Industrial Designer salary: $170K median
The median advertised Industrial Designer salary is $170K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $200K: counted from 25 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $82 an hour or $14,167 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $278K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll industrial designer jobs
$170Kmedian advertised salary
$150K – $200Kmiddle half of roles
$183Kaverage advertised salary
25roles counted
Skills that pay more for Industrial Designer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| SolidWorks | $197K | +$27K | 6 |
| CAD | $197K | +$27K | 12 |
| Brand design | $194K | +$24K | 5 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | $190K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Industrial Designer roles
All industrial designer jobs- Head of Industrial DesignWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, US$323K - $399KLead and aboveBrand designRegulatory complianceCAD
- Industrial DesignerHark · 🇺🇸San Jose$150K - $350K
- Principal CMF Designer, Warfighter SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington, United States$241K - $319KLead and aboveComputer VisionBrand designSensor fusion
- Product Designer, Physical EngineeringOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$245K - $310KHybridInteraction designCAD
- Lead Industrial DesignerSkild AI · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, San Francisco$100K - $300KLead and aboveMachine Learning
- Senior Director, Industrial DesignSharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States$165K - $245KLead and aboveWorkforce planningCADSolidWorks
- Senior Exterior Designer, Robot Industrial DesignZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$172K - $237KSeniorApplication securityCAD
- Senior Industrial DesignerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$167K - $222KSeniorComputer VisionBrand design3D modeling
- Staff Industrial DesignerHims & Hers · 🇺🇸US - Remote$180K - $220KRemoteLead and aboveDesign systemsCADSolidWorks
- Senior Industrial DesignerFormlabs · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$110K - $210KSeniorAirflow
- Industrial DesignerCobot · 🇺🇸Santa Clara$190K - $210K
- Senior CMF Quality EngineerOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$173K - $203KHybridSeniorGD&TLean manufacturingSix Sigma
- Staff Industrial DesignerHeron Power · Scotts Valley$145K - $195KLead and above
- Senior CMF DesignerVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$135K - $192KSeniorVisual designAdobe Creative CloudERP
- Industrial DesignerApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$150K - $190KCAD
- Senior Industrial Designer - San FranciscoPlaud · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$135K - $185KHybridSenior
- Sr. Industrial DesignerObservable Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$115K - $175KHybridSenior
- Senior Industrial Design, LeadWhoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$130K - $170KLead and aboveDesign systems3D modelingCAD
- Industrial Design Opportunities at SharkNinjaSharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States$82K - $167KAgileAdobe Creative CloudCAD
- Senior Specialist in Product Management - Color, Material & Finish (CMF)Scout Motors · 🇺🇸Novi, Michigan, United States$120K - $145KSenior
Questions about Industrial Designer pay
- What is the average Industrial Designer salary?
- $183K a year on average and $170K at the median, across 25 open Industrial 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 $150K to $200K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Industrial Designer pay?
- Anduril Industries ($190K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an industrial designer a high-paying job?
- The median Industrial Designer posting advertises $170K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 2% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an industrial designer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $278K a year or more; the highest open Industrial Designer role advertises up to $399K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Industrial Designer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $170K a year is about $82 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,167 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $72 to $96 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Industrial Designer roles?
- Postings that ask for SolidWorks (+$27K, 6 postings), CAD (+$27K, 12 postings), Brand design (+$24K, 5 postings) advertise more than the $170K median of all Industrial 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 Industrial Designer roles at companies is $170K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $200K. Counted from 25 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/industrial-designer/
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