Jobriver Jobriver
Post a job

UX/UI Designer: salary 2026 at a glance

Salary at a glance: this is what UX/UI Designer earn in Germany – from 26 job ads with a stated salary and 65 salary data sets.

Median, gross

€48,179

€36,143 lower 10 % €67,214 upper 10 %

How salaries are distributed

Each column = number of salary figures per €5,000 band · basis 91

  • Between lower and upper 10 % (€36,143 – €67,214)
  • Edges

Salary rises with experience

Median and middle 50 % per level · jobs + data sets

€40,000

Junior

36,000 – 42,500

17 values

€46,500

Mid-level

43,000 – 49,000

+16 % · 38 values

€52,000

Senior

48,500 – 55,500

+30 % · 22 values

€57,000

Lead/Principal

52,500 – 61,500

+43 % · 14 values

Salary by federal state

Median of the salary data sets for UX/UI Designer per federal state. The samples are small here – read the figures as a trend, not a guarantee.

  1. North Rhine-Westphalia €55,500 n = 5
  2. Baden-Württemberg €55,500 n = 7
  3. Bavaria €55,000 n = 5
  4. Berlin €52,000 n = 5
  5. Hesse €48,500 n = 6
  6. Hamburg €48,500 n = 8
  7. Schleswig-Holstein €48,500 n = 4
  8. Rhineland-Palatinate €48,500 n = 5
  9. Lower Saxony €45,500 n = 4
  10. Saarland €45,000 n = 4
  11. Thuringia €43,500 n = 4
  12. Brandenburg €43,000 n = 4
  13. Saxony €42,000 n = 4

Open positions as UX/UI Designer

All in the job search
Fullstack Software Entwickler mit Schwerpunkt UI/UX (m/w/d) Fürth · Hybrid €50,000 – €70,000 above median
Scrum Master & UI/UX Designer (m/w/d) Hagen · On site Salary not stated
Scrum Master & UI/UX Designer (m/w/d) Köln · On site €47,000 – €78,000 above median
UI/UX Designer für Automotive-Software (m/w/d) Hamburg · Hybrid €40,000 – €58,000 above median
Scrum Master & UI/UX Designer (m/w/d) Köln · On site €47,000 – €78,000 above median
Scrum Master & UI/UX Designer (m/w/d) Köln · On site €47,000 – €78,000 above median

UX/UI Designer: job profile and outlook

UX/UI designers combine user experience research with visual design and accompany digital products from the initial concept through to pixel-perfect development. They combine user needs with aesthetic design and create interfaces that are both functionally convincing and visually inspiring. This dual role is particularly in demand in smaller teams and start-ups. The requirements profile includes UX methods such as user research, journey mapping and usability testing as well as UI skills such as visual design, prototyping and design system development. Experience with Figma, Sketch and common prototyping tools is required. Basic front-end knowledge of HTML and CSS is also an advantage to facilitate collaboration with developers. Salaries for UX/UI designers are attractive and benefit from the broad positioning. Designers who can think strategically as well as design visually are particularly in demand on the labour market. Technology companies, digital agencies and product companies offer competitive salaries, which are often complemented by flexible working conditions. Career paths lead from Junior UX/UI Designer to Senior Designer to Design Lead, Head of Design or VP of Product Design. Specialisations in UX Research, Design Strategy or Design Engineering offer additional development opportunities. The demand for versatile designers who have an overview of the big picture remains high in the long term.

Similarly paid roles

Same axis – directly comparable

€30,000 – €80,000 · bar = lower to upper 10 %, line = median

How we calculate

  • Sources: job ads with a stated salary that are assigned to a role, plus recorded salary data sets. Currently 6,380 active IT jobs state their salary.
  • Range: lower 10 % to upper 10 % (P10–P90), so that individual outliers do not shift the limits. The median splits the values into two equal halves.
  • Plausible: only gross annual salaries between €15,000 and €250,000; placeholders and monthly values are excluded.
  • Calculator: role median × experience factor × federal state factor. The factors come from 4,290 salary data sets – each as a ratio to the median of its role, so the mix of roles does not distort them.
  • Minimum size: breakdowns by skill, city and work model only appear from 20 values; every figure states its basis.

Earning more starts with the right job.

Open positions as UX/UI Designer – with salary at a glance.

View jobs with salary All IT salaries