Design (UX and UI) salaries in Australia
The median lead Design (UX and UI) salary in Australia is A$94,000 per year, with the market band from A$60,500 to A$126,500 (data.gov.au, 2026-08-30).
By seniority
lead (Medium quality data)
- P25
- A$60,500
- Median
- A$94,000
- P75
- A$126,500
- per month
- A$7,833
About A$7,833 per month at the median.
ATO Table 15A published median for 212112 Art director - publishing or advertising (closest official design-leadership code; proxy for design lead), n=9,680; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 2121 bands and rescaled; taxable income basis.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- A$70,500
- Median
- A$97,000
- P75
- A$128,500
- per month
- A$8,083
About A$8,083 per month at the median.
ATO Table 15A published median for 261113 User experience designer (ICT), n=1,297; p25/p75 transplanted from parent unit group 2611 (ICT business and systems analysts) and rescaled; small n, so Medium. Taxable income basis.
Sources for these numbers
- https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/taxation-statistics-2023-24
- https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/faea4485-f407-457d-97f8-3f0822ccd654/resource/3286e287-ee87-4be4-87b2-56c5c6602009/download/ts24individual15occupationsex.xlsx
- https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/faea4485-f407-457d-97f8-3f0822ccd654/resource/3d033f17-e536-4d6f-b6ec-ce40709928d1/download/ts24individual14occupationsextaxableincomerange.xlsx
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