15 Series · SOC 15-1255
Web and Digital Interface Designers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $104,000
- Median / year
- $201,550
- Top 10% earn
- +7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 113,330
- US workers
Web and Digital Interface Designers earn a median of $104,000 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $104,000, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $53,750 (10th percentile) to $201,550 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 113,330 US workers. California pays the most ($136,110), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Web and Digital Interface Designers earn a median of $104,000, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 86% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Computer and Mathematical, it ranks #14 of 21 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 7% by 2033.
- $104,000
- Median annual wage
- Top 14%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #14 of 21
- in Computer and Mathematical
- 3.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $136,110. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Web and Digital Interface Designers (SOC 15-1255) pays a national median of $104,000 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $53,750 at the 10th percentile to $201,550 at the 90th, with a mean of $117,490 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 113,330 Americans work in this occupation across 48 reporting states and 178 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 9,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $136,110, which is +31% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $201,260 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$104,000
per year
Median Hourly
$50.00/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$117,490
average
Employment
113,330
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Web and Digital Interface Designers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$104,000 Top 14% higher than 86% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 15-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Web and Digital Interface Designers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 21 15-series occupations with growth data, Web and Digital Interface Designers sits on the faster-growing side at +7% growth and $104,000 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+7%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
9,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.2/100
Danger Index
1/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Web and Digital Interface Designers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product.
- ▸ Devise missions, challenges, or puzzles to be encountered in game play.
- ▸ Create core game features, including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise.
- ▸ Solicit, obtain, and integrate feedback from design and technical staff into original game design.
- ▸ Conduct regular design reviews throughout the game development process.
- ▸ Develop and maintain design level documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, and mission outlines.
- ▸ Document all aspects of formal game design, using mock-up screenshots, sample menu layouts, gameplay flowcharts, and other graphical devices.
- ▸ Provide feedback to designers and other colleagues regarding game design features.
- ▸ Create and manage documentation, production schedules, prototyping goals, and communication plans in collaboration with production staff.
- ▸ Provide feedback to production staff regarding technical game qualities or adherence to original design.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$53,750
25th Percentile
$73,290
Median
$104,000
75th Percentile
$158,820
90th Percentile
$201,550
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $136,110 | +31% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $130,480 | +25% above national |
| 3 | New York | $120,990 | +16% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $113,540 | +9% above national |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $111,150 | +7% above national |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $107,650 | +4% above national |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $105,990 | +2% above national |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $104,160 | same as national |
| 9 | Georgia | $103,810 | same as national |
| 10 | Texas | $102,650 | 1% below national |
| 11 | Oregon | $102,220 | 2% below national |
| 12 | Utah | $99,990 | 4% below national |
| 13 | Arizona | $98,070 | 6% below national |
| 14 | North Carolina | $97,990 | 6% below national |
| 15 | Maryland | $96,760 | 7% below national |
| 16 | Colorado | $95,880 | 8% below national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $95,340 | 8% below national |
| 18 | New Jersey | $95,310 | 8% below national |
| 19 | Connecticut | $94,660 | 9% below national |
| 20 | Delaware | $93,880 | 10% below national |
| 21 | Illinois | $85,710 | 18% below national |
| 22 | Ohio | $83,360 | 20% below national |
| 23 | Minnesota | $82,650 | 21% below national |
| 24 | Michigan | $81,010 | 22% below national |
| 25 | South Carolina | $80,930 | 22% below national |
| 26 | Nevada | $80,120 | 23% below national |
| 27 | Florida | $77,730 | 25% below national |
| 28 | Virginia | $77,140 | 26% below national |
| 29 | Montana | $77,030 | 26% below national |
| 30 | Kentucky | $77,000 | 26% below national |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $76,440 | 26% below national |
| 32 | West Virginia | $71,880 | 31% below national |
| 33 | Alaska | $71,300 | 31% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $70,970 | 32% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $70,620 | 32% below national |
| 36 | Iowa | $69,060 | 34% below national |
| 37 | Louisiana | $68,790 | 34% below national |
| 38 | Wyoming | $67,020 | 36% below national |
| 39 | Nebraska | $65,520 | 37% below national |
| 40 | North Dakota | $64,260 | 38% below national |
| 41 | Idaho | $64,250 | 38% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $63,510 | 39% below national |
| 43 | Indiana | $63,430 | 39% below national |
| 44 | New Mexico | $53,300 | 49% below national |
| 45 | Alabama | $51,860 | 50% below national |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $48,700 | 53% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $48,550 | 53% below national |
| 48 | Guam | $31,200 | 70% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $201,260 | +94% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $163,810 | +58% above national |
| 3 | Boulder, CO | $139,900 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $133,760 | +29% above national |
| 5 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $133,340 | +28% above national |
| 6 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $132,010 | +27% above national |
| 7 | Ithaca, NY | $125,810 | +21% above national |
| 8 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $123,850 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $122,270 | +18% above national |
| 10 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $120,640 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $119,950 | +15% above national |
| 12 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $119,190 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $118,190 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $114,220 | +10% above national |
| 15 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $113,700 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $112,840 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $111,420 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $107,320 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $107,210 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $106,550 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $104,940 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $104,840 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $104,150 | same as national |
| 24 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $103,430 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $102,860 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $102,180 | 2% below national |
| 27 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $100,960 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $100,710 | 3% below national |
| 29 | New Haven, CT | $100,060 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $99,990 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $99,450 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $99,210 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $98,330 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $97,920 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $97,780 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $97,420 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $97,190 | 7% below national |
| 38 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $97,000 | 7% below national |
| 39 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $96,760 | 7% below national |
| 40 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $96,750 | 7% below national |
| 41 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $96,190 | 8% below national |
| 42 | Vallejo, CA | $96,120 | 8% below national |
| 43 | Columbus, OH | $96,010 | 8% below national |
| 44 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $95,070 | 9% below national |
| 45 | Worcester, MA | $94,500 | 9% below national |
| 46 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $94,290 | 9% below national |
| 47 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $93,130 | 10% below national |
| 48 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $93,050 | 11% below national |
| 49 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $93,020 | 11% below national |
| 50 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $92,800 | 11% below national |
| 51 | Ogden, UT | $92,800 | 11% below national |
| 52 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $92,790 | 11% below national |
| 53 | Fresno, CA | $92,390 | 11% below national |
| 54 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $92,130 | 11% below national |
| 55 | Rochester, NY | $91,540 | 12% below national |
| 56 | Springfield, MA | $91,280 | 12% below national |
| 57 | Jacksonville, FL | $89,790 | 14% below national |
| 58 | Green Bay, WI | $88,550 | 15% below national |
| 59 | Peoria, IL | $87,950 | 15% below national |
| 60 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $87,920 | 15% below national |
| 61 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $87,530 | 16% below national |
| 62 | Cleveland, OH | $86,340 | 17% below national |
| 63 | Salem, OR | $86,330 | 17% below national |
| 64 | Waco, TX | $86,310 | 17% below national |
| 65 | Pittsburgh, PA | $85,900 | 17% below national |
| 66 | Yakima, WA | $85,760 | 18% below national |
| 67 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $85,010 | 18% below national |
| 68 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $84,230 | 19% below national |
| 69 | Santa Fe, NM | $83,880 | 19% below national |
| 70 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $83,300 | 20% below national |
| 71 | Spartanburg, SC | $82,890 | 20% below national |
| 72 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $82,870 | 20% below national |
| 73 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $82,860 | 20% below national |
| 74 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $82,820 | 20% below national |
| 75 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $82,800 | 20% below national |
| 76 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $82,750 | 20% below national |
| 77 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $82,480 | 21% below national |
| 78 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $81,830 | 21% below national |
| 79 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $81,730 | 21% below national |
| 80 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $81,390 | 22% below national |
| 81 | Madison, WI | $81,080 | 22% below national |
| 82 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $80,990 | 22% below national |
| 83 | Columbia, SC | $80,930 | 22% below national |
| 84 | Syracuse, NY | $80,710 | 22% below national |
| 85 | Asheville, NC | $80,530 | 23% below national |
| 86 | Tucson, AZ | $79,980 | 23% below national |
| 87 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $79,920 | 23% below national |
| 88 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $79,820 | 23% below national |
| 89 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $79,710 | 23% below national |
| 90 | St. George, UT | $79,570 | 23% below national |
| 91 | St. Cloud, MN | $79,350 | 24% below national |
| 92 | Bend, OR | $78,880 | 24% below national |
| 93 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $78,650 | 24% below national |
| 94 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $78,430 | 25% below national |
| 95 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $78,340 | 25% below national |
| 96 | Florence, SC | $78,290 | 25% below national |
| 97 | State College, PA | $78,040 | 25% below national |
| 98 | Akron, OH | $77,990 | 25% below national |
| 99 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $77,790 | 25% below national |
| 100 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $77,730 | 25% below national |
| 101 | Reno, NV | $77,290 | 26% below national |
| 102 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $76,970 | 26% below national |
| 103 | Tulsa, OK | $76,890 | 26% below national |
| 104 | Utica-Rome, NY | $76,780 | 26% below national |
| 105 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $76,660 | 26% below national |
| 106 | El Paso, TX | $76,490 | 26% below national |
| 107 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $76,280 | 27% below national |
| 108 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $76,190 | 27% below national |
| 109 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $76,110 | 27% below national |
| 110 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $75,690 | 27% below national |
| 111 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $75,680 | 27% below national |
| 112 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $74,880 | 28% below national |
| 113 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $74,780 | 28% below national |
| 114 | Gainesville, FL | $74,590 | 28% below national |
| 115 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $74,590 | 28% below national |
| 116 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $74,440 | 28% below national |
| 117 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $73,280 | 30% below national |
| 118 | Toledo, OH | $72,860 | 30% below national |
| 119 | Baton Rouge, LA | $72,360 | 30% below national |
| 120 | Winston-Salem, NC | $72,170 | 31% below national |
| 121 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $71,800 | 31% below national |
| 122 | Omaha, NE-IA | $71,210 | 32% below national |
| 123 | Wichita, KS | $70,910 | 32% below national |
| 124 | Oklahoma City, OK | $70,610 | 32% below national |
| 125 | Fort Wayne, IN | $70,270 | 32% below national |
| 126 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $69,990 | 33% below national |
| 127 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $69,780 | 33% below national |
| 128 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $69,320 | 33% below national |
| 129 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $68,700 | 34% below national |
| 130 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $68,680 | 34% below national |
| 131 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $68,590 | 34% below national |
| 132 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $68,580 | 34% below national |
| 133 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $68,150 | 34% below national |
| 134 | Dubuque, IA | $67,900 | 35% below national |
| 135 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $67,880 | 35% below national |
| 136 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $67,770 | 35% below national |
| 137 | Duluth, MN-WI | $67,540 | 35% below national |
| 138 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $67,530 | 35% below national |
| 139 | Lancaster, PA | $67,090 | 35% below national |
| 140 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $67,020 | 36% below national |
| 141 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $66,280 | 36% below national |
| 142 | Flint, MI | $65,320 | 37% below national |
| 143 | Logan, UT-ID | $65,230 | 37% below national |
| 144 | Lincoln, NE | $64,510 | 38% below national |
| 145 | Charlottesville, VA | $64,490 | 38% below national |
| 146 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $64,270 | 38% below national |
| 147 | Richmond, VA | $63,660 | 39% below national |
| 148 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $63,530 | 39% below national |
| 149 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $63,510 | 39% below national |
| 150 | Jackson, MS | $62,820 | 40% below national |
| 151 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $62,460 | 40% below national |
| 152 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | 40% below national |
| 153 | Tallahassee, FL | $61,650 | 41% below national |
| 154 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $60,910 | 41% below national |
| 155 | Knoxville, TN | $60,720 | 42% below national |
| 156 | Springfield, MO | $60,650 | 42% below national |
| 157 | Birmingham, AL | $60,130 | 42% below national |
| 158 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $59,990 | 42% below national |
| 159 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $58,990 | 43% below national |
| 160 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $58,630 | 44% below national |
| 161 | Boise City, ID | $58,240 | 44% below national |
| 162 | Albuquerque, NM | $58,180 | 44% below national |
| 163 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $57,640 | 45% below national |
| 164 | Ann Arbor, MI | $56,920 | 45% below national |
| 165 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $54,990 | 47% below national |
| 166 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $53,740 | 48% below national |
| 167 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $53,240 | 49% below national |
| 168 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $52,670 | 49% below national |
| 169 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $52,360 | 50% below national |
| 170 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $51,330 | 51% below national |
| 171 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $49,730 | 52% below national |
| 172 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,850 | 54% below national |
| 173 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $47,420 | 54% below national |
| 174 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,340 | 54% below national |
| 175 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $47,190 | 55% below national |
| 176 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,170 | 56% below national |
| 177 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $45,430 | 56% below national |
| 178 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $32,280 | 69% below national |
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