UX Researcher salary
What a ux researcher actually earns, from 231 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.
Switch the market above to see ux researcher pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An ux researcher earns a blended US median near 111,937 dollars, with the typical middle running from 90,665 dollars to 151,259 dollars. The official OEWS median is 109,840 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 18 percent since 2019. Demand is rated moderate, and 4% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is creative director, at 22 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open ux researcher roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- UX ResearcherNetomi · CanadaRemoteJul 22
- Senior/Staff User ResearcherHarvey · San Francisco$159k–$265kJul 21
- Principal, Design ResearcherTwilio · Remote - US$201kRemoteJul 20
- User ResearcherExperian · London, GBJul 20
- Staff Design ResearcherTwilio · Remote - US$166kRemoteJul 17
- Senior UX Researcher - Okta Device AccessOkta · Toronto, Ontario, Canada$118kJul 17
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United Kingdom$68,211 – $83,097 · median $73,335
- United States$90,665 – $151,259 · median $111,937
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Quick answers
How much does an ux researcher make?
The blended US median is about 111,937 dollars, with a typical range from 90,665 dollars to 151,259 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 109,840 dollars.
Is ux researcher a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 4% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an ux researcher move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is creative director, at 22 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 19-3032. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Web and digital interface designers.” Live corpus 231 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.