Design Technologist salary
What a design technologist actually earns, from 96 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A design technologist earns a blended US median near 113,968 dollars, with the typical middle running from 78,835 dollars to 157,396 dollars. The official OEWS median is 98,090 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 23 percent since 2021. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is creative director, at 21 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $130,240
- Washingtonmedian $126,960
- New Yorkmedian $121,700
- Utahmedian $99,300
- Illinoismedian $94,660
- Ohiomedian $88,170
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Quick answers
How much does a design technologist make?
The blended US median is about 113,968 dollars, with a typical range from 78,835 dollars to 157,396 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 98,090 dollars.
What can a design technologist move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is creative director, at 21 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 15-1255. Live corpus 96 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.