For context: Undergrad degree in Interaction Design followed by, 1YOE as a UX Designer (entry level), 2YOE as a Senior UX Designer Both at a Fortune 500 company. Finished my Summer internship at Activision Blizzard while doing my Masters in HCI (so new grad). What would a decent TC be for someone like me since I feel like people around me are getting lowballed right now? I'd also appreciate any sort of referrals if anyone's okay with it. #design #ui/ux #productdesign
Fortune 500 doesn’t mean anything. Depends on location and industry. Edtech in midwest is very different than big tech in the Bay Area. Could be anywhere from $30k-$130k.
Okay, I'll make it more specific, I was in Big 4 consulting earlier. And again, an offer like $30k, even in the Midwest seems disgustingly low.
I don't know of any open positions off-hand for UX design unfortunately, but at Disney you'd probably be looking at between 70K to 80K as a salary given your experience. You could reach 100K if you landed a senior position. Unfortunately UX/UI design tends to be rather lowballed across the industry, and a 30K or 40K offer from someone wouldn't be unheard of. I'd expect that 60K is probably going to be what you'll hear a lot. *I'm speaking from the standpoint of salaries based in Florida
Is this not an accurate estimate to use then? https://www.levels.fyi/companies/disney/salaries/product-designer
Notice the city: New York, New York. You definitely need to be aware of the cost of living when comparing TC. For example, that 180K salary in New York City is equivalent to around a 65K salary in Orlando, Florida.
Senior titles are being given to people with 2 YOE now?
Tends to happen when your quality of work exceeds your YOE. I was on track to become a team lead too.
Yeah I have to agree with the quality > YOE argument as well. We have a senior dev on our team that is only 26 years old, but he is hands down the best engineer out of all of us and definitely has earned that title. Someone can have 15+ YOE, but that doesn't mean they "deserve" a senior title. If they produce poor quality work, then their title and level of pay should reflect that.
$125k-$300k TC. It really depends on the type of company you plan to work for and the type of position you get. There really isn’t a standard TC by level across the industry, and role responsibilities matter a lot too. Your best bet is to get really specific about what you’re looking for and do research from that perspective. Otherwise, you’ll have to be open to very wide ranges like the one I mentioned. There are early stage startups that will pay a strong senior designer $150k TC whereas a big tech company will pay a strong senior designer at least $150k base and $250-300k TC.
And this is a range I should keep in mind for the Bay Area or is Remote also something that's paying in similar ranges?
Remote
$25k base
Great! 4x that is my standing offer. This app is turning out to be Quora real quick.