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Design Engineer salary in United States
The median salary in Design Engineer job ads in United States is $212,500 a year (about $17,708 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $163,830 to $235,000, based on 9 salaries from 9 employers, updated 25 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $212,500
- a year
- Salaries
- 9
- from 9 employers
- Last updated
- 25 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 25 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $122,000
- 25th percentile
- $163,830
- Median
- $212,500
- 75th percentile
- $235,000
- 90th percentile
- $244,000
9 salaries · 12 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 9 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 25 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Design Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 9 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $120K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $120K–$140K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $140K–$160K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $160K–$180K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $180K–$200K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $200K–$220KMedian here | 23% 2 listings | |
| $220K–$240K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $240K–$260K | 11% 1 listing | |
| $260K and over | 11% 1 listing |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Design Engineer pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| aimedian $212,500 · 9 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| reactmedian $198,250 · 8 salaries | down −6.7% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Design Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Design Engineer, Growth & MarketingPerplexity · Mid level · posted 17 Oct 2026$180,000 – $300,000
- Design EngineerCohere · posted 16 Oct 2026$180,000 – $245,000
- Design Engineerreplit · Senior level · posted 19 Aug 2026$180,000 – $290,000
- Design EngineerRoblox · posted 18 Aug 2026from $163,830
- Design EngineerCeligo · posted 18 Sept 2026from $150,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
9 salaries from 9 employers, posted between 25 Oct 2025 and 25 Oct 2026. Last updated 25 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 89%
- Other sources 11%
Live jobs
Design Engineer jobs in United States
- Design Engineer, Growth & Marketing
Perplexity · San Francisco, California, United States
$180K – $300K/yr · listed by the employer
- Design engineer (US)
WRITER · New York City, New York, United States
$129K – $234K/yr · listed by the employer
- Design Engineer
Cohere · San Francisco, California, United States
$180K – $245K/yr · listed by the employer
- Design Engineer - Memphis
SpaceXSI · Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Design Engineer
Celigo · United States
From $150K/yr · listed by the employer
- Design Engineer
Vercel · United States
$208K – $312K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Design Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Design Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Design Engineer in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $212,500 a year, based on 9 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $163,830 and $235,000 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Design Engineer salary in United States?
From 9 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.