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Design Director salary in United States.

The median design director in the United States reports US$248k in total comp. The middle half lands between US$204k and US$281k. Shared anonymously by designers in the DesignX community.

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Median total US$248kMiddle 50% US$204k–US$281kMedian base US$236k20 entries · anonymous

How the spread looks

Total compensation (base + bonus + annualized equity) in USD. The shaded band is the middle 50%.

$150k–$168k · 4

$168k–$185k · 1

$185k–$202k · 0

$202k–$219k · 2

$219k–$236k · 0

$236k–$253k · 5

$253k–$271k · 2

$271k–$288k · 2

$288k–$305k · 2

$305k–$322k · 0

$322k–$339k · 0

$339k–$356k · 1

$356k–$374k · 0

$374k–$391k · 0

$391k–$408k · 0

$408k–$425k · 1

$150k$288k$425k

P25–P75 band Median

Design Director salary in the United States — total compensation percentiles
25th percentile	US$204k
Median	US$248k
75th percentile	US$281k
90th percentile	US$299k

Every level in United States

Median and middle 50% by level, in USD — so you can see what the next step up is worth.

Junior

$39k · $34k–$56k

Mid

$117k · $91k–$138k

Senior

$130k · $120k–$179k

Staff

$186k · $140k–$236k

Lead

$175k · $124k–$205k

Director●

$248k · $204k–$281k

$408k · $344k–$471k

Where these numbers come from

Every entry is self-reported and anonymous — from the DesignX salary survey and from members who add their own numbers. Entries in other currencies are converted to USD; local figures here use a fixed rate, so treat them as a guide, not a quote. We only publish a page once a group has at least 10 entries.

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