How much does an Experience Designer I make in the United States?
As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Experience Designer I in the United States is $81,293 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.
However, an Experience Designer I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,908
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,323 to $88,943
Key Factors That Influence Experience Designer I Salaries
An Experience Designer I's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Experience Designer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Experience Designer I's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Experience Designer I (0-2 years): $81,272
User Experience Digital Designer II (2-4 years): $103,288
User Experience Digital Designer III (4-7 years): $116,108
User Experience Digital Designer IV (7+ years): $143,206
User Experience Digital Designer V (7-10 years): $157,994
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Experience Designer I
0-2 years
$81,272
User Experience Digital Designer II
2-4 years
$103,288
User Experience Digital Designer III
4-7 years
$116,108
User Experience Digital Designer IV
7+ years
$143,206
User Experience Digital Designer V
7-10 years
$157,994
$81,272Experienc...
$103,288User Expe...
$116,108User Expe...
$143,206User Expe...
$157,994User Expe...
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How Do Experience Designer I Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Experience Designer Is.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $102,523
San Francisco: $101,403
Oakland: $99,263
San Jose, CA$102,523
San Francisco, CA$101,403
Oakland, CA$99,263
New York, NY$93,593
Paramus, NJ$92,453
Queens Village, NY$92,453
Passaic, NJ$92,373
Bergenfield, NJ$92,363
Stamford, CT$92,193
Huntington, NY$92,153
Newark, NJ$91,553
Bridgeport, CT$91,383
Vallejo, CA$91,223
New Brunswick, NJ$91,193
Petaluma, CA$91,143
Middlesex, NJ$90,983
Somerset, NJ$90,933
Santa Cruz, CA$90,823
Boston, MA$90,323
Monterey, CA$90,043
Seattle, WA$89,853
Santa Rosa, CA$89,843
Los Angeles, CA$89,813
Juneau, AK$89,603
Washington, DC$89,513
Orange, CA$89,223
Santa Ana, CA$89,013
Long Beach, CA$88,933
Anaheim, CA$88,913
Anchorage, AK$88,873
Santa Maria, CA$88,633
Everett, WA$88,613
Danbury, CT$88,323
Bremerton, WA$88,213
Tacoma, WA$87,923
New Suffolk, NY$87,923
Sacramento, CA$87,893
Santa Barbara, CA$87,813
Trenton, NJ$87,723
San Diego, CA$87,723
Brockton, MA$87,633
Fairbanks, AK$87,433
Lompoc, CA$87,223
Lowell, MA$87,153
Ventura, CA$87,143
Nashua, NH$87,123
Stockton, CA$87,113
Modesto, CA$86,523
Poughkeepsie, NY$86,343
Olympia, WA$86,193
Kennewick, WA$86,193
New Haven, CT$86,163
Lawrence, MA$85,863
Hartford, CT$85,783
Riverside, CA$85,773
New Bedford, MA$85,683
Richland, WA$85,683
Bakersfield, CA$85,573
San Bernardino, CA$85,543
New Britain, CT$85,533
Atlantic City, NJ$85,533
New London, CT$85,503
Norwich, CT$85,473
Portsmouth, NH$85,463
Boulder, CO$85,283
Portland, OR$85,173
Worcester, MA$85,163
Minneapolis, MN$84,913
Philadelphia, PA$84,803
Honolulu, HI$84,533
Saint Paul, MN$84,493
Vineland, NJ$84,473
Providence, RI$84,243
Chicago, IL$84,003
Bellingham, WA$83,903
Springfield, MA$83,843
Baltimore, MD$83,813
Chico, CA$83,613
Pittsfield, MA$83,393
Manchester, NH$83,243
Spokane, WA$82,883
Denver, CO$82,873
Albany, NY$82,493
Troy, NY$82,463
Nassau, NY$82,373
Schenectady, NY$82,293
Wilmington, DE$82,223
Burlington, VT$82,113
Salem, OR$82,083
Portland, ME$81,823
Yakima, WA$81,743
Rochester, MN$81,493
Reno, NV$81,453
Fresno, CA$81,453
Milwaukee, WI$81,383
Detroit, MI$81,303
Ann Arbor, MI$81,283
Allentown, PA$81,273
Colorado Springs, CO$81,133
Syracuse, NY$81,093
Carson City, NV$81,093
Houston, TX$80,983
Eugene, OR$80,943
Gary, IN$80,843
Springfield, OR$80,773
Bismarck, ND$80,763
Galveston, TX$80,703
Medford, OR$80,583
Fort Collins, CO$80,553
Concord, NH$80,513
Austin, TX$80,483
Mesa, AZ$80,313
Reading, PA$80,303
Phoenix, AZ$80,303
Dallas, TX$80,273
Saint Cloud, MN$80,193
Madison, WI$80,083
Utica, NY$79,863
Rochester, NY$79,733
Des Moines, IA$79,733
Raleigh, NC$79,723
Atlanta, GA$79,603
Battle Creek, MI$79,573
Salt Lake City, UT$79,553
Lancaster, PA$79,433
Harrisburg, PA$79,313
Kansas City, MO$79,233
Kansas City, KS$79,213
Champaign, IL$79,213
Fort Worth, TX$79,213
Columbus, OH$79,193
Boca Raton, FL$79,173
Pittsburgh, PA$79,143
Richmond, VA$79,113
Indianapolis, IN$79,093
Cleveland, OH$79,083
Cincinnati, OH$78,993
Las Vegas, NV$78,993
Petersburg, VA$78,873
Huntsville, AL$78,743
Lansing, MI$78,693
Lebanon, PA$78,683
Pueblo, CO$78,673
Appleton, WI$78,653
Buffalo, NY$78,613
Dayton, OH$78,593
Racine, WI$78,573
Charlotte, NC$78,563
Saint Louis, MO$78,543
York, PA$78,493
Elkhart, IN$78,493
Gastonia, NC$78,483
Billings, MT$78,463
Beaumont, TX$78,433
Lorain, OH$78,423
Benton Harbor, MI$78,403
Toledo, OH$78,393
Rock Hill, SC$78,343
Binghamton, NY$78,343
Rockford, IL$78,303
Springfield, IL$78,263
Elyria, OH$78,263
Fargo, ND$78,263
Flagstaff, AZ$78,203
Fort Lauderdale, FL$78,153
Duluth, MN$78,103
Miami, FL$78,103
Cheyenne, WY$78,043
Grand Forks, ND$78,043
Bangor, ME$77,873
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,783
Durham, NC$77,743
Louisville, KY$77,743
Grand Rapids, MI$77,723
Hialeah, FL$77,713
Casper, WY$77,603
Scranton, PA$77,503
New Orleans, LA$77,483
Virginia Beach, VA$77,473
Akron, OH$77,433
Peoria, IL$77,323
Sarasota, FL$77,303
Nashville, TN$77,253
Omaha, NE$77,253
Green Bay, WI$77,253
Baton Rouge, LA$77,213
Charleston, SC$77,193
Jamestown, NY$77,153
Davenport, IA$77,153
Tucson, AZ$77,113
Saint Petersburg, FL$77,063
Tampa, FL$77,043
Evansville, IN$77,003
Port Arthur, TX$77,003
Bradenton, FL$76,963
Santa Fe, NM$76,823
Orlando, FL$76,673
Clearwater, FL$76,653
La Crosse, WI$76,483
Canton, OH$76,483
Albuquerque, NM$76,433
Newport News, VA$76,423
High Point, NC$76,393
Ogden, UT$76,363
Corpus Christi, TX$76,303
Norfolk, VA$76,253
Laramie, WY$76,253
Rock Island, IL$76,203
Saginaw, MI$76,183
Jacksonville, FL$76,173
Salisbury, NC$76,163
Boise, ID$76,143
Moline, IL$76,103
Fort Myers, FL$76,083
Memphis, TN$76,063
Tulsa, OK$76,023
Waterloo, IA$75,973
Spartanburg, SC$75,893
Lincoln, NE$75,853
Fort Wayne, IN$75,833
Provo, UT$75,833
Cedar Falls, IA$75,733
San Antonio, TX$75,703
Greensboro, NC$75,663
South Bend, IN$75,653
Savannah, GA$75,573
Muskegon, MI$75,533
Birmingham, AL$75,523
Winston Salem, NC$75,483
Lake Charles, LA$75,293
Anderson, IN$75,273
Lexington, KY$75,253
Augusta, GA$75,223
Greenville, SC$75,223
Lima, OH$75,163
Wichita, KS$75,153
Tuscaloosa, AL$75,153
Columbia, SC$75,083
Springfield, OH$75,063
Asheville, NC$74,933
Bloomington, IN$74,873
Knoxville, TN$74,583
Shreveport, LA$74,573
Wilmington, NC$74,473
Roanoke, VA$74,473
Topeka, KS$74,323
Frankfort, KY$74,313
Oklahoma City, OK$74,263
Chillicothe, OH$74,223
Longview, TX$74,223
Melbourne, FL$74,213
Sioux Falls, SD$74,083
Mobile, AL$74,073
Terre Haute, IN$74,043
Altoona, PA$73,993
Amarillo, TX$73,933
Killeen, TX$73,913
Fayetteville, AR$73,843
Chattanooga, TN$73,823
Sioux City, IA$73,743
Idaho Falls, ID$73,733
Lynchburg, VA$73,663
Gainesville, FL$73,563
Portsmouth, OH$73,523
Little Rock, AR$73,503
Youngstown, OH$73,473
Lafayette, LA$73,473
Daytona Beach, FL$73,423
Clarksville, TN$73,413
Pensacola, FL$73,403
Temple, TX$73,403
Hopkinsville, KY$73,163
Erie, PA$73,143
Florence, SC$73,113
Charleston, WV$72,983
Great Falls, MT$72,943
Macon, GA$72,833
Tallahassee, FL$72,823
Fayetteville, NC$72,803
Waco, TX$72,793
Helena, MT$72,733
Pine Bluff, AR$72,703
Vincennes, IN$72,603
Lubbock, TX$72,573
Alamogordo, NM$72,523
Twin Falls, ID$72,443
Rapid City, SD$72,423
Jackson, MS$72,273
Huntington, WV$72,273
Greenville, MS$72,273
Parkersburg, WV$72,183
Montgomery, AL$72,173
Wichita Falls, TX$72,093
Springfield, MO$72,093
Biloxi, MS$72,053
Monroe, LA$71,973
Johnstown, PA$71,913
Sumter, SC$71,883
Columbus, GA$71,873
Pascagoula, MS$71,713
Abilene, TX$71,713
Kingsport, TN$71,503
Albany, GA$71,503
Gulfport, MS$71,483
Alexandria, LA$71,213
Fort Smith, AR$71,013
El Paso, TX$70,793
Las Cruces, NM$70,423
Harlingen, TX$70,213
Pocatello, ID$70,203
Florence, AL$70,103
Brownsville, TX$70,083
Mcallen, TX$69,913
Dothan, AL$69,803
Columbus, MS$69,313
Altus, OK$68,933
Lawton, OK$68,783
Pierre, SD$68,493
What Skills Can Increase an Experience Designer I's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Insight (Mentioned in 3.51% Job Postings): Insight is the understanding cause and effect based on the identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
Typography (Mentioned in 3.38% Job Postings): Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing (leading), and letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning). The term typography is also applied to the style, arrangement, and appearance of the letters, numbers, and symbols created by the process. Type design is a closely related craft, sometimes considered part of typography; most typographers do not design typefaces, and some type designers do not consider themselves typographers. Typography also may be used as a decorative device, unrelated to communication of information. Typography is the work of typesetters (also known as compositors), typographers, graphic designers, art directors, manga artists, comic book artists, graffiti artists, and, now, anyone who arranges words, letters, numbers, and symbols for publication, display, or distribution, from clerical workers and newsletter writers to anyone self-publishing materials. Until the Digital Age, typography was a specialized occupation. Digitization opened up typography to new generations of previously unrelated designers and lay users. As the capability to create typography has become ubiquitous, the application of principles and best practices developed over generations of skilled workers and professionals has diminished. So at a time when scientific techniques can support the proven traditions (e.g., greater legibility with the use of serifs, upper and lower case, contrast, etc.) through understanding the limitations of human vision, typography as often encountered may fail to achieve its principal objective: effective communication.
Product Design (Mentioned in 2.41% Job Postings): Product design as a verb is to create a new product to be sold by a business to its customers. A very broad coefficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products. Thus, it is a major aspect of new product development. Due to the absence of a consensually accepted definition that reflects the breadth of the topic sufficiently, two discrete, yet interdependent, definitions are needed: one that explicitly defines product design in reference to the artifact, the other that defines the product design process in relation to this artifact. Product design as a noun: the set of properties of an artifact, consisting of the discrete properties of the form (i.e., the aesthetics of the tangible good and/or service) and the function (i.e. its capabilities) together with the holistic properties of the integrated form and function.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Insight
3.51%
Typography
3.38%
Product Design
2.41%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Experience Designer I's salary.
Prioritization: Can increase your salary by up to 36%.
Storytelling: Can increase your salary by up to 30%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Prioritization
$110,558
36%
Storytelling
$105,681
30%
Commitment
$97,552
20%
Collaborating
$92,674
14%
Written Communication
$92,674
14%
Human-Computer Interaction
$91,861
13%
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Experience Designer I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Experience Designer I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $91,003.
While startup companies pay approximate $76,986.
Experience Designer I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$76,986
Growth Stage
51~500
$81,422
Established
501~5000
$87,879
Enterprise
5000+
$91,003
Experience Designer I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Experience Designer I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Software & Networking
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Experience Designer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Experience Designer I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Experience Designer I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$101,616
$49.0
25%
Software & Networking
$97,552
$47.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$93,487
$45.0
15%
Internet
$89,422
$43.0
10%
Aerospace & Defense
$85,358
$41.0
5%
Experience Designer I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Experience Designer I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on August 01, 2026
$75,323
Average$81,293/year
$88,943
$6,277
Average$6,774/month
$7,412
$1,449
Average$1,563/week
$1,710
$36
Average$39/hour
$43
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$88,943
$7,412
$1,710
$43
Average
$81,293
$6,774
$1,563
$39
25th Percentile
$75,323
$6,277
$1,449
$36
Experience Designer I Salary Growth & Career Path
For an Experience Designer I, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the User Experience Digital Designer II role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$103,300 - a projected growth of
27%
over your current level.
Salaries for an Experience Designer I can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $76,805 in 2023
to around $77,094 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Experience Designer I salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Experience Designer I Over Time
2022
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2023
$76,805
2024
$77,688
2025
$77,094
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$76,805
2024
$77,688
2025
$77,094
2026
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Most common benefits for Experience Designer I
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Experience Designer I
Here are companies hiring for Experience Designer I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Experience Designer I?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Experience Designer I roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
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