Average Web And Digital Interface Designers Salary in the United States
The national median salary for Web And Digital Interface Designers is $104,000 per year. The middle 50% earn between $73,290 and $158,820, with 113,330 workers employed nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates . Data covers 48 states and 170 metro areas.
Pay distribution
Here is how Web And Digital Interface Designers pay is distributed across workers nationally. The 10th percentile typically reflects entry-level or early-career pay, the median is the midpoint, and the 90th percentile represents the top earners in the field.
- 10th
- $53,750
- 25th
- $73,290
- Median
- $104,000
- 75th
- $158,820
- 90th
- $201,550
All values are percentiles of annual wages.
Pay is well above the national median for all US workers. This is an upper-income occupation.
The pay band is unusually wide for this occupation. Experience, employer, and specialization can double or even triple an early-career salary, so what web and digital interface designers earn depends heavily on where they are in their career and who they work for.
Job outlook
BLS projects employment for web and digital interface designers from 2024 to 2034. Growth is above the US average of about 4% across all occupations. This is an expanding field.
- Projected growth
- +7.0%
- 9,000 net jobs over the projection period.
- Annual openings
- 9,100
- Includes growth plus replacements for workers who leave. Annual openings reflect typical replacement demand alongside any growth.
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is the typical entry requirement for web and digital interface designers.
Where Web And Digital Interface Designers earn the most
Location matters a lot. The gap between top-paying and bottom-paying states is large, so where web and digital interface designers work can reshape their total compensation. Right now, the top-paying state is California at $136,110, about 30.9% above the national median. At the metro level, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA leads with a median of $201,260.
Top-paying states
| State | Median salary | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| California | $136,110 | 27,090 |
| Washington | $130,480 | 11,580 |
| New York | $120,990 | 16,560 |
| Massachusetts | $113,540 | 2,740 |
| New Hampshire | $111,150 | 430 |
| District of Columbia | $107,650 | 480 |
| Rhode Island | $105,990 | 240 |
| Pennsylvania | $104,160 | 2,820 |
Top-paying metros
| Metro area | Median salary | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $201,260 | 4,400 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $163,810 | 6,630 |
| Boulder, CO | $139,900 | 360 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $133,760 | 10,330 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $133,340 | 510 |
| Ithaca, NY | $125,810 | 40 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $123,850 | 1,270 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $122,270 | 2,330 |
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Salary trend and related occupations
Between 2021 and 2025, the national median salary for Web And Digital Interface Designers rose from $79,890 to $104,000, a gain of +30.2% in nominal dollars.
Over the same period, US consumer prices rose by +18.8%. Just to keep pace with inflation, the 2021 median of $79,890 would need to be worth $94,918 in 2025 dollars.
The actual 2025 median of $104,000 is $9,082 above that inflation-adjusted benchmark, a real change of +9.6% in purchasing power.
Real wages have grown strongly, 9.6% above inflation. Workers in this field have meaningfully gained purchasing power.
- Nominal change
- +30.2%
- 2021–2025
- Cumulative inflation
- +18.8%
- US CPI, 2021–2025
- Real change
- +9.6%
- After adjusting for inflation
Median salary over time
Web And Digital Interface Designers median pay by year, going back through the available BLS releases.
- 2025
- $104,000
- 2024
- $98,090
- 2023
- $98,540
- 2022
- $83,240
- 2021
- $79,890
BLS did not publish a median for 2000–2020, so those years are omitted.
Related occupations
Other occupations in the same field, with median pay for comparison.
- Database Administrators
- $104,620
- Computer Systems Analysts
- $105,850
- Computer Programmers
- $100,390
- Web Developers
- $92,650
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- $116,580
- Information Security Analysts
- $129,180
Common salary questions for Web And Digital Interface Designers
What does the median salary mean? +
The median is the midpoint of all wages. Half of Web And Digital Interface Designers workers earn more and half earn less. It is a better measure of typical pay than the average, which can be skewed by very high or very low earners.
Why does pay vary so much by location? +
Local labor markets, cost of living, industry concentration, and employer competition all affect wages. High-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often pay more in nominal terms, though some of that premium is offset by higher living costs.
How current is this salary data? +
This page uses the May 2025 BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics release. BLS publishes OEWS data once per year, typically in the spring for the previous May reference period.
What do the percentile ranges tell me? +
The 10th and 90th percentiles show the full pay band. The 25th to 75th percentile range, the middle 50%, is where most workers fall. A wide spread usually means experience, specialization, or location matter a lot for this occupation.