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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

15-1255 Web and Digital Interface Designers

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links. Excludes “Special Effects Artists and Animators” (27-1014) and “Graphic Designers” (27-1024).


National estimates for Web and Digital Interface Designers
Industry profile for Web and Digital Interface Designers
Geographic profile for Web and Digital Interface Designers

National estimates for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
111,060 3.0 % $ 52.32 $ 108,820 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 23.18 $ 31.74 $ 47.37 $ 67.07 $ 84.85
Annual Wage (2) $ 48,210 $ 66,020 $ 98,540 $ 139,500 $ 176,490


Industry profile for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Web and Digital Interface Designers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Web and Digital Interface Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 20,780 0.82 $ 53.05 $ 110,330
Software Publishers 10,610 1.62 $ 64.52 $ 134,190
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 5,630 0.30 $ 46.42 $ 96,550
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 5,560 1.15 $ 57.95 $ 120,530
Management of Companies and Enterprises 5,110 0.18 $ 51.64 $ 107,400

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers 5,090 2.18 $ 64.39 $ 133,930
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 3,320 1.80 $ 87.13 $ 181,220
Software Publishers 10,610 1.62 $ 64.52 $ 134,190
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 5,560 1.15 $ 57.95 $ 120,530
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 4,570 0.91 $ 41.36 $ 86,030

Top paying industries for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 700 0.17 $ 100.64 $ 209,320
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 3,320 1.80 $ 87.13 $ 181,220
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 1,110 0.69 $ 73.55 $ 152,980
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 1,090 0.10 $ 64.60 $ 134,360
Software Publishers 10,610 1.62 $ 64.52 $ 134,190


Geographic profile for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Web and Digital Interface Designers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Web and Digital Interface Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of web and digital interface designers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Web and Digital Interface Designers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 25,370 1.41 1.93 $ 65.95 $ 137,180
New York 15,180 1.62 2.21 $ 60.15 $ 125,100
Texas 8,460 0.62 0.85 $ 50.64 $ 105,320
Washington 8,250 2.36 3.23 $ 57.65 $ 119,920
Florida 3,700 0.39 0.53 $ 43.24 $ 89,950


Map of location quotient of web and digital interface designers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Web and Digital Interface Designers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 8,250 2.36 3.23 $ 57.65 $ 119,920
District of Columbia 1,220 1.73 2.37 $ 46.29 $ 96,270
New York 15,180 1.62 2.21 $ 60.15 $ 125,100
California 25,370 1.41 1.93 $ 65.95 $ 137,180
Colorado 2,720 0.96 1.31 $ 55.64 $ 115,720


Map of annual mean wages of web and digital interface designers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 25,370 1.41 1.93 $ 65.95 $ 137,180
New York 15,180 1.62 2.21 $ 60.15 $ 125,100
Washington 8,250 2.36 3.23 $ 57.65 $ 119,920
Colorado 2,720 0.96 1.31 $ 55.64 $ 115,720
Massachusetts 2,340 0.64 0.88 $ 54.64 $ 113,650



Map of employment of web and digital interface designers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,820 1.46 1.99 $ 61.79 $ 128,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,310 1.34 1.84 $ 53.93 $ 112,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 7,140 2.95 4.03 $ 76.81 $ 159,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,400 3.08 4.21 $ 61.85 $ 128,650
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,870 3.39 4.63 $ 88.25 $ 183,570
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,590 1.16 1.59 $ 46.20 $ 96,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,210 0.56 0.76 $ 43.75 $ 91,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,160 0.48 0.66 $ 42.28 $ 87,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,120 0.75 1.03 $ 52.43 $ 109,050
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,990 0.72 0.99 $ 54.69 $ 113,750


Map of location quotient of web and digital interface designers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,870 3.39 4.63 $ 88.25 $ 183,570
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,400 3.08 4.21 $ 61.85 $ 128,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 7,140 2.95 4.03 $ 76.81 $ 159,770
Boulder, CO 350 1.80 2.46 $ 83.20 $ 173,050
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,820 1.46 1.99 $ 61.79 $ 128,520
Logan, UT-ID 100 1.45 1.99 $ 52.89 $ 110,000
Bellingham, WA 130 1.43 1.95 $ 37.12 $ 77,210
Provo-Orem, UT 420 1.42 1.95 $ 48.13 $ 100,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 270 1.35 1.85 $ 54.75 $ 113,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,310 1.34 1.84 $ 53.93 $ 112,170


Map of annual mean wages of web and digital interface designers by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,870 3.39 4.63 $ 88.25 $ 183,570
Boulder, CO 350 1.80 2.46 $ 83.20 $ 173,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 7,140 2.95 4.03 $ 76.81 $ 159,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,400 3.08 4.21 $ 61.85 $ 128,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,820 1.46 1.99 $ 61.79 $ 128,520
Binghamton, NY 120 1.21 1.65 $ 60.60 $ 126,060
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,350 0.89 1.22 $ 59.76 $ 124,300
Salem, OR 50 0.27 0.37 $ 59.69 $ 124,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 190 0.61 0.83 $ 55.58 $ 115,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 270 1.35 1.85 $ 54.75 $ 113,880

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 150 1.53 2.09 $ 48.16 $ 100,170
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 80 0.56 0.76 $ 39.45 $ 82,050
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 80 0.38 0.51 $ 35.49 $ 73,820
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.60 0.83 $ 46.00 $ 95,670
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.48 0.65 $ 37.61 $ 78,240

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 150 1.53 2.09 $ 48.16 $ 100,170
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.60 0.83 $ 46.00 $ 95,670
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 80 0.56 0.76 $ 39.45 $ 82,050
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 40 0.55 0.75 $ 27.76 $ 57,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 50 0.51 0.70 $ 25.37 $ 52,780

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Web and Digital Interface Designers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 30 0.47 0.64 $ 60.45 $ 125,740
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.31 0.43 $ 52.77 $ 109,750
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 150 1.53 2.09 $ 48.16 $ 100,170
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.60 0.83 $ 46.00 $ 95,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 44.43 $ 92,420


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024