Mid-level UX Designer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Morrisville.

Also listed as: Web Designer, Product Designer

Median salary$78,125
Middle 50%$78.1k–$95.8k
vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $90,772
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,125 and $145,332.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,125
25th$78,125
50th (median)$78,125
75th$95,795
90th$138,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $95k $130k FY2023: median $115,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $74,092 (16 filings) FY2025: median $78,125 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 2 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 1 filings FY26 17
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––1
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––2
FY2023$115,000$67,377$123,00011
FY2024$74,092$70,054$100,00016
FY2025$78,125$78,125$100,81817
FY2026–––1

Cost of living

Raleigh's median mid-level UX Designer salary of $78,125 is worth about $79,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Web and Digital Interface Designers in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $102,860 in May 2025 (770 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,125, 24% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Services$78,12512
Epic Gamestoo few4

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $78,125 18
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$78,125$78,12518

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.