What are the main factors that influence a UI Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change A UI Engineer's salary?

A UI Engineer's salary grows with experience: a UI Engineer (0-2 years)earns $72,439, a Frontend Developer II (2-4 years)earns $91,312, a Frontend Developer III (4-7 years)earns $106,505, a Frontend Developer IV (7+ years)earns $133,538, a Frontend Developer V (7-10 years)earns $159,853,

What are the highest paying states for a UI Engineer?

UI Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for UI Engineer roles are District of Columbia $80,844, California $80,538, Massachusetts $79,464. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of UI Engineer roles make?

Salaries for UI Engineer level roles vary by specialization: UI Developer V: $162,160; Senior UI Engineer: $146,255; UI Architect: $142,056; UI Software Engineer: $129,552; UI Lead: $113,436.

How do different companies affect a UI Engineer's salary?

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

UI Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a UI Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a UI Engineer in the United States is $73,017 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,045
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,621 to $80,883
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,620

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UI Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,883	$6,740	$1,555	$39
Average	$73,017	$6,085	$1,404	$35
25th Percentile	$68,621	$5,718	$1,320	$33

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Key Factors That Influence UI Engineer Salaries

A UI 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 UI Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a UI 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): $72,439
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,312
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,505
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,538
Expert (over 8 years): $159,853

Levels	Salary
UI Engine... Level UI Engineer	$72,439
Frontend ... Level UI Engineer	$91,312
Frontend ... Level UI Engineer	$106,505
Frontend ... Level UI Engineer	$133,538
Frontend ... Level UI Engineer	$159,853

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

District of Columbia: $80,844.
California: $80,538.
Massachusetts: $79,464.

District of Columbia $80,844 California $80,538 Massachusetts $79,464 Washington $79,172 New Jersey $79,143 Alaska $79,041 Connecticut $78,033 New York $77,624

Hawaii $76,317 Rhode Island $75,704 Maryland $75,288 Minnesota $74,718 Colorado $74,499 Illinois $74,426 Oregon $74,149 Delaware $73,944

New Hampshire $73,816 Virginia $73,528 Pennsylvania $72,688 Nevada $72,265 North Dakota $72,126 Michigan $71,907 Wisconsin $71,827 Vermont $71,666

Texas $71,221 Maine $71,191 Arizona $71,148 Ohio $71,097 Georgia $70,425 Indiana $70,089 Wyoming $70,023 Utah $69,921

Iowa $69,877 Kansas $69,527 Louisiana $69,424 North Carolina $69,388 Missouri $69,373 Florida $69,089 Montana $68,935 Nebraska $68,789

Kentucky $68,709 South Carolina $68,417 Tennessee $68,234 Idaho $68,161 New Mexico $67,628 Oklahoma $67,511 Alabama $67,081 South Dakota $66,358

Arkansas $65,963 West Virginia $65,752 Mississippi $65,116

Top Paying Cities for UI 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: $92,096
San Francisco: $91,088
Oakland: $89,168

San Jose, CA $92,096

San Francisco, CA $91,088

Oakland, CA $89,168

New York, NY $84,071

Paramus, NJ $83,049

Queens Village, NY $83,045

Passaic, NJ $82,976

Bergenfield, NJ $82,969

Stamford, CT $82,808

Huntington, NY $82,779

Newark, NJ $82,239

Bridgeport, CT $82,085

Vallejo, CA $81,940

New Brunswick, NJ $81,910

Petaluma, CA $81,867

Middlesex, NJ $81,728

Somerset, NJ $81,677

Santa Cruz, CA $81,582

Boston, MA $81,136

Monterey, CA $80,880

Seattle, WA $80,713

Santa Rosa, CA $80,698

Los Angeles, CA $80,676

Juneau, AK $80,487

Washington, DC $80,406

Orange, CA $80,146

Santa Ana, CA $79,954

Long Beach, CA $79,880

Anaheim, CA $79,866

Anchorage, AK $79,829

Santa Maria, CA $79,610

Everett, WA $79,596

Danbury, CT $79,339

Bremerton, WA $79,238

Tacoma, WA $78,975

New Suffolk, NY $78,974

Sacramento, CA $78,953

Santa Barbara, CA $78,873

Trenton, NJ $78,793

San Diego, CA $78,793

Brockton, MA $78,712

Fairbanks, AK $78,533

Lompoc, CA $78,347

Lowell, MA $78,288

Ventura, CA $78,274

Nashua, NH $78,260

Stockton, CA $78,252

Modesto, CA $77,719

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,559

Olympia, WA $77,420

Kennewick, WA $77,420

New Haven, CT $77,391

Lawrence, MA $77,128

Hartford, CT $77,055

Riverside, CA $77,040

New Bedford, MA $76,967

Richland, WA $76,967

Bakersfield, CA $76,865

San Bernardino, CA $76,836

New Britain, CT $76,828

Atlantic City, NJ $76,828

New London, CT $76,799

Norwich, CT $76,777

Portsmouth, NH $76,763

Boulder, CO $76,608

Portland, OR $76,507

Worcester, MA $76,500

Minneapolis, MN $76,273

Philadelphia, PA $76,171

Honolulu, HI $75,930

Saint Paul, MN $75,895

Vineland, NJ $75,879

Providence, RI $75,667

Chicago, IL $75,456

Bellingham, WA $75,368

Springfield, MA $75,310

Baltimore, MD $75,288

Chico, CA $75,105

Pittsfield, MA $74,908

Manchester, NH $74,769

Spokane, WA $74,448

Denver, CO $74,441

Albany, NY $74,098

Troy, NY $74,068

Nassau, NY $73,990

Schenectady, NY $73,915

Wilmington, DE $73,857

Burlington, VT $73,754

Salem, OR $73,725

Portland, ME $73,499

Yakima, WA $73,426

Rochester, MN $73,199

Reno, NV $73,163

Fresno, CA $73,163

Milwaukee, WI $73,097

Detroit, MI $73,024

Ann Arbor, MI $73,012

Allentown, PA $73,002

Colorado Springs, CO $72,878

Syracuse, NY $72,842

Carson City, NV $72,842

Houston, TX $72,739

Eugene, OR $72,703

Gary, IN $72,615

Springfield, OR $72,557

Bismarck, ND $72,542

Galveston, TX $72,491

Medford, OR $72,382

Fort Collins, CO $72,352

Concord, NH $72,316

Austin, TX $72,294

Mesa, AZ $72,141

Reading, PA $72,133

Phoenix, AZ $72,126

Dallas, TX $72,104

Saint Cloud, MN $72,034

Madison, WI $71,936

Utica, NY $71,739

Rochester, NY $71,622

Des Moines, IA $71,615

Raleigh, NC $71,608

Atlanta, GA $71,498

Battle Creek, MI $71,476

Salt Lake City, UT $71,454

Lancaster, PA $71,345

Harrisburg, PA $71,243

Kansas City, MO $71,170

Champaign, IL $71,155

Kansas City, KS $71,155

Fort Worth, TX $71,148

Columbus, OH $71,135

Boca Raton, FL $71,118

Pittsburgh, PA $71,089

Richmond, VA $71,060

Indianapolis, IN $71,045

Cleveland, OH $71,038

Las Vegas, NV $70,951

Cincinnati, OH $70,951

Petersburg, VA $70,841

Huntsville, AL $70,731

Lansing, MI $70,683

Lebanon, PA $70,673

Pueblo, CO $70,666

Appleton, WI $70,644

Buffalo, NY $70,615

Dayton, OH $70,593

Racine, WI $70,578

Charlotte, NC $70,571

Saint Louis, MO $70,549

York, PA $70,505

Elkhart, IN $70,505

Gastonia, NC $70,491

Billings, MT $70,474

Beaumont, TX $70,454

Lorain, OH $70,439

Benton Harbor, MI $70,425

Toledo, OH $70,410

Binghamton, NY $70,374

Rock Hill, SC $70,366

Rockford, IL $70,330

Springfield, IL $70,301

Elyria, OH $70,293

Fargo, ND $70,293

Flagstaff, AZ $70,242

Fort Lauderdale, FL $70,198

Duluth, MN $70,155

Miami, FL $70,155

Cheyenne, WY $70,104

Grand Forks, ND $70,104

Bangor, ME $69,943

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,863

Durham, NC $69,832

Louisville, KY $69,826

Grand Rapids, MI $69,811

Hialeah, FL $69,804

Casper, WY $69,702

Scranton, PA $69,614

New Orleans, LA $69,592

Virginia Beach, VA $69,585

Akron, OH $69,549

Peoria, IL $69,454

Sarasota, FL $69,439

Nashville, TN $69,388

Omaha, NE $69,388

Green Bay, WI $69,388

Baton Rouge, LA $69,351

Charleston, SC $69,337

Jamestown, NY $69,300

Davenport, IA $69,300

Tucson, AZ $69,264

Saint Petersburg, FL $69,220

Tampa, FL $69,205

Evansville, IN $69,162

Port Arthur, TX $69,162

Bradenton, FL $69,132

Santa Fe, NM $69,001

Orlando, FL $68,870

Clearwater, FL $68,848

Canton, OH $68,694

La Crosse, WI $68,694

Albuquerque, NM $68,650

Newport News, VA $68,643

High Point, NC $68,621

Ogden, UT $68,592

Corpus Christi, TX $68,534

Norfolk, VA $68,490

Laramie, WY $68,490

Rock Island, IL $68,446

Saginaw, MI $68,431

Jacksonville, FL $68,424

Salisbury, NC $68,410

Boise, ID $68,395

Moline, IL $68,358

Fort Myers, FL $68,337

Memphis, TN $68,322

Tulsa, OK $68,285

Waterloo, IA $68,242

Spartanburg, SC $68,169

Lincoln, NE $68,132

Fort Wayne, IN $68,117

Provo, UT $68,110

Cedar Falls, IA $68,023

San Antonio, TX $67,993

Greensboro, NC $67,964

South Bend, IN $67,957

Savannah, GA $67,877

Muskegon, MI $67,847

Birmingham, AL $67,840

Winston Salem, NC $67,804

Lake Charles, LA $67,628

Anderson, IN $67,614

Lexington, KY $67,592

Augusta, GA $67,570

Greenville, SC $67,570

Lima, OH $67,511

Wichita, KS $67,504

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,504

Columbia, SC $67,438

Springfield, OH $67,424

Asheville, NC $67,307

Bloomington, IN $67,256

Knoxville, TN $66,993

Shreveport, LA $66,986

Wilmington, NC $66,891

Roanoke, VA $66,891

Topeka, KS $66,759

Frankfort, KY $66,751

Oklahoma City, OK $66,701

Chillicothe, OH $66,672

Longview, TX $66,664

Melbourne, FL $66,657

Sioux Falls, SD $66,540

Mobile, AL $66,533

Terre Haute, IN $66,504

Altoona, PA $66,460

Amarillo, TX $66,409

Killeen, TX $66,387

Fayetteville, AR $66,329

Chattanooga, TN $66,307

Sioux City, IA $66,241

Idaho Falls, ID $66,226

Lynchburg, VA $66,168

Gainesville, FL $66,073

Portsmouth, OH $66,036

Little Rock, AR $66,022

Lafayette, LA $65,993

Youngstown, OH $65,993

Daytona Beach, FL $65,949

Clarksville, TN $65,942

Pensacola, FL $65,934

Temple, TX $65,929

Hopkinsville, KY $65,715

Erie, PA $65,701

Florence, SC $65,671

Charleston, WV $65,555

Great Falls, MT $65,518

Macon, GA $65,416

Tallahassee, FL $65,409

Fayetteville, NC $65,394

Waco, TX $65,379

Helena, MT $65,328

Pine Bluff, AR $65,300

Vincennes, IN $65,211

Lubbock, TX $65,182

Alamogordo, NM $65,138

Twin Falls, ID $65,073

Rapid City, SD $65,051

Jackson, MS $64,919

Huntington, WV $64,914

Greenville, MS $64,912

Parkersburg, WV $64,838

Montgomery, AL $64,824

Wichita Falls, TX $64,751

Springfield, MO $64,751

Biloxi, MS $64,715

Monroe, LA $64,642

Johnstown, PA $64,591

Sumter, SC $64,562

Columbus, GA $64,554

Pascagoula, MS $64,416

Abilene, TX $64,416

Kingsport, TN $64,226

Albany, GA $64,226

Gulfport, MS $64,204

Alexandria, LA $63,963

Fort Smith, AR $63,780

El Paso, TX $63,583

Las Cruces, NM $63,255

Harlingen, TX $63,069

Pocatello, ID $63,057

Florence, AL $62,962

Brownsville, TX $62,948

Mcallen, TX $62,795

Dothan, AL $62,692

Columbus, MS $62,259

Altus, OK $61,918

Lawton, OK $61,780

Pierre, SD $61,517

What Skills Can Increase a UI Engineer'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 a UI Engineer'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	$75,938	4%
Leadership	$75,207	3%
Innovation	$75,207	3%
Insight	$75,207	3%
Initiative	$75,207	3%
UI	$75,207	3%

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How Education impacts a UI Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many UI 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 a UI Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between $66,334 and $69,983).

UI Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for UI Engineer

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

Understanding how a UI 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 May 01, 2026

$68,621

Average $73,017/year

$80,883

$5,718

Average $6,085/month

$6,740

$1,320

Average $1,404/week

$1,555

$33

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,883	$6,740	$1,555	$39
Average	$73,017	$6,085	$1,404	$35
25th Percentile	$68,621	$5,718	$1,320	$33

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Salary Trends for UI Engineer

Salaries for a UI Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $76,352 in 2023 to around $75,518 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of UI Engineer salary trends, .

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2023

$76,352

2024

$76,110

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$75,518

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