Usability Engineer Salary in the United States

Usability Engineer Salary

How much does a Usability Engineer make?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Usability Engineer in the United States is $152,892. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $129,769 to a high of $173,917, with most professionals earning between $140,789 and $163,897.

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10th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $129,769 US March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $140,789 US March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $152,892 US March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $163,897 US March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Usability Engineer Salary $173,917 US March 01, 2025
25% $140,789 10% $129,769 90% $173,917 75% $163,897 $152,892 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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    UI/Usability Designer III

    4 - 7 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    Usability Engineer

    7 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    UI/Usability Designer V

    10 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

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Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Usability Engineer in the United States. The base salary for Usability Engineer ranges from $140,789 to $163,897 with the average base salary of $152,892. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $140,789 to $163,897 with the average total cash compensation of $152,892.

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

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