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In general, the compensation is much less than engineers at the same level but the potential for career growth beyond senior is much easier.
by ilickpoolalgae 2y ago
In general, the compensation is much less than engineers at the same level but the potential for career growth beyond senior is much easier.
- thatsnotreally 2y agoI would agree on the junior side of things. There is a higher threshold for the starting line for engineers, but for higher levels, design is by no means seen as a less prestigious role. Not in any sense of the word. For salaries – see e.g. levels.fyi for quick comparison. Even Google – a company not really known for valuing design that highly: SWE L6 avg. = 520K USD. Product Designer L6 avg. = 515K USD.
- ilickpoolalgae 2y agoYeah no argument on prestigious, just noting the comp differences.