Principal UX Designer Salary in Washington, DC

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How much does a Principal UX Designer make in Washington, DC? The average Principal UX Designer salary in Washington, DC is $147,013 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $133,959 and $161,329. 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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Principal UI/UX Engineer

Acceler8 Talent - Palo Alto , CA

Principal UI/UX Engineer: About the Company: We are a well-funded Stanford Spinout, based in Palo ... Our vision is evolve our model to be able to autonomously create cutting-edge hardware designs ...

LinkedIn - 24 days ago

Principal-UI/UX

NinjaJobs - Redwood City , CA

Lead the vision and execution of innovative UI/UX designs for our customer's next-generation threat detection and search platform. * Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 1 day ago

Senior Product Designer

Trayt.Health - Menlo Park , CA

This role will report to the Principal of Design at Trayt. Key Responsibilities: * Conduct user ... Proven experience as a Product Designer, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design work

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 15 days ago

UX Designer On Site Contract Sunnyvale California

Red Oak Technologies - Sunnyvale , CA

UX Designer [12+ Months Contract on site at Sunnyvale California] * UX Designer with hands on Sketch experience at an expert level. * Creating wireframes and complex major designs, expertise in ...

LinkedIn - 3 days ago

Tableau UX Designer

Jade Global - San Jose , CA

Tableau Designer: Job Overview: Seeking a creative and analytical Tableau UX Designer to join our Business Intelligence team. The ideal candidate will specialize in designing intuitive and user ...

LinkedIn - 3 days ago

UX Designer - Visual Design & Prototyping - Remote

Avispa Technology - San Francisco , CA

UX Designer - Visual Design & Prototyping 1310603 A leading video, audio, and voice technologies company is seeking a UX Designer - Visual Design & Prototyping. The successful candidate will be ...

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What does a Principal UX Designer do?

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Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world's leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives.

November 08, 2022

Leads product team support with any user experience needs throughout during different phases of the project (planning, pre-work, elaboration and post work).

November 25, 2022

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

February 16, 2023

Contribute to the design of useful, usable, and desirable user interfaces and service design in a collaborative environment.

April 05, 2023

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to define innovative user interfaces and interactions, which result in improved usability and user productivity.

April 26, 2023

Create user interfaces that simplify complex physiological concepts that users of any skill level can readily interpret and provide proper treatment to patients.

May 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal UX Designer in Washington, DC

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133959

161329

147013

Average Total Cash Compensation

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141881

173440

155745

What is the average salary for Principal UX 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 UX Designer in Washington, DC. The base salary for Principal UX Designer ranges from $133,959 to $161,329 with the average base salary of $147,013. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $141,881 to $173,440 with the average total cash compensation of $155,745.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$147,013	$133,959 - $161,329
Bonus	$8,732	$7,922 - $12,111
Total Pay	$155,745	$141,881 - $173,440

* 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 UX Designer Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,983 - $161,358	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,983 - $161,358	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,983 - $161,358	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,701 - $161,018	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,983 - $161,358	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,983 - $161,358	COMPARE TO Washington, DC

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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