What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Usability Engineer?

As of April 01, 2026, the average hourly pay of Usability Engineer in the United States is $74. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Usability Engineer in the US can go up to $87 and the lowest down to $65, but most earn between $69 and $81. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Usability Engineer in the United States.

Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
Usability Engineer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $65 US April 01, 2026
25th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $69 US April 01, 2026
50th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $74 US April 01, 2026
75th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $81 US April 01, 2026
90th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $87 US April 01, 2026
25% $69 10% $65 90% $87 75% $81 $74 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Usability Engineer ?

Usability is the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object such as a tool or device. In software engineering, usability is the degree to which a software can be used by specified consumers to achieve quantified objectives with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a quantified context of use. The object of use can be a software application, website, book, tool, machine, process, vehicle, or anything a human interacts with. A usability study may be conducted as a primary job function by a usability analyst or as a secondary job function by designers, technical writers, marke...

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Usability Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Usability Engineer ranges from $69 to $81 with the average hourly pay of $74. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $76 to $95 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $85.

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Skills associated with Usability Engineer: Design, Planning, TEAMS, User