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UX Researcher Career Market Report 2026

221 active jobs. 117 companies. Median salary $112K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

221
Active Job Openings
117
Companies Hiring
$112K
Median Salary (US)
78%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The UX Researcher market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 78% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $112K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $85K to $165K.

Remote roles pay 31% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 44%

Project Management demand rose +5.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Hyphenconnect leads hiring with 10 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Staff (+$31K, +26%)

Salary increase: +$31K · Sample: Senior → Staff

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 44% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior17$112K$119K$182K
Staff6$122K$150K$165K
Mid-Level4$91K$95K$120K
Junior3$77K$96K$96K
Lead3$33K$87K$166K

What jumps out

Senior → Staff: +$31K (26%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States27$112KUSD
Remote6$146KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.4%
Remote17.6%
Hybrid5.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
44%
R
12%
Data Analysis
9%
SQL
9%
Figma
7%
Project Management
5%
Go
5%
Fundraising
5%
Python
4%
Spring
4%
Adobe Creative Suite
4%

Skills on the Rise

Project Management ↑+5.2ppGo ↑+5.2ppSpring ↑+4.0pp

Declining in Demand

Scheduling ↓-12.7ppAgile ↓-11.0ppSustainability ↓-4.2ppEditing ↓-4.2ppAI/LLM ↓-3.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Hyphenconnect104.5%
Roku62.7%
Ux Woman52.3%
Amazon41.8%
Toss41.8%
Wk31.4%
Elekta31.4%
Esri31.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States65
Remote15
United Kingdom11
India5
South Korea5
Canada4
Japan3
Ireland3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree52.0%90
Master's Degree12.7%22
Bachelor's Degree6.4%11
PhD / Doctorate0.6%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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