Brand Designer salary: $175K median
The median advertised Brand Designer salary is $175K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $142K to $202K: counted from 103 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $84 an hour or $14,583 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $215K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
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$175Kmedian advertised salary
$142K – $202Kmiddle half of roles
$175Kaverage advertised salary
103roles counted
Brand Designer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $195K, 17% more than senior roles ($166K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $166K | $128K–$195K | 33 |
| Lead and above | $195K | $170K–$210K | 31 |
| No level in the title | $176K | $130K–$200K | 39 |
Brand Designer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $195K | 45 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $192K | 36 |
| 🇺🇸California | $188K | 49 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $178K | 100 |
Skills that pay more for Brand Designer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design systems | $193K | +$18K | 22 |
| Performance marketing | $188K | +$12K | 11 |
| Brand design | $186K | +$10K | 58 |
| Motion design | $184K | +$8K | 21 |
| Typography | $180K | +$5K | 51 |
Top-paying companies
Highest-paying open Brand Designer roles
All brand designer jobs- Brand DesignerSynthetic · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $350K
- Brand Design Manager, GrowthBrex · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$248K - $311KFigmaBrand designTypography
- Brand Design Manager, GrowthBrex · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$248K - $311KFigmaBrand designTypography
- Brand Design LeadMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $300KLead and aboveVisual designBrand designTypography
- Brand Designer (Remote)Synthetic · 🇺🇸United States$250K - $300KRemote
- Principal Brand DesignerSnorkel AI · 🇺🇸New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)$225K - $280KHybridLead and aboveFigmaGenerative AILLM evaluation
- Principal Brand DesignerRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$200K - $275KHybridLead and aboveDesign systemsBrand designTypography
- Brand Designer, WebFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$127K - $269KDesign systemsVisual designInformation architecture
- Staff Brand DesignerRender · 🇺🇸Remote: United States$218K - $268KRemoteLead and aboveLLMHTMLCSS
- Senior Brand Design RecruiterRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$165K - $265KHybridSeniorVisual designBrand design
- Brand DesignerRogo · 🇺🇸New York City$165K - $265KFigmaVisual designBrand design
- Staff Brand Designer, Graphic & WebSandboxaq · 🇺🇸United States$138K - $258KRemoteLead and aboveSEOHTMLCSS
- Staff Brand Designer - ConsumerKraken · 🇺🇸United States$127K - $254KRemoteLead and aboveFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Sr. Brand DesignerCursor · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$172K - $250KSeniorFigmaBrand designTypography
- Brand Designer, Creative StudioNotion · 🇺🇸New York, New York$200K - $250KHybridDesign systemsBrand design
- Staff Brand DesignerGumloop · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office$180K - $250KLead and aboveShopify
- Brand DesignerExa · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$150K - $250KFigmaHubSpot
- Staff Brand DesignerHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$181K - $249KLead and aboveFigmaBrand designTypography
- Staff Brand DesignerHarvey · 🇺🇸New York$181K - $249KLead and aboveFigmaBrand designTypography
- Brand DesignerBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$190K - $240KHybridMachine LearningBrand designMotion design
Questions about Brand Designer pay
- What is the average Brand Designer salary?
- $175K a year on average and $175K at the median, across 103 open Brand Designer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $142K to $202K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Brand Designer pay?
- Ramp ($215K), Brex ($210K), Roblox ($166K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a brand designer a high-paying job?
- The median Brand Designer posting advertises $175K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 1% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a brand designer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $215K a year or more; the highest open Brand Designer role advertises up to $350K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Brand Designer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $175K a year is about $84 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $68 to $97 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Brand Designer roles?
- Postings that ask for Design systems (+$18K, 22 postings), Performance marketing (+$12K, 11 postings), Brand design (+$10K, 58 postings) advertise more than the $175K median of all Brand Designer postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Brand Designer roles at companies is $175K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $142K to $202K. Counted from 103 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/brand-designer/
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