What are the main factors that influence an Ux Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change An Ux Engineer's salary?

An Ux Engineer's salary grows with experience: an UI/Usability Designer I (0-2 years)earns $80,819, an UI/Usability Designer II (2-4 years)earns $102,707, an Ux Engineer (4-7 years)earns $115,492, an UI/Usability Designer IV (7+ years)earns $142,395, a UI/Usability Designer V (7-10 years)earns $157,149,

What are the highest paying states for an Ux Engineer?

Ux Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ux Engineer roles are District of Columbia $125,923, California $125,445, Massachusetts $123,773. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ux Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Ux Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Director, UX: $185,157; UX Consultant: $171,550; Head Of Ux: $169,640; UX Manager: $164,142; Senior UX Engineer: $154,015.

How do different companies affect an Ux Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Ux Engineer 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.

Ux Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an Ux Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ux Engineer in the United States is $113,731 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

However, an Ux Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,884
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $105,275 to $121,139
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $97,576

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Ux Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$121,139	$10,095	$2,330	$58
Average	$113,731	$9,478	$2,187	$55
25th Percentile	$105,275	$8,773	$2,025	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Ux Engineer Salaries

An Ux Engineer'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 Ux Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Ux Engineer'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $80,819
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,707
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,492
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,395
Expert (over 8 years): $157,149

Levels	Salary
UI/Usabil... Level Ux Engineer	$80,819
UI/Usabil... Level Ux Engineer	$102,707
Ux Engine... Level Ux Engineer	$115,492
UI/Usabil... Level Ux Engineer	$142,395
UI/Usabil... Level Ux Engineer	$157,149

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How Do Ux Engineer 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 Ux Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $125,923.
California: $125,445.
Massachusetts: $123,773.

District of Columbia $125,923 California $125,445 Massachusetts $123,773 Washington $123,319 New Jersey $123,273 Alaska $123,114 Connecticut $121,544 New York $120,907

Hawaii $118,872 Rhode Island $117,916 Maryland $117,268 Minnesota $116,381 Colorado $116,040 Illinois $115,926 Oregon $115,494 Delaware $115,175

New Hampshire $114,975 Virginia $114,527 Pennsylvania $113,219 Nevada $112,560 North Dakota $112,343 Michigan $112,002 Wisconsin $111,877 Vermont $111,627

Texas $110,933 Maine $110,888 Arizona $110,819 Ohio $110,740 Georgia $109,694 Indiana $109,170 Wyoming $109,068 Utah $108,909

Iowa $108,841 Kansas $108,295 Louisiana $108,135 North Carolina $108,079 Missouri $108,056 Florida $107,612 Montana $107,373 Nebraska $107,146

Kentucky $107,021 South Carolina $106,566 Tennessee $106,282 Idaho $106,168 New Mexico $105,338 Oklahoma $105,156 Alabama $104,485 South Dakota $103,359

Arkansas $102,745 West Virginia $102,415 Mississippi $101,425

Top Paying Cities for Ux Engineers

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: $143,449
San Francisco: $142,039
Oakland: $138,888

San Jose, CA $143,449

San Francisco, CA $142,039

Oakland, CA $138,888

New York, NY $131,803

Queens Village, NY $130,950

Paramus, NJ $130,040

Passaic, NJ $129,926

Bergenfield, NJ $129,813

Stamford, CT $129,642

Huntington, NY $129,528

Newark, NJ $128,789

Bridgeport, CT $128,562

New Brunswick, NJ $128,186

Vallejo, CA $127,947

Middlesex, NJ $127,879

Somerset, NJ $127,777

Petaluma, CA $127,515

Santa Cruz, CA $127,072

Boston, MA $126,844

Monterey, CA $126,276

Fairbanks, AK $126,196

Los Angeles, CA $125,980

Washington, DC $125,923

Seattle, WA $125,718

Santa Rosa, CA $125,696

Juneau, AK $125,366

Orange, CA $124,990

Anchorage, AK $124,786

Anaheim, CA $124,706

Santa Ana, CA $124,535

Nassau, NY $124,467

Long Beach, CA $124,422

Danbury, CT $124,388

Santa Maria, CA $124,001

Everett, WA $123,978

Bremerton, WA $123,421

Trenton, NJ $123,205

Sacramento, CA $123,159

San Diego, CA $123,102

Brockton, MA $123,057

Tacoma, WA $123,011

Santa Barbara, CA $122,852

Lowell, MA $122,397

New Suffolk, NY $122,352

Nashua, NH $122,215

Lompoc, CA $122,033

Ventura, CA $121,920

Stockton, CA $121,886

New Haven, CT $121,658

Atlantic City, NJ $121,362

Hartford, CT $121,112

Modesto, CA $121,055

Poughkeepsie, NY $120,805

New Britain, CT $120,748

Olympia, WA $120,589

Kennewick, WA $120,589

New London, CT $120,566

Norwich, CT $120,532

Lawrence, MA $120,475

Bakersfield, CA $120,157

Riverside, CA $119,998

New Bedford, MA $119,998

Richland, WA $119,884

Portsmouth, NH $119,793

Vineland, NJ $119,770

San Bernardino, CA $119,679

Boulder, CO $119,361

Worcester, MA $119,270

Portland, OR $119,167

Saint Paul, MN $119,031

Minneapolis, MN $119,031

Philadelphia, PA $118,872

Honolulu, HI $118,269

Springfield, MA $117,871

Providence, RI $117,859

Chicago, IL $117,530

Bellingham, WA $117,393

Baltimore, MD $117,268

Chico, CA $116,984

Wilmington, DE $116,790

Pittsfield, MA $116,677

Manchester, NH $116,461

Spokane, WA $115,960

Denver, CO $115,949

Albany, NY $115,414

Troy, NY $115,369

Schenectady, NY $115,130

Burlington, VT $114,880

Portland, ME $114,482

Salem, OR $114,391

Yakima, WA $114,368

Ann Arbor, MI $114,334

Rochester, MN $114,015

Fresno, CA $113,958

Reno, NV $113,958

Milwaukee, WI $113,856

Detroit, MI $113,742

Allentown, PA $113,708

Carson City, NV $113,697

Houston, TX $113,526

Colorado Springs, CO $113,515

Syracuse, NY $113,458

Eugene, OR $113,242

Bismarck, ND $113,105

Gary, IN $113,105

Galveston, TX $113,105

Springfield, OR $113,014

Medford, OR $112,742

Fort Collins, CO $112,696

Austin, TX $112,605

Mesa, AZ $112,366

Phoenix, AZ $112,343

Dallas, TX $112,309

Reading, PA $112,241

Saint Cloud, MN $112,196

Concord, NH $112,093

Madison, WI $112,048

Utica, NY $111,741

Raleigh, NC $111,650

Las Vegas, NV $111,638

Rochester, NY $111,559

Des Moines, IA $111,547

Atlanta, GA $111,365

Battle Creek, MI $111,331

Salt Lake City, UT $111,297

Lancaster, PA $111,127

Champaign, IL $111,104

Harrisburg, PA $110,967

Durham, NC $110,865

Kansas City, MO $110,854

Kansas City, KS $110,831

Fort Worth, TX $110,819

Boca Raton, FL $110,774

Cleveland, OH $110,763

Columbus, OH $110,740

Pittsburgh, PA $110,729

Richmond, VA $110,683

Indianapolis, IN $110,660

Cincinnati, OH $110,512

Petersburg, VA $110,342

Billings, MT $110,092

Lansing, MI $110,092

Huntsville, AL $110,092

Lebanon, PA $110,080

Dayton, OH $110,069

Pueblo, CO $110,069

Appleton, WI $110,035

Buffalo, NY $109,989

Racine, WI $109,932

Charlotte, NC $109,921

Saint Louis, MO $109,887

Springfield, IL $109,841

Elkhart, IN $109,819

York, PA $109,819

Gastonia, NC $109,807

Benton Harbor, MI $109,807

Beaumont, TX $109,739

Lorain, OH $109,716

Toledo, OH $109,671

Binghamton, NY $109,614

Rock Hill, SC $109,603

Rockford, IL $109,546

Fargo, ND $109,489

Elyria, OH $109,489

Flagstaff, AZ $109,409

Fort Lauderdale, FL $109,341

Miami, FL $109,273

Duluth, MN $109,091

Bangor, ME $108,943

Cedar Rapids, IA $108,818

Louisville, KY $108,761

Grand Rapids, MI $108,738

Hialeah, FL $108,727

Casper, WY $108,568

Scranton, PA $108,431

New Orleans, LA $108,397

Virginia Beach, VA $108,386

Akron, OH $108,329

Peoria, IL $108,181

Sarasota, FL $108,158

Green Bay, WI $108,079

Baton Rouge, LA $108,022

Charleston, SC $107,999

Nashville, TN $107,965

Jamestown, NY $107,942

Davenport, IA $107,942

Tucson, AZ $107,885

Cheyenne, WY $107,851

Saint Petersburg, FL $107,817

Tampa, FL $107,794

Omaha, NE $107,771

Port Arthur, TX $107,726

Evansville, IN $107,726

Bradenton, FL $107,681

Santa Fe, NM $107,476

Orlando, FL $107,362

Clearwater, FL $107,237

Canton, OH $106,998

La Crosse, WI $106,998

Grand Forks, ND $106,964

Albuquerque, NM $106,930

Tulsa, OK $106,930

Newport News, VA $106,919

High Point, NC $106,884

Ogden, UT $106,839

Corpus Christi, TX $106,748

Laramie, WY $106,680

Norfolk, VA $106,680

Rock Island, IL $106,611

Saginaw, MI $106,589

Jacksonville, FL $106,577

Salisbury, NC $106,555

Memphis, TN $106,532

Moline, IL $106,475

Fort Myers, FL $106,441

Waterloo, IA $106,293

Spartanburg, SC $106,179

Lincoln, NE $106,122

Fort Wayne, IN $106,100

Birmingham, AL $105,975

Cedar Falls, IA $105,952

Provo, UT $105,940

Springfield, OH $105,929

San Antonio, TX $105,906

Greensboro, NC $105,861

South Bend, IN $105,849

Winston Salem, NC $105,838

Boise, ID $105,804

Savannah, GA $105,724

Muskegon, MI $105,520

Lima, OH $105,383

Lake Charles, LA $105,338

Anderson, IN $105,315

Lexington, KY $105,281

Augusta, GA $105,247

Greenville, SC $105,247

Wichita, KS $105,144

Tuscaloosa, AL $105,144

Columbia, SC $105,042

Bloomington, IN $104,758

Roanoke, VA $104,689

Asheville, NC $104,542

Knoxville, TN $104,348

Shreveport, LA $104,337

Wilmington, NC $104,189

Frankfort, KY $103,973

Oklahoma City, OK $103,893

Chillicothe, OH $103,848

Longview, TX $103,836

Topeka, KS $103,802

Mobile, AL $103,632

Terre Haute, IN $103,586

Erie, PA $103,575

Altoona, PA $103,518

Melbourne, FL $103,484

Amarillo, TX $103,438

Killeen, TX $103,404

Fayetteville, AR $103,313

Sioux Falls, SD $103,234

Chattanooga, TN $103,165

Idaho Falls, ID $103,154

Gainesville, FL $102,915

Portsmouth, OH $102,858

Little Rock, AR $102,836

Lynchburg, VA $102,836

Lafayette, LA $102,790

Youngstown, OH $102,790

Temple, TX $102,745

Daytona Beach, FL $102,722

Clarksville, TN $102,710

Pensacola, FL $102,699

Hopkinsville, KY $102,358

Charleston, WV $102,347

Florence, SC $102,290

Sioux City, IA $102,221

Macon, GA $101,892

Tallahassee, FL $101,880

Fayetteville, NC $101,857

Waco, TX $101,835

Wichita Falls, TX $101,835

Pine Bluff, AR $101,789

Vincennes, IN $101,573

Lubbock, TX $101,528

Great Falls, MT $101,459

Alamogordo, NM $101,448

Abilene, TX $101,357

Rapid City, SD $101,209

Monroe, LA $101,209

Albany, GA $101,141

Huntington, WV $101,130

Jackson, MS $101,118

Greenville, MS $101,107

Parkersburg, WV $100,993

Montgomery, AL $100,970

Johnstown, PA $100,948

Springfield, MO $100,857

Biloxi, MS $100,800

Sumter, SC $100,561

Columbus, GA $100,550

Twin Falls, ID $100,481

Pascagoula, MS $100,333

Kingsport, TN $100,038

Gulfport, MS $100,004

Alexandria, LA $99,628

Fort Smith, AR $99,344

El Paso, TX $99,037

Helena, MT $98,889

Las Cruces, NM $98,525

Harlingen, TX $98,207

Pocatello, ID $98,104

Florence, AL $98,070

Brownsville, TX $98,047

Dothan, AL $97,866

Mcallen, TX $97,809

Columbus, MS $96,967

Altus, OK $96,444

Lawton, OK $96,228

Pierre, SD $95,818

What Skills Can Increase an Ux Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 6.67% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
B2B (Mentioned in 1.67% Job Postings): B2B (business-to-business), a type of electronic commerce (e-commerce), is the exchange of products, services or information between businesses, rather than between businesses and consumers (B2C).
Data Transmission (Mentioned in 1.67% Job Postings): Data transmission is the transfer of data from one digital device to another. This transfer occurs via point-to-point data streams or channels.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	6.67%
B2B	1.67%
Data Transmission	1.67%

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 Ux Engineer's salary.

Data Transfer: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Biotechnology: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
XML: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Data Transfer	$130,791	15%
Biotechnology	$128,516	13%
XML	$127,379	12%
Word Processing Software	$125,104	10%
Clinical Trial	$123,967	9%
Business To Business	$120,555	6%

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How Education impacts an Ux Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Ux Engineers 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 Ux Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between $113,500 and $119,768).

Ux Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Ux Engineer

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 3.0%

Associates 4.3%

Bachelors 57.9%

Masters 30.2%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	3.0%
Associates	4.3%
Bachelors	57.9%
Masters	30.2%
Doctorate	3.4%

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Ux Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Ux Engineer'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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$105,275

Average $113,731/year

$121,139

$8,773

Average $9,478/month

$10,095

$2,025

Average $2,187/week

$2,330

$51

Average $55/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$121,139	$10,095	$2,330	$58
Average	$113,731	$9,478	$2,187	$55
25th Percentile	$105,275	$8,773	$2,025	$51

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Salary Trends for Ux Engineer

Salaries for an Ux Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $115,357 in 2023 to around $114,886 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ux Engineer salary trends, .

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2024

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