Designer (Product / UX) compensation
Designer (Product / UX) Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Designer (Product / UX) salary at AI startups is $175,000, based on 159 disclosed job postings ($60,000–$290,000 range). Updated July 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$60,000Minimum
$175,000Median
$290,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 159 disclosed salaries.
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Median Designer (Product / UX) salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series C | $192,500 | 32 |
| Series D | $190,000 | 25 |
| Series F | $185,000 | 5 |
| Series B | $175,000 | 33 |
| Series G+ | $153,000 | 14 |
| Series A | $150,800 | 35 |
| Debt | $150,622 | 7 |
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How we calculate this
Roughly a quarter of AI-startup postings disclose pay. We extract the USD range from those that do, normalize each to a midpoint, and aggregate across distinct postings (deduplicated by posting ID). The minimum, median, and maximum above are based on 159 disclosed salaries. We publish aggregate ranges only, never a single company's salary, so the numbers stay representative rather than anecdotal.
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