Design (UX and UI) salaries in Austria
The median senior Design (UX and UI) salary in Austria is €56,770 per year, with the market band from €33,092 to €77,022 (statistik.at, 2026-09-02).
By seniority
executive (High quality data)
- P25
- €63,714
- Median
- €107,866
- P75
- €188,000
- per month
- €8,989
About €8,989 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 11 chief executives and board members, n=24,500. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Same-cell alternatives: ISCO 12 commercial executives band 47,141/74,353/106,412; Stepstone Management median 72,750.
lead (High quality data)
- P25
- €47,141
- Median
- €74,353
- P75
- €106,412
- per month
- €6,196
About €6,196 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 12 'Fuehrungskraefte im kaufmaennischen Bereich' (commercial managers) used as the closest official band for design/creative leads; fit is approximate, creative directors also sit in ISCO 14. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Same-cell alternatives: ISCO 14 'Fuehrungskraefte in Hotels..., im Handel und in der Erbringung sonstiger Dienstleistungen' band 30,439/45,627/73,967, n=18,800; AEB 'Fuehrende Taetigkeiten' band 50,723/77,214/113,521.
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- €33,092
- Median
- €56,770
- P75
- €77,022
- per month
- €4,731
About €4,731 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 sub-major 21; per ISCO-08 structure unit 216 'architects, planners, surveyors and designers' (incl graphic and multimedia designers, 2166) is part of sub-major 21 'Naturwissenschaftler, Mathematiker und Ingenieure', n=112,200. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Band spans all experience levels incl part-time; senior zone roughly p50 to p75. Same-cell alternatives: ISCO 26 'Juristen, Sozialwissenschaftler und Kulturberufe' (creative and performing artists, authors) band 23,160/45,800/65,408, n=97,600.
Sources for these numbers
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/334/3_Unselbststaendig_Erwerbstaetige_Berufsgruppen.ods
- https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20250113_OTS0043/fuer-mehr-gehaltstransparenz-stepstone-veroeffentlicht-gehaltsreport-2025
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/334/4_Unselbststaendig_Erwerbstaetige_Funktionen.ods
- https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/einkommen-und-soziale-lage/allgemeiner-einkommensbericht
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