Design Director, Brand Creative NAM
adidas
Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)
$142K/yr - $197K/yrIn-house
5 hrs ago
Design Salaries in United States
Based on 590 verified submissionsLast updated Sep 18, 2026Last updated Sep 18, 2026
What does a Design earn in United States?
The median total compensation for a Design in United States is $83,500, based on 590 verified salary submissions. Most Design pay falls between $70,000 and $110,000, and the top 10% earn $148,000 or more.
Top
$148K/yr
90th Percentile
High
$110K/yr
75th Percentile
Median
$84K/yr
50th Percentile
Low
$70K/yr
25th Percentile
How we calculate this: we combine pay data from three sources, job postings, salaries self-reported by marketers, and pay verified by recruiters. Figures include base salary, bonus, and equity, and we update them as new data comes in, most recently on Sep 18, 2026.
Which companies pay the most?
| Company | |||
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 M Booth Agency | $118,000 | $83K to $120K | 3 submissions |
 Nordstrom In-house | $106,000 | $98K to $120K | 3 submissions |
 Softline Solutions In-house | $105,000 | $90K to $117K | 3 submissions |
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Recent submissions
| Role Type | Size | Location | |||
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| $93,000 | 5 years | In-house | 11-50 | Santa Monica | 59m ago |
| $88,000 | 2 years | In-house | 10,000+ | San Francisco | 6h ago |
| $105,000 | 4 years | In-house | 501-1,000 | New York City | 1d ago |
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How does pay grow with experience?
Do in-house or agency roles pay more?
In-house
+10% more$86,000
$70K to $112KBased on 484 submissions
Agency
$78,000
$68K to $90KBased on 102 submissions
Does remote, hybrid, or on-site work pay more?
Remote
$89,000
Median total payBased on 127 submissions
Hybrid
$89,000
Median total payBased on 195 submissions
On-site
$80,000
Median total payBased on 249 submissions
Where does this role pay the most?
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
San Mateo | $163,000 | $142K to $165K | 3 submissions |
San Francisco | $124,500 | $85K to $206K | 34 submissions |
El Segundo | $111,000 | $103K to $115K | 4 submissions |
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Recent Design jobs
Motion Designer
Precis
Austin, TX (On-site)
AgencyFull-time
11 hrs ago
Visual Designer (Digital Marketing Manager)
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Minneapolis, MN (Remote)
$74K/yr - $137K/yrIn-house
1 day ago
Marketing Designer
Vals AI
San Francisco, CA (On-site)
$100K/yr - $170K/yrIn-house
1 day ago
Junior Marketing Designer
Harry N Abrams Inc
New York City, NY (Hybrid)
$60K/yr - $65K/yrIn-house
1 day ago
Senior Brand & Marketing Designer
Empathy
New York City, NY (Hybrid)
$94K/yr - $105K/yr (Est.)In-house
1 day ago
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| $88,000 | $68,000 to $125,000 | 13,801 submissions | |
| $93,000 | $70,000 to $138,000 | 5,138 submissions | |
| $78,000 | $64,000 to $99,000 | 3,596 submissions | |
| $85,000 | $70,000 to $111,000 | 2,966 submissions | |
| $117,500 | $85,000 to $165,000 | 2,852 submissions | |
| $160,000 | $117,000 to $195,000 | 2,693 submissions |
