How much does a Concept Designer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Concept Designer in the United States is $56,061 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.
However, a Concept Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,853
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,208 to $63,281
Key Factors That Influence Concept Designer Salaries
A Concept Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Concept Designer 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 Concept Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $70,710
San Francisco: $69,936
Oakland: $68,462
San Jose, CA$70,710
San Francisco, CA$69,936
Oakland, CA$68,462
New York, NY$64,548
Paramus, NJ$63,763
Queens Village, NY$63,760
Passaic, NJ$63,707
Bergenfield, NJ$63,702
Stamford, CT$63,579
Huntington, NY$63,556
Newark, NJ$63,142
Bridgeport, CT$63,023
Vallejo, CA$62,912
New Brunswick, NJ$62,889
Petaluma, CA$62,856
Middlesex, NJ$62,749
Somerset, NJ$62,710
Santa Cruz, CA$62,637
Boston, MA$62,295
Monterey, CA$62,098
Seattle, WA$61,970
Santa Rosa, CA$61,959
Los Angeles, CA$61,942
Juneau, AK$61,796
Washington, DC$61,734
Orange, CA$61,535
Santa Ana, CA$61,387
Long Beach, CA$61,331
Anaheim, CA$61,320
Anchorage, AK$61,291
Santa Maria, CA$61,123
Everett, WA$61,112
Danbury, CT$60,915
Bremerton, WA$60,837
Tacoma, WA$60,636
New Suffolk, NY$60,634
Sacramento, CA$60,619
Santa Barbara, CA$60,557
Trenton, NJ$60,495
San Diego, CA$60,495
Brockton, MA$60,434
Fairbanks, AK$60,296
Lompoc, CA$60,153
Lowell, MA$60,108
Ventura, CA$60,097
Nashua, NH$60,086
Stockton, CA$60,081
Modesto, CA$59,671
Poughkeepsie, NY$59,548
Olympia, WA$59,441
Kennewick, WA$59,441
New Haven, CT$59,419
Lawrence, MA$59,217
Hartford, CT$59,161
Riverside, CA$59,150
New Bedford, MA$59,094
Richland, WA$59,094
Bakersfield, CA$59,015
San Bernardino, CA$58,993
New Britain, CT$58,987
Atlantic City, NJ$58,987
New London, CT$58,965
Norwich, CT$58,948
Portsmouth, NH$58,937
Boulder, CO$58,818
Portland, OR$58,741
Worcester, MA$58,735
Minneapolis, MN$58,561
Philadelphia, PA$58,483
Honolulu, HI$58,298
Saint Paul, MN$58,271
Vineland, NJ$58,259
Providence, RI$58,096
Chicago, IL$57,933
Bellingham, WA$57,866
Springfield, MA$57,821
Baltimore, MD$57,804
Chico, CA$57,664
Pittsfield, MA$57,513
Manchester, NH$57,406
Spokane, WA$57,160
Denver, CO$57,154
Albany, NY$56,891
Troy, NY$56,868
Nassau, NY$56,808
Schenectady, NY$56,751
Wilmington, DE$56,706
Burlington, VT$56,627
Salem, OR$56,605
Portland, ME$56,431
Yakima, WA$56,375
Rochester, MN$56,201
Reno, NV$56,173
Fresno, CA$56,173
Milwaukee, WI$56,123
Detroit, MI$56,067
Ann Arbor, MI$56,057
Allentown, PA$56,050
Colorado Springs, CO$55,954
Syracuse, NY$55,926
Carson City, NV$55,926
Houston, TX$55,848
Eugene, OR$55,820
Gary, IN$55,753
Springfield, OR$55,708
Bismarck, ND$55,697
Galveston, TX$55,657
Medford, OR$55,573
Fort Collins, CO$55,551
Concord, NH$55,523
Austin, TX$55,506
Mesa, AZ$55,388
Reading, PA$55,383
Phoenix, AZ$55,377
Dallas, TX$55,360
Saint Cloud, MN$55,306
Madison, WI$55,231
Utica, NY$55,080
Rochester, NY$54,990
Des Moines, IA$54,985
Raleigh, NC$54,979
Atlanta, GA$54,895
Battle Creek, MI$54,878
Salt Lake City, UT$54,861
Lancaster, PA$54,777
Harrisburg, PA$54,699
Kansas City, MO$54,643
Champaign, IL$54,631
Kansas City, KS$54,631
Fort Worth, TX$54,626
Columbus, OH$54,616
Boca Raton, FL$54,603
Pittsburgh, PA$54,581
Richmond, VA$54,559
Indianapolis, IN$54,547
Cleveland, OH$54,542
Las Vegas, NV$54,474
Cincinnati, OH$54,474
Petersburg, VA$54,390
Huntsville, AL$54,306
Lansing, MI$54,269
Lebanon, PA$54,261
Pueblo, CO$54,256
Appleton, WI$54,239
Buffalo, NY$54,217
Dayton, OH$54,200
Racine, WI$54,189
Charlotte, NC$54,183
Saint Louis, MO$54,166
York, PA$54,133
Elkhart, IN$54,133
Gastonia, NC$54,122
Billings, MT$54,108
Beaumont, TX$54,093
Lorain, OH$54,082
Benton Harbor, MI$54,071
Toledo, OH$54,060
Binghamton, NY$54,032
Rock Hill, SC$54,026
Rockford, IL$53,998
Springfield, IL$53,976
Elyria, OH$53,970
Fargo, ND$53,970
Flagstaff, AZ$53,931
Fort Lauderdale, FL$53,897
Duluth, MN$53,863
Miami, FL$53,863
Cheyenne, WY$53,824
Grand Forks, ND$53,824
Bangor, ME$53,701
Cedar Rapids, IA$53,639
Durham, NC$53,616
Louisville, KY$53,611
Grand Rapids, MI$53,600
Hialeah, FL$53,594
Casper, WY$53,516
Scranton, PA$53,449
New Orleans, LA$53,432
Virginia Beach, VA$53,426
Akron, OH$53,398
Peoria, IL$53,325
Sarasota, FL$53,314
Nashville, TN$53,275
Omaha, NE$53,275
Green Bay, WI$53,275
Baton Rouge, LA$53,247
Charleston, SC$53,236
Jamestown, NY$53,207
Davenport, IA$53,207
Tucson, AZ$53,179
Saint Petersburg, FL$53,146
Tampa, FL$53,135
Evansville, IN$53,101
Port Arthur, TX$53,101
Bradenton, FL$53,079
Santa Fe, NM$52,978
Orlando, FL$52,877
Clearwater, FL$52,860
Canton, OH$52,742
La Crosse, WI$52,742
Albuquerque, NM$52,709
Newport News, VA$52,703
High Point, NC$52,686
Ogden, UT$52,664
Corpus Christi, TX$52,619
Norfolk, VA$52,585
Laramie, WY$52,585
Rock Island, IL$52,552
Saginaw, MI$52,540
Jacksonville, FL$52,535
Salisbury, NC$52,524
Boise, ID$52,512
Moline, IL$52,484
Fort Myers, FL$52,467
Memphis, TN$52,456
Tulsa, OK$52,428
Waterloo, IA$52,395
Spartanburg, SC$52,339
Lincoln, NE$52,311
Fort Wayne, IN$52,299
Provo, UT$52,294
Cedar Falls, IA$52,226
San Antonio, TX$52,204
Greensboro, NC$52,182
South Bend, IN$52,176
Savannah, GA$52,114
Muskegon, MI$52,092
Birmingham, AL$52,086
Winston Salem, NC$52,059
Lake Charles, LA$51,924
Anderson, IN$51,912
Lexington, KY$51,896
Augusta, GA$51,879
Greenville, SC$51,879
Lima, OH$51,834
Wichita, KS$51,828
Tuscaloosa, AL$51,828
Columbia, SC$51,778
Springfield, OH$51,767
Asheville, NC$51,677
Bloomington, IN$51,638
Knoxville, TN$51,436
Shreveport, LA$51,430
Wilmington, NC$51,357
Roanoke, VA$51,357
Topeka, KS$51,257
Frankfort, KY$51,250
Oklahoma City, OK$51,212
Chillicothe, OH$51,189
Longview, TX$51,184
Melbourne, FL$51,178
Sioux Falls, SD$51,088
Mobile, AL$51,083
Terre Haute, IN$51,060
Altoona, PA$51,027
Amarillo, TX$50,987
Killeen, TX$50,971
Fayetteville, AR$50,926
Chattanooga, TN$50,909
Sioux City, IA$50,859
Idaho Falls, ID$50,847
Lynchburg, VA$50,802
Gainesville, FL$50,730
Portsmouth, OH$50,702
Little Rock, AR$50,690
Lafayette, LA$50,668
Youngstown, OH$50,668
Daytona Beach, FL$50,634
Clarksville, TN$50,629
Pensacola, FL$50,623
Temple, TX$50,619
Hopkinsville, KY$50,455
Erie, PA$50,444
Florence, SC$50,421
Charleston, WV$50,332
Great Falls, MT$50,304
Macon, GA$50,225
Tallahassee, FL$50,219
Fayetteville, NC$50,208
Waco, TX$50,197
Helena, MT$50,158
Pine Bluff, AR$50,136
Vincennes, IN$50,068
Lubbock, TX$50,046
Alamogordo, NM$50,012
Twin Falls, ID$49,962
Rapid City, SD$49,945
Jackson, MS$49,844
Huntington, WV$49,840
Greenville, MS$49,838
Parkersburg, WV$49,781
Montgomery, AL$49,771
Wichita Falls, TX$49,715
Springfield, MO$49,715
Biloxi, MS$49,687
Monroe, LA$49,631
Johnstown, PA$49,592
Sumter, SC$49,569
Columbus, GA$49,564
Pascagoula, MS$49,457
Abilene, TX$49,457
Kingsport, TN$49,311
Albany, GA$49,311
Gulfport, MS$49,294
Alexandria, LA$49,109
Fort Smith, AR$48,969
El Paso, TX$48,818
Las Cruces, NM$48,566
Harlingen, TX$48,423
Pocatello, ID$48,414
Florence, AL$48,341
Brownsville, TX$48,330
Mcallen, TX$48,212
Dothan, AL$48,134
Columbus, MS$47,801
Altus, OK$47,540
Lawton, OK$47,433
Pierre, SD$47,231
What Skills Can Increase a Concept Designer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Presentation (Mentioned in 5.22% Job Postings): 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.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Sales Systems (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Tracking and containing relevant information about the sale using tools and software to organize the sales process.
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 Concept Designer's salary.
Study Design: Can increase your salary by up to 32%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Concept Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Concept Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Concept Designer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Concept Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Concept Designer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$70,076
$34.0
25%
Financial Services
$67,273
$32.0
20%
Internet
$64,470
$31.0
15%
Biotechnology
$61,667
$30.0
10%
Healthcare
$61,667
$30.0
10%
Concept Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Concept Designer'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.
Salaries for a Concept Designer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $54,443 in 2023
to around $54,354 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Concept Designer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Concept Designer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Concept Designer
Here are companies hiring for Concept Designer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Concept Designer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Concept Designer?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Concept Designer roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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