400+ Design & UX Jobs in Boston, MA

Official local wage data show the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group averaging $41.93 an hour in Boston in May 2025, versus $38.36 nationally, while Boston workers across all occupations averaged $43.09 an hour and the metro overall paid about 29 percent above the U.S. average. Posting-based signals are much wider: local Design, Creative & UX salary ranges center on about $115k to $162k, a recent Boston Senior UX Designer role at CivilGrid listed $127,700–$165,600, and graphic designer benchmarks sit far lower at a $78,270 median.

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Advertised pay

Across the 303 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $76,970 at the 25th percentile, $110,000 at the median and $156,750 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

Boston is still a real market for Design, Creative & UX, but it is a selective one. We observed more than 75 postings across more than 50 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The catch is that the mix leans mid-to-senior—about 45% mid and about 40% senior—and Massachusetts design, creative & UX postings were down 1.9% year over year while statewide employment was essentially flat in August 2026. Local unemployment was 4.3% in July 2026, so the metro economy is not in distress, but the Information and Professional and Business Services sectors that feed many product-design jobs were slightly down year over year.

Best positioned: Your best odds are if you already have shipped product or UX work, can show systems thinking and research depth, and are comfortable with hybrid or on-site expectations.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming Boston's high pay means broad access; the better-paying roles are concentrated in senior product/UX work, not in generalist or entry-level creative hiring.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 403 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Katalyst HealthCares & Life Sciences Inc.: 11 open roles
2. Analog Devices, Inc.: 8 open roles
3. SharkNinja, Inc.: 8 open roles
4. Whoop: 7 open roles
5. Lockheed Martin Corporation: 5 open roles
6. AECOM Corporation: 4 open roles
7. Amazon: 4 open roles
8. Archinect: 4 open roles
9. Closets By Design, Inc.: 4 open roles
10. RMS International: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 144
• Cambridge: 24
• Andover: 17
• Wilmington: 11
• Somerville: 10
• Needham: 10
• Waltham: 9
• Westwood: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 253 (64%), hybrid 129 (32%), remote 16 (4%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is tied to product and platform work, not pure brand-only creative. In the local posting sample, software development and technology each account for about 25% of Design, Creative & UX demand, with healthcare and retail each around 10% and real estate around 5%. That lines up with named employers like State Street Corp, Klaviyo, Compass, Oscar Health, and Ashby, plus recent Boston-area signals from CivilGrid for senior UX and UX research roles. That means Boston is strongest for designers who can work close to product, research, and systems. There is also directional opportunity in public-sector digital services—the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Education was seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer via Focus Consulting in late August 2026—and in climatetech, where Greentown Labs startups received new state incentives in August 2026. Where the market is thinner is true entry-level or portfolio-only visual design. The local mix is only about 5% entry level, and postings most often ask for Figma, prototyping, design systems, user research, and interaction design rather than standalone aesthetic execution.

• Product-led software and SaaS (high): Software development and technology each account for about 25% of local Design, Creative & UX demand, making product, UX, and systems work the clearest core lane in Boston.
• Healthcare, healthtech, and regulated digital products (moderate): Healthcare contributes about 10% of the local mix, and named employers include Oscar Health alongside Boston-area life-sciences and digital-health activity.
• Public-sector digital services (moderate): A late-August search for a Senior UX/UI Designer supporting the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Education points to ongoing public-service UX work in the metro.
• Climatetech and applied industrial UX (moderate): CivilGrid's Boston roles and August 2026 funding momentum around Greentown Labs suggest a smaller but credible lane for designers who understand infrastructure, hardware-software workflows, or complex B2B products.

Where to focus: Aim first at product-led employers where design is tied to research, systems, and business outcomes, then widen into public-sector and climatetech opportunities if pure tech search volume stays slow.

Roles worth searching next

• Digital project manager: This is a practical bridge for designers who already coordinate stakeholders, timelines, and scope across product or marketing teams.
• Market research analyst: This is a sensible pivot for UX researchers or insight-heavy designers who are stronger on discovery and synthesis than on UI craft.
• Front-end web developer: If your design work already includes interaction detail, component thinking, and handoff fluency, front-end work can widen your target market.
• Product manager: Designers with strong discovery, prioritization, and stakeholder communication can sometimes cross into product roles.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma appears in about 60% of local Design, Creative & UX postings, making it the clearest baseline tool requirement in Boston. Who: Everyone applying to product, UX, UI, or digital design roles.
• Prototyping (table_stakes | immediate): Prototyping shows up in about 50% of local postings, so employers expect candidates to test flows and communicate interaction decisions, not just present static screens. Who: Entry-level and mid-career applicants who need to prove hands-on execution.
• Design systems (differentiator | immediate): Design systems appear in about 40% of local postings, and AI-driven workflow changes are pushing designers toward higher-leverage systems thinking rather than routine UI production. Who: Mid-career designers, production designers, and anyone coming from brand or visual design who wants to move closer to product work.
• User research (differentiator | near-term): User research appears in about 30% of local postings, and current research thinking treats UX research as a continuous strategic capability rather than a one-off project step. Who: UX designers who want to stand out from visual-only candidates and career switchers with analytic backgrounds.
• AI literacy (premium | immediate): AI literacy is described as an essential skill for UX professionals, and AI-related hiring across Design and Make industries rose 147% over two years while job-listing mentions of AI rose 46%. Who: All applicants, especially anyone targeting product design, UX, or strategic design roles.
• Prompt engineering (differentiator | near-term): Prompt engineering is no longer optional for designers in 2026 because it helps you direct generative tools toward usable outputs instead of treating AI as a black box. Who: Designers already using AI tools who want to show credible workflow maturity rather than novelty use.

Questions about this market

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

Official local wage data show the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group averaging $41.93 an hour in Boston in May 2025, versus $38.36 nationally, while Boston workers across all occupations averaged $43.09 an hour and the metro overall paid about 29 percent above the U.S. average. Posting-based signals are much wider: local Design, Creative & UX salary ranges center on about $115k to $162k, a recent Boston Senior UX Designer role at CivilGrid listed $127,700–$165,600, and graphic designer benchmarks sit far lower at a $78,270 median. This is a high-pay market, but not a single-pay market. Senior product and UX work can clear six figures comfortably, while traditional graphic design sits meaningfully lower.

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

Most real opportunity is tied to product and platform work, not pure brand-only creative. In the local posting sample, software development and technology each account for about 25% of Design, Creative & UX demand, with healthcare and retail each around 10% and real estate around 5%. That lines up with named employers like State Street Corp, Klaviyo, Compass, Oscar Health, and Ashby, plus recent Boston-area signals from CivilGrid for senior UX and UX research roles. That means Boston is strongest for designers who can work close to product, research, and systems. There is also directional opportunity in public-sector digital services—the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Education was seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer via Focus Consulting in late August 2026—and in climatetech, where Greentown Labs startups received new state incentives in August 2026. Where the market is thinner is true entry-level or portfolio-only visual design. The local mix is only about 5% entry level, and postings most often ask for Figma, prototyping, design systems, user research, and interaction design rather than standalone aesthetic execution.

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

Recent postings show the most activity from State Street Corp (5 postings), Klaviyo (5 postings), GlobalJobFeed (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, 20% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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