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1 | Here's the Google Form for submitting new entries: https://forms.gle/FteBpK1grPCryr6o8 | ||||||||||||||
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3 | AIGA Eye on Design has put this form and spreadsheet together to encourage transparency and equity in the design industry. While the data collected in the spreadsheet will by no means be a perfect overview of the industry, it’s our belief that eliminating salary speculation is one vital step in moving towards a more progressive, diverse, inclusive, and fair work environment in design. For more about the motivations behind organizing the spreadsheet, please read the following: https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/its-time-for-graphic-design-to-embrace-the-radical-potential-of-salary-transparency-%f0%9f%92%b8/ | ||||||||||||||
4 | Name of Company/ Studio/ Agency/ Organization/ Institution. OR: Region, type of company/employer, and/or # of employees at place of employment | Job title | Salary (per annum, or state otherwise) | City/Region | Country | Years of experience | TOTALLY optional: Identify your gender or preferred pronouns | TOTALLY optional: Identify your race with your preferred designation | TOTALLY optional: Sexual orientation | What is your highest educational qualification? (i.e. high school, BA, MFA, etc.) | Starting salary at current place of employment | Year of starting salary | Do you have benefits? If so, please specify (i.e. health, 401k matching, life insurance, etc.) | What is your company’s parental leave policy? If none, please note. | Notes: please feel free to put any additional relevant information about your role here. |
5 | 1 | Designer | $40,000 | Atlanta | United States | 9 | Her | White | Straight | 2 Years College | Freelance | ||||
6 | 1 | Freelance Designer | ~400/day when hired, 55k/year | NYC | USA | 6 | She/Her | MFA | Pay own health insurance, 1k/month | ||||||
7 | 1 | Freelance graphic designer | Rs. 3,96,000 | Mumbai | India | 2 | Female | Indian | Straight | Diploma in Visual Communication | 2019 | Nope because I'm a freelancer | None | I work for 2 places on a part-time agreement. On an average per day I work 4-5 hours and sometimes there are working weekends but I get a lot of time to do side projects | |
8 | 1 | Freelance graphic designer/illustrator | 20 000 | Strasbourg | France | 4 | female | Master | 5 000 | 2016 | no | none | in house studio, one person | ||
9 | 4 | Graphic & UX Designer | 32,000 | Montreal | Canada | 6 | She, her | Caucasian | Straight | BA | 30,000 | 1 | |||
10 | 5 | Designer | 67000 | New York City | US | 3 | Female | BFA | 67000 | 2019 | Health | ||||
11 | 10 | Designer | 45,000 | New York | USA | 5 | |||||||||
12 | 10 | Graphic Designer | 47,500 | New York City | USA | 5 | Male | White | Straight | BFA | 40,000 | 2017 | 75% of health insurance covered | None | |
13 | 14 | Mid-Level Designer | 47,500 | NYC | USA | 3 | |||||||||
14 | 15 | Senior Designer | 63,000 | NYC | USA | 8 | |||||||||
15 | 30 | Designer | 43,500 | NYC | USA | 5 | male | white | |||||||
16 | 40 | UI/UX Design | 75,000 | Richmond, VA | United States | 6 | F | Latam | BA | 45000 | 2016 | A bunch. Health vision dental learning budget. Lunch every week. Free week of vaca at the end of the year. 401k . hsa | |||
17 | 45 | junior designer | 38,000 | NYC | USA | 2 | he/him | white | |||||||
18 | 50 | Graphic designer | 40k pa | LA | USA | 0 | Female | Straight | BFA | No | None | ||||
19 | 50 | Sr Art Director | 84500 | Buffalo, NY | USA | 23 | M | BS | 79000 | 2016 | Health, 401k, pension, life, dental, vision, disability | 8 weeks | |||
20 | 70 | Junior Designer | $45,000 | Philadelphia | United States | 2 | Female, She, Her | Hispanic/Latina | Straight | BFA | $45,000 | 2019 | health, 401k matching, life insurance | 12 weeks for fathers, 16 weeks for Mothers, 6 weeks paid in full, option to use 3 weeks of PTO | |
21 | 120 | Product Design Lead | 120000 | New York | United States | 6 | Him | White | Cis | BA | 105000 | 2017 | Yes | 10 weeks paid for secondary caregiver, up to 42 additional weeks unpaid | |
22 | 150 | Design Director | 93,000 | Bellevue, WA | USA | 10 | He/him | Caucasian | Straight | BS | 65000 | 2015 | Health, 401k, life | None | Not a very defined role |
23 | 200 | Marketing designer | 43500 | Zwolle | Nederland | 5 | Female | Hbo | 3 | 2015 | Pension | ||||
24 | 250 | Art Director | 102,000 | Los Angeles | USA | 25 | BFA | 80,000 | 2007 | Health, 401k Match | Not sure | ||||
25 | 250 | Art Director | 102,000 | Los Angeles | USA | 25 | BFA | 80,000 | 2007 | Health, 401k Match | Not sure | ||||
26 | 300 | Creative technologist | 65,000 | New York | United states | 1 | Bfa | Don’t know | 1 | Yes | Don’t know | ||||
27 | 350 | Graphic Designer | 68,000 | Portland, OR | USA | 6 | she/her | BFA | 68,000 | 2019 | health, 401k | ||||
28 | 400 | Associate Designer | 66000 | Boston | United States | 1 | She/Her/Hers | Asian | BFA | 66000 | 1 | Health | Unknown | ||
29 | 1,000 | Graphic designer | 93,000 | Los Angeles | USA | 7 | Female | White | Straight | Bfa | |||||
30 | 4800 | Design Manager | 89000 | Austin | US | 10 | Male | White | Straight | HS | 85000 | 2018 | Health, 401k matching, PTO | 4 weeks | |
31 | Private Company / full time / 50employees | Graphic Designer | 38,000 | Fort Worth | U.S. | 1 | F | BA | 38,000 | health, 401k matching | 1 month | ||||
32 | -Podium | Production Designer | 45,000 | Lehi, Utah | United States | 1 | Female | White | BS | 45,000 | 2019 | Health, vision, dental, 401k matching | Moms get 3 months, dads get 6 weeks | ||
33 | “Integrated branding agency” 20-60 employees | Designer | 47,850 | Raleigh, NC | USA | 3.5 | Female | White | BFA | 40,000 | 2016 | 401k (sometimes matching), life insurance, free parking, $500 have-a-life fund | 3 months | Layoffs often, shady leadership | |
34 | +10,000 | Chief Brand Officer | 220,000 | San Francisco Bay Area | USA | 23 | Female | MDes | 123,000 | 2009 | Health, life, pension, 401k, pet, supplemental, AD&D, paid sick days, | Take disability + vacation days | |||
35 | < 10 person startup | Product Design Lead | 90,000 | Bay Area CA | USA | 6 | She/her | White | Heterosexual | BA | 85,000 | 2016 | Health, vision, dental, stock | Not sure | |
36 | < 50 employees, Startup | Sr. Product Designer | 100,000 | Seattle | USA | 10 | She/Her | White | Straight | BA | 75,000 | 2014 | Health/Dental/Vision, 401k (no match) | 2 weeks paid, 12 weeks off total | |
37 | < 50 employees, tech startup | Senior Product Designer | 105,000 | Denver, CO | USA | 7 | Female | White | Heterosexual | BA | 85,000 | 2017 | health, vision, dental, 401k matching, life insurance, FMLA, maternity/paternity leave, | i know it has maternal/paternal leave, not sure on the details | left and came back to the role with a promotion and pay increase |
38 | <10 person design agency | Associate Creative Director | 80,000 | New York | USA | 6 | Female | White | BFA | 80,000 | 2018 | health and dental insurance | 3 months | flexible vacation days and WFH structure | |
39 | <100 Bay Area Tech Startup | Sr Visual Designer | 165,000 | San Francisco | United States | 6 | Female | White | Straight | BFA | 165,000 | 2019 | health / dental / vision, 401k (no matching), life insurance, unlimited vacation, some catered meals, flexible work from home policy, equity | Equity in addition to salary | |
40 | <120 Bay Area Tech Startup | Product Designer | 100,000 | San Francisco | United States | 6 | she/her | white | pansexual | BFA | 90,000 | 2018 | vision/dental/health, free lunch, 401k (no matching), phone + spotify ($40/month), $70/month transit, unlimited vacation | none | Most of our employees (<80) are in Bangalore (mostly engineering) |
41 | <15 people Architecture office | Designer | $30/hr for 20 hours per week, contract | Austin , TX | USA | 4 | Female | White | Straight | Master of Architecture | Unchanged | 2019 | No | Unknown | Contract, part time, salary above equalized for full time annual |
42 | <35 employees, Full-Service Ad Agency | Graphic Designer | $44,900 | Austin, TX | United States of America | 5 | male | white | straight | BFA | 35,000 | 2015 | health insurance, 401k part-matching, 2 weeks paid vacation | strong | |
43 | <50 | Graphics Director | 80,850 | Southeast | USA | 17 | Female | White | Straight | BA | 26,000 | 2000 | Yes - health, 401k profit share, life insurance, esop | 12 weeks maternity leave | |
44 | <50 Branding/ Design Agency | Graphic Designer | £24,000 | Birmingham | UK | 10 | HND | £12,000 | 2011 | ||||||
45 | <50 employee LA based lifestyle brand | Product Designer | $21/hour (40 hours/week) | Los Angeles, CA | US | 2 | Female | BFA | $16/hour ($40/week) | 2018 | Health and life insurance, 401k | ||||
46 | <50 employees | Motion Graphics Designer | $45,000 | Portland, OR | USA | 3 | Male | Asian/white | Straight | BS | $500/week | 2018 | health, vision, dental, 401k | 4 weeks | |
47 | <50 employees, jewelry comany | Graphic Designer | $15,000 | Syracuse, NY Area | United States | 3 | Female | White | Straight | BFA | $15,000 | 2019 | None | None | Was told during interview process the position would become full-time within 3 months, still only part time working 20hr a week |
48 | <50 Membership Organization | Graphic Designer (Communications Design & Marketing) | 49,000 | Bellevue, WA | USA | 5 | She/Her | White | Hetero | BFA | 49,000 | 2019 | 401K Match, Health Insurance, Life Insurance | not sure | currently the only graphic designer on staff |
49 | <60 ppl | Graphic Design Director | $150,000 | Chicago, IL | USA | 11 | BFA | $85,000 | 2014 | Health, 401k matching, life insurance, vision, dental, continued learning, profit sharing | Minimum state requirements | ||||
50 | >100 Employee Media Agency | Designer | 50,000 | Boston | United States | 3 | Female | White | Heterosexual | BFA | 45,000 | 2018 | Yes | 12 weeks paid | |
51 | >100 employees | Productiond designer | 60,000 | MA | United States | 5 | Male | BA | 40,000 | 2016 | Health, life, vision/dental, 401k contribution | 8 weeks for either parent | |||
52 | >100 open source software company | UX Designer | US$ 78000 | Germany | 6 | Female | White | BA | US$ 78000 | 2019 | benefits provided by German law (Health, state pension), 401k equivalent is granted after end of probational period, paid travel and conference attendance options | by your residence country's regulation | |||
53 | >200 employees, fintech startup | Senior designer | $100,000 | New York, NY | USA | 6 | Female | White | Straight | BA | $75,000 | 2017 | Health/dental/vision insurance, employee education stipend, can WFH, flexible PTO, equity, catered lunches once a week | 12 weeks for women, I think 6 weeks for men | |
54 | >250 employees Tech Distributor | Graphic desinger | 67,000 | Auckland | New Zealand | 5 | Female | Asian | BA | 65,000 | 2018 | life insurance. | 3 month paid maternity leave | ||
55 | ~125 person non-profit organization | Graphic Designer | $46,800 | Chicago, IL | United States | 4 | Female | White | Straight | BA | $42,500 | 2017 | Health, vision and dental insurance, life insurance, 401k matching, PTO | Unsure | |
56 | ~20 person creative agency | Web Designer | 47,000 | Portland | USA | 5 | She, Her | White | Bisexual | BFA | 47,000 | 2018 | Health, 401k, Life, Disability, PTO | Unsure | |
57 | ~250, Chicago Hospitality Group | Art Director & Beverage Director | 62500 | Chicago, IL | United States | 12 | Male (he/him/his) | White | Heterosexual | BA | 40000 | 2016 | Health Insurance, Life Insurance | None | Combination Art Director / Beverage Director since neither is seen as a "full time position" (lol) |
58 | ~300 person tech startup | Senior Product Designer | 130,000 | NYC | United States | 7 | female | white | queer | BFA | 130,000 | 2019 | Health/Dental/Vision, Life insurance, Flexible (No Cap) PTO, Dog-friendly, weekly lunches, global wework access | not sure | |
59 | ~40 people independent agency | Senior Interaction Designer | 118,000 | Melbourne | Australia | 8 | Female | Mixed | ~ | Bachelor degree | 110,000 | 2018 | Super | Unsure | |
60 | ~500 Packaging and Branding Design | Senior Designer | 69,500 | Chicago, Illinois | USA | 8 | Female | White | Straight | BFA | $56,500 | 2016 | Health (includes eye and dental), HSA contribution, 401K matching | ||
61 | ~75, Digital Agency | Designer | 60,000 GBP | London | UK | 7 | Male | White | Straight | BA | 60,000 GBP | 2020 | A lot! Health, phone, flexi-time, lots of holiday, free lunches etc. | Bonus + Benefits + Leave | Non-hierarchical structure, hence just "designer" title. |
62 | 1 employee | Freelance Graphic Designer | $18.50/hour | Remote Work | Ireland & USA | 8 | Female | White | BA | $18.50 | 2019 | No, I freelance | 26 Weeks (Ireland) | I just started a new role as a part-time designer. If they took me on full-time, I would start to gain benefits. | |
63 | 1 Freelancer | Graphic Designer | 9,600€ | Porto | Portugal | 10 | Male | Caucasian | Heterosexual | BA Graphic Design | 12,00€ per hour | 2009 | No | ||
64 | 1 person | Graphic Design Art Director | 50 k euros | Berlin | Germany | 10 | Male | European | Hetero | BA | |||||
65 | 1-person branding studio | Freelance Graphic Designer/Owner | $48,000 | Japan/California | 6 | She/her | White | BA, BFA | N/a | Spouse’s health insurance | N/a | Previously worked as in house graphic designer at action sports company for 3 years ($43k/yr, San Diego), moved to and started small business to go freelance full time (1 year so far) | |||
66 | 1,000 employees | Junior Graphic Designer | $56,000 | Seattle | United States | 2.25 | she/her | white | pansexual | BA | $56,000 | 2019 | 401k matching, life insurance, 3 weeks PTO, health insurance, donation matching, $1,000 educational stipend | 4 weeks paid | |
67 | 10 person Brand Agency | Junior Designer | 55,000 | New York | United States | 3 | Male | Asian American | Straight | BA | 55,000 | 1 | health insurance | not sure | |
68 | 10-15 employees | Graphic Designer | $37,500 | Delaware | USA | 4 | Male | White | Straight | BFA | $37,500 | 2018 | Health/Dental | Not sure | |
69 | 10-15 employees. Design studio | UI designer | 52,000 | Vancouver | Canada | 2 | She/Her | Master of Design | 40,000 | Basic coverage for prescription meds. Some dental and vision. | None. | ||||
70 | 10-person branding studio | Designer | 50,000 | Chicago | USA | 1 | she/her | white | heterosexual | BA | 48,000 | 2018 | Health insurance | Not sure | |
71 | 100, Architecture Firm | Jr Designer | 38,000 | Houston, TX | United States | 2 | Female | White | Straight | Associate Degree in Graphic Design | 38,000 | 2018 | Health, 401k | ||
72 | 100+ | Graphic Designer | $40,000 | Texas | United States | 4 | They/them | White | Queer | BFA | Health, 401k Matching, Life Insurance | ||||
73 | 100+ | Graphic Designer | 30,000 | Frederick, Maryland | USA | 8 | she/her, cisgender | white | gay | MS | health insurance, life insurance, profit sharing | 6 weeks | |||
74 | 100+ employees | Graphic Designer | 50,000 | Chattanooga, TN | USA | 3 | Male | Caucasian | Heterosexual | BA | 40,000 | 2018 | Health, dental, vision, 401k matching, life | ||
75 | 1000 employees | graphic designer | £ 50.000 | London | UK | 5 | Male | White | Straight | MA | £ 50.000 | 1 | life insurance, dental | 2 weeks paternity leave | |
76 | 11 employees agency | Graphic Designer | 500 BD (1,298 $) | Middle east ? | Bahrain | 0.5 | Female | Arabian | BA | 450 BD (1,168$) | 2019 | Nothing , but we can get prepaid workshops | |||
77 | 110 employees, tech/creative agency | graphic designer | 52,000 | baltimore | United States | 1 | female, she/her | white | bi | BFA in graphic design, minor in mass comm | 22/hr | june 2018 | health, dental, and life insurance, short or long term disability, 401k matching, etc | i think the same as maternal | |
78 | 12 Full Time Employees | Design + Marketing Mananger | 40000 | Kalamazoo, MI | United States | 5 | She, her, hers | White | Hetero | BFA Graphic Design | 32000 | 2016 | 100% Health Insurance Covered, 401k with up to 6% match, life insurance, 19 days of PTO | 2 weeks plus pto. But not very clear and transparent. | |
79 | 12 person startup | Product Designer | 85,000 | Seattle | USA | 2 | He/Him | Mixed | Cis Straight | BA | 85,000 | 2019 | Health | 3 months paid leave | |
80 | 120 employees | Head of Graphics | £58,000 | London | UK | 11 | Female | White | Straight | Masters | |||||
81 | 120 person media startup | Senior Product Designer | $125,000 | NYC | USA | 5 | BA | $100,000 | 2017 | Health, 401k | 6mo primary, 3mo secondary | ||||
82 | 130+ | Design Specialist | 70000 | Greater Chicago Area | USA | 1 | Female | Asian | Straight | MS | 70000 | 1 | health, 401k matching, life insurance | Not sure | UI designer basically |
83 | 15 people, design consultancy | Design lead | 117,000 | Chicago, IL | USA | 11 | Female | White / hispanic | Heterosexual | BFA | 100,000 | 2018 | health / dental / eye / life insurance, 401k matching, learning budget, misc | 4 months | |
84 | 15 person Branding/Packaging Studio | Mid-Level Designer | 60,000 | Oakland | United States | 3.5 | BA | 60,000 | 2 | 75% Health Care coverage, 401k 3%match | None | ||||
85 | 15-person consulting firm | Art Director | $66,000 | Richmond, VA | USA | 20 | female | white | hetero | BA | $55,000 | 1 | medical, dental, retirement, life | 3 months paid | |
86 | 150-200 person ad agency | Junior Designer | 44,000 | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | 1 | Female | White | Straight | BFA | 38,000 | 2018 | Health, 401k matching, life insurance, unlimited pto, flex hours | ||
87 | 150+, Insurance Company | Graphic Web Designer/Developer | 61,500 | Central Florida | USA | 16 | Female | Asian | Bisexual | High School, some college | 60,000 | 2017 | Health, 401K matching, life insurance | Requires that you have Short Term Disability Insurance | Also do corporate headshots for company and video editing. Travel required sometimes but not in job description. Total compensation is $72,543.66. |
88 | 150ish employees; private for-profit educational company | Sr. UX Designer | $105,000 | Minneapolis, MN | USA | 7 | Female (she/her) | Caucasian | Bisexual | BA | 89,000 | 2015 | High deductible health, HSA, 401K 3% match, life insurance, vision, dental | Up to 12 weeks, unpaid | While the job title is Sr. UX, I really function as more of a UX lead/product design lead. |
89 | 16-person Production House | Motion Graphic Designer | 20.38/hr | Downers Grove, IL | US | 4 | Female | White | Straight | BFA | 20.38/hr | 2018 | None | N/A | |
90 | 16, design studio | designer | 43,500 | nyc | usa | 5 | he/him | white | straight | ||||||
91 | 2 person branding studio | Owner / designer | 18000€ per year | Bratislava | Slovakia | 10 | MA | Self employed, variable | 2010 | No | None | ||||
92 | 2 person design and marketing team | Graphic Design Assistant | 22,000 | Illinois | USA | 3 | Male | White | Straight | BFA | 22,000 | 2019 | No | None | |
93 | 2,000+ | Communications Coordinator | $28 hourly | Oregon | USA | 10 | She | Caucasian | Straight | BA | $23 or 24 per hour (don't remember) | 2016 | Health, employee life insurance, vacation/sick time, deferred comp with 1 or 2% employee match. | State-mandated minimum. Unpaid. | Government organization. AFSCME union. |
94 | 20 employee design firm (web, print, video) | Creative Director | $110,000 | Boston, MA | USA | 18 | female | white | heterosexual | BA | 43,000 | 2005 | health, 401k matching | 2 weeks paid | |
95 | 20 employees | Graphic designer | 15000 | Bilbao | Spain | 6 | Male | caucasian | Higher Level Training Cycle | 5000 | 2014 | 8 weeks | |||
96 | 20 person tech startup | Lead Designer | $100,000 | New York | USA | 9 | Male | White | Heterosexual | BA | Health, 401k | None | |||
97 | 20-25 employees | Art Director | $82,000 | Greater Philadelphia | USA | 8 | Female | White | Bisexual | BS | Health, dental, 401k matching | ||||
98 | 200 employees, software company, Minneapolis | sr design manager | 90000 | Minneapolis | United States | 12 | female | BA x 2 | 68000 | 2017 | health, life, 401k, unlimited pto, professional development | we have it for both genders | |||
99 | 200+ person agency | UI Designer | $59,000 | Chicago | USA | 7 | Female, she/her | White | Queer/Bi | BFA | $57,000 | 2018 | Health, dental, 401k matching, life insurance, charitable donation matching, free Friday lunch, unlimited PTO | 6 weeks paid | |
100 | 25 employees | Graphic Design | 35,500 | Upstate NY | US | 3 | Trans Male | White | Queer | BFA | 35,500 | 2019 | 401k matching, life, health insurance | ||