Design Strategist Salary in Tacoma, Washington

How much does a Design Strategist make in Tacoma, WA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Design Strategist in Tacoma, WA is $68,348. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $61,367 to $74,809, with most professionals earning between $55,011 and $80,691.

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Support and build relationships with stakeholders and use customer feedback to propose innovative solutions to continually improve services and put the "customer first".

March 23, 2023

Develop written summaries/reports of research analysis/synthesis and be able to clearly communicate findings to global, interdisciplinary team members.

January 03, 2023

Create service design artifacts such as navigation flows, mental models, user journeys, service blueprints and eco-systems, persona development and scenario storytelling as well as functional wireframes.

January 07, 2023

Collaborate with the client to spearhead the adoption of best practices across product teams, including the integration of Lean UX practices, design systems, and research capabilities.

February 08, 2023

Design, plan, and execute research - conduct (user and desk research), define user insights and map out personas, landscape analysis, stakeholder workshops.

March 14, 2023

Plan and conduct ethnographic research studies, analyzing field data, and clearly communicating actionable insights and opportunities for design and innovation.

March 15, 2023

Leading strategy tracks of client engagements - working directly with clients, fellow strategists, and designers to establish relevant and inspiring context that sets the stage for and fuels brand, product, experience, and business design.

March 23, 2023

Demonstrated high personal performance standards, the desire and ability to continuously learn, and a results-oriented work style.

March 28, 2023

Build business cases and financial models around ideas as a way to qualify their commercial potential.

April 18, 2023

Participate in requirements sessions with business stakeholders and end users of enterprise IT service management software.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Design Strategist in Tacoma, WA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

61367

74809

68348

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

63444

78135

71275

What is the average salary for Design Strategist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Design Strategist in Tacoma, WA. The base salary for Design Strategist ranges from $61,367 to $74,809 with the average base salary of $68,348. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $63,444 to $78,135 with the average total cash compensation of $71,275.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$68,348	$61,367 - $74,809
Bonus	$2,927	$2,076 - $3,326
Total Pay	$71,275	$63,444 - $78,135

* 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.

Design Strategist Salary Near Tacoma, WA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Lakewood, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,367 - $74,809	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA 0%
CITY, STATE Auburn, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,367 - $74,809	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA 0%
CITY, STATE Federal Way, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,367 - $74,809	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA 0%
CITY, STATE Lacey, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,159 - $73,336	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Renton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,655 - $76,379	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Kent, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,248 - $74,664	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA

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About Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma (/təˈkoʊmə/ tə-KOH-mə) is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle (of which it is the largest satellite city), 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to the 2010 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound re...

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