Design Manager salary
1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
The one range measured here is for design manager roles at mid level across the United States: 5 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $102,554 and $157,850, with a median of $112,500.
The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on fewer than 10 postings, so treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Design Manager pay by specialization
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Live design manager roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
1 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $102,554 – $157,850 | $112,500 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Open design manager roles · 5 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
Senior Marketing Design Manager Imprint · Remote · US $150,000–$200,000 3w ago 
Senior Product Design Manager, Growth KOHO · Remote · Canada CA$170,000–CA$220,000 4w ago 
Senior Product Design Manager, Growth Discord · San Francisco $272,000–$340,000 7w ago 
Senior Brand Design Manager, EOC Colgate-Palmolive · New York $150,000–$175,000 Senior Creative Design Manager Warner Bros. Discovery · Leavesden South Way New £57,000–£74,000e 2d ago Graphic Design Manager Milwaukee · Menomonee Falls New $71,125–$102,000e 3d ago 
Senior Multimedia Design Manager JLL · Makati Pay not stated 5d ago Senior Creative Design Manager JLL · Makati Pay not stated 12d ago 
Corporate Brand Experience & Design Manager (m/w/d) Medac · Headquarter - Wedel €67,375–€95,156e 2w ago 
3D Creative Design Manager - Prestige Visual Merchandising & Store Design Coty · London £50,000–£66,875e 4w ago 
Creative Design Manager | alfanar Electric alfanar · Riyadh Pay not stated 5w ago 
Creative Graphic Design Manager - Social & Digital Huda Beauty · Dubai Pay not stated 5w ago Corporate Design Manager / Brand & Communications Designer (m/w/d) Burkert · Ingelfingen €61,500–€69,000e 2mo ago 
Graphic Design Manager Dubizzle MENA · New Cairo City Pay not stated 2mo ago Creative Design Manager Kslaw · London £50,000–£66,875e 3mo ago Creative Design Manager- Arabic Speaker ( 9 Month ) Müller`s Solutions · Riyadh Pay not stated 4mo ago 
Marketing & Design Manager (m/w/d) primus · Bückeburg Pay not stated 4mo ago Communication & Interior Design Manager Ikano-Retail · Johor Bahru Pay not stated 4mo ago Sr Brand Design Manager CookUnity · Buenos Aires Pay not stated 5mo ago 
Brand Design Manager Blockstream · Remote · US $95,900–$145,000e 9mo ago