700+ Design & UX Jobs in San Francisco, CA

Observed local postings center on about $160k to $220k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $138k to $257k. Proxy benchmarks are lower for some specific titles: Robert Half puts San Francisco UI designers at $136,240, and a live Fremont Senior UX/UI Designer role lists $135,000-$155,000. Other estimated local guides place San Francisco junior UX/product designers at $90K-$115K base and senior UX/product designers at $145K-$190K base.

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Advertised pay

Across the 578 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $119,700 at the 25th percentile, $162,700 at the median and $210,000 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 a good-pay market, but not an easy one. The Bay Area shows more than 450 recent design and UX postings across more than 300 companies, yet the mix is heavily tilted toward experienced talent: about 45% senior, about 40% mid, about 10% lead+, and only about 5% entry. Local unemployment was 4.1% in June 2026, lower than California's 5.2%, while California design, creative & ux postings were up 8.8% year over year even though statewide employment in the field was essentially flat. That points to a market with real openings and strong pay, but careful hiring and high standards.

Best positioned: Senior product, UX, and UI candidates who can show Figma fluency, prototyping, design-systems ownership, and AI-aware product work have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Bay Area pay means broad access: only about 10% of sampled roles are remote and only about 5% are entry level.

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Who is hiring here

Counted across all 723 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Williams-Sonoma Inc.: 14 open roles
2. Archinect: 11 open roles
3. Amazon.com Inc.: 9 open roles
4. Gensler: 9 open roles
5. Design Better Podcast: 8 open roles
6. RiseMe: 8 open roles
7. Nubeero Limited: 7 open roles
8. Weave Robotics, Inc.: 7 open roles
9. Zipline: 7 open roles
10. Into Design Systems: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Francisco: 503
• San Mateo: 32
• Redwood City: 25
• Oakland: 25
• Walnut Creek: 18
• Berkeley: 14
• South San Francisco: 14
• Emeryville: 13

Work arrangement

on-site 394 (56%), hybrid 247 (35%), remote 66 (9%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is inside product-led tech teams, not broad creative hiring. In the sampled local postings, technology accounts for about 40%, software development about 30%, technology, information and internet about 10%, internet and web services about 5%, and financial services about 5%. Employer demand is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm, but the named active employers skew toward product platforms and digital product companies such as Hinge Health, Amazon.com Inc., Meta Inc., BetterUp, Inc., Into Design Systems, and Figma. The strongest subsegment is experienced product and UX work that blends prototyping, Figma, design systems, interaction design, and user research. Live local signals back that up: Faire is advertising a staff product design role tied to AI features, memberships, and design systems in San Francisco, and ZPE Systems is recruiting a Senior UX/UI Designer in Fremont at $135,000-$155,000. The weak spot is junior execution work, because only about 5% of the sampled local postings are entry level while about 45% are senior and about 10% are lead+.

• Senior product design in tech platforms (high): Best fit for candidates who can own product flows, systems, and cross-functional decisions. Local employer signals include Hinge Health, Amazon.com Inc., Meta Inc., BetterUp, Inc., Into Design Systems, and Figma.
• Design systems and platform UX (high): This is one of the clearest premium skill clusters locally, with design systems appearing in about 40% of sampled postings and Figma in about 45%.
• On-site or hybrid hardware-software UX in the East Bay (moderate): Live Fremont hiring at ZPE Systems suggests there is still room outside downtown San Francisco for senior UX/UI talent that can work close to product and engineering teams.
• Entry-level generalist UX or visual execution (limited): This is the tightest part of the market because entry openings are only about 5% of the local sample, and national signals also describe entry-level UX positions as scarce.

Where to focus: If you can, position yourself as a product-facing designer with systems depth and AI fluency, then target on-site and hybrid Bay Area teams before remote-only searches.

Roles worth searching next

• Design engineer / front-end engineer: This is a strong bridge if you already work in Figma, systems, and handoff. Emerging design skills now include prompting for code, structure, layout, behavior, and AI-assisted build workflows.
• Product manager: Local and national signals reward designers who can tie craft to business operations, product decisions, and cross-functional outcomes.
• UX researcher: User research is already present in about 25% of sampled local postings, so designers with strong studies and synthesis can move into a research-led path.
• Design program manager / creative operations manager: Business operations capability shows up in broader design hiring signals, making process-heavy design careers a realistic alternative.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma shows up in about 45% of sampled local postings, making it basic job-entry currency for Bay Area UX and product design roles. Who: Everyone in this category, especially applicants whose portfolios still rely on static decks.
• Prototyping (table_stakes | immediate): Prototyping appears in about 50% of sampled local postings, the highest hard-skill share in the local set. Who: Entry-level and mid-career applicants who need clearer evidence of shipped interaction thinking.
• Design systems (premium | immediate): Design systems appear in about 40% of sampled local postings and also show up in live Bay Area staff-level design hiring signals. Who: Mid-career and senior designers aiming for product-platform, enterprise, or scale-stage teams.
• Product design and interaction design (differentiator | immediate): Product design and interaction design each appear in about 35% of sampled local postings, which shows employers want end-to-end problem solvers rather than narrow visual specialists. Who: Graphic, brand, or marketing-adjacent designers trying to move into stronger Bay Area pay bands.
• User research (differentiator | near-term): User research appears in about 25% of sampled local postings and helps candidates rise above portfolios that only show output, not decision quality. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers who need to prove judgment, not just craft.
• AI workflow fluency (differentiator | immediate): Local and national signals both point toward AI-aware design work. San Francisco product-design hiring highlights AI comfort, 72% of designers report using generative AI, and common workflow tools now include Figma AI, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, DALL-E, and Claude Code. Who: Mid-career and senior applicants who want to sound current without drifting into hype.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Observed local postings center on about $160k to $220k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $138k to $257k. Proxy benchmarks are lower for some specific titles: Robert Half puts San Francisco UI designers at $136,240, and a live Fremont Senior UX/UI Designer role lists $135,000-$155,000. Other estimated local guides place San Francisco junior UX/product designers at $90K-$115K base and senior UX/product designers at $145K-$190K base. This is one of the better-paying design markets in the country, but the premium is tied to product-led Bay Area employers and seniority. San Francisco pay also sits inside a high-cost market, with a cost-of-living index around 167, or 67% above the national baseline.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?

Most real opportunity is inside product-led tech teams, not broad creative hiring. In the sampled local postings, technology accounts for about 40%, software development about 30%, technology, information and internet about 10%, internet and web services about 5%, and financial services about 5%. Employer demand is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm, but the named active employers skew toward product platforms and digital product companies such as Hinge Health, Amazon.com Inc., Meta Inc., BetterUp, Inc., Into Design Systems, and Figma. The strongest subsegment is experienced product and UX work that blends prototyping, Figma, design systems, interaction design, and user research. Live local signals back that up: Faire is advertising a staff product design role tied to AI features, memberships, and design systems in San Francisco, and ZPE Systems is recruiting a Senior UX/UI Designer in Fremont at $135,000-$155,000. The weak spot is junior execution work, because only about 5% of the sampled local postings are entry level while about 45% are senior and about 10% are lead+.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Hinge Health (10 postings), Amazon.com Inc. (5 postings), Meta Inc. (5 postings), BetterUp, Inc. (5 postings), Into Design Systems (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 40% hybrid, with 45% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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