Principal Designer Salary in Louisville, Kentucky

How much does a Principal Designer make in Louisville, KY?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Designer in Louisville, KY is $249,388. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $191,006 to a high of $310,215, with most professionals earning between $218,829 and $281,228.

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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 Louisville, KY

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

218829

281228

249388

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

257642

371823

305375

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 Louisville, KY. The base salary for Principal Designer ranges from $218,829 to $281,228 with the average base salary of $249,388. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $257,642 to $371,823 with the average total cash compensation of $305,375.

View Average Salary for Principal Designer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$249,388	$218,829 - $281,228
Bonus	$55,987	$38,813 - $90,595
Total Pay	$305,375	$257,642 - $371,823

* 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 Louisville, KY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Frankfort, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $209,261 - $268,931	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Lexington, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $214,640 - $275,844	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Bloomington, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $210,849 - $270,973	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $212,539 - $273,144	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Owensboro, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $214,976 - $276,277	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Covington, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $223,842 - $287,670	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY

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About Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville and Jefferson County have a combined area of 397.68 square miles (1,030.0 km2), of which 380.46 square miles (985.4 km2) is land and 17.23 square miles (44.6 km2) (4.33%) is covered by water. Louisville is southeasterly situated along the border between Kentucky and Indiana, the Ohio River, in north-central Kentucky at the Falls of the Ohio. Although situated in a Southern state, Louisville is influenced by both Southern and Midwestern culture. It is sometimes referred to as either one of the northernmost Southern cities or as one of the southernmost Northern cities in the United St...

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