Salary by city · UX researcher
UX researcher salary by city — 25 destinations ranked
Senior UX researcher running qualitative + quantitative studies that inform product direction.
NYC P50 anchor: $165,000/year · scaled by local pay-tier multipliers + FX into each city's currency. Net + lifestyle-tier mapping uses each country's effective payroll deduction.
Who this band describes
Senior UX researchers in this band have 5-8 years of experience, typically a graduate degree in HCI / psychology / sociology, and own multi-method research programs (generative interviews, usability studies, surveys, analytics integration).
Highest pay at public tech companies with mature research orgs. Mid-band at enterprise SaaS and consultancies. The role overlaps with data science in pure-quant settings and with strategy in qualitative-heavy ones — comp varies accordingly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai· United Arab Emirates | AED 363,917 AED 286,722 – AED 474,194 | AED 28,810 | Premium | +311% |
| Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia | MYR 231,458 MYR 182,361 – MYR 301,597 | MYR 16,009 | Premium | +223% |
| Bangkok· Thailand | THB 1,764,583 THB 1,390,278 – THB 2,299,306 | THB 132,344 | Premium | +189% |
| Buenos Aires· Argentina | ARS 32,083,333 ARS 25,277,778 – ARS 41,805,556 | ARS 1,978,472 | Premium | +174% |
| Bangalore· India | ₹6,187,500 ₹4,875,000 – ₹8,062,500 | ₹386,719 | Premium | +140% |
| Seoul· South Korea | ₩113,055,556 ₩89,074,074 – ₩147,314,815 | ₩7,442,824 | Premium | +120% |
| Osaka· Japan | ¥11,550,000 ¥9,100,000 – ¥15,050,000 | ¥702,625 | Premium | +119% |
| Mexico City· Mexico | MX$985,417 MX$776,389 – MX$1,284,028 | MX$72,059 | Premium | +118% |
| Medellin· Colombia | COP 302,500,000 COP 238,333,333 – COP 394,166,667 | COP 19,662,500 | Premium | +116% |
| Tokyo· Japan | ¥14,116,667 ¥11,122,222 – ¥18,394,444 | ¥858,764 | Premium | +103% |
| Taipei· Taiwan | NT$2,371,875 NT$1,868,750 – NT$3,090,625 | NT$159,607 | Premium | +85% |
| Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam | ₫1,856,250,000 ₫1,462,500,000 – ₫2,418,750,000 | ₫119,882,813 | Premium | +78% |
| Budapest· Hungary | HUF 27,156,250 HUF 21,395,833 – HUF 35,385,417 | HUF 1,504,909 | Premium | +52% |
| Toronto· Canada | CA$145,979 CA$115,014 – CA$190,215 | CA$8,759 | Premium | +44% |
| Sydney· Australia | A$163,854 A$129,097 – A$213,507 | A$10,514 | Premium | +42% |
| Tallinn· Estonia | €61,111 €48,148 – €79,630 | €3,993 | Premium | +42% |
| Singapore· Singapore | SGD 143,993 SGD 113,449 – SGD 187,627 | SGD 11,279 | Premium | +41% |
| Prague· Czech Republic | CZK 1,684,375 CZK 1,327,083 – CZK 2,194,792 | CZK 110,186 | Premium | +40% |
| Athens· Greece | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €3,667 | Premium | +37% |
| Stockholm· Sweden | SEK 957,917 SEK 754,722 – SEK 1,248,194 | SEK 51,887 | Premium | +37% |
| Warsaw· Poland | PLN 295,625 PLN 232,917 – PLN 385,208 | PLN 17,122 | Premium | +36% |
| Valencia· Spain | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €4,331 | Premium | +34% |
| São Paulo· Brazil | R$398,750 R$314,167 – R$519,583 | R$22,264 | Premium | +32% |
| Montreal· Canada | CA$101,062 CA$79,625 – CA$131,687 | CA$6,064 | Premium | +26% |
| Brisbane· Australia | A$113,437 A$89,375 – A$147,813 | A$7,279 | Premium | +20% |
| New York· United States | $165,000 $130,000 – $215,000 | $10,361 | Premium | +16% |
| Vienna· Austria | €76,389 €60,185 – €99,537 | €3,692 | Premium | +15% |
| Melbourne· Australia | A$113,437 A$89,375 – A$147,813 | A$7,279 | Premium | +9% |
| Lyon· France | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €3,667 | Premium | +9% |
| Porto· Portugal | €53,472 €42,130 – €69,676 | €3,075 | Premium | +8% |
| Zurich· Switzerland | CHF 123,368 CHF 97,199 – CHF 160,752 | CHF 8,173 | Premium | +6% |
| Manchester· United Kingdom | £58,437 £46,042 – £76,146 | £3,604 | Premium | +6% |
| Amsterdam· Netherlands | €99,306 €78,241 – €129,398 | €5,586 | Premium | +5% |
| Madrid· Spain | €61,111 €48,148 – €79,630 | €3,850 | Premium | +4% |
| Paris· France | €91,667 €72,222 – €119,444 | €4,889 | Premium | +2% |
| Lisbon· Portugal | €61,111 €48,148 – €79,630 | €3,514 | Comfortable | +23% |
| Rome· Italy | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €3,753 | Comfortable | +21% |
| Edinburgh· United Kingdom | £58,437 £46,042 – £76,146 | £3,604 | Comfortable | +21% |
| Berlin· Germany | €84,028 €66,204 – €109,491 | €4,061 | Comfortable | +18% |
| London· United Kingdom | £90,903 £71,620 – £118,449 | £5,606 | Comfortable | +17% |
| Vancouver· Canada | CA$101,062 CA$79,625 – CA$131,687 | CA$6,064 | Comfortable | +17% |
| Barcelona· Spain | €61,111 €48,148 – €79,630 | €3,850 | Comfortable | +14% |
| Milan· Italy | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €3,753 | Comfortable | +13% |
| Copenhagen· Denmark | DKK 683,833 DKK 538,778 – DKK 891,056 | DKK 31,342 | Comfortable | +11% |
| Rotterdam· Netherlands | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €3,867 | Comfortable | +11% |
| Munich· Germany | €91,667 €72,222 – €119,444 | €4,431 | Comfortable | +7% |
| Oslo· Norway | NOK 797,500 NOK 628,333 – NOK 1,039,167 | NOK 41,071 | Balanced | +20% |
| Hamburg· Germany | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €3,323 | Balanced | +11% |
| Dublin· Ireland | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €4,068 | Balanced | +9% |
| Frankfurt· Germany | €68,750 €54,167 – €89,583 | €3,323 | Balanced | +8% |
| Austin· United States | $74,250 $58,500 – $96,750 | $4,662 | Balanced | +2% |
| Chicago· United States | $74,250 $58,500 – $96,750 | $4,662 | Balanced | +0% |
| Hong Kong· Hong Kong | HK$580,937 HK$457,708 – HK$756,979 | HK$38,729 | Frugal | +21% |
| Tel Aviv· Israel | ₪275,000 ₪216,667 – ₪358,333 | ₪15,125 | Frugal | +17% |
| Seattle· United States | $74,250 $58,500 – $96,750 | $4,662 | Frugal | +8% |
| Miami· United States | $74,250 $58,500 – $96,750 | $4,662 | Frugal | +2% |
| San Francisco· United States | $74,250 $58,500 – $96,750 | $4,662 | Out of reach | −-7% |
See the full math per city
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