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Senior UI salary: median $155,000 a year

Senior UI listings that state pay run from $133,500 to $208,500 for the middle half, based on 26 current job listings. 133 senior ui roles are open now.

Senior UI pay range

From 26 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$133,500
Median
$155,000
Upper quarter
$208,500

Do AI skills change senior ui pay?

For Design roles in general, as of October 26, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for senior ui alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Design listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $197,000, against $144,500 for those that never mention AI (+36.3%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$197,000
median, from 370 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$144,500
median, from 195 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Senior UI salary questions

How much does a senior ui make?
Among 26 open senior ui listings that state pay, the median is $155,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $133,500 and $208,500.
Where does this senior ui pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.

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