UX Designer Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

The best official local anchor is the metro arts/media wage data: BLS reported a $65,230 median annual wage for the broader SOC 27 family in annual 2025 data, with a 25th percentile of $48,400 and a 75th percentile of $85,270; BLS also reported a $38.36 mean hourly wage for arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations in the metro in May 2025. Recent posted salary ranges in the local job sample center on about $82k to $110k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Minnesota mean offered salary on new openings for Design, Creative & UX at ~$63,921 in September 2026 (n=227), so live postings appear skewed toward higher-paid digital or senior roles than the full occupation base.

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Advertised pay

Across the 219 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $67,725 at the 25th percentile, $92,500 at the median and $130,332 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

Minneapolis-St. Paul is a competitive market for Design, Creative & UX, but not a collapsing one. Metro unemployment was 4.7% in August 2026, while metro nonfarm employment still grew about 1.4% year over year and professional and business services grew 1.7696%, which matters because many local design roles sit inside agency, consulting, and in-house business teams. At the same time, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Minnesota Design, Creative & UX employment and active postings essentially flat year over year in September 2026, so this looks more like a stable-but-not-expanding market than a rebound market. The access problem is real: the recent local posting mix was only about 5% entry-level and about 50% senior, so landing a role depends more on fit, specialization, and local availability than on blasting applications.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to mid-career or senior generalists who can move between brand, digital, and product work, show business impact, and work hybrid or on-site with strong Figma and Adobe fluency.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this like a remote-first UX market: only about 5% of the recent local posting mix was remote, and junior openings remain the toughest part of the market.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 249 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Target Corp: 9 open roles
2. Closets By Design, Inc.: 7 open roles
3. Hy-Vee: 7 open roles
4. Roundel: 7 open roles
5. 3M: 5 open roles
6. Celestica: 4 open roles
7. Monarch: 4 open roles
8. Mortenson Co.: 4 open roles
9. Aia Mn: 3 open roles
10. Applied Engineering, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Minneapolis: 88
• Plymouth: 14
• Maplewood: 13
• Saint Paul: 13
• Eden Prairie: 11
• Maple Grove: 10
• Arden Hills: 9
• Edina: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 164 (67%), hybrid 74 (30%), remote 6 (2%)

Where the demand is

Design jobs are present in Minneapolis-St. Paul, but they sit inside a relatively small slice of the metro. BLS said arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations were 1.4% of Minneapolis-St. Paul employment in May 2025, and the broader arts/media occupational family counted 26,690 workers with a $65,230 median annual wage in annual 2025 data. That means this is not a market where volume alone helps; matching the employer's exact mix of brand, digital, and UX work matters more than broad title matching. The healthier local demand backdrop is in professional and business services, which employed 293.3 thousand people in August 2026 and grew 1.7696% year over year, while metro information employment fell to 23.7 thousand and was down 7.0588% year over year. The recent employer sample also points to a small long tail rather than one dominant buyer, with Roundel, Mono, Patterson Companies, Inc., and Asmodee showing up repeatedly over the last 90 days. Recent openings were mostly local and experienced: about 45% on-site, about 50% hybrid, about 5% remote, and the seniority mix skewed toward mid and senior roles. In practical terms, opportunities look better in agencies, retail and commerce-adjacent in-house teams, and business-facing product or brand roles than in pure information-sector employers.

• Agency and creative-services teams (high): This is one of the clearest live pockets. Broadhead announced six hires across creative and social roles, and Mono also appeared among the most consistently active local employers over the last 90 days.
• In-house brand, commerce, and business-facing design teams (moderate): Roundel, Patterson Companies, Inc., and Asmodee showed repeated activity in the recent local sample, which points to opportunities inside established organizations rather than only agencies.
• Pure information-sector employers (limited): This is the weakest visible segment in the current data because metro information employment was down 7.0588% year over year in August 2026.

Where to focus: Prioritize hybrid-ready agency or in-house roles that combine Figma, Adobe craft, and measurable business impact instead of searching only for remote-first UX titles.

Roles worth searching next

• Front-end developer: A strong UI or interaction designer can move here by adding production-ready HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills.
• Product manager: Product designers who already frame problems, work with stakeholders, and defend tradeoffs can pivot into product ownership.
• Creative producer / project manager: Agency and studio designers already understand briefs, timelines, reviews, and cross-functional coordination.
• Accessibility specialist: Designers with strong UX and interface backgrounds can pivot into accessibility review, QA, and remediation leadership.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma appears in about 50% of recent local Design, Creative & UX postings, making it the clearest baseline tool expectation. Who: Everyone, especially UX, UI, product, and digital designers.
• Adobe Creative Suite (table_stakes | immediate): Adobe Creative Suite shows up in about 35% of local postings, with Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign each appearing heavily as well. Who: Brand, visual, campaign, motion, and hybrid digital designers.
• Accessibility (differentiator | near-term): Accessibility has become a legal baseline, which raises the value of designers who can prove accessible interaction, visual, and content-system decisions. Who: UX/UI designers, product designers, and career switchers who need a concrete credibility signal.
• AI-enabled design workflow (differentiator | immediate): Local and national signals both point the same way: Broadhead says it built AI-powered creative tools, 91% of designers use AI weekly, and 72% use generative AI. Who: Mid-career and senior candidates who need to show they are faster without becoming generic.
• Adobe Certified Professional (differentiator | near-term): It is the certification most often required in the recent local posting sample, even though it appeared in only about 5% of postings. Who: Visual and brand designers who want a lightweight but recognizable proof point.
• Strategic thinking and business-impact storytelling (premium | immediate): The 2026 UX market rewards differentiation and demonstrable business impact, and industry commentary says strategy and judgment are becoming more valuable as AI handles more execution. Who: Mid-career, senior, and laid-off candidates who need to separate themselves from tool-only applicants.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

The best official local anchor is the metro arts/media wage data: BLS reported a $65,230 median annual wage for the broader SOC 27 family in annual 2025 data, with a 25th percentile of $48,400 and a 75th percentile of $85,270; BLS also reported a $38.36 mean hourly wage for arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations in the metro in May 2025. Recent posted salary ranges in the local job sample center on about $82k to $110k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Minnesota mean offered salary on new openings for Design, Creative & UX at ~$63,921 in September 2026 (n=227), so live postings appear skewed toward higher-paid digital or senior roles than the full occupation base. This is a market where experienced designers can earn solid professional wages, but entry and generalist creative pay is still much closer to the high-$40k to mid-$60k band than the headline posted ranges imply.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI concentrated?

Design jobs are present in Minneapolis-St. Paul, but they sit inside a relatively small slice of the metro. BLS said arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations were 1.4% of Minneapolis-St. Paul employment in May 2025, and the broader arts/media occupational family counted 26,690 workers with a $65,230 median annual wage in annual 2025 data. That means this is not a market where volume alone helps; matching the employer's exact mix of brand, digital, and UX work matters more than broad title matching. The healthier local demand backdrop is in professional and business services, which employed 293.3 thousand people in August 2026 and grew 1.7696% year over year, while metro information employment fell to 23.7 thousand and was down 7.0588% year over year. The recent employer sample also points to a small long tail rather than one dominant buyer, with Roundel, Mono, Patterson Companies, Inc., and Asmodee showing up repeatedly over the last 90 days. Recent openings were mostly local and experienced: about 45% on-site, about 50% hybrid, about 5% remote, and the seniority mix skewed toward mid and senior roles. In practical terms, opportunities look better in agencies, retail and commerce-adjacent in-house teams, and business-facing product or brand roles than in pure information-sector employers.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Roundel (5 postings), Mono (5 postings), Patterson Companies, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 50% hybrid, with 45% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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