300+ Design & UX Jobs in Houston, TX

Observed local government wage data is strongest for Web and Digital Interface Designers, with a median annual wage of $82,710, a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $58,240 to $115,330, and a 90th percentile of $154,060. Proxy signals are wider and should be treated as directional: local posted pay centered around about $58k to $72k, some senior UX openings showed $104,000 to $126,000 and $110,000 to $160,000 bands, senior graphic and production designers were described in the mid-$90,000s, and one local UX estimate centered pay at $100,000 with a $76,000 to $128,000 range.

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Advertised pay

Across the 91 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $76,500 at the 25th percentile, $108,289 at the median and $129,700 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

Houston is a real market for Design, Creative & UX, but it is not an easy one to break into quickly. The metro added 6,000 nonfarm jobs in July 2026, and Houston Professional and Business Services employment reached 580.1 thousand in June 2026, up 2.2023% year over year. At the same time, local unemployment was 5.2% in June 2026 versus 4.5% for Texas in July 2026, and the sampled design market skewed heavily toward mid-level openings rather than entry-level roles.

Best positioned: Mid-career candidates who can show Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, prototyping, and interaction-design work tied to energy, healthcare, aerospace, or manufacturing problems have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this is a remote-friendly junior UX market when about 50% of sampled openings were on-site and only about 15% were entry-level.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 338 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Fluor Corporation: 9 open roles
2. Jacobs Engineering Group: 7 open roles
3. Kiewit: 6 open roles
4. Hargrove & Associates Inc.: 5 open roles
5. KBR, Inc.: 5 open roles
6. Mott MacDonald Group: 5 open roles
7. Audubon Companies: 4 open roles
8. Consor: 4 open roles
9. Consor: 4 open roles
10. Fluor Corporation: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 263
• Katy: 17
• The Woodlands: 8
• Baytown: 7
• Pasadena: 6
• Deer Park: 3
• Lenexa: 3
• Spring: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 247 (75%), hybrid 73 (22%), remote 11 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in in-house and enterprise-flavored work, not just agency aesthetics. Houston's broader white-collar base is still expanding, with Professional and Business Services employment at 580.1 thousand in June 2026 and up 2.2023% year over year, while Texas design, creative, and UX postings were up 6.2% year over year in August 2026. That combination suggests employers are still opening roles, but filling them carefully. Within local proxy signals, the sectors named most often are energy and oil and gas, healthcare, aerospace, and manufacturing. The sampled employer mix was small but included AgileEngine, LLC., Metro, Quad, and Torentify, and more than 30 postings were observed across more than 20 companies over the last 90 days. That is enough to show a market exists, but not enough to support a spray-and-pray application strategy. The thinner areas appear to be junior remote roles and pure visual-aesthetic work without workflow depth. In the local sample, about 15% of openings were entry-level and about 25% were remote, while the most requested skills clustered around Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, prototyping, visual design, and interaction design.

• Enterprise UX and product design inside industrial sectors (high): This is the strongest pocket of opportunity because Houston demand is tied to energy, healthcare, aerospace, and manufacturing, and the local skills mix favors Figma, prototyping, visual design, and interaction design.
• Brand, graphic, and production design for in-house teams and agencies (moderate): There is still room here, especially for candidates strong in Adobe Creative Suite, typography, and graphic design, but pay and advancement are usually below the best enterprise UX paths.
• Creative tech, immersive, and AI-assisted design niches (limited): Houston shows local community activity around digital art, creative technology, AI-assisted workflows, and motion tools, but this looks more like a differentiator niche than a broad-volume hiring lane.

Where to focus: Focus on mid-level in-house roles that connect visual craft to business systems, such as dashboards, workflows, design systems, industrial interfaces, or healthcare service experiences.

Roles worth searching next

• Digital project manager: If you already manage handoffs, timelines, feedback loops, or stakeholder reviews, this is a practical bridge out of pure execution; digital project management was highlighted as one of the adjacent roles with around 3.3% projected starting salary gain in 2026.
• Agency account manager: Client-facing creatives who are strong at briefs, revisions, and expectation-setting can move into account management; agency account managers were cited at roughly $67,000 to $76,000 nationally.
• Marketing analytics specialist: Designers who already think in experiments, funnels, and performance measurement can pivot toward analytics, and employers are paying premiums for AI, automation, and analytics skills.
• Front-end developer with design-systems focus: If your current work already includes wireframes, components, and interaction patterns, your Figma and prototyping background transfers well.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma showed up in about 50% of sampled postings, making it the clearest baseline tool in Houston. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers who need a fast credibility signal.
• Adobe Creative Suite (table_stakes | immediate): Adobe Creative Suite appeared in about 45% of sampled postings, which shows Houston demand is not UX-only and still blends brand, production, and visual-design work. Who: Graphic designers, brand designers, production designers, and UX candidates applying to mixed creative teams.
• Prototyping (differentiator | immediate): Prototyping appeared in about 25% of sampled postings and is one of the clearest ways to prove you can move beyond static comps. Who: Mid-career designers and switchers trying to move from visual work into product or UX work.
• Interaction design and visual design (differentiator | immediate): Interaction design and visual design each appeared in about 20% of sampled postings, so employers want both user-flow thinking and polished interface craft. Who: UX, UI, and product-leaning candidates competing for enterprise roles.
• Figma certification (differentiator | near-term): Only a small share of postings explicitly named certifications, and Figma certification was the one mentioned most often at about 5%. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers who need a clean skills signal, but it should support a portfolio rather than replace one.
• AI-assisted design and prompt engineering (premium | near-term): Prompt engineering is becoming essential in creative work, and local community signals point to growing interest in AI-assisted design and UX workflows in Houston. Who: Mid-career designers, creative leads, and freelancers who want leverage rather than pure execution work.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Observed local government wage data is strongest for Web and Digital Interface Designers, with a median annual wage of $82,710, a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $58,240 to $115,330, and a 90th percentile of $154,060. Proxy signals are wider and should be treated as directional: local posted pay centered around about $58k to $72k, some senior UX openings showed $104,000 to $126,000 and $110,000 to $160,000 bands, senior graphic and production designers were described in the mid-$90,000s, and one local UX estimate centered pay at $100,000 with a $76,000 to $128,000 range. This is a market where decent mid-career pay exists, but it is concentrated. Houston's cost-of-living index was 95.5, so midrange pay goes a bit further than in pricier design hubs.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in in-house and enterprise-flavored work, not just agency aesthetics. Houston's broader white-collar base is still expanding, with Professional and Business Services employment at 580.1 thousand in June 2026 and up 2.2023% year over year, while Texas design, creative, and UX postings were up 6.2% year over year in August 2026. That combination suggests employers are still opening roles, but filling them carefully. Within local proxy signals, the sectors named most often are energy and oil and gas, healthcare, aerospace, and manufacturing. The sampled employer mix was small but included AgileEngine, LLC., Metro, Quad, and Torentify, and more than 30 postings were observed across more than 20 companies over the last 90 days. That is enough to show a market exists, but not enough to support a spray-and-pray application strategy. The thinner areas appear to be junior remote roles and pure visual-aesthetic work without workflow depth. In the local sample, about 15% of openings were entry-level and about 25% were remote, while the most requested skills clustered around Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, prototyping, visual design, and interaction design.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from AgileEngine, LLC. (5 postings), Metro (5 postings), Quad (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 25% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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