Interaction designers earned salaries that ranged from $43,000 to $92,000 in 2022, according to PayScale.com. They received a median annual salary of $63,855. Interaction designers at large tech companies earn higher salaries. A recent LinkedIn job ad for an interaction designer at Google listed a minimum salary range of $130,000 to $139,000.
Visual interaction designers who work for a company usually receive benefits such as vacation days, sick leave, health and life insurance, and a savings and pension program. Self-employed designers must provide their own benefits.
Some designers receive bonuses, access to profit-sharing programs, and other non-salary–related financial awards. In 2022, interaction designers received bonuses that ranged from $252 to $6,000 and profit-sharing awards of up to $2,000, according to PayScale.com.
- 3-D Printing Specialists
- Agile Coaches or Trainers
- Animators
- Architects
- Art Directors
- Art Teachers
- Artificial Intelligence Specialists
- Artists
- Augmented Reality Developers
- Automation Engineers
- Automotive Designers
- Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Test Drivers
- Back-End Developers
- Big Data Developers
- Blockchain Developers
- Bloggers
- Cartoonists
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Cloud Engineers
- Columnists
- Comic Book Artists
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer Network Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Support Specialists
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Computer Trainers
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Content Management Specialists
- Costume Designers
- Cryptocurrency Specialists
- Customer Success Managers
- Cybersecurity Architects
- Data Entry Clerks
- Data Processing Technicians
- Database Specialists
- Deepfake Professionals
- Digital Advertising Workers
- Digital Agents
- Digital Designers
- Digital Marketing Workers
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Drafters
- Driverless Car Engineers
- Editorial Assistants
- Editorial Research Assistants
- Editors
- Embedded Systems Engineers
- Enterprise Architects
- Ergonomists
- ETL Developers
- Exhibit Designers
- Fabric Designers
- Fashion Designers
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Film and Television Directors
- Full Stack Developers/Engineers
- Furniture Designers
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Geospatial Analytics Specialists
- Graphic Designers
- Graphics Programmers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Health Informaticists
- Help Desk Representatives
- Home Stagers
- Illustrators
- Industrial Designers
- Information Security Analysts
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Content Curators
- Internet Developers
- Internet Executives
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet of Things Developers
- Internet Quality Assurance Specialists
- Internet Security Specialists
- JavaScript Developers
- Jewelers and Jewelry Repairers
- Landscape Architects
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Live Streamers
- Machine Learning Engineers
- Magazine Editors
- Makeup Artists
- Medical Illustrators and Photographers
- Mobile Software Developers
- Model View Controller Developers
- Motion Graphics Artists
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Network Operations Center Engineers
- Network Operations Center Technicians
- Newspaper Editors
- Non-Fungible Token Artists
- Online Gambling Specialists
- Online Journalists
- Online Producers
- Personal Privacy Advisors
- Photographers
- Podcasters
- Product Designers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Product Owners
- Production Designers and Art Directors
- Publicity Photographers
- Remote Health Care Engineers
- Salesforce Developers
- Scrum Masters
- Search Engine Optimization Specialists
- Silverware Artisans and Workers
- Site Reliability Engineers
- Smart Building Systems Designers
- Social Media Influencers
- Social Media Workers
- Software Application Developers
- Software Designers
- Software Engineers
- Software Quality Assurance Testers
- Swimming Pool Designers
- Systems Setup Specialists
- Tattoo Artists
- Technical Support Specialists
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Technology Ethicists
- Unity Developers
- User Experience Designers
- Video Game Art Directors
- Video Game Producers
- Webmasters
- Writers