UX Designer Jobs in Boston, MA

The clearest local government benchmark is the 2025 BLS arts/media family proxy for Boston: median pay was $78,610, mean pay was $87,200, the 25th percentile was $56,470, and the 75th percentile was $103,680. That proxy is broader than pure UX or product design, while the local posting sample for active Design, Creative & UX roles centered on about $104k to $155k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $80k to $180k. Massachusetts new-opening offer data from Revelio Public Labor Statistics averaged about $71,652 in September 2026, but that figure is a sample-weighted mean from new postings and the sample was n=301.

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Advertised pay

Across the 277 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $78,625 at the 25th percentile, $108,289 at the median and $152,950 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Boston is still a viable Design, Creative & UX market, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026 and total nonfarm employment edged up 0.1824% year-over-year, yet two employer sectors that often support digital design hiring were softer: Information employment fell -2.6385% and Professional and Business Services fell -0.9667%. Statewide, Design, Creative & UX employment was essentially flat year-over-year while active postings were up 9.5%, which suggests more openings without broad headcount expansion. In practice, this is a good-paying market for experienced product and UX talent, but one with limited remote flexibility and much tougher odds at the junior end.

Best positioned: Experienced product or UX designers who can show Figma, prototyping, design-systems work, user research, and practical AI workflow fluency have the best odds, especially in software-, retail-, and product-led employers.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming Boston's tech reputation means lots of junior or remote design openings; only about 10% of sampled roles were entry level and about 10% were remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 334 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. SharkNinja, Inc.: 11 open roles
2. Apple, Inc.: 7 open roles
3. CD Projekt Group: 7 open roles
4. Amazon: 5 open roles
5. Draper: 5 open roles
6. Draper Tools Limited: 5 open roles
7. Inuplands: 5 open roles
8. Analog Devices, Inc.: 4 open roles
9. Crocs: 4 open roles
10. Gensler: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 122
• Cambridge: 41
• Waltham: 18
• Needham: 15
• Burlington: 9
• Woburn: 8
• Westwood: 8
• Andover: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 202 (62%), hybrid 114 (35%), remote 10 (3%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated less in traditional studio-style creative hiring and more in digital product environments. In the local sample, software development accounted for about 30% of postings, retail about 20%, technology about 15%, and financial services about 5%. The named employer mix points to product-led and platform companies more than agencies, with Whoop, Ashby, ezCater, Amazon, Athenahealth, and WS Development among the most consistently active employers in the last 90 days. The market is also spread across a long tail rather than dominated by a few giant buyers. The sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 50 companies and fragmented employer concentration. But it is not evenly accessible: about 40% of roles were mid-level, about 45% senior, and only about 10% entry, so the usable opening set is deeper for candidates who can show shipped work, design-systems ownership, or research-to-product execution. Local macro conditions help explain why the tone feels selective. Boston Information employment was down -2.6385% year-over-year and Professional and Business Services was down -0.9667% in August 2026, which tends to suppress broad-based design hiring even when specific teams still have open reqs.

• Product design in software and SaaS (high): This is the clearest local pocket of demand because software development is about 30% of the sampled posting mix and the most-requested skills cluster around Figma, prototyping, design systems, and product design.
• Retail and customer-experience design (moderate): Retail makes up about 20% of the sampled mix, which creates room for designers who can connect visual design, interaction design, and conversion-minded product thinking.
• Brand, visual, and design-leadership seats (limited): These roles exist, but they look tighter right now because the market skews senior overall and a recent Klaviyo reorganization specifically affected design-leadership and brand-strategy roles.

Where to focus: Focus first on mid-to-senior product-design and design-systems openings at software, retail-tech, and other product-led employers, not generic creative titles.

Roles worth searching next

• Front-end developer / design engineer: This is a strong bridge if your portfolio already shows component thinking, responsive UI work, and close collaboration with engineers.
• Product manager: This fits designers who are strongest in discovery, prioritization, experiment design, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Product analyst / experimentation analyst: It is a reasonable move for designers whose best work sits at the intersection of research, funnel analysis, and user behavior.
• Product operations: This works for designers who already coordinate launches, manage workflows, and improve how teams turn ideas into shipped work.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma appeared in about 55% of sampled local postings, making it the closest thing to a default tool expectation in this market. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates who need to clear the first screening step.
• Prototyping (table_stakes | immediate): Prototyping showed up in about 45% of local postings, which means employers want proof that you can move beyond static screens into flows, tests, and iteration. Who: Entry-level, mid-career, and switchers who need stronger portfolio evidence.
• Design systems (premium | immediate): Design systems appeared in about 40% of local postings, and national design-leader surveys say systems thinking is gaining weight in hiring. Who: Mid-career designers, senior ICs, and anyone trying to move above pure execution work.
• User research (differentiator | immediate): User research appeared in about 30% of local postings, and the broader market is placing more value on human skills such as empathy and judgment that AI does not replace well. Who: Generalists, career switchers with domain depth, and designers whose portfolios lean too heavily on visuals.
• Product design (premium | near-term): Product design appeared in about 25% of local postings, which matters because Boston demand is concentrated in product-led employers rather than broad-based creative hiring. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers coming from adjacent product, research, or engineering work.
• AI workflow fluency (differentiator | immediate): Adobe reported that the share of U.S. creative-professional postings explicitly listing AI skills rose to 15% in April 2026 from 10%, half of surveyed design leaders said they emphasize AI fluency when hiring, and 91% of designers now use AI at least weekly. Who: Everyone, but especially designers competing for product roles where speed and iteration matter.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

The clearest local government benchmark is the 2025 BLS arts/media family proxy for Boston: median pay was $78,610, mean pay was $87,200, the 25th percentile was $56,470, and the 75th percentile was $103,680. That proxy is broader than pure UX or product design, while the local posting sample for active Design, Creative & UX roles centered on about $104k to $155k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $80k to $180k. Massachusetts new-opening offer data from Revelio Public Labor Statistics averaged about $71,652 in September 2026, but that figure is a sample-weighted mean from new postings and the sample was n=301. In Boston, the higher advertised ranges are mainly showing up in digital product, enterprise UX, and senior roles rather than across the whole creative field. That is why posted pay can look much stronger than the broader government wage proxy without meaning most candidates will clear six figures immediately.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated less in traditional studio-style creative hiring and more in digital product environments. In the local sample, software development accounted for about 30% of postings, retail about 20%, technology about 15%, and financial services about 5%. The named employer mix points to product-led and platform companies more than agencies, with Whoop, Ashby, ezCater, Amazon, Athenahealth, and WS Development among the most consistently active employers in the last 90 days. The market is also spread across a long tail rather than dominated by a few giant buyers. The sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 50 companies and fragmented employer concentration. But it is not evenly accessible: about 40% of roles were mid-level, about 45% senior, and only about 10% entry, so the usable opening set is deeper for candidates who can show shipped work, design-systems ownership, or research-to-product execution. Local macro conditions help explain why the tone feels selective. Boston Information employment was down -2.6385% year-over-year and Professional and Business Services was down -0.9667% in August 2026, which tends to suppress broad-based design hiring even when specific teams still have open reqs.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Whoop (5 postings), Ashby (5 postings), ezCater (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 45% hybrid, with 45% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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