenkr 238,046kr 408,01185.762.3%
8Amsterdam€36,883€52,52782.663.0%
9Boston$75,000$61,80082.467.9%
10Tel Aviv₪175,471₪219,47381.374.0%
11Miami$75,000$60,07580.176.9%
12Washington DC$75,000$59,85079.868.4%
13Seattle$75,000$59,62579.576.9%
14Oslokr 391,762kr 591,41078.568.7%
15San Diego$75,000$58,12577.567.6%
16Tokyo¥3,717,831¥8,980,88677.376.7%
17Los Angeles$75,000$57,22576.367.6%
18SydneyA$60,745A$79,39574.585.2%
19Hong KongHK$340,663HK$432,28973.688.0%
20Chicago$75,000$54,90073.272.0%
21Dublin€36,883€46,29572.876.0%
22DubaiAED 157,589AED 196,71572.4100.0%
23DohaQAR 142,139QAR 189,97469.5100.0%
24Seoul₩33,326,431₩65,605,45968.979.4%
25Philadelphia$75,000$51,60068.873.9%
26Luxembourg City€36,883€43,49768.472.7%
27MelbourneA$60,745A$72,68168.285.2%
28Abu DhabiAED 157,589AED 184,21667.8100.0%
29Portland$75,000$50,40067.267.0%
30Denver$75,000$49,27565.772.5%
31VancouverC$67,019C$66,41065.469.6%
32Austin$75,000$48,60064.876.9%
33Tampa$75,000$48,37564.576.9%
34Stockholmkr 307,257kr 439,03664.361.0%
35PerthA$60,745A$67,67263.585.2%
36Atlanta$75,000$47,40063.271.5%
37Nashville$75,000$47,10062.876.9%
38Osaka¥3,717,831¥7,296,24462.876.7%
39Dallas$75,000$46,87562.576.9%
40TorontoC$67,019C$63,26262.368.1%
41Edinburgh£25,979£35,07262.175.9%
42Munich€37,519€39,10961.563.8%
43Minneapolis$75,000$46,05061.469.1%
44AucklandNZ$58,012NZ$73,48260.879.0%
45Houston$75,000$45,15060.276.9%
46Charlotte$75,000$44,85059.872.4%
47Phoenix$75,000$44,17558.974.4%
48Raleigh$75,000$43,95058.672.4%
49Helsinki€28,616€37,01058.279.6%
50Las Vegas$75,000$43,65058.276.9%
51Milan€20,349€36,75657.867.3%
52Nice€29,252€33,51352.771.0%
53MontrealC$67,019C$52,90452.162.3%
54Fukuoka¥3,717,831¥5,971,76751.476.7%
55Berlin€37,519€32,55951.263.8%
56Brussels€28,616€31,98750.375.2%
57Rome€20,349€31,35149.367.3%
58Vienna€28,616€30,65148.268.5%
59Paris€29,252€29,82546.971.0%
60Shanghai¥111,077¥233,26146.269.8%
61TaipeiNT$759,036NT$1,062,65144.888.0%
62Beijing¥111,077¥219,62943.569.8%
63RiyadhSAR 118,125SAR 119,81242.690.2%
64Panama City$16,500$31,72542.385.2%
65Barcelona€20,349€26,77242.172.7%
66Shenzhen¥111,077¥211,55141.969.8%
67São PauloR$68,110R$158,16641.874.0%
68Guangzhou¥111,077¥195,39438.769.8%
69Madrid€20,349€24,16538.072.7%
70Bangkok฿325,413฿864,66937.294.1%
71CancúnMX$228,727MX$454,91335.884.6%
72Lisbon€17,806€22,06634.771.1%
73Valencia€20,349€21,30333.572.7%
74SantiagoCLP 11,953,125CLP 23,343,75033.279.4%
75Kuala LumpurRM 54,895RM 100,03032.885.3%
76Mexico CityMX$228,727MX$412,98032.584.6%
77Montevideo$U 567,244$U 1,024,19132.580.2%
78Split€15,898€20,22231.860.0%
79Málaga€20,349€19,84131.272.7%
80San José (CR)₡8,349,398₡11,840,96431.289.3%
81Playa del CarmenMX$228,727MX$391,37830.884.6%
82Athens€15,898€19,45930.672.3%
83PragueKč 483,886Kč 528,81830.674.0%
84Phuket฿325,413฿708,93630.594.1%
85Porto€17,806€19,14130.171.1%
86Tallinn€19,078€18,37828.986.6%
87Cape TownR 246,009R 388,14828.481.6%
88Warsawzł 82,229zł 83,40428.478.7%
89Lagos₦11,859,940₦32,377,63627.369.8%
90Manila₱420,745₱1,127,59826.888.7%
91Ho Chi Minh City₫187,500,000₫495,000,00026.479.3%
92BudapestFt 5,926,581Ft 7,031,08126.166.5%
93LimaS/33,343S/71,68825.886.0%
94Buenos AiresAR$11,701,807AR$21,397,59025.655.3%
95Bali (Denpasar)Rp 115,775,602Rp 292,912,27425.385.2%
96Riga€15,898€16,08925.369.5%
97Phnom Penh$7,500$18,60024.8100.0%
98NairobiKSh 968,562KSh 2,392,34824.770.5%
99JakartaRp 115,775,602Rp 283,650,22624.585.2%
100Hanoi₫187,500,000₫451,875,00024.179.3%
101Krakowzł 82,229zł 69,89523.878.7%
102Istanbul₺432,041₺554,45223.163.0%
103BogotáCOP 37,409,639COP 71,390,06022.992.0%
104Chiang Mai฿325,413฿525,31022.694.1%
105Bucharestlei 63,479lei 71,41422.555.0%
106Mumbai₹811,276₹1,391,65122.393.5%
107CasablancaMAD 72,854MAD 161,00722.182.9%
108Bangalore₹811,276₹1,298,04220.893.5%
109MedellínCOP 37,409,639COP 63,596,38620.492.0%
110Delhi₹811,276₹1,216,91519.593.5%
111MarrakechMAD 72,854MAD 139,88019.282.9%
112Chennai₹811,276₹1,179,47118.993.5%
113CairoE£292,771E£614,81916.871.7%

Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.

Salary Range

Typical ux designer salary range (New York baseline, USD):

Entry Level
$40,000
Mid-Career
$75,000
Senior
$140,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average ux designer salary in 2026?

The mid-career ux designer New York baseline is $75,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.

Which city pays ux designers the most?

The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a ux designer is Zurich at $91,800 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.

How is the salary adjusted for each city?

Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.