FastCompany design salaries
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- monkeyshine
This is interesting and kind of laughable. $950k design salaries in San Francisco? I don't think so. And how many of you in NYC are pulling in $400k? Boston, Seattle, PDX seem more in line.
- utopian0
950k/year and some company benefits, sign me up!
- benfal990
...
graphic design?
interior design?
game design?
industrial design?all of it?
''design'' is large...
- bored2death0
$950k... bullshit.
- fourth0
hmm I'm not sure I agree with the "move to california!" theme of the article. What about cost of living?
that $45k lowest salary in Portland is probably equivalent to the $950k high salary in SF
- Find a remote gig for a company in CA and live in a small city. You get a salary in between and a lower CoL.jtb26
- jtb260
These infographics are illegible.
Also: designsalaries.aiga.org
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- No. And even when you do, not a whole lot better.jtb26
- awfulohhhhhsnap
- bored2death0
In the breakdown, it says a mid level designer tops out at $510k while a senior designer tops out at $350k.
Mid-level developer tops out at $950K and a senior level developer tops out at about $190k.
- bainbridge0
What jr designer has ever made $110,000?
- Gnash0
from the comments:
"It is crazy how much traction this has gained. It was an informal and incredibly unscientific survey of a small niche of the design world that are members of Designer News."
- monkeyshine0
Maybe 950k is a typo. I know a mid-sr level designer in SF at google making about $250k and I know someone in NYC who makes around $275k but $400k? hhmm.
- ETM0
People.... the HIGH number is NOT an average high salary. It's the highest *single* surveyed salary. An exception. As I mentioned above, likely Principals/founders etc.
- ohhhhhsnap0
Definitely not in PDX.
- cannonball19780
irresponsible infographic is irresponsible
- doggydoggdog0
Art director making $5000?