Salary by city · UX / product designer
Best cities for a UX / product designer: salary vs cost of living
Senior product designer with end-to-end ownership of features from research through visual finish.
NYC P50 anchor: $145,000/year · scaled by local pay-tier multipliers + FX into each city's currency. Net + lifestyle-tier mapping uses each country's effective payroll deduction.
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Who this band describes
Senior product designers in this band combine UX research, interaction design, and visual design fluency. Typical experience: 5-8 years, with a portfolio that demonstrates both qualitative research and shipped product impact.
Pay is highest at public tech companies and design-led scale-ups, particularly those competing for talent against engineering hires. Mid-band employers are enterprise SaaS, agencies serving tech clients, and regional product-led businesses. Visual-only roles (without UX research) and pure brand-design roles often pay 15-25% below the band shown here.
All cities ranked by best-supported lifestyle tier
P50 local-currency band shown; net is the post-tax monthly take-home at P50. Lifestyle tier is the highest Mundevo tier that net covers in this city.
| City | P25 / P50 / P75 (gross/year) | Net / month at P50 | Best tier | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria· Egypt | EGP 3,080,846 EGP 2,337,194 – EGP 4,143,207 | EGP 202,822 | Premium | +375% |
| Delhi· India | ₹6,283,764 ₹4,766,993 – ₹8,450,579 | ₹392,735 | Premium | +284% |
| Cairo· Egypt | EGP 3,080,846 EGP 2,337,194 – EGP 4,143,207 | EGP 202,822 | Premium | +259% |
| Bangalore· India | ₹6,283,764 ₹4,766,993 – ₹8,450,579 | ₹392,735 | Premium | +240% |
| Arequipa· Peru | PEN 232,517 PEN 176,392 – PEN 312,695 | PEN 17,051 | Premium | +229% |
| Jakarta· Indonesia | IDR 1,171,244,766 IDR 888,530,512 – IDR 1,575,122,272 | IDR 84,915,246 | Premium | +212% |
| Chiang Mai· Thailand | THB 2,192,051 THB 1,662,935 – THB 2,947,931 | THB 164,404 | Premium | +175% |
| Penang· Malaysia | MYR 266,516 MYR 202,185 – MYR 358,419 | MYR 18,434 | Premium | +169% |
| Valparaiso· Chile | CLP 59,873,051 CLP 45,420,935 – CLP 80,518,931 | CLP 4,133,735 | Premium | +162% |
| Hanoi· Vietnam | ₫1,569,487,751 ₫1,190,645,880 – ₫2,110,690,423 | ₫101,362,751 | Premium | +155% |
| Bogota· Colombia | COP 255,768,374 COP 194,031,180 – COP 343,964,365 | COP 19,608,909 | Premium | +154% |
| Cebu· Philippines | ₱4,084,737 ₱3,098,766 – ₱5,493,267 | ₱285,932 | Premium | +151% |
| Marrakech· Morocco | MAD 627,795 MAD 476,258 – MAD 844,276 | MAD 42,899 | Premium | +150% |
| Mumbai· India | ₹6,283,764 ₹4,766,993 – ₹8,450,579 | ₹392,735 | Premium | +140% |
| Manila· Philippines | ₱4,084,737 ₱3,098,766 – ₱5,493,267 | ₱285,932 | Premium | +134% |
| Lima· Peru | PEN 232,517 PEN 176,392 – PEN 312,695 | PEN 17,051 | Premium | +122% |
| Casablanca· Morocco | MAD 627,795 MAD 476,258 – MAD 844,276 | MAD 42,899 | Premium | +117% |
| Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam | ₫1,569,487,751 ₫1,190,645,880 – ₫2,110,690,423 | ₫101,362,751 | Premium | +115% |
| Medellin· Colombia | COP 255,768,374 COP 194,031,180 – COP 343,964,365 | COP 19,608,909 | Premium | +111% |
| Santiago· Chile | CLP 59,873,051 CLP 45,420,935 – CLP 80,518,931 | CLP 4,133,735 | Premium | +95% |
| Johannesburg· South Africa | ZAR 1,091,666 ZAR 828,160 – ZAR 1,468,102 | ZAR 73,687 | Premium | +95% |
| Guadalajara· Mexico | MX$1,196,298 MX$907,537 – MX$1,608,815 | MX$88,755 | Premium | +85% |
| Bali· Indonesia | IDR 1,171,244,766 IDR 888,530,512 – IDR 1,575,122,272 | IDR 84,915,246 | Premium | +78% |
| Cordoba· Argentina | ARS 61,035,635 ARS 46,302,895 – ARS 82,082,405 | ARS 3,763,864 | Premium | +75% |
| Osaka· Japan | ¥10,288,864 ¥7,805,345 – ¥13,836,748 | ¥663,975 | Premium | +71% |
| Ankara· Turkey | TRY 3,206,987 TRY 2,432,886 – TRY 4,312,844 | TRY 193,488 | Premium | +69% |
| Jeddah· Saudi Arabia | SAR 235,423 SAR 178,597 – SAR 316,604 | SAR 17,657 | Premium | +68% |
| Beijing· China | CN¥437,474 CN¥331,877 – CN¥588,328 | CN¥28,800 | Premium | +61% |
| Shanghai· China | CN¥437,474 CN¥331,877 – CN¥588,328 | CN¥28,800 | Premium | +58% |
| São Paulo· Brazil | R$340,695 R$258,458 – R$458,176 | R$19,022 | Premium | +56% |
| Debrecen· Hungary | HUF 21,461,292 HUF 16,280,980 – HUF 28,861,737 | HUF 1,189,313 | Premium | +52% |
| Thessaloniki· Greece | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,644 | Premium | +52% |
| Cape Town· South Africa | ZAR 1,091,666 ZAR 828,160 – ZAR 1,468,102 | ZAR 73,687 | Premium | +52% |
| Seoul· South Korea | ₩97,721,604 ₩74,133,630 – ₩131,418,708 | ₩6,820,968 | Premium | +50% |
| Rio de Janeiro· Brazil | R$340,695 R$258,458 – R$458,176 | R$19,022 | Premium | +47% |
| Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia | MYR 177,678 MYR 134,790 – MYR 238,946 | MYR 12,289 | Premium | +44% |
| Athens· Greece | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,644 | Premium | +44% |
| Taipei· Taiwan | NT$2,005,457 NT$1,521,381 – NT$2,696,993 | NT$134,951 | Premium | +43% |
| Krakow· Poland | PLN 254,460 PLN 193,039 – PLN 342,205 | PLN 16,209 | Premium | +42% |
| Tokyo· Japan | ¥12,575,278 ¥9,539,866 – ¥16,911,581 | ¥811,525 | Premium | +40% |
| Brno· Czech Republic | CZK 1,422,421 CZK 1,079,078 – CZK 1,912,911 | CZK 94,816 | Premium | +40% |
| Busan· South Korea | ₩87,949,443 ₩66,720,267 – ₩118,276,837 | ₩6,138,871 | Premium | +39% |
| Bangkok· Thailand | THB 1,461,367 THB 1,108,624 – THB 1,965,287 | THB 109,603 | Premium | +37% |
| Istanbul· Turkey | TRY 3,206,987 TRY 2,432,886 – TRY 4,312,844 | TRY 193,488 | Premium | +36% |
| Toronto· Canada | CA$134,209 CA$101,813 – CA$180,487 | CA$8,324 | Premium | +35% |
| Prague· Czech Republic | CZK 1,422,421 CZK 1,079,078 – CZK 1,912,911 | CZK 94,816 | Premium | +31% |
| Riyadh· Saudi Arabia | SAR 235,423 SAR 178,597 – SAR 316,604 | SAR 17,657 | Premium | +29% |
| Budapest· Hungary | HUF 21,461,292 HUF 16,280,980 – HUF 28,861,737 | HUF 1,189,313 | Premium | +27% |
| Cluj-Napoca· Romania | RON 310,921 RON 235,871 – RON 418,136 | RON 14,251 | Premium | +23% |
| Tallinn· Estonia | €51,670 €39,198 – €69,488 | €3,494 | Premium | +21% |
| Bucharest· Romania | RON 310,921 RON 235,871 – RON 418,136 | RON 14,251 | Premium | +21% |
| Warsaw· Poland | PLN 254,460 PLN 193,039 – PLN 342,205 | PLN 16,209 | Premium | +21% |
| Gothenburg· Sweden | SEK 656,278 SEK 497,866 – SEK 882,581 | SEK 41,619 | Premium | +16% |
| Dubai· United Arab Emirates | AED 307,697 AED 233,425 – AED 413,800 | AED 24,359 | Premium | +15% |
| Valencia· Spain | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,775 | Premium | +14% |
| Paris· France | €77,506 €58,797 – €104,232 | €4,681 | Premium | +14% |
| Lyon· France | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,511 | Premium | +13% |
| Wellington· New Zealand | NZ$116,270 NZ$88,205 – NZ$156,363 | NZ$7,650 | Premium | +13% |
| Montreal· Canada | CA$92,914 CA$70,486 – CA$124,953 | CA$5,763 | Premium | +12% |
| Auckland· New Zealand | NZ$116,270 NZ$88,205 – NZ$156,363 | NZ$7,650 | Premium | +11% |
| Singapore· Singapore | SGD 120,623 SGD 91,507 – SGD 162,217 | SGD 9,449 | Premium | +11% |
| Rome· Italy | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,501 | Premium | +8% |
| Mexico City· Mexico | MX$797,532 MX$605,024 – MX$1,072,543 | MX$59,170 | Premium | +6% |
| Zurich· Switzerland | CHF 101,883 CHF 77,291 – CHF 137,015 | CHF 6,914 | Premium | +5% |
| Stockholm· Sweden | SEK 802,118 SEK 608,503 – SEK 1,078,710 | SEK 50,868 | Premium | +3% |
| Abu Dhabi· United Arab Emirates | AED 230,773 AED 175,069 – AED 310,350 | AED 18,270 | Premium | +1% |
| Sydney· Australia | A$135,821 A$103,036 – A$182,656 | A$8,497 | Premium | +0% |
| Vienna· Austria | €64,588 €48,998 – €86,860 | €3,609 | Comfortable | +22% |
| Berlin· Germany | €71,047 €53,898 – €95,546 | €3,705 | Comfortable | +18% |
| New York· United States | $145,000 $110,000 – $195,000 | $9,153 | Comfortable | +16% |
| Madrid· Spain | €51,670 €39,198 – €69,488 | €3,356 | Comfortable | +14% |
| Munich· Germany | €77,506 €58,797 – €104,232 | €4,041 | Comfortable | +13% |
| Salzburg· Austria | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,248 | Comfortable | +12% |
| Florence· Italy | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,501 | Comfortable | +12% |
| Amsterdam· Netherlands | €83,964 €63,697 – €112,918 | €5,083 | Comfortable | +12% |
| London· United Kingdom | £76,887 £58,328 – £103,400 | £4,892 | Comfortable | +11% |
| Antwerp· Belgium | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €2,909 | Comfortable | +10% |
| Edinburgh· United Kingdom | £49,427 £37,497 – £66,471 | £3,145 | Comfortable | +10% |
| Barcelona· Spain | €51,670 €39,198 – €69,488 | €3,356 | Comfortable | +9% |
| Porto· Portugal | €45,212 €34,298 – €60,802 | €2,692 | Comfortable | +9% |
| Melbourne· Australia | A$94,030 A$71,333 – A$126,454 | A$5,882 | Comfortable | +7% |
| Manchester· United Kingdom | £49,427 £37,497 – £66,471 | £3,145 | Comfortable | +6% |
| Vancouver· Canada | CA$92,914 CA$70,486 – CA$124,953 | CA$5,763 | Comfortable | +6% |
| Copenhagen· Denmark | DKK 579,246 DKK 439,428 – DKK 778,985 | DKK 30,898 | Comfortable | +5% |
| Lisbon· Portugal | €51,670 €39,198 – €69,488 | €3,077 | Comfortable | +4% |
| Brisbane· Australia | A$94,030 A$71,333 – A$126,454 | A$5,882 | Comfortable | +3% |
| Hamburg· Germany | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,031 | Comfortable | +3% |
| Milan· Italy | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,501 | Balanced | +21% |
| Frankfurt· Germany | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,031 | Balanced | +20% |
| Austin· United States | $65,250 $49,500 – $87,750 | $4,119 | Balanced | +19% |
| Hong Kong· Hong Kong | HK$512,025 HK$388,433 – HK$688,585 | HK$34,135 | Balanced | +17% |
| Rotterdam· Netherlands | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,519 | Balanced | +17% |
| Brussels· Belgium | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €2,909 | Balanced | +15% |
| Cork· Ireland | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,490 | Balanced | +5% |
| Oslo· Norway | NOK 629,539 NOK 477,581 – NOK 846,621 | NOK 37,720 | Balanced | +1% |
| Chicago· United States | $65,250 $49,500 – $87,750 | $4,119 | Balanced | +0% |
| Tel Aviv· Israel | ₪200,011 ₪151,732 – ₪268,980 | ₪12,864 | Frugal | +25% |
| Dublin· Ireland | €58,129 €44,098 – €78,174 | €3,490 | Frugal | +21% |
| Buenos Aires· Argentina | ARS 27,126,949 ARS 20,579,065 – ARS 36,481,069 | ARS 1,672,829 | Frugal | +20% |
| Seattle· United States | $65,250 $49,500 – $87,750 | $4,119 | Frugal | +15% |
| Geneva· Switzerland | CHF 53,938 CHF 40,919 – CHF 72,537 | CHF 3,660 | Frugal | +13% |
| Los Angeles· United States | $65,250 $49,500 – $87,750 | $4,119 | Frugal | +13% |
| Miami· United States | $65,250 $49,500 – $87,750 | $4,119 | Frugal | +9% |
| San Francisco· United States | $65,250 $49,500 – $87,750 | $4,119 | Out of reach | −-16% |
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