Occupation salary profile

Web and Digital Interface Designers

SOC 15-1255 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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 median · BLS
$104,000
▲ +6.03% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$109,096
▲ +9.1% YoY · 1,751 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$117,490
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
113,330
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Pay range for Web and Digital Interface Designers

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 1,751 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$53,750$68,598
25th$73,290$75,899
Median (50th)$104,000$109,096
75th$158,820$154,614
90th — top pay$201,550$199,680
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $109,096 for Web and Digital Interface Designers — 4.9% above the BLS national median of $104,000.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Web and Digital Interface Designers

BLS projects employment of web and digital interface designers to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 8,300 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
132,700 → 140,800
+8,000 jobs
Projected change
+6%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
8,300
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
13.3% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $109,096
Change vs prior year +9.1%
After inflation (CPI-U) +5.79%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 241 13.8% $63,860 $76,000 $100,318
Level II 850 48.5% $71,258 $86,063 $118,398
Level III 340 19.4% $110,794 $142,597 $180,000
Level IV 252 14.4% $148,462 $185,000 $220,000
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Web and Digital Interface Designers

The 21 most-filed job titles inside SOC 15-1255, from 1,751 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
User Interface Designer 391 22.33% $71,115 $72,904 $80,163 +2.49%
Product Designer 280 15.99% $125,778 $156,915 $194,655 +2.81%
UX Designer 147 8.4% $94,872 $125,100 $153,464 +4.25%
UI/UX Designer 44 2.51% $70,000 $81,582 $103,340 +1.98%
User Experience Designer 35 2% $105,019 $126,429 $162,980 -1.31%
Web and Digital Interface Designer 26 1.48% $57,000 $66,000 $83,380 -4.37%
Staff Product Designer 24 1.37% $193,880 $205,425 $235,000 —
UX/UI Designer 18 1.03% $93,960 $101,190 $123,750 +15.78%
Web Designer 18 1.03% $76,837 $92,595 $111,726 +8.94%
Designer generic 18 1.03% $111,028 $148,410 $191,858 +11.98%
Product Design 17 0.97% $140,600 $160,000 $182,250 -8.1%
User Experience Design Specialist 17 0.97% $146,718 $158,802 $185,088 +9.12%
Web Developer 16 0.91% $74,724 $84,298 $118,554 +7.73%
Software Engineer 16 0.91% $129,073 $140,000 $161,700 +9.16%
Principal Product Designer 13 0.74% $154,627 $199,500 $210,000 —
Consultant generic 11 0.63% $83,231 $96,408 $151,050 —
Project Delivery Specialist 11 0.63% $99,278 $122,600 $123,600 —
Lead Product Designer 10 0.57% $156,716 $166,283 $189,250 -14.07%
Experience Designer 10 0.57% $103,786 $120,850 $138,640 +20.85%
User Experience Researcher 10 0.57% $111,590 $120,390 $140,950 —
Game Designer 10 0.57% $75,660 $84,384 $127,024 +1.42%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Web and Digital Interface Designers

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Reading Comprehension3.8
  • Critical Thinking3.5
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.5
  • Active Learning3.4
  • Active Listening3.4
  • Complex Problem Solving3.4
  • Programming3.3
  • Monitoring3.1
  • Speaking3.1
  • Writing3.1
Top knowledge areas
  • Computers and Electronics4.0
  • English Language3.8
  • Customer and Personal Service3.6
  • Administration and Management3.1
  • Sales and Marketing2.9
  • Design2.8
  • Production and Processing2.4
  • Administrative2.4
Software and technology used
Adobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAtlassian JIRACascading style sheets CSSFigmaGoogle AngularHypertext markup language HTMLJavaScriptReactTypeScriptAdobe XDAdobe AcrobatAdobe After EffectsAdobe InDesignAJAXAmazon DynamoDBAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What web and digital interface designers do

  • Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
  • Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
  • Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
  • Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
  • Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.
  • Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback.
  • Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
  • Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
Also called
Web ArchitectWeb Design SpecialistWeb DesignerWebmasterUI Developer (User Interface Developer)UX Developer (User Experience Developer)UX Engineer (User Experience Engineer)Web Administration Coordinator (Web Admin Coordinator)Web Content DeveloperWeb Content Specialist
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  • Video Game Designers
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.