Design jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
359 open design jobs in California come from 166 employers, and each one has an employer-published base of $100K or more. Published starting bases run from $100K to $399K, with a median of $167K. The most openings: Amazon (15), ServiceNow (12), Anduril Industries (10).
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Published pay at a glance
359 open postings from 166 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $167K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $198,800
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $141K and $195K
- Median published range width
- $54,100
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 67%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 24%
- $100K - $125K46
- $125K - $150K71
- $150K - $175K87
- $175K - $200K68
- $200K - $225K41
- $225K - $250K24
- $250K - $275K9
- $275K - $300K5
- $300K - $325K5
- $325K - $350K0
- $350K - $375K2
- $375K - $400K1
Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.
New this week
78 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.
- UX Content Strategist, LendingClub
- Sr. Product Designer - Measurement, Data, & AI, Pinterest
- VP, Experience Design, Informatica and Enterprise Agentic Harness, Salesforce
- Studio Central Product Designer, DoorDash USA
- Insomniac - Senior Graphic Designer, Apparel, Live Nation Entertainment
The 50 newest of 359 jobs
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Base salary $109K to $128KAnnual base, USD
View job: UX Content Strategist Apply for UX Content Strategist on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $132,415 to $272,619Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Product Designer - Measurement, Data, & AI Apply for Sr. Product Designer - Measurement, Data, & AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $257,500Annual base, USD
View job: VP, Experience Design, Informatica and Enterprise Agentic Harness Apply for VP, Experience Design, Informatica and Enterprise Agentic Harness on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,800 to $260,000Annual base, USD
View job: Studio Central Product Designer Apply for Studio Central Product Designer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $130KAnnual base, USD
View job: Insomniac - Senior Graphic Designer, Apparel Apply for Insomniac - Senior Graphic Designer, Apparel on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176K to $271KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $155,600 to $230,300Annual base, USD
View job: Lead UI Technical Designer Apply for Lead UI Technical Designer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $127,500 to $190,000Annual base, USD
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Base salary $127,500 to $188,700Annual base, USD
View job: Expert Character Concept Artist Apply for Expert Character Concept Artist on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $112,700 to $164,860Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Shader Technical Artist Apply for Senior Shader Technical Artist on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $112,700 to $166,820Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Designer Apply for Senior Systems Designer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,800 to $236,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Scientist - Sensor Design Lead Apply for Staff Scientist - Sensor Design Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248K to $311KAnnual base, USD
View job: Brand Design Manager, Growth Apply for Brand Design Manager, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $138,800 to $254,000Annual base, USD
View job: Expert Corporate Architect, Sites Network Apply for Expert Corporate Architect, Sites Network on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,800 to $215,800Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Digital Experience Designer Apply for Lead Digital Experience Designer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130,700 to $196,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Digital Experience Designer Apply for Senior Digital Experience Designer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Head of Design, Product Design Apply for Head of Design, Product Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,800 to $229,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Art Director - Campaigns Apply for Senior Art Director - Campaigns on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,000 to $190,700Annual base, USD
View job: Creative Director, PV Brand Partnership Studio Apply for Creative Director, PV Brand Partnership Studio on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $300KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary From $111KAnnual base, USD
View job: Art Director, SPECS Marketing Apply for Art Director, SPECS Marketing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,940 to $214,710Annual base, USD
View job: Product Designer, Marketing Systems Apply for Product Designer, Marketing Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150,978 to $218,624Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Analog IC Designer Apply for Staff Analog IC Designer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: UX Engineer, API and Data Delivery Team Apply for UX Engineer, API and Data Delivery Team on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $225KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $160K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: MEP Design Director - Data Center Construction Apply for MEP Design Director - Data Center Construction on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $165KAnnual base, USD
View job: Workplace Design Manager (Menlo Park, CA) Apply for Workplace Design Manager (Menlo Park, CA) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Design Director (Innovation & Engineering) Apply for Design Director (Innovation & Engineering) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Design Manager- Aviation Construction (Anticipated Opening) Apply for Design Manager- Aviation Construction (Anticipated Opening) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Project Architect / Internal Design - EV Construction Apply for Project Architect / Internal Design - EV Construction on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,200 to $217,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior UX Researcher Apply for Senior UX Researcher on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147K to $221KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $149,800 to $262,200Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Product Designer, AI Control Tower Apply for Staff Product Designer, AI Control Tower on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $208,000 to $379,500Annual base, USD
View job: Lead User Experience Researcher - IT and Employee Productivity Apply for Lead User Experience Researcher - IT and Employee Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Content Designer, National Impact Apply for Senior Content Designer, National Impact on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $134,000 to $167,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior AI-Native Designer & Builder, Design System Apply for Senior AI-Native Designer & Builder, Design System on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195,500 to $264,500Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Content Designer Apply for Staff Content Designer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $198,300 to $268,400Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. UX Manager, AI Services Apply for Sr. UX Manager, AI Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167,700 to $226,900Annual base, USD
View job: Creative Director, Amazon XCM Apply for Creative Director, Amazon XCM on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $164KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal UX Designer, AWS Search, Security, Observability, & Governance Apply for Principal UX Designer, AWS Search, Security, Observability, & Governance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $151,600 to $205,000Annual base, USD
View job: Manager, Product Design, Ring Apply for Manager, Product Design, Ring on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $151,600 to $205,000Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. UX Designer, Amazon Music, Amazon Music Apply for Sr. UX Designer, Amazon Music, Amazon Music on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,100 to $193,600Annual base, USD
View job: UX Researcher II - AMZ27151.2 Apply for UX Researcher II - AMZ27151.2 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,000 to $190,700Annual base, USD
View job: Creative Director, Retail Experience, Device Brand Studio Apply for Creative Director, Retail Experience, Device Brand Studio on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,000 to $190,700Annual base, USD
View job: Creative Director, Retail Experience, Device Brand Studio Apply for Creative Director, Retail Experience, Device Brand Studio on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,000 to $190,700Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Graphics Designer, Prime Video Sports Apply for Senior Graphics Designer, Prime Video Sports on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,000 to $190,700Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Brand Designer, Retail Experience, Ring Retail & Marketing Apply for Sr. Brand Designer, Retail Experience, Ring Retail & Marketing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $141,000 to $190,700Annual base, USD
View job: Creative Director - Artwork, Localization Enablement & Accessibility Programs (LEAP) Apply for Creative Director - Artwork, Localization Enablement & Accessibility Programs (LEAP) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $137,800 to $186,400Annual base, USD
View job: Senior UX Designer, Device Brand Studio Apply for Senior UX Designer, Device Brand Studio on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $137,800 to $186,400Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Product Designer, Prime Video Experience Design Apply for Sr. Product Designer, Prime Video Experience Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Who publishes the highest base here
Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.
| Employer | Open postings | Median published starting base |
|---|---|---|
| HNTB | 3 | $262,700 |
| Salesforce | 4 | $257,500 |
| OpenAI | 6 | $245K |
| NVIDIA | 7 | $232K |
| Ebay | 4 | $224,800 |
| Brex | 6 | $213,500 |
| Harvey | 7 | $195,500 |
| ServiceNow | 12 | $190,900 |
| Roblox | 10 | $185,100 |
| Perplexity | 6 | $180K |
Where these jobs are
Most postings by state: California (359).
Of the 40% of postings that state a workplace: 6% remote, 66% hybrid, 28% on-site. 60% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.
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- Software Engineering in California 5,064
- Engineering (non-software) in California 3,589
- Program & Project Management in California 1,065
- Product in California 935
- Sales in California 880
- Finance & Accounting in California 867
- Marketing in California 841
- IT & Security in California 726
How to read these figures
Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.


