Principal Designer Salary in Green Bay, Wisconsin

How much does a Principal Designer make in Green Bay, WI?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Designer in Green Bay, WI is $248,332. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $190,205 to a high of $308,882, with most professionals earning between $217,906 and $280,026.

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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 Green Bay, WI

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217906

280026

248332

Average Total Cash Compensation

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256569

370254

304096

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 Green Bay, WI. The base salary for Principal Designer ranges from $217,906 to $280,026 with the average base salary of $248,332. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $256,569 to $370,254 with the average total cash compensation of $304,096.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$248,332	$217,906 - $280,026
Bonus	$55,763	$38,663 - $90,227
Total Pay	$304,096	$256,569 - $370,254

* 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 Green Bay, WI

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Green Bay, WI
CITY, STATE Appleton, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $221,850 - $285,095	COMPARE TO Green Bay, WI
CITY, STATE Oshkosh, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $219,855 - $282,531	COMPARE TO Green Bay, WI
CITY, STATE Milwaukee, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $229,555 - $294,996	COMPARE TO Green Bay, WI
CITY, STATE Waukesha, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $228,706 - $293,905	COMPARE TO Green Bay, WI
CITY, STATE Madison, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $225,909 - $290,310	COMPARE TO Green Bay, WI
CITY, STATE Muskegon, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $212,747 - $273,396	COMPARE TO Green Bay, WI

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About Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It is 581 feet (177 m) above sea level and 112 miles (180 km) north of Milwaukee. The population was 104,057 at the 2010 census. Green Bay is the third-largest city in the state of Wisconsin, after Milwaukee and Madison, and the third-largest city on Lake Michigan's west shore, after Chicago and Milwaukee. Green Bay is home to the National Football League's Green Bay Packers. Green Bay is the principal city of the Gree...

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