500+ Design & UX Jobs in Seattle, WA

Direct local pay signals are strong: recent local posted salary ranges center on about $138k to $186k, and BLS last reported a $61.85/hour mean for web and digital interface designers in the metro. Estimated Seattle UX salary guides place junior roles around $85K-$110K, mid-level roles around $110K-$145K, and senior roles around $145K-$185K. A broader statewide opening-based measure came in much lower at ~$73,352 for design, creative & ux openings in Washington (n=599), which is useful as a directional opening-based average rather than a like-for-like Seattle product-design median.

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Advertised pay

Across the 490 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $108,500 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median and $175,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 6, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Seattle is still a worthwhile Design, Creative & UX market if you are targeting mid-to-senior digital-product work rather than broad creative generalist roles. Local posted salary ranges center on about $138k to $186k, BLS last reported a $61.85/hour mean for metro web and digital interface designers, and the local sample still showed more than 150 postings across more than 75 companies over the last 90 days. But Washington design employment was down 1.9% year over year and active postings were down 2.6% in July 2026, while only about 5% of the local sample was entry level and about 65% was on-site. Expect real openings and strong pay, but tighter screening and less forgiveness for vague portfolios.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to a mid-to-senior product or UX designer who can show strong prototyping, Figma, interaction design, user research, and design-systems work, and who is open to enterprise employers and local on-site or hybrid schedules.

Main caution: Do not mistake Seattle's salary upside for easy access: the premium pay is concentrated in senior product-design tracks, while entry roles are scarce and remote is the minority setup.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 531 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amazon.com Inc.: 94 open roles
2. Campus Building: 39 open roles
3. Microsoft New England: 28 open roles
4. Blue Origin: 18 open roles
5. Nordstrom, Inc.: 8 open roles
6. American Society of Interior Designers: 7 open roles
7. Amazon, Inc.: 6 open roles
8. Jacobs Engineering Group: 6 open roles
9. Amazon Apprendistati: 5 open roles
10. Ausbildung Amazon: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Seattle: 279
• Bellevue: 67
• Redmond: 65
• Kirkland: 24
• Renton: 12
• Bothell: 9
• Kent: 7
• Tukwila: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 351 (67%), hybrid 140 (27%), remote 31 (6%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity sits in digital-product teams rather than pure brand or print work. In the local sample, technology accounts for about 35% of postings, internet publishing, broadcasting and web search portals about 15%, software development about 15%, technology, information and internet about 10%, and e-commerce about 5%. The most requested skills point the same way: prototyping appears in about 60% of postings, Figma in about 50%, interaction design in about 40%, user research in about 30%, and design systems in about 25%. Employer mix reinforces that pattern. About 50% of postings come from enterprise employers, hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm, and the repeatedly named employers include Amazon-branded entities and Campus Building. There is still some diversification beyond big tech, with active Seattle-area design openings cited at Carnival Corporation and Red Cell Partners, and separate local UX researcher listings in healthtech. That means the local edge is not being a generic designer. It is being able to own research-to-prototype-to-system work inside a product organization.

• Enterprise product design in tech and platforms (high): Technology, internet, software, and e-commerce make up most of the local sample, and enterprise employers account for about 50% of postings.
• UX research and healthcare-adjacent product teams (moderate): User research shows up in about 30% of local postings, and local UX researcher listings include healthtech employers.
• Pure visual, brand, and Adobe-heavy creative work (limited): Visual design appears in about 25% of postings and Adobe Creative Cloud in about 20%, which suggests these skills matter but are not the center of local demand.

Where to focus: Focus on product-facing roles where you can prove prototyping, interaction design, research, and design-system judgment inside a tech or healthcare software environment.

Roles worth searching next

• UX researcher / research operations: User research appears in about 30% of local postings, and local UX researcher openings include healthtech employers.
• Design technologist / front-end UX engineer: Companies are prioritizing UX design and development roles tied to seamless cross-platform experiences.
• Product manager for digital products: Senior Seattle design roles commonly require end-to-end product ownership and stakeholder management, which overlaps with product management responsibilities.

What postings ask for

• Prototyping (table_stakes | immediate): Prototyping appears in about 60% of local postings, making it the clearest execution baseline in this market. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level and career-switching candidates who need proof of hands-on product workflow.
• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma shows up in about 50% of local postings, and AI-assisted design tooling in Figma's ecosystem is becoming part of how teams work. Who: All UX, UI, and product-design applicants.
• Interaction design (differentiator | immediate): Interaction design appears in about 40% of local postings, and senior Seattle design roles are described as requiring research-informed interaction design. Who: Mid-career candidates trying to move from visual execution into stronger product ownership.
• User research (differentiator | near-term): User research appears in about 30% of local postings, and local UX researcher openings show that research-heavy teams remain part of the hiring mix. Who: Generalist designers who need a sharper story, and switchers coming from customer-facing or analytical backgrounds.
• Design systems (premium | near-term): Design systems appear in about 25% of local postings and are called out in senior Seattle role profiles as leadership-level responsibility. Who: Mid-to-senior designers aiming at enterprise teams.
• AI literacy (premium | immediate): Practical AI literacy is described as an essential skill for UX professionals in 2026, and 91% of designers in one 2026 survey said AI improves the quality of their work. Who: Anyone competing for senior product-design roles or trying to stand out in a crowded pipeline.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Direct local pay signals are strong: recent local posted salary ranges center on about $138k to $186k, and BLS last reported a $61.85/hour mean for web and digital interface designers in the metro. Estimated Seattle UX salary guides place junior roles around $85K-$110K, mid-level roles around $110K-$145K, and senior roles around $145K-$185K. A broader statewide opening-based measure came in much lower at ~$73,352 for design, creative & ux openings in Washington (n=599), which is useful as a directional opening-based average rather than a like-for-like Seattle product-design median. This is still a premium-paying market, and overall local compensation is still rising: private-industry compensation costs were up 4.0% and wages and salaries were up 3.5% over the year ended June 2026. The practical takeaway is that employers will still pay for proven product impact, but they are less willing to pay top-tier rates for undeveloped portfolios.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA concentrated?

Most real opportunity sits in digital-product teams rather than pure brand or print work. In the local sample, technology accounts for about 35% of postings, internet publishing, broadcasting and web search portals about 15%, software development about 15%, technology, information and internet about 10%, and e-commerce about 5%. The most requested skills point the same way: prototyping appears in about 60% of postings, Figma in about 50%, interaction design in about 40%, user research in about 30%, and design systems in about 25%. Employer mix reinforces that pattern. About 50% of postings come from enterprise employers, hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm, and the repeatedly named employers include Amazon-branded entities and Campus Building. There is still some diversification beyond big tech, with active Seattle-area design openings cited at Carnival Corporation and Red Cell Partners, and separate local UX researcher listings in healthtech. That means the local edge is not being a generic designer. It is being able to own research-to-prototype-to-system work inside a product organization.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Amazon.com Inc. (20 postings), Campus Building (15 postings), Amazon, Inc. (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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