Salary Survey: User Experience Professionals Earn Good Money

A survey of 1,078 user experience professionals finds that usability specialists make more money than designers and writers in the same field. In all three areas, salaries are highest in the U.S., lower in Canada and Asia, and much lower in Europe and Australia.

Nielsen, Jakob. Alertbox (2001). Careers>Usability>Salaries>User Experience

Salary Survey: User Experience Professionals 2001

We asked respondents to state their total annual compensation from salary and bonuses; we did not include stock options and other benefits. Given that most stock options have been under water recently, cash compensation may be the most important number anyway.

Nielsen Norman Group (2001). Careers>Salaries>Usability>User Experience