The median product designer posting at a tech startup offers $193K base, with the middle half between $168K and $220K — from 213 live pay ranges at 94 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | 73 | $187K | $147K–$225K |
| Senior | 67 | $185K | $167K–$194K |
| Staff+ | 72 | $217K | $191K–$243K |
| City | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 69 | $213K | $188K–$253K |
| New York | 40 | $213K | $185K–$241K |
| Costa Mesa | 12 | $182K | $143K–$193K |
| Seattle | 9 | $198K | $193K–$270K |
| Sunnyvale | 7 | $170K | $145K–$183K |
| Mountain View | 5 | $198K | $184K–$218K |
| Long Beach | 5 | $164K | $153K–$168K |
| Company | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 3 | $345K | $345K–$364K |
| OpenAI | 11 | $278K | $278K–$293K |
| Scale AI | 3 | $245K | $201K–$254K |
| Handshake | 5 | $238K | $238K–$238K |
| Faire | 2 | $238K | $228K–$247K |
| Ramp | 3 | $238K | $197K–$272K |
| Rogo | 2 | $228K | $221K–$234K |
| Maven Clinic | 2 | $228K | $220K–$235K |
| Vitalize | 2 | $218K | $206K–$229K |
| Baseten | 3 | $215K | $176K–$236K |
| Vanta | 3 | $215K | $203K–$215K |
| Harvey | 9 | $213K | $185K–$230K |
| Mercury | 3 | $213K | $213K–$213K |
| Brex | 10 | $211K | $211K–$270K |
| Speak | 3 | $210K | $165K–$210K |
| Product Designer, Growth Anthropic |
$305K–$460K |
| Product Designer Ramp |
$172K–$440K |
| Product Design Lead, Growth - Codex OpenAI |
$287K–$423K |
| Product Designer, People Innovation Labs OpenAI |
$230K–$385K |
| Product Designer, Design Systems Anthropic |
$305K–$385K |
| Product Designer, Safeguards Anthropic |
$305K–$385K |
| Product Designer- open level (R5250) Shield AI |
$190K–$340K |
| Lead Product Designer- San Francisco HQ Orb |
$290K–$340K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 27, 2026.