Principal Designer Salary in Dallas, Texas

How much does a Principal Designer make in Dallas, TX?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Designer in Dallas, TX is $257,475. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $197,200 to a high of $320,275, with most professionals earning between $225,925 and $290,347.

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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 Dallas, TX

Average Base Salary

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225925

290347

257475

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

265997

383880

315278

What is the average salary for Principal Designer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Designer in Dallas, TX. The base salary for Principal Designer ranges from $225,925 to $290,347 with the average base salary of $257,475. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $265,997 to $383,880 with the average total cash compensation of $315,278.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$257,475	$225,925 - $290,347
Bonus	$57,802	$40,072 - $93,533
Total Pay	$315,278	$265,997 - $383,880

* 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 Dallas, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Garland, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,413 - $292,259	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Grand Prairie, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $226,925 - $291,632	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Irving, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,413 - $292,259	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Richardson, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,413 - $292,259	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Mesquite, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,170 - $291,947	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Carrollton, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,291 - $292,103	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX

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About Dallas, Texas

Dallas (/ˈdæləs/), officially the City of Dallas, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2017 population of 1,341,075, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. It is also the eighteenth most-populous city in North America as of 2015. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks ...

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