As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Digital Design Engineer I in the United States is $80,770. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $68,927 to a high of $95,977, with most professionals earning between $74,571 and $88,730.
| Annual Salary |
Monthly Pay |
Weekly Pay |
Hourly Wage |
|
| 75th Percentile | $88,730 | $7,394 | $1,706 | $43 |
| Average | $80,770 | $6,731 | $1,553 | $39 |
| 25th Percentile | $74,571 | $6,214 | $1,434 | $36 |
An entry-level Digital Design Engineer I with less than 1 year of experience earns about $80,307. With 1-2 years of experience, the average salary increases to $81,008. For 2-4 years of experience, the pay typically rises to $82,790. Senior-level professionals with 5-8 years of experience earn around $83,146, and those with over 8 years of experience can expect an average of $83,384.
| Levels | Salary |
|---|---|
| Entry Level Digital Design Engineer I | $80,307 |
| Intermediate Level Digital Design Engineer I | $81,008 |
| Senior Level Digital Design Engineer I | $82,790 |
| Specialist Level Digital Design Engineer I | $83,146 |
| Expert Level Digital Design Engineer I | $83,384 |
| Entry Level | 1% |
| Mid Level | 0% |
| Senior Level | 3% |
| Top Level | 3% |
| Experienced | 3% |
Salaries in the United States differ widely between states due to factors like cost of living, local economies, and industry presence.
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Salaries in the United States can vary greatly between cities due to factors like cost of living, local economies, and industry presence.
As of March 01, 2025, our research reveals a significant shift in Digital Design Engineer I compensation over the past six years. For example, the median salary increased from $91,720 in 2023 to approximately $88,718 in 2024. (For a detailed analysis of Digital Design Engineer I salary trends, click here.)
Key factors like location, experience, industry demand, and economic growth significantly influence salary variations, making them important to consider.
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| Core Compensation | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Base Salary | $80,770 | 70.5% | ||
| Bonus | $0 | 0.0% | ||
| Value of Benefits | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Social Security | $6,179 | 5.4% | ||
| 401K/403B | $3,392 | 3.0% | ||
| Disability | $1,615 | 1.4% | ||
| Healthcare | $8,352 | 7.3% | ||
| Pension | $4,362 | 3.8% | ||
| Time Off | $9,941 | 8.7% | ||
| Total Compensation | $114,611 | 100% | ||
The average annual salary of Digital Design Engineer I is $80,770. In case you are finding an easy salary calculator, the average hourly pay of Digital Design Engineer I is $39; the average weekly pay of Digital Design Engineer I is $1,553; the average monthly pay of Digital Design Engineer I is $6,731.
A Digital Design Engineer I's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer. According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, a Digital Design Engineer I earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of a Digital Design Engineer I is $101,366.
The highest pay for Digital Design Engineer I is $95,977.
The lowest pay for Digital Design Engineer I is $68,927.
Responsible for the digital design of integrated circuits and related development. Participates in all phases of physical design including floor planning, clock synthesis, timing optimization and signal integrity. Generates functional and design specifications, defines module interfaces, conducts design reviews and participates in design implementation. Requires knowledge of tools such as BIST, Verilog, IDDQ, and IC Design scripting language. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to supervisor or manager. Work is closely managed. Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Typically requires 0-2 years of related experience.
Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.
Presentation: Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Typography: 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.
InDesign: nDesign is a desktop publishing software application for creating flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and books. Projects created using InDesign can be shared in both digital and print formats.
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