UX/UI Designer Salaries in India [2024]
Tech, Design
16 September 2024
In India, UX/UI design salaries can range from ₹5 Lac per year, to ₹1 crore a year! These salaries can vary from city-to-city, level of job and role, past experience, and more. We've gathered the latest data from some top job websites and what designers are making in 2024.
UX/UI Design Interns: ₹12,000 - ₹15,000 Stipend Per Month
UX/UI design internships in India are 2-4 month programs for college students or graduates who have a tech or design background. These are often publicly announced by mid-large scale companies as a valuable learning experience, where interns often can get a job right after their internships end. For smaller companies, interns can often be great help for projects at a lower cost and risk, as compared to hiring a full time UX/UI designer.
We often suggest beginners to go for 1-2 internships before going out into the job market, since they provide a credential boost for your resume, but also allow you to learn from senior designers who work at the company. It's almost as if you're being paid to learn for a few months.
With the research we've done, UX/UI design interns in India make ₹12,000 - ₹15,000 per month on average. This doesn't mean that you can't make more than that. In fact, some interns have reported earning ₹50,000 and above in some top level companies.
What do UX/UI design stipends depend on?
How much past experience you have in the field.
Are you currently enrolled in a trust-worthy university in a design program.
Do you have some good work showcased on your design portfolio or public social media.
Your negotiation skills when it comes to finalising a stipend amount.
Whether you live in a metro city or tier-1 city.
Size of company you are interning for.
How much are other interns offered.
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Junior UX/UI Designers: ₹5 Lac - ₹7 Lac Per Year
Junior UX/UI designers are people who have 0-2 years of work experience in the relevant field. This means they have taken up 1-2 serious projects which are hopefully live. Juniors are often managed by mid-senior designers in the day-to-day life. They often assist on large projects, and are not always given very important tasks, due to a lack of experience or knowledge. A good company and leader would want even the young junior designer to provide feedback and come up with bright ideas.
On average, a junior UX/UI designer earns anywhere from ₹5,00,000 per anum - ₹7,00,000 per anum. You can also make more money if you are working in tier-1 or metro cities which house some massive companies and are hubs for technology. Some UX/UI designers make up to ₹15,00,000 per year if they work with some important companies or play crucial roles.
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https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Salaries/junior-user-experience-designer-salary-SRCH_KO0,31.htm
https://www.ambitionbox.com/profile/junior-ux-designer-salary
Mid Level UX/UI Designers: ₹7 Lac - ₹12 Lac Per Anum
Mid level UX/UI designers or just UX/UI designers are creatives who have worked for 2-5 years in a design career and have completed 3-6 significant projects. Mid level UX/UI designers often take up individual projects where they are the often the sole designers or have even led projects with juniors working with them.
On average, a UX/UI designer earns anywhere from ₹7,00,000 per anum - ₹15,00,000 per anum. A lot of companies offer bonuses as well as stock to mid level UX/UI designers, which cam boost your income by a lot.
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Senior UX/UI Designers: ₹10 Lac - ₹20 Lac Per Anum
Senior UX/UI designers or just UX/UI designers are creatives who have worked for 5-7 years in a design career and have completed or even led 10 major projects on average.
On average, a UX/UI designer earns anywhere from ₹10,00,000 per anum - ₹20,00,000 per anum. This is mostly the point where UX/UI designers often pivot and
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Lead UX/UI Designers: ₹15 Lac - ₹40 Lac Per Anum
Lead designers are often senior UX/UI designers who are now leading teams and projects to align the vision of the company, the roles of designers, and help the company set and maintain project timelines. Design leads of design managers often don't design on a day to day basis. They might facilitate workshops, learning sessions, and set up meetings. Most UX managers or leaders we know have 10+ years of experience in the field, and can often come from a non UX background also.
Lead Designers or Design Managers earn anywhere from ₹15,00,000 - ₹40,00,000 per year or more. This completely depends on the size of the team they are managing, the type of organisational structure of the company, etc.
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