The talent war is surging on in Silicon Valley, and designers are a hot commodity.
Which tech companies pay top-dollar for these creative professionals?
We had Glassdoor pull together search all the tech companies on its platform. It gathered the highest average salaries for visual designers, user experience designers, user interface designers and more.
10. IBM pays its designers an average salary of $74,912
A current designer there says:
Pros: "Flexible work/life balance, easy to work remotely. Pay is satisfactory. Company policies can be short sighted and frustrating."
Cons:"Difficult to get promoted. Especially if you're not a typical role like a developer. Employee evaluations are subjective, it all depends on your management. Each team works differently. Overall the IBM culture is friendly and fair, but if you join a recent acquisition, for example, you may not be treated "fairly" by the non-IBM environment. Work environment has become depressing over the years, with most people working from home. Not a lively place to work anymore."
9. AOL pays its designers an average salary of $81,100
A current designer there says:
Pros: "Smart people, nice people, decent professional development/learning ops if you're self-directed, some interesting projects, fun outings occasionally, company possibly on the upswing."
Cons: "Culture of scarcity and fear of layoffs, changes business models frequently, management was (changing with Tim Armstrong) risk-averse and inclined to blatantly copy competitors rather than consider interesting creative design solutions/directions. Need to defend yourself for working there and not being a hack with no other options."
8. Intuit pays its designers an average salary of $83,649
A current designer there says:
Pros: "This is a great company that cares about growing talent. There is a lot of great training in leadership skills, communication, along with technical training to insure you stay relevant and find the path you want to take. The best part is getting to make a real different in people's lives - we really do make services that help people make better financial decisions and keep more of what they make."
Cons: "It's a company that is 30 years old so there are still legacy issues. There are hopeful activities to deal with them. But it's not as fast as a startup or a company built on cloud computing."
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