Principal Designer Salary in Portland, OR

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How much does a Principal Designer make in Portland, OR? The average Principal Designer salary in Portland, OR is $264,081 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $233,978 and $296,712. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Interior Designer

DeLeo & Fletcher Design - Dallas , TX

The designer will collaborate directly with the Principal or senior project manager to manage the day-to-day production and operations of multiple luxury residential projects. Candidates must have ...

LinkedIn - 13 days ago

Junior Designer

Christine Vroom Interiors - Redondo Beach , CA

The project designer will assist the Principal Designer in vendor correspondence, managing meeting agendas, sourcing, procurement, schedules, obtaining quotes and samples, general organization ...

LinkedIn - 4 days ago

Principal UX Designer with Identity Verification experience

ICS Global Soft INC - Palo Alto , CA

... Designer. * 10+ years of a robust portfolio that includes projects that have been shipped, demonstrating impactful design work and leadership at the principal level. * 5+ years of experience ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 1 day ago

Principal Product Designer (321339)

IDR, Inc. - Dallas , TX

IDR is seeking a Principal UX Product Designer to join one of our top clients in Dallas, TX. If you are looking for an opportunity to join a large organization and work within an ever-growing team ...

LinkedIn - 15 days ago

Principal Product Designer, Listing Agent

Realtor.com Careers - Austin , TX

Join us as our newest Principal Product Designer, Listing Agent and continue to Love Your Career at Realtor.com® Our Principal Product Designers are subject matter experts that lead, guide, teach ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 3 days ago

Junior Interior Designer

Insight HRM - Detroit , MI

The Junior Designer supports the CEO/Principal Designer, Lead Designer, and the Design Team in day-to-day design functions of Concetti. The Junior Designer assists with providing quality and ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 23 days ago

What does a Principal Designer do?

Common responsibilities of a Principal Designer

Collaborate with business analysts, product managers, developers and design teams on research activities, strategy sessions, ideation, design, and testing of new product concepts.

January 26, 2023

Drive strategic goals of the organization through design thinking, working collaboratively with other Design Leads, Product Designers, Researchers, Data Scientists, Engineers, the CPO, and CEO.

March 02, 2023

Performs as a key member of the digital design team, Plans and executes designs that extend past digital into the store setting.

March 12, 2023

Assist in the planning and estimating of design activities, participating in broader workflow coordination and setting of expectations.

March 21, 2023

Designs complex and wide-impact solutions from the ground-up, has an understanding of technical capabilities, and has business acumen that provides justification for design decisions.

March 29, 2023

Provide product usability, evaluation and support to product development teams, including the analysis and investigation of applications/systems including tactile methods, visual graphics, web, multimedia, voice response and conversational user interaction.

April 26, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal Designer in Portland, OR

Average Base Salary

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233978

296712

264081

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279512

390175

327487

What is the average salary for Principal Designer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Designer in Portland, OR. The base salary for Principal Designer ranges from $233,978 to $296,712 with the average base salary of $264,081. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $279,512 to $390,175 with the average total cash compensation of $327,487.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$264,081	$233,978 - $296,712
Bonus	$63,406	$45,534 - $93,463
Total Pay	$327,487	$279,512 - $390,175

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Principal Designer Salary Near Portland, OR

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Portland, OR
CITY, STATE Clackamas, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $233,637 - $296,279	COMPARE TO Portland, OR
CITY, STATE Gresham, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $233,637 - $296,279	COMPARE TO Portland, OR
CITY, STATE Lake Oswego, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $233,935 - $296,658	COMPARE TO Portland, OR
CITY, STATE Vancouver, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $233,338 - $295,900	COMPARE TO Portland, OR
CITY, STATE Beaverton, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $233,935 - $296,658	COMPARE TO Portland, OR
CITY, STATE Oregon City, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $233,037 - $295,519	COMPARE TO Portland, OR

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About Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. As of 2017, Portland had an estimated population of 647,805, making it the 26th-largest city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest (after Seattle). Approximately 2.4 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous MSA in the United States. Its Combined Statist...

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