400+ Design & UX Jobs in Austin, TX

The direct local government wage anchor is limited and older: O*NET's Austin data for web and digital interface designers shows average hourly pay of $43.09 and listed local wage points of $52,230 to $69,190. More current Austin proxies are much higher for UX-heavy roles, with estimates around $105,273 to $112,000 and recruiter guidance putting local starting salary bands at $111,940 to $165,010. Posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $122k to $170k, with a broader band of about $96k to $199k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 220 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $119,000 at the 25th percentile, $152,072 at the median and $187,250 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 6, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Austin is still a worthwhile market for Design, Creative & UX, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.1% in June 2026, up 17.1429% year over year, while overall metro employment was up just 0.1921% year over year, so the broader local backdrop is softer than a year ago. At the same time, Texas-wide Design, Creative & UX postings were up 13.5% year over year in July 2026 even as employment in the field stayed essentially flat, and local evidence shows more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies over the last 90 days. Most openings skew mid-to-senior and cluster in technology, software development, and financial services rather than broad-based general creative hiring.

Best positioned: Mid-career or senior product and UX designers who can show Figma, prototyping, design systems, user research, and cross-functional delivery have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume Austin's headline pay bands are broadly accessible; entry roles are only about 10% of the local sample, and the strongest salaries sit in a narrower senior slice of the market.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 427 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amazon.com Inc.: 23 open roles
2. Amazon Web Services, Inc.: 15 open roles
3. Intel Corporation: 14 open roles
4. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: 13 open roles
5. Anysilicon: 13 open roles
6. AMD: 10 open roles
7. Apple, Inc.: 10 open roles
8. AIA Austin: 7 open roles
9. Jacobs Engineering Group: 6 open roles
10. Synopsys, Inc.: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Austin: 364
• Round Rock: 9
• Cedar Park: 6
• New York: 5
• San Diego: 4
• San Francisco: 3
• West Lake Hills: 3
• Hillsboro: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 260 (64%), hybrid 121 (30%), remote 24 (6%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in product-led employers rather than broad creative hiring. In the local sample, the biggest industry slices are technology at about 25%, software development at about 20%, design at about 10%, software at about 10%, and financial services at about 10%. Local boards also show multiple active UX designer, product designer, and graphic designer listings, so demand is spread across digital product and creative execution rather than a single title. A second concentration point is seniority and systems thinking. Mid-level roles are about 45% of the sample and senior roles about 40%, while design systems appears in about 35% of skill mentions and HiringCafe shows a large cluster of design systems designer jobs in Austin. That makes Austin friendlier to candidates who can connect research, interaction, UI, and developer handoff than to portfolio-only visual designers. Opportunity is also spread across a long tail of employers rather than one dominant buyer. The local sample shows more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies, hiring is fragmented, and the most consistently active named employers include Amazon.com Inc., Oriun, IFS, Agoda, and Bumble.

• Product and UX design in tech-led companies (high): This is the core Austin lane: product designer and UX designer openings remain active, and the local posting mix is led by technology and software employers.
• Design systems and design-ops-style work (high): Design systems shows up in about 35% of local skill mentions, and Austin boards show a large cluster of design systems designer jobs, making systems fluency a strong edge.
• Graphic and digital design outside pure product teams (moderate): Graphic design hiring is still visible in Austin, but it usually offers a wider pay spread and a lower ceiling than product UX work.

Where to focus: Focus first on product-led Austin employers where Figma, prototyping, user research, and design systems overlap, then use graphic or digital design roles as a secondary lane if you need more shots on goal.

Roles worth searching next

• Front-end developer / UX engineer: Local design postings still mention HTML in about 10% of roles, and national employer guidance highlights UX design and development roles together, so this is a realistic bridge for designers who can prototype and ship.
• Marketing designer: Graphic design hiring remains active in Austin and extends beyond product teams into broader creative work, which makes this a practical fallback if your portfolio is more brand than product.
• Licensed architect: Round Rock still shows a local Licensed Architect opening at a boutique firm, which is a sign of creative demand outside digital product work in the metro.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 60% of local postings, making it the default tool signal in Austin design hiring. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Prototyping (differentiator | immediate): Prototyping shows up in about 40% of local postings and is a fast way to prove you can move beyond static mockups. Who: Junior and mid-career candidates who need stronger portfolio proof.
• Design systems (premium | immediate): Design systems appears in about 35% of skill mentions, and Austin boards show a large local cluster of design systems designer openings. Who: Mid-career and senior designers aiming for higher-paid product work.
• User research (differentiator | near-term): User research is present in about 25% of local skill mentions, which matters because employers increasingly want evidence-backed product decisions, not just polished screens. Who: Product, UX, and career-switching candidates who need to look less execution-only.
• Interaction design (differentiator | near-term): Interaction design also appears in about 25% of local postings, reinforcing that flow quality and behavior design still matter in Austin's product-heavy market. Who: UX and UI designers who want to compete for broader product roles.
• Product design (premium | near-term): Product design appears in about 20% of local skill mentions, and live Austin boards show multiple active product designer listings. Who: Mid-career designers trying to move from visual or graphic work into stronger-paying digital roles.

Questions about this market

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

The direct local government wage anchor is limited and older: O*NET's Austin data for web and digital interface designers shows average hourly pay of $43.09 and listed local wage points of $52,230 to $69,190. More current Austin proxies are much higher for UX-heavy roles, with estimates around $105,273 to $112,000 and recruiter guidance putting local starting salary bands at $111,940 to $165,010. Posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $122k to $170k, with a broader band of about $96k to $199k. In practice, Austin pays well for product and UX work, especially compared with national UX benchmarks around $108,000 to $119,000, and Texas's cost-of-living index of 90.7 gives those salaries more purchasing power than in some coastal markets.

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

Real opportunity is concentrated in product-led employers rather than broad creative hiring. In the local sample, the biggest industry slices are technology at about 25%, software development at about 20%, design at about 10%, software at about 10%, and financial services at about 10%. Local boards also show multiple active UX designer, product designer, and graphic designer listings, so demand is spread across digital product and creative execution rather than a single title. A second concentration point is seniority and systems thinking. Mid-level roles are about 45% of the sample and senior roles about 40%, while design systems appears in about 35% of skill mentions and HiringCafe shows a large cluster of design systems designer jobs in Austin. That makes Austin friendlier to candidates who can connect research, interaction, UI, and developer handoff than to portfolio-only visual designers. Opportunity is also spread across a long tail of employers rather than one dominant buyer. The local sample shows more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies, hiring is fragmented, and the most consistently active named employers include Amazon.com Inc., Oriun, IFS, Agoda, and Bumble.

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.com Inc. (5 postings), Oriun (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 35% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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