Typography salary: $175K median
The median advertised Typography salary is $175K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $130K to $212K: counted from 149 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $84 an hour or $14,583 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $258K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Typography jobs
$175Kmedian advertised salary
$130K – $212Kmiddle half of roles
$181Kaverage advertised salary
149roles counted
Typography salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $190K, 14% 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 | $130K–$202K | 44 |
| Lead and above | $190K | $159K–$243K | 46 |
| No level in the title | $176K | $126K–$235K | 55 |
Typography salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $199K | 60 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $196K | 40 |
| 🇺🇸California | $182K | 75 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $175K | 141 |
Skills that pay more for Typography roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSS | $210K | +$36K | 19 |
| Interaction design | $209K | +$34K | 28 |
| HTML | $200K | +$26K | 20 |
| Design systems | $194K | +$18K | 64 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Ramp | $332K | 3 |
| OpenAI | $292K | 4 |
| Runway Ml | $255K | 4 |
| Render | $251K | 4 |
| Mercury | $212K | 3 |
| CodeRabbit | $212K | 3 |
| Brex | $210K | 9 |
| Roblox | $187K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 4 |
| True Anomaly | $154K | 4 |
| $126K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Typography roles
All Typography jobs- Head of BrandRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$309K - $424KHybridLead and aboveRailsBrand designTypography
- Product DesignerAntimetal · 🇺🇸HQ - NYC$200K - $400KLLMObservabilityDesign systems
- Web Design ManagerAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$305K - $385KSEODesign systemsTypography
- Frontend Software Engineer, Codex AppOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $385KTypeScriptReactTypography
- Frontend Software Engineer, ChatGPT SpaceOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $385KHybridTypeScriptReactTypography
- Principal Product Designer, Design Systems LeadRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$280K - $385KRemoteLead and aboveDesign systemsInteraction designTypography
- Software Engineering Manager, Engine UIRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$294K - $343KC++LuaUIKit
- Brand Design Manager, GrowthBrex · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$248K - $311KFigmaBrand designTypography
- Brand Design Manager, GrowthBrex · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$248K - $311KFigmaBrand designTypography
- UI EngineerGamma · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $310KReactCSSDesign systems
- Staff/Principal Design Systems LeadRender · 🇺🇸Remote: United States$218K - $307KRemoteLead and aboveLLMFigmaAI agents
- Director, StorylabsPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$247K - $301KLead and aboveFigmaVisual designTypography
- Staff Product DesignerRender · 🇺🇸Remote: United States$218K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveLLMCI/CDAI agents
- Brand Design LeadMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $300KLead and aboveVisual designBrand designTypography
- Principal Product Designer, GrowthChime · 🇺🇸New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA$202K - $290KLead and aboveInteraction designTypography
- Product DesignerBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$225K - $290KHybridTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Sr./Staff Product Designer, GrowthRunway Ml · Remote$220K - $290KRemoteLead and aboveHTMLA/B testingVisual design
- Sr./Staff Product DesignerRunway Ml · Remote$220K - $290KRemoteLead and aboveHTMLVisual designTypography
- Senior Product Design Manager - Business Banking & InvestmentsMercury · 🇺🇸🇨🇦San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$229K - $286KRemoteSeniorVisual designInteraction designTypography
- Senior Product DesignerCohere · 🇨🇦Toronto$125K - $280KRemoteSeniorFigmaAI agentsDesign systems
Questions about Typography pay
- What is the average Typography salary?
- $181K a year on average and $175K at the median, across 149 open Typography 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 $130K to $212K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Typography pay?
- Ramp ($332K), OpenAI ($292K), Runway Ml ($255K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a typography a high-paying job?
- The median Typography 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 typography?
- A tenth of the postings offer $258K a year or more; the highest open Typography role advertises up to $424K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Typography 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: $62 to $102 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Typography roles?
- Postings that ask for CSS (+$36K, 19 postings), Interaction design (+$34K, 28 postings), HTML (+$26K, 20 postings) advertise more than the $175K median of all Typography 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 Typography roles at companies is $175K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $130K to $212K. Counted from 149 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/typography/
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