What are the main factors that influence an UI Developer I's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An UI Developer 's salary?

An UI Developer 's salary grows with experience: an UI Developer I (0-2 years)earns $73,485, an Intermediate UI Programmer (2-4 years)earns $92,608, a Senior UI Programmer (4-7 years)earns $108,016, a Lead UI Programmer (7+ years)earns $135,465, an Expert UI Programmer (7-10 years)earns $162,171,

What are the highest paying states for an UI Developer I?

UI Developer I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for UI Developer I roles are District of Columbia $81,370, California $81,060, Massachusetts $79,980. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of UI Developer roles make?

Salaries for UI Developer level roles vary by specialization: UI Developer V: $162,180; Lead Ui Developer: $150,771; UI Developer IV: $135,470; Web UI Developer: $129,968; Senior Ui Developer: $111,741.

How do different companies affect an UI Developer I's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for UI Developer I roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

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UI Developer I Salary in the United States

How much does an UI Developer I make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an UI Developer I in the United States is $73,490 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, an UI Developer I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,506
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,230 to $81,350
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,351

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UI Developer I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,350	$6,779	$1,564	$39
Average	$73,490	$6,124	$1,413	$35
25th Percentile	$69,230	$5,769	$1,331	$33

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Key Factors That Influence UI Developer I Salaries

An UI Developer 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, education, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects UI Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an UI Developer 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:

UI Developer I (0-2 years): $73,485
Intermediate UI Programmer (2-4 years): $92,608
Senior UI Programmer (4-7 years): $108,016
Lead UI Programmer (7+ years): $135,465
Expert UI Programmer (7-10 years): $162,171

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
UI Developer I	0-2 years	$73,485
Intermediate UI Programmer	2-4 years	$92,608
Senior UI Programmer	4-7 years	$108,016
Lead UI Programmer	7+ years	$135,465
Expert UI Programmer	7-10 years	$162,171

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How Do UI Developer 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 UI Developer Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,370.
California: $81,060.
Massachusetts: $79,980.

District of Columbia $81,370 California $81,060 Massachusetts $79,980 Washington $79,680 New Jersey $79,660 Alaska $79,550 Connecticut $78,540 New York $78,130

Hawaii $76,810 Rhode Island $76,190 Maryland $75,780 Minnesota $75,200 Colorado $74,980 Illinois $74,910 Oregon $74,630 Delaware $74,420

New Hampshire $74,290 Virginia $74,000 Pennsylvania $73,160 Nevada $72,730 North Dakota $72,590 Michigan $72,370 Wisconsin $72,290 Vermont $72,130

Texas $71,680 Maine $71,650 Arizona $71,610 Ohio $71,560 Georgia $70,880 Indiana $70,540 Wyoming $70,480 Utah $70,370

Iowa $70,330 Kansas $69,980 Louisiana $69,870 North Carolina $69,840 Missouri $69,820 Florida $69,540 Montana $69,380 Nebraska $69,240

Kentucky $69,150 South Carolina $68,860 Tennessee $68,680 Idaho $68,600 New Mexico $68,070 Oklahoma $67,950 Alabama $67,520 South Dakota $66,790

Arkansas $66,390 West Virginia $66,180 Mississippi $65,540

Top Paying Cities for UI Developer Is

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: $92,690
San Francisco: $91,680
Oakland: $89,740

San Jose, CA $92,690

San Francisco, CA $91,680

Oakland, CA $89,740

New York, NY $84,610

Paramus, NJ $83,590

Queens Village, NY $83,580

Passaic, NJ $83,510

Bergenfield, NJ $83,510

Stamford, CT $83,340

Huntington, NY $83,310

Newark, NJ $82,770

Bridgeport, CT $82,620

Vallejo, CA $82,470

New Brunswick, NJ $82,440

Petaluma, CA $82,400

Middlesex, NJ $82,260

Somerset, NJ $82,210

Santa Cruz, CA $82,110

Boston, MA $81,660

Monterey, CA $81,400

Seattle, WA $81,240

Santa Rosa, CA $81,220

Los Angeles, CA $81,200

Juneau, AK $81,010

Washington, DC $80,930

Orange, CA $80,670

Santa Ana, CA $80,470

Long Beach, CA $80,400

Anaheim, CA $80,380

Anchorage, AK $80,350

Santa Maria, CA $80,130

Everett, WA $80,110

Danbury, CT $79,850

Bremerton, WA $79,750

Tacoma, WA $79,490

New Suffolk, NY $79,480

Sacramento, CA $79,460

Santa Barbara, CA $79,380

Trenton, NJ $79,300

San Diego, CA $79,300

Brockton, MA $79,220

Fairbanks, AK $79,040

Lompoc, CA $78,850

Lowell, MA $78,790

Ventura, CA $78,780

Nashua, NH $78,770

Stockton, CA $78,760

Modesto, CA $78,220

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,060

Kennewick, WA $77,920

Olympia, WA $77,920

New Haven, CT $77,890

Lawrence, MA $77,630

Hartford, CT $77,550

Riverside, CA $77,540

New Bedford, MA $77,470

Richland, WA $77,470

Bakersfield, CA $77,360

Atlantic City, NJ $77,330

San Bernardino, CA $77,330

New Britain, CT $77,330

New London, CT $77,300

Norwich, CT $77,270

Portsmouth, NH $77,260

Boulder, CO $77,100

Portland, OR $77,000

Worcester, MA $77,000

Minneapolis, MN $76,770

Philadelphia, PA $76,660

Honolulu, HI $76,420

Saint Paul, MN $76,390

Vineland, NJ $76,370

Providence, RI $76,160

Chicago, IL $75,940

Bellingham, WA $75,860

Springfield, MA $75,800

Baltimore, MD $75,780

Chico, CA $75,590

Pittsfield, MA $75,390

Manchester, NH $75,250

Spokane, WA $74,930

Denver, CO $74,920

Albany, NY $74,580

Troy, NY $74,550

Nassau, NY $74,470

Schenectady, NY $74,390

Wilmington, DE $74,340

Burlington, VT $74,230

Salem, OR $74,200

Portland, ME $73,980

Yakima, WA $73,900

Rochester, MN $73,670

Reno, NV $73,640

Fresno, CA $73,640

Milwaukee, WI $73,570

Detroit, MI $73,500

Ann Arbor, MI $73,480

Allentown, PA $73,480

Colorado Springs, CO $73,350

Syracuse, NY $73,310

Carson City, NV $73,310

Houston, TX $73,210

Eugene, OR $73,170

Gary, IN $73,090

Springfield, OR $73,030

Bismarck, ND $73,010

Galveston, TX $72,960

Medford, OR $72,850

Fort Collins, CO $72,820

Concord, NH $72,780

Austin, TX $72,760

Mesa, AZ $72,610

Reading, PA $72,600

Phoenix, AZ $72,590

Dallas, TX $72,570

Saint Cloud, MN $72,500

Madison, WI $72,400

Utica, NY $72,200

Rochester, NY $72,090

Des Moines, IA $72,080

Raleigh, NC $72,070

Atlanta, GA $71,960

Battle Creek, MI $71,940

Salt Lake City, UT $71,920

Lancaster, PA $71,810

Harrisburg, PA $71,700

Kansas City, MO $71,630

Champaign, IL $71,620

Kansas City, KS $71,620

Fort Worth, TX $71,610

Columbus, OH $71,600

Boca Raton, FL $71,580

Pittsburgh, PA $71,550

Richmond, VA $71,520

Indianapolis, IN $71,510

Cleveland, OH $71,500

Las Vegas, NV $71,410

Cincinnati, OH $71,410

Petersburg, VA $71,300

Huntsville, AL $71,190

Lansing, MI $71,140

Lebanon, PA $71,130

Pueblo, CO $71,120

Appleton, WI $71,100

Buffalo, NY $71,070

Dayton, OH $71,050

Racine, WI $71,040

Charlotte, NC $71,030

Saint Louis, MO $71,010

York, PA $70,960

Elkhart, IN $70,960

Gastonia, NC $70,950

Billings, MT $70,930

Beaumont, TX $70,910

Lorain, OH $70,900

Benton Harbor, MI $70,880

Toledo, OH $70,870

Binghamton, NY $70,830

Rock Hill, SC $70,820

Rockford, IL $70,790

Springfield, IL $70,760

Elyria, OH $70,750

Fargo, ND $70,750

Flagstaff, AZ $70,700

Fort Lauderdale, FL $70,650

Duluth, MN $70,610

Miami, FL $70,610

Cheyenne, WY $70,560

Grand Forks, ND $70,560

Bangor, ME $70,400

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,320

Durham, NC $70,280

Louisville, KY $70,280

Grand Rapids, MI $70,260

Hialeah, FL $70,260

Casper, WY $70,150

Scranton, PA $70,070

Virginia Beach, VA $70,040

New Orleans, LA $70,040

Akron, OH $70,000

Peoria, IL $69,900

Sarasota, FL $69,890

Nashville, TN $69,840

Omaha, NE $69,840

Green Bay, WI $69,840

Baton Rouge, LA $69,800

Charleston, SC $69,790

Jamestown, NY $69,750

Davenport, IA $69,750

Tucson, AZ $69,710

Saint Petersburg, FL $69,670

Tampa, FL $69,650

Evansville, IN $69,610

Port Arthur, TX $69,610

Bradenton, FL $69,580

Santa Fe, NM $69,450

Orlando, FL $69,320

Clearwater, FL $69,290

Canton, OH $69,140

La Crosse, WI $69,140

Albuquerque, NM $69,100

Newport News, VA $69,090

High Point, NC $69,070

Ogden, UT $69,040

Corpus Christi, TX $68,980

Norfolk, VA $68,930

Laramie, WY $68,930

Rock Island, IL $68,890

Saginaw, MI $68,880

Jacksonville, FL $68,870

Salisbury, NC $68,850

Boise, ID $68,840

Moline, IL $68,800

Fort Myers, FL $68,780

Memphis, TN $68,760

Tulsa, OK $68,730

Waterloo, IA $68,680

Spartanburg, SC $68,610

Lincoln, NE $68,570

Fort Wayne, IN $68,560

Provo, UT $68,550

Cedar Falls, IA $68,460

San Antonio, TX $68,430

Greensboro, NC $68,400

South Bend, IN $68,400

Savannah, GA $68,320

Muskegon, MI $68,290

Birmingham, AL $68,280

Winston Salem, NC $68,240

Lake Charles, LA $68,070

Anderson, IN $68,050

Lexington, KY $68,030

Augusta, GA $68,010

Greenville, SC $68,010

Lima, OH $67,950

Wichita, KS $67,940

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,940

Columbia, SC $67,880

Springfield, OH $67,860

Asheville, NC $67,740

Bloomington, IN $67,690

Knoxville, TN $67,430

Shreveport, LA $67,420

Wilmington, NC $67,320

Roanoke, VA $67,320

Topeka, KS $67,190

Frankfort, KY $67,180

Oklahoma City, OK $67,130

Longview, TX $67,100

Chillicothe, OH $67,100

Melbourne, FL $67,090

Sioux Falls, SD $66,970

Mobile, AL $66,960

Terre Haute, IN $66,940

Altoona, PA $66,890

Amarillo, TX $66,840

Killeen, TX $66,820

Fayetteville, AR $66,760

Chattanooga, TN $66,740

Sioux City, IA $66,670

Idaho Falls, ID $66,660

Lynchburg, VA $66,600

Gainesville, FL $66,500

Portsmouth, OH $66,460

Little Rock, AR $66,450

Lafayette, LA $66,420

Youngstown, OH $66,420

Daytona Beach, FL $66,380

Clarksville, TN $66,370

Pensacola, FL $66,360

Temple, TX $66,360

Hopkinsville, KY $66,140

Erie, PA $66,130

Florence, SC $66,100

Charleston, WV $65,980

Great Falls, MT $65,940

Macon, GA $65,840

Tallahassee, FL $65,830

Fayetteville, NC $65,820

Waco, TX $65,800

Helena, MT $65,750

Pine Bluff, AR $65,720

Vincennes, IN $65,630

Lubbock, TX $65,610

Alamogordo, NM $65,560

Twin Falls, ID $65,490

Rapid City, SD $65,470

Huntington, WV $65,340

Jackson, MS $65,340

Greenville, MS $65,330

Parkersburg, WV $65,260

Montgomery, AL $65,240

Wichita Falls, TX $65,170

Springfield, MO $65,170

Biloxi, MS $65,130

Monroe, LA $65,060

Johnstown, PA $65,010

Sumter, SC $64,980

Columbus, GA $64,970

Pascagoula, MS $64,830

Abilene, TX $64,830

Kingsport, TN $64,640

Albany, GA $64,640

Gulfport, MS $64,620

Alexandria, LA $64,380

Fort Smith, AR $64,190

El Paso, TX $64,000

Las Cruces, NM $63,670

Harlingen, TX $63,480

Pocatello, ID $63,470

Florence, AL $63,370

Brownsville, TX $63,360

Mcallen, TX $63,200

Dothan, AL $63,100

Columbus, MS $62,660

Altus, OK $62,320

Lawton, OK $62,180

Pierre, SD $61,920

What Skills Can Increase an UI Developer I's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 2.22% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
API (Mentioned in 3.65% Job Postings): An application programming interface is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software.
User Interface (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): The user interface (UI) is the point of human-computer interaction and communication in a device. This can include display screens, keyboards, a mouse and the appearance of a desktop.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	2.22%
API	3.65%
User Interface	2.08%

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 UI Developer I's salary.

Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Written Communication	$76,430	4%
Leadership	$75,695	3%
Innovation	$75,695	3%
Insight	$75,695	3%
Initiative	$75,695	3%
UI	$75,695	3%

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UI Developer I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

UI Developer I salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $82,198. While startup companies pay approximate $69,515.

UI Developer I Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$69,515
Growth Stage	51~500	$73,523
Established	501~5000	$79,378
Enterprise	5000+	$82,198

UI Developer I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For UI Developer I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, UI Developer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view UI Developer I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an UI Developer I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$95,537	$46.0	30%
Software & Networking	$91,862	$44.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$88,188	$42.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$88,188	$42.0	20%
Healthcare	$84,514	$41.0	15%

How Education impacts an UI Developer I's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many UI Developer Is enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an UI Developer I with a Associate's Degree is between $65,998 and $69,624).

UI Developer I Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for UI Developer I

No Diploma 3.8%

High School 3.8%

Associates 25.0%

Bachelors 61.5%

Masters 9.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.8%
High School	3.8%
Associates	25.0%
Bachelors	61.5%
Masters	9.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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UI Developer I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an UI Developer 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.

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$69,230

Average $73,490/year

$81,350

$5,769

Average $6,124/month

$6,779

$1,331

Average $1,413/week

$1,564

$33

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,350	$6,779	$1,564	$39
Average	$73,490	$6,124	$1,413	$35
25th Percentile	$69,230	$5,769	$1,331	$33

UI Developer I Salary Growth & Career Path

UI Developer I

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For an UI Developer I, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Intermediate UI Programmer role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $92,700 - a projected growth of 26% over your current level.

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Salary Trends for UI Developer I

Salaries for an UI Developer I can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $77,452 in 2023 to around $76,606 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of UI Developer I salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for UI Developer I?

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