1,000+ Design & UX Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Observed local posting ranges center on about $100k to $135k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $76k to $186k, and hourly-paid roles center on about $25 to $41 / hour. The BLS also reports an average hourly wage of $37.15 across all occupations in the metro, which is a broad local benchmark rather than a design-specific salary line. Proxy salary signals show the upside is much higher in specialized UX: Google listed a Los Angeles UX Designer, MarTech role at $132,000–$190,000/yr, Disney UX designer compensation in Greater Los Angeles showed a $137K median, and a senior Meta UX/content design role was listed at $178,000–$240,000/yr plus bonus and equity.

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Advertised pay

Across the 904 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $82,500 at the 25th percentile, $117,500 at the median and $157,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is an active but competitive market, not an easy one. Los Angeles metro unemployment was 5.0% in June 2026, local professional and business services employment reached 969.3 thousand and was up 0.4664% year over year, and California Design, Creative & UX postings were up 8.8% even though employment in the field was essentially flat statewide. In practice, that looks more like selective hiring and backfills than a broad expansion, with more than 300 local postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days and pay generally centered on about $100k to $135k.

Best positioned: Mid-career designers who can show shipped Figma work, prototyping, design systems, and at least one AI-specific case study have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume Los Angeles means abundant remote creative work: about 60% of sampled openings are on-site, about 30% hybrid, and about 10% remote.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,118 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Boeing Co.: 30 open roles
2. Archinect: 23 open roles
3. Anduril Industries, Inc.: 22 open roles
4. Marvin Engineering Company: 19 open roles
5. Skyworks Solutions, Inc.: 18 open roles
6. American Society of Interior Designers, Inc: 12 open roles
7. Northrop Grumman Corp.: 12 open roles
8. Castelion Corporation: 11 open roles
9. Fam Llc: 11 open roles
10. KPFF Inc.: 11 open roles

Where the openings are

• Los Angeles: 362
• Irvine: 113
• El Segundo: 70
• Torrance: 57
• Costa Mesa: 52
• Long Beach: 44
• Santa Monica: 28
• Inglewood: 26

Work arrangement

on-site 793 (72%), hybrid 255 (23%), remote 47 (4%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is not evenly spread across this category. In the local sample, the most-active industries were retail (about 25%), technology (about 20%), entertainment providers (about 15%), software development (about 10%), and manufacturing (about 10%). That means Los Angeles is not only a tech-product market; visual, ecommerce, entertainment, and hardware-adjacent design work all matter. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one hiring giant, and about 25% of postings come from large employers. Among the more consistently active names were NBSTSA, Anduril Industries, Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple, Inc., TP-Link NA, Entravision Communications Corporation, and Big Shot Pictures, while a current UX tracker also shows DoorDash, Gusto, Carvana, Oscar Health, and Swimply. That mix rewards candidates who can tailor the same core portfolio to several buyer types instead of aiming at one narrow sub-sector. Healthtech is also a distinct local lane, with a dedicated Los Angeles healthtech design jobs channel visible alongside broader design hiring.

• Retail and ecommerce design (high): Retail accounts for about 25% of sampled local demand, making commerce, merchandising, and conversion-oriented design one of the clearest opportunity lanes.
• Tech and product UX (high): Technology and software development together make up about 30% of the local sample, and current UX openings include DoorDash, Gusto, Carvana, Oscar Health, and Swimply.
• Entertainment and live experiences (moderate): Entertainment providers make up about 15% of the sample, and local arts-and-media hiring still shows short-cycle opportunity around live events and creative production.
• Manufacturing and hardware-adjacent design (moderate): Manufacturing is about 10% of the sample, and active employer names include Anduril Industries, Inc., Apple, Inc., and TP-Link NA.

Where to focus: Prioritize mid-level product/UX and visual-system roles in retail, tech, and healthtech companies that still hire on-site or hybrid, then keep entertainment and manufacturing as secondary lanes.

Roles worth searching next

• Digital accessibility specialist: Accessibility work is a natural extension of UX and interface design, and the WCAG 2.1 AA compliance deadline extension creates a clear practical lane.
• Design technologist / front-end prototyper: Employers increasingly value designers who can recreate app flows, push live prototypes, and build working demos rather than only static mockups.
• Creative operations or live-events production: Los Angeles still shows short-cycle creative hiring tied to live events and entertainment, which can absorb visual and production-oriented designers.
• No-code web producer / Webflow site builder: Webflow remains a recognized UX/UI workflow tool, and prototype-to-live skills are becoming more valuable in 2026.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma appears in about 45% of local postings and remains a central tool in national UX/UI workflows. Who: Everyone in the category, especially entry-level and mid-career applicants.
• Prototyping (table_stakes | immediate): Prototyping shows up in about 25% of local postings, so employers expect more than static screens. Who: UX, UI, and product-design candidates.
• Design systems (differentiator | near-term): Design systems appear in about 15% of local postings and are especially useful for scale-oriented product teams. Who: Mid-career candidates and anyone targeting larger employers.
• Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, and typography (differentiator | immediate): Los Angeles still has strong visual and brand-heavy demand, with Adobe Creative Suite at about 25% of postings and Photoshop, Illustrator, and typography each around 20%. Who: Graphic, motion, brand, and cross-over product designers.
• User research and usability testing (differentiator | near-term): National UX guidance keeps pairing Figma with user research and usability testing, which helps you look like a problem-solver instead of only a visual executor. Who: Entry-level candidates, switchers, and visual designers moving toward UX.
• AI workflow fluency (premium | immediate): AI-fluent design roles are part of the current tech rebound, and modern tool expectations now include workflows around Figma AI, Adobe Firefly, Galileo, Lovable.dev, and related tools. Who: Mid-career candidates and career switchers who need to prove speed and adaptability.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Observed local posting ranges center on about $100k to $135k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $76k to $186k, and hourly-paid roles center on about $25 to $41 / hour. The BLS also reports an average hourly wage of $37.15 across all occupations in the metro, which is a broad local benchmark rather than a design-specific salary line. Proxy salary signals show the upside is much higher in specialized UX: Google listed a Los Angeles UX Designer, MarTech role at $132,000–$190,000/yr, Disney UX designer compensation in Greater Los Angeles showed a $137K median, and a senior Meta UX/content design role was listed at $178,000–$240,000/yr plus bonus and equity. Los Angeles can pay well for design, but the best money clusters in product, platform, MarTech, and senior experience roles rather than generalist creative work.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA concentrated?

Opportunity is not evenly spread across this category. In the local sample, the most-active industries were retail (about 25%), technology (about 20%), entertainment providers (about 15%), software development (about 10%), and manufacturing (about 10%). That means Los Angeles is not only a tech-product market; visual, ecommerce, entertainment, and hardware-adjacent design work all matter. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one hiring giant, and about 25% of postings come from large employers. Among the more consistently active names were NBSTSA, Anduril Industries, Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple, Inc., TP-Link NA, Entravision Communications Corporation, and Big Shot Pictures, while a current UX tracker also shows DoorDash, Gusto, Carvana, Oscar Health, and Swimply. That mix rewards candidates who can tailor the same core portfolio to several buyer types instead of aiming at one narrow sub-sector. Healthtech is also a distinct local lane, with a dedicated Los Angeles healthtech design jobs channel visible alongside broader design hiring.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from NBSTSA (10 postings), Anduril Industries, Inc. (5 postings), Amazon.com Inc. (5 postings), Apple, Inc. (5 postings), Amazon, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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