100+ Design & UX Jobs in Kansas City, MO

There is no fresh metro wage series for the full category. The closest direct local occupational benchmark is the BLS count of 470 Web and Digital Interface Designers in Kansas City from May 2024, so current pay has to be estimated from state offered-salary and salary-guide proxies. Missouri's mean offered salary on new openings for Design, Creative & UX was ~$58,582 in Jul 2026 (n=304), versus ~$73,023 nationally (n=40,840). A Kansas City-area UX salary proxy points to $48,000 to $90,000, while national UX/UI guides cluster much higher, around $105,000 to $119,000 for U.S. medians.

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Advertised pay

Across the 38 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $85,500 at the 25th percentile, $110,520 at the median and $141,780 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Kansas City is a competitive Design, Creative & UX market over the next 3-6 months: the metro's professional and business services base was 179.6 thousand in June 2026, but it was down -1.1013% year over year, and Missouri's Design, Creative & UX postings were down 6.8% year over year in July 2026. Local activity is real but not deep—more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies were observed over the last 90 days, and the typical active posting has been open around 39 days. That combination points to a market where strong portfolios can still win interviews, but hiring cycles are slower and misses are costly.

Best positioned: Mid-level candidates who can work on-site and show both UX process and Adobe/Figma production craft have the best odds, because about 50% of observed openings were mid-level and about 80% were on-site, with Figma appearing in about 40% of local postings.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is chasing national remote-UX pay narratives in a metro where only about 10% of observed openings were remote and Missouri's mean offered salary on new openings was ~$58,582 in Jul 2026 (n=304).

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 142 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Kiewit: 13 open roles
2. Henderson Engineers: 12 open roles
3. Kiewit Corporation: 12 open roles
4. Garmin: 7 open roles
5. Garmin: 6 open roles
6. Burns & McDonnell: 4 open roles
7. Gensler: 4 open roles
8. American Society of Interior Designers: 3 open roles
9. Enercon: 3 open roles
10. HNTB Corporation: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Kansas City: 60
• Lenexa: 35
• Overland Park: 17
• Olathe: 14
• Prairie Village: 2
• Shawnee: 1
• Liberty: 1
• Lone Tree, Colorado, United States; Lenexa, Kansas, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; Houston: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 112 (79%), hybrid 19 (13%), remote 11 (8%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a small set of openings rather than one big hiring wave. Over the last 90 days, the market showed more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies, with a small set of named employers led by Garmin and T-Mobile US Inc., each at around 5 postings. That means you should expect a long-tail market: enough activity to target, but not enough volume to rely on blind applications alone. The mix also skews practical. About 50% of observed openings were mid-level, about 25% entry, and about 25% senior, while about 80% were on-site and only about 10% remote. Fresh local postings point to three live lanes: in-house creative production at Hallmark, public-sector and federal visual communications through the City of Kansas City and USDA, and agency-side senior creative leadership at Signal Theory. For pure product UX, the hard metro benchmark is only 470 Web and Digital Interface Designers, which shows the specialty exists here but is not a huge standalone market.

• In-house brand and product teams (moderate): Named employers in the recent sample were led by Garmin and T-Mobile US Inc., and Hallmark's current creative posting shows demand for print, digital, and email production work.
• Public-sector and federal visual communications (moderate): Recent roles from the City of Kansas City and USDA show openings for graphic and visual-information work tied to communications, publications, and civic messaging.
• Agency and senior creative leadership (limited): Signal Theory's Art Director opening suggests agency demand still exists, but it appears more senior and less volume-driven than a junior production market.

Where to focus: Focus on mid-level, on-site roles that combine Figma and prototyping with Adobe production skills and the ability to work across brand, web, and stakeholder-heavy environments.

Roles worth searching next

• Marketing creative designer: Hallmark's Kansas City opening sits at the edge of design and marketing but is still portfolio-led across print, digital, and email assets.
• Visual information specialist: USDA's Lead Visual Information Specialist role shows a local lane in federal publications and visual communications.
• Government communications designer: The City of Kansas City posted a Graphic Designer role in City Communications, which is a practical bridge for designers with civic or public-facing portfolio work.
• No-code web designer / design technologist: 2026 workflow signals show AI and tools such as Webflow AI, Framer AI, and Figma Make are pushing design closer to build capability.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma appears in about 40% of observed local postings, making it the clearest baseline tool screen in Kansas City. Who: Everyone in UX, UI, product, and digital design.
• Prototyping and wireframing (table_stakes | immediate): Prototyping shows up in about 25% of local postings and wireframing in about 20%, so employers still want visible process skills, not just polished mockups. Who: Entry-level and career-switching candidates first, then anyone whose portfolio is too visual-only.
• Adobe Creative Suite (table_stakes | immediate): Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Adobe Creative Suite all appear heavily in local demand, which tells you Kansas City still values production-ready design craft alongside UX basics. Who: Graphic, brand, motion, and hybrid UX/visual designers.
• Design systems and component libraries (differentiator | near-term): 2026 design-market signals say design systems and component libraries are one of the clearest separators between junior and senior candidates. Who: Mid-career designers aiming to move from execution into ownership.
• AI literacy and AI prototyping workflow (differentiator | immediate): AI literacy is described as one of the most important skills for UX professionals in 2026, and 91% of designers reportedly use AI weekly. Who: Everyone, but especially entry-level candidates who need to show modern workflow fluency.
• Cross-platform UX thinking (premium | near-term): Employers are prioritizing seamless user experiences across platforms, which rewards designers who can connect web, mobile, email, and brand touchpoints instead of treating each as a silo. Who: Mid-career UX and product designers, plus visual designers moving toward product work.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Kansas City, MO-KS?

There is no fresh metro wage series for the full category. The closest direct local occupational benchmark is the BLS count of 470 Web and Digital Interface Designers in Kansas City from May 2024, so current pay has to be estimated from state offered-salary and salary-guide proxies. Missouri's mean offered salary on new openings for Design, Creative & UX was ~$58,582 in Jul 2026 (n=304), versus ~$73,023 nationally (n=40,840). A Kansas City-area UX salary proxy points to $48,000 to $90,000, while national UX/UI guides cluster much higher, around $105,000 to $119,000 for U.S. medians. Kansas City can support decent mid-career design pay, but it looks more like a value market than a top-tier premium market. Because about 80% of observed local openings are on-site, the highest national remote salary bands are not the default local outcome.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Kansas City, MO-KS concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a small set of openings rather than one big hiring wave. Over the last 90 days, the market showed more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies, with a small set of named employers led by Garmin and T-Mobile US Inc., each at around 5 postings. That means you should expect a long-tail market: enough activity to target, but not enough volume to rely on blind applications alone. The mix also skews practical. About 50% of observed openings were mid-level, about 25% entry, and about 25% senior, while about 80% were on-site and only about 10% remote. Fresh local postings point to three live lanes: in-house creative production at Hallmark, public-sector and federal visual communications through the City of Kansas City and USDA, and agency-side senior creative leadership at Signal Theory. For pure product UX, the hard metro benchmark is only 470 Web and Digital Interface Designers, which shows the specialty exists here but is not a huge standalone market.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Recent postings show the most activity from Garmin (5 postings), T-Mobile US Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Kansas City, MO-KS be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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