UI/UX Designer Salary (2026)
The median ui/ux designer in the games industry earns $125,000 per year with 6–10 years of experience (global, base salary in USD), with most offers falling between $94k and $156k.
Figures are based on 40+ anonymous community salary reports and public industry surveys, resolved per experience band. Rows marked model estimate have no direct survey data yet — submit your salary to improve them. See the methodology for how numbers are computed.
Salary by experience (global)
| Experience | Low | Median | High | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $52,711 | $58,172 | $63,634 | Community datan=6 |
| 3–5 years | $50,276 | $65,350 | $81,211 | Community datan=29 |
| 6–10 years | $94,208 | $125,000 | $155,792 | Community datan=5 |
| 11–15 years | $67,140 | $130,625 | $159,363 | Industry report |
| 16+ years | $84,675 | $136,503 | $166,534 | Industry report |
Salary by region
Median base salary (USD) for the best-covered experience band per region — bands differ where coverage differs. US buying power converts that figure to what it buys locally (World Bank 2023 price levels, see methodology).
| Region | Median | Experience | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | $125,000 | 6–10 years | Community datan=5 |
| Asia Pacific | $64,543 | 3–5 years | Industry report |
| United Kingdom · Western Europe · Nordic Countries · Eastern Europe | $60,668 | 6–10 years | Industry report |
| Rest of World | $38,000 | 3–5 years | Community datan=3 |
Open ui/ux designer jobs
Recent listings from games-industry job boards:
How this compares outside games
Official government wage statistics for the closest occupation across all industries. Not games-specific, never mixed into the data above.
| Occupation (official) | Coverage | Low | Median | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | United States (national, all industries) | $53,750 | $104,000 | $201,550 | US Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Web designers | Canada (national, all industries) | $30,588 | $51,465 | $88,232 | Government of Canada Job Bank Wages 2025 |
| Web design professionals | United Kingdom (full-time employees, all industries) | — | $61,556 | — | UK ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional) |
Sources used on this page
- Community data — public community salary datasets, individual reports shared with us, and anonymous submissions on this site (2018–2026).
- 8Bit Gamedev Salary Pulse 2026 — Games-industry recruitment agency salary report. Cited with permission.
- Skillsearch Games & Immersive Salary and Satisfaction Report 2026 — Annual survey by games recruitment agency Skillsearch. Cited with permission.