# How much should a senior designer salary be in los angeles? **URL:** \ **Category:** SALARIES\ **Created:** [June 1, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/how-much-should-a-senior-designer-salary-be-in-los-angeles/3610 "2023-06-01T03:02:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![selenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@selenster](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/selenster)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/how-much-should-a-senior-designer-salary-be-in-los-angeles/3610/1 "2023-06-01T03:02:07Z")
i’m curious because i was so terribly underpaid at associate & designer levels in the past, so now that i’m now at senior level with a pay bump at a new company, i’m not sure what i should be reasonably paid. what about design director level? if you have experience with all of this, please advise re: precovid/postcovid ranges, thank you so much. ---
**Author:** ![DesignerN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DesignerN](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/DesignerN)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/how-much-should-a-senior-designer-salary-be-in-los-angeles/3610/2 "2023-06-03T22:55:05Z")
It depends on the company, level of experiences, i just happened to see ‘Revolve’ Senior Designer job posting as 90-95K. I worked in NYC last +10yrs, asst./associtae salaries definitely went up a lot since Covid- I have a old coworker, worked LA-moved bk to NYC worked and went back to LA- told me LA pays were better, right after Covid Nowadays I’ve seen Senior Designer salary range shown as 85K-120K on the job postings. Also director salary seems stagnnt, actually seems went down more- 100K-150K in NYC lately. ---
**Author:** ![twirlgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@twirlgirl](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/twirlgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/how-much-should-a-senior-designer-salary-be-in-los-angeles/3610/3 "2023-06-05T22:05:09Z")
I’ve seen Sr Designer anywhere from $75k (on the low end) to $100k. I feel like now around $90-95k is about average. Design Director- I’m not even sure anymore what this job makes. I feel like a lot of companies call that role Sr Designer to keep costs down. My last “Sr Designer” role I led a team of designers and assts; directed/managed art/graphics; spearheaded sourcing and product development team; and traveled to and presented concepts/product to the buying team at a major big box retailer. It was a DD role, but they called it Sr Designer. ---
**Author:** ![eileen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/43a26b/32.png) [@eileen](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/eileen)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/how-much-should-a-senior-designer-salary-be-in-los-angeles/3610/4 "2023-06-09T01:50:40Z")
I took a job a couple months ago at the designer level for 90K with good benefits, unlimited PTO, and yearly bonus. The senior designers above me would be getting at least 6 figures I’d expect. ---
**Author:** ![Katiepoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/85f322/32.png) [@Katiepoo](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Katiepoo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/how-much-should-a-senior-designer-salary-be-in-los-angeles/3610/5 "2023-06-09T18:37:14Z")
These numbers all sound really low. In Florida, a designer level could make 72K-95K. I was a Sr in SF and made 145K. So I would expect LA to be 125K-150K depending on company and experience. As you move up, it gets more varied by company. Directors can do anything from a glorified Sr role or function like a VP. My guess is somewhere in the mid-high 100Ks