400+ Design & UX Jobs in Austin, TX

In the local posting sample, advertised salary ranges center on about $120k to $170k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $76k to $198k. A separate Austin UX salary estimate puts P25 at approximately $90,000, median at approximately $120,000, and P75 at approximately $145,000. For broader context, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Texas design, creative & UX openings at about $71,426 in August 2026 (n=1,186).

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Advertised pay

Across the 188 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $99,840 at the 25th percentile, $136,700 at the median and $167,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Austin is still a viable market for design and UX, but it is selective rather than easy. Metro nonfarm payrolls were up 1.9% year over year through June 2026, and Austin's July unemployment rate was 4.0%, a bit better than Texas at 4.5%. But Austin unemployment is up 11.1111% year over year, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Texas design, creative & UX employment essentially flat while postings in the field are up 6.2% year over year. That usually means open reqs exist, but hiring teams are screening harder and favoring people who can cover product thinking, systems work, and AI-enabled workflows.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to a mid-career product or UX designer who can show strong Figma craft, prototyping, design systems work, user research judgment, and comfort with AI-fluent workflows.

Main caution: Do not assume Austin's tech reputation creates lots of beginner openings; only about 15% of the local posting sample is entry level, and the typical active posting has been open around 41 days.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 446 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amazon: 20 open roles
2. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: 13 open roles
3. NXP Semiconductors NV: 12 open roles
4. Intel Corporation: 11 open roles
5. Apple, Inc.: 8 open roles
6. AMD: 7 open roles
7. Silicon Labs GmbH: 7 open roles
8. AIA Austin: 6 open roles
9. Celestica: 6 open roles
10. SiFive, Inc.: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Austin: 394
• Round Rock: 10
• Cedar Park: 7
• Hillsboro: 3
• Herndon: 2
• New York: 2
• Manor: 2
• Seattle: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 282 (65%), hybrid 119 (28%), remote 31 (7%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in traditional studio-style creative work and more in product-facing design inside software, tech, financial services, healthcare, and specialist design firms. In the local posting sample, Design, Creative & UX hiring is fragmented across more than 50 companies rather than dominated by one buyer, and the busiest industries are software development (about 20%), technology (about 15%), design (about 15%), financial services (about 15%), and healthcare (about 10%). The role mix also favors people who can contribute quickly. Only about 15% of the sample is entry level, versus about 45% mid, about 35% senior, and about 10% lead+. Separate employer-system snapshots in late August showed live Austin openings ranging from Associate UX Designer at DNB and New Grad Product Designer at Meds to Senior Product Designer at Calm and an AI-fluent design systems role at Right Side Up, while Apptronik was hiring a Senior UX Designer for humanoid robots. So the broadest path is not "any creative job in Austin." It is product design, UX, and systems-oriented work attached to software, fintech, healthcare, robotics, and digital properties where design decisions affect workflows, onboarding, conversion, or operations.

• Software and SaaS product teams (high): This is the thickest opportunity zone, with software development accounting for about 20% of the local sample and technology another about 15%.
• Financial services and healthcare experience design (moderate): Financial services and healthcare together make up about 25% of the local posting mix, which makes domain-aware UX candidates more useful than generalist portfolios.
• Design systems and AI-fluent consulting work (high): Design systems appear in about 35% of local postings, and Austin has at least one recent AI-fluent UX/UI design systems opening at Right Side Up.
• Frontier tech and robotics UX (limited): Apptronik's Austin search for a Senior UX Designer focused on humanoid-robot workflows shows real but narrower demand for advanced interaction and operational UX work.
• Campus and institutional digital roles (moderate): UT Austin recently posted a part-time Graphic and UX Designer role, which suggests a smaller but steady pool of web, program, and digital-property work outside pure tech employers.

Where to focus: Prioritize product-centered teams in software, fintech, healthcare, or robotics where your portfolio proves systems thinking, prototyping depth, and research judgment.

Roles worth searching next

• Front-end web developer / design engineer: Web development and design are premium skill areas across creative hiring, and BLS projects web developers and digital designers to grow 5% nationally from 2025 to 2035.
• Marketing automation or digital experience specialist: Digital marketing strategy, marketing automation, analytics, and web development & design are among the skill areas commanding premiums across creative work.
• AI prompt designer / creative technologist: Prompt engineering is emerging as a distinct design-adjacent skill, and broader AI skills carried a 56% wage premium in 2025.
• UX-heavy product manager: AI is pushing senior design work toward curation, validation, and product thinking, which makes some experienced designers credible PM candidates.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma appears in about 60% of local postings, making it the baseline tool fluency most Austin employers expect. Who: Everyone targeting UX, UI, product, or digital design roles.
• Prototyping and wireframing (table_stakes | immediate): Prototyping appears in about 40% of local postings and wireframing in about 20%, so employers want to see your process, not just polished screens. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers who need to show practical execution.
• Design systems (differentiator | immediate): Design systems show up in about 35% of local postings, and Austin has at least one recent AI-fluent UX/UI design systems opening already on the market. Who: Mid-career designers, senior ICs, and anyone trying to stand out beyond pure visual design.
• User research and interaction design (differentiator | immediate): User research and interaction design each appear in about 25% of local postings, which matters because employers are screening for judgment and validation, not only taste. Who: All UX and product design candidates, especially those with portfolios that skew too visual.
• AI-fluent design workflow (premium | immediate): Austin employers are explicitly asking for AI-fluent UX/UI talent in at least one recent local opening, and 91% of surveyed designers reported using AI weekly in 2026. Who: Mid-career candidates and career switchers who need a stronger market signal.
• Data literacy and analytics (premium | near-term): Analytics-related specialties are among the skill areas commanding salary premiums across creative work, and data literacy is increasingly required for AI-driven design decisions. Who: Product designers, UX researchers, and designers moving toward experimentation or product strategy.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the local posting sample, advertised salary ranges center on about $120k to $170k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $76k to $198k. A separate Austin UX salary estimate puts P25 at approximately $90,000, median at approximately $120,000, and P75 at approximately $145,000. For broader context, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Texas design, creative & UX openings at about $71,426 in August 2026 (n=1,186). Austin can still pay very well for the right design specialty, especially compared with the metrowide mean annual wage across all occupations of about $74,621. But the best compensation is concentrated in product-facing and senior-level seats rather than spread evenly across all creative subfields.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in traditional studio-style creative work and more in product-facing design inside software, tech, financial services, healthcare, and specialist design firms. In the local posting sample, Design, Creative & UX hiring is fragmented across more than 50 companies rather than dominated by one buyer, and the busiest industries are software development (about 20%), technology (about 15%), design (about 15%), financial services (about 15%), and healthcare (about 10%). The role mix also favors people who can contribute quickly. Only about 15% of the sample is entry level, versus about 45% mid, about 35% senior, and about 10% lead+. Separate employer-system snapshots in late August showed live Austin openings ranging from Associate UX Designer at DNB and New Grad Product Designer at Meds to Senior Product Designer at Calm and an AI-fluent design systems role at Right Side Up, while Apptronik was hiring a Senior UX Designer for humanoid robots. So the broadest path is not "any creative job in Austin." It is product design, UX, and systems-oriented work attached to software, fintech, healthcare, robotics, and digital properties where design decisions affect workflows, onboarding, conversion, or operations.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Amazon (5 postings), Gotech (5 postings), IFS (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 20% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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