Global Design

Survey
Explore the data behind designer salaries, career
trends, and what’s next for your design discipline.
We kicked off the Dribbble Global Design Survey to better
understand the design community and how and where it’s
growing. We asked questions surrounding careers,
salaries, skill building, remote work, and more—gleaning
remarkable insights from designers worldwide.


From January 7–February 24, 2019, 17,107 design

professionals completed the 50-question survey, equating
to a 99% confidence level with < 1% margin of error. This
data has given us a plethora of information to better serve
our community and propel the design industry forward.

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Global

Findings
The majority of global respondents are 35 years old and younger and are Art by Glenn Thomas
employed full-time. Considering this, it’s not a big surprise that nearly 75% of
global respondents don’t have children, though just over 50% are open to
having them someday.

Age
13-17 1.9%

18-25 34%

26-35 50.1%

36-45 10.5%

46-55 2.3%

56 or older 0.6%

I prefer not to answer 0.5%

Employment Status Education

Highest level of education obtained

Full-time employment @ agency/consultancy 31% Doctorate (e.g. PhD, EdD) 0.5%

Full-time employment in-house 30.8% Professional degree (e.g. MD, DDS, DVM) 3%

Self employed 16.1% Master’s degree (e.g. MA, MS, MEd) 13.5%

In education 10.4% Bachelor’s degree (e.g. BA, BS) 48.2%

Part-time employment 5.3% Associate degree (e.g. AA, AS) 5.4%

Unemployed 2.7% Completed some college 5%

An educator 0.6% High school graduate (e.g. GED) 8.1%

Unable to work 0.4% Completed some high school 5%

Retired 0.2% Other 2.8%

I prefer not to say 1.3%

Other 2.1%

Salary Children Role

Annual salary in USD # of children they have

Less than $20,000 37.6% 0, but maybe someday 52.4% Designer 64.4%

$20,000 to $34,999 13.7% 0, I don’t want kids 20.5% Design Director 7.3%

$35,000 to $49,999 12.1% 0, but I have one on the way 3% Design Enthusiast 4.7%

$50,000 to $74,999 9.5% 1 9.7% Design Student 4.2%

$75,000 to $99,999 6.3% 2 6.5% Design Manager 4.2%

$100,000 to $149,999 4.6% 3+ 2.4% Design-Wannabe 2.5%

$150,000 to $199,999 1.4% I prefer not to say 5.5% Founder 2.5%

Marketer 1.3%
$200,000 to $249,000 0.5%
CEO 1.3%
$250,000+ 0.4%
Influencer 0.6%
I prefer not to say 14%

VP 0.4%

Hirer/Recruiter 0.2%

Other 12.6%
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U.S.

Findings
U.S. respondents are more likely to have Bachelor’s degrees and are Art by Ranganath Krishnamani
more likely to be older than global respondents. Additionally, U.S.
respondents are more than 1.5 times more likely to have children than
global respondents.

Locations in the U.S.

Age
13-17 1.8%
18-25 22.2%
26-35 50%
36-45 17.5%
46-55 6%
56 or older 1.8%
I prefer not to answer 0.8%

U.S. Salaries Education

Annual salary in USD Highest level of education obtained
Less than $20,000 10.1% Doctorate (e.g. PhD, EdD) 0.5%
$20,000 to $34,999 6.3% Professional degree (e.g. MD, DDS, DVM) 0.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15% Master’s degree (e.g. MA, MS, MEd) 9.2%
$50,000 to $74,999 21.8% Bachelor’s degree (e.g. BA, BS) 59.9%
$75,000 to $99,999 16.4% Associate degree (e.g. AA, AS) 9.2%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.7% Completed some college 14%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.3% High school graduate (e.g. GED) 3.7%
$200,000 to $249,000 1.2% Completed some high school 2.3%
$250,000+ 1% Other 0.7%
I prefer not to say 8.1%

Employment Status Children Role

# of children they have
Full-time employment @ agency/consultancy 23.1% Designer 63.7%
0, but maybe someday 41.8%
Full-time employment in-house 42.9% Design Director 9.4%
0, I don’t want kids17.2%
Self employed 17.4% Design Enthusiast 2.4%
0, but I have one on the way 1.5%
In education 7.4% Design Student 3.3%
19.6%
Part-time employment 3.5% Design Manager 4.1%
2 20.8%
Unemployed 2.4% Design-Wannabe 2.9%
3+ 6%
An educator 0.4% Founder 2.8%
I prefer not to say 3.1%
Unable to work 0.4% Marketer 2%
Retired 0.6% CEO 1.1%
I prefer not to say 0.7% Influencer 0.8%
Other 1.3% VP 0.7%
Hirer/Recruiter 0.2%
Other 6.5%
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U.S.

Salary Data
California, Washington State, and New York have the highest Art by MUTI

percentage of salaries over $100K; California being the best paid

state for designers. Florida is the lowest paid state for designers (44%

below $50K), followed closely by Ohio and Michigan.

Salaries in Colorado

Annual salary in USD Salaries in Illinois

Less than $20,000 8% Annual salary in USD

$20,000 to $34,999 3%
Less than $20,000 11.4%

$35,000 to $49,999 12%

$20,000 to $34,999 3.8%

$50,000 to $74,999 26%

$35,000 to $49,999 17.1%

$75,000 to $99,999 27%

$50,000 to $74,999 29.7%

$100,000 to $149,999

$150,000 to $199,999
17%

2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.4%
Salaries in Michigan
$100,000 to $149,999 13.3%

$200,000 to $249,000 0% Annual salary in USD Salaries in New York

$150,000 to $199,999 3.8%

$250,000+ 1%
Less than $20,000 16.2%
Annual salary in USD
$200,000 to $249,000 1.3%

I prefer not to say 4%

$20,000 to $34,999 9.1%
$250,000+ 1.3% Less than $20,000 8.2%

$35,000 to $49,999 17.2%

I prefer not to say 7.0% $20,000 to $34,999 3.2%

$50,000 to $74,999 20.2%

$35,000 to $49,999 9.5%
Salaries in Washington
$75,000 to $99,999 15.2%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.6%

Annual salary in USD $100,000 to $149,999 11.1%

$75,000 to $99,999 17.7%

$150,000 to $199,999 3%
Less than $20,000 8.7% $100,000 to $149,999 20.5%

$200,000 to $249,000 1%
$20,000 to $34,999 5.2% $150,000 to $199,999 9.1%

$250,000+ 0%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.0% $200,000 to $249,000 1.4%

I prefer not to say 7.1%

$50,000 to $74,999 20.9% $250,000+ 1.4%

$75,000 to $99,999 13% I prefer not to say 10.5%

$100,000 to $149,999 22.6%

$150,000 to $199,999 8.7%

$200,000 to $249,000 1.7%

$250,000+ 0.9%

I prefer not to say 5.2%

Salaries in Pennsylvania

Annual salary in USD

Less than $20,000 7%

$20,000 to $34,999 7%

$35,000 to $49,999 15%

$50,000 to $74,999 27%

$75,000 to $99,999 20%

$100,000 to $149,999 11%

$150,000 to $199,999 1%

$200,000 to $249,000 2%

Salaries in Ohio $250,000+ 1%

Annual salary in USD I prefer not to say 9%

Salaries in California
Less than $20,000 11.1%
Annual salary in USD
$20,000 to $34,999 14.1%

Less than $20,000 7.3%

$35,000 to $49,999 21.2%

$20,000 to $34,999 4.6%

$50,000 to $74,999 24.2%

$35,000 to $49,999 8.2%

$75,000 to $99,999 15.2%

$50,000 to $74,999 13.6%

$100,000 to $149,999 9.1%

$75,000 to $99,999 16.3%

$150,000 to $199,999 0%

$100,000 to $149,999 28.4%

$200,000 to $249,000 0%

$150,000 to $199,999 9.9%

$250,000+ 0%

$200,000 to $249,000 2.4% Salaries in Texas I prefer not to say 5.1%

$250,000+ 2.2%
Annual salary in USD
I prefer not to say 7.1%
Salaries in Georgia
Less than $20,000 6.5%

$20,000 to $34,999 6.1%

Annual salary in USD

$35,000 to $49,999 16.3%

Less than $20,000 5.1%

$50,000 to $74,999 24.1%

$20,000 to $34,999 5.1%

$75,000 to $99,999 17.1%

$35,000 to $49,999 15.2%
Salaries in Florida
$100,000 to $149,999 16.7%
$50,000 to $74,999 29.3% Annual salary in USD
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3%
$75,000 to $99,999 15.2%
Less than $20,000 12.8%
$200,000 to $249,000 0.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 19.2%
$20,000 to $34,999 10.3%
$250,000+ 0.8%
$150,000 to $199,999 0%
$35,000 to $49,999 21.2%
I prefer not to say 6.1%
$200,000 to $249,000 4.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 28.8%

$250,000+ 0%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5%

I prefer not to say 7.1%

$100,000 to $149,999 4.5%

$150,000 to $199,999 3.8%

$200,000 to $249,000 0%

$250,000+ 0%

I prefer not to say 7.1%

Annual Salaries by Specialty (U.S.)

% at/above $20,000 % at/above $35,000 % at/above $50,000 % at/above $75,000 % at/above $100,000
All Specialties 85.9% All Specialties 80.5% All Specialties 64% All Specialties 30.3% All Specialties 15.3%

Product Designer (UI/UX) 93.2% Product Designer (UI/UX) 91.8% Product Designer (UI/UX) 87.3% Product Designer (UI/UX) 69.1% Product Designer (UI/UX) 44.2%

UI/Visual Designer 92.9% UI/Visual Designer 90.2% UI/Visual Designer 73.2% UI/Visual Designer 47.3% UI /Visual Designer 24.6%

Graphic Designer 83.4% Graphic Designer 70.1% Graphic Designer 38.6% Graphic Designer 14% Graphic Designer 4.0%

Brand/Logo Designer 82.9% Brand/Logo Designer 71.4% Brand/Logo Designer 48.3% Brand/Logo Designer 18.8% Brand/Logo Designer 7.3%

U X Designer 92.7% U X Designer 91.1% U X Designer 86% UX Designer 63.7% U X Designer 36.3%

Illustrator 75.8% Illustrator 67.7% Illustrator 49.1% Illustrator 22.4% Illustrator 6.8%

Web Designer 82.5% Web Designer 77.0% Web Designer 54% Web Designer 18.3% Web Designer 6.3%

/
Motion Designer Animator 87.3% /
Motion Designer Animator 85.7% /
Motion Designer Animator 60.3% /
Motion Designer Animator 19% /
Motion Designer Animator 11.1%

Art Director 87.7% Art Director 84.2% Art Director 68.4% Art Director 50.9% Art Director 22.8%

Average Salary by Specialty (U.S.)

$76,800
$83,194
$58,048
$52,660
$57,036

All Roles Art Director Brando/Logo Designer Gra phic Designer Illustrator

$64,083
$102,778
$80,288
$95,632
$59,739

Motion Designer Produ ct Designer UI / Visual Designer UX Designer Web Designer

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Designer

Specifics
Designers shared that Motion/Animation, Business, Communication, Art by Fraser Davidson
and Illustration are the most important skills they want to learn in the
next 2-3 years to advance their careers.

Critical Skills for Designers in the Next 2-3 Years

Motion / Animation Business Communication Illustration

Global Survey (total) 33.1% Global Survey (total) 29.9% Global Survey (total) 23.9% Global Survey (total) 24%
Global Survey (U.S.) 20.8% Global Survey (U.S.) 20.8% Global Survey (U.S.) 14.3% Global Survey (U.S.) 12.7%

User Research People Skills / Emotional Intelligence Management Skills CSS / HTML
Global Survey (total) 18.9% Global Survey (total) 18.5% Global Survey (total) 15.2% Global Survey (total) 11.1%
Global Survey (U.S.) 12.1% Global Survey (U.S.) 11.8% Global Survey (U.S.) 13.1% Global Survey (U.S.) 8.2%

Education by Specialty

High school graduate (e.g. GED) Completed some college Associate degree (e.g. AA, AS) Bachelor’s degree (e.g. BA, BS)
All Specialties 8.1% All Specialties 15% All Specialties 5.4% All Specialties 48.2%
P roduct Designer (UI/UX) 6% P roduct Designer (UI/UX) 12.5% P roduct Designer (UI/UX) 4.4% Product Designer (UI/UX) 54.4%
UI/Visual Designer 8% UI/Visual Designer 17.8% UI/Visual Designer 5.4% UI/Visual Designer 50.7%
Graphic Designer 7.3% Graphic Designer 14.8% Graphic Designer 5.5% Graphic Designer 56.7%
Brand/Logo Designer 11.1% Brand/Logo Designer 15.6% Brand/Logo Designer 8.7% Brand/Logo Designer 47.6%
UX Designer 4.8% UX Designer 10.2% UX Designer 5.7% UX Designer 48.7%
Illustrator 7.7% Illustrator 14.3% Illustrator 7.4% Illustrator 48.7%
W eb Designer 9% W eb Designer 19.1% W eb Designer 6.4% W eb Designer 45.2%
Motion Designer/Animator 9% Motion Designer/Animator 11.3% Motion Designer/Animator 5.5% Motion Designer/Animator 53.5%
Art Director 4.9% Art Director 18.6% Art Director 9.9% Art Director 38%

Master’s degree (e.g. MA, MS, MEd)

All Specialties 13.5%
P roduct Designer (UI/UX) 16.8%
UI/Visual Designer 11.8%
Graphic Designer 8.5%
Brand/Logo Designer 9.1%
UX Designer 24.1%
Illustrator 12%
W eb Designer 10.7%
Motion Designer/Animator 15.5%
Art Director 13.7%

How Designers Primarily Learned Design

On Own In School On the Job

Global Survey (total) 41.6% Global Survey (total) 29.1% Global Survey (total) 16.4%
Global Survey (U.S.) 30.5% Global Survey (U.S.) 49.2% Global Survey (U.S.) 15.3%
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Designer

Specifics
How Designers Primarily Learned Design: By Specialty

On own In School On the Job

All Specialties 41.6% All Specialties 29.1% All Specialties 16.4%
Product Designer (UI/UX) 45.8% Product Designer (UI/UX) 23.9% Product Designer (UI/UX) 18.6%
UI/Visual Designer 40.5% UI/Visual Designer 28% UI/Visual Designer 19.1%
Graphic Designer 33.7% Graphic Designer 42.5% Graphic Designer 13.6%
Brand/Logo Designer 48.4% Brand/Logo Designer 28.6% Brand/Logo Designer 12.1%
UX Designer 33.1% UX Designer 31.2% UX Designer 22%
Illustrator 42.3% Illustrator 31.8% Illustrator 14.7%
Web Designer 49.1% Web Designer 22.3% Web Designer 15.3%
Motion Designer/Animator 41.3% Motion Designer/Animator 29.7% Motion Designer/Animator 14.8%
Art Director 41.7% Art Director 34.7% Art Director 18.9%

Employment Status by Specialty

Full-time employment

@ agency/consultancy Full-time employment in-house Self employed Part-time employment

All Specialties 31% All Specialties 30.8% All Specialties 16.1% All Specialties 5.3%
Product Designer (UI/UX) 30.7% Product Designer (UI/UX) 46.8% Product Designer (UI/UX) 10.6% Product Designer (UI/UX) 3.8%
UI/Visual Designer 41.9% UI/Visual Designer 33.3% UI/Visual Designer 10.1% UI/Visual Designer 4.1%
Graphic Designer 31.3% Graphic Designer 28.9% Graphic Designer 18.5% Graphic Designer 6.4%
Brand/Logo Designer 24.1% Brand/Logo Designer 17.7% Brand/Logo Designer 35.9% Brand/Logo Designer 7%
UX Designer 37.9% UX Designer 44.2% UX Designer 6.8% UX Designer 2.9%
Illustrator 22.6% Illustrator 23.9% Illustrator 26.5% Illustrator 8.7%
Web Designer 39.9% Web Designer 30.1% Web Designer 17.1% Web Designer 4.3%
Motion Designer/Animator 34.2% Motion Designer/Animator 25.9% Motion Designer/Animator 23.1% Motion Designer/Animator 5.4%
Art Director 34.1% Art Director 15.9% Art Director 16.9% Art Director 6.2%

Unemployed
All Specialties 2.7%
Product Designer (UI/UX) 2.2%
UI/Visual Designer 3%
Graphic Designer 3.1%
Brand/Logo Designer 2.6%
UX Designer 1.5%
Illustrator 3.8%
Web Designer 2%
Motion Designer/Animator 3.4%
Art Director 2.3%

Satisfaction with Design Career

Global Average 6.7 | U.S. Average 6.9

0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10

0% 0.5% 0.8% 0.4% 2% 1% 4% 3% 5% 4% 12% 9% 17% 16% 23% 27% 20% 25% 7% 9% 8% 7%
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At

Work
Survey respondents are only slightly satisfied overall with both their Art by Ani
compensation and current role. Pay satisfaction correlates directly
with overall job satisfaction, demonstrating that competitive pay is the
most important element in a designer’s job.

Method of Contact to Get Hired in Current Role

In Person Recruiter Job Board Contacted Company Directly

Total 21.7% Total 16.1% Total 13.7% Total 12.3%
U.S. 18.3% U.S. 13.0% U.S. 17.6% U.S. 13.1%

Emailed Directly Messaged on LinkedIn Found Job on Company Website Messaged on Dribbble
Total 11.6% Total 10.3% Total 6.8% Total 5.7%
U.S. 10.8% U.S. 7.4% U.S. 7.7% U.S. 1.5%

Top 10 Most Important Things in a Job

Competitive Pay Company Culture Flexible Work Hours Creative Freedom

Global Survey (total) 54.3% Global Survey (total) 47% Global Survey (total) 49.1% Global Survey (total) 53.2%
Global Survey (U.S.) 61.6% Global Survey (U.S.) 57.6% Global Survey (U.S.) 50.5% Global Survey (U.S.) 48.5%

Growth Opportunities / Advancement Vacation & Paid Time Off Health Insurance Collaboration
Global Survey (total) 41.8% Global Survey (total) 22.1% Global Survey (total) 15.1% Global Survey (total) 29.7%
Global Survey (U.S.) 44.6% Global Survey (U.S.) 35% Global Survey (U.S.) 31.3% Global Survey (U.S.) 30%

Choosing your own Projects Retirement Plan w/ Employer Match

Global Survey (total) 27.5% Global Survey (total) 3.7%

Global Survey (U.S.) 18.7% Global Survey (U.S.) 11.3%

Job Stability Job Satisfaction

Total Average 6.7 | U.S. Average 7.0 Total Average 6.2 | U.S. Average 6.4
0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10

3% 3% 0% 2% 3% 3% 5% 4% 5% 3% 13% 10% 10% 8% 15% 15% 19% 21% 11% 14% 14% 18% 3% 3% 0% 2% 3% 4% 6% 6% 7% 6% 14% 11% 13% 12% 18% 17% 17% 18% 8% 11% 9% 10%

Satisfaction with Current Compensation

Total Average 5.9 | U.S. Average 6.3

0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10

3% 3% 0% 2% 4% 3% 7% 6% 7% 6% 16% 12% 15% 13% 17% 18% 15% 18% 6% 9% 7% 9%

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Design

Organizations
Global and U.S. respondents alike reported that their design teams Art by Diana Stoyanova
are most likely to hire Graphic Designers, Product Designers, and UX
Designers to their design teams this year.

Types of Designers on Team

Graphic Designer Product Designer (UI / UX Designer) UX Designer Web Designer

Total 52.2% Total 43.3% Total 34.2% Total 34%
U.S. 57.7% U.S. 38.2% U.S. 33.6% U.S. 35.5%

Illustrator Brand / Logo Designer Art Director Motion Designer / Animator

Total 31.5% Total 27.7% Total 26.8% Total 21.8%
U.S. 29.2% U.S. 30% U.S. 36.9% U.S. 20.8%

User Researcher Other

Total 14.3% Total 4.6%
U.S. 18.3% U.S. 7.8%

# of Designers Planning on Hiring This Year

1-2 3-5 6-10 10+

Total 29.6% Total 11.6% Total 4.1% Total 3.2%
U.S. 26.0% U.S. 7.2% U.S. 2.5% U.S. 2.9%

I’m not sure Don’t plan to increase

Total 29.6% Total 21.8%
U.S. 32% U.S. 29.5%

Types of Designers Planning to Hire this Year

Graphic Designer Product Designer (UI / UX Designer) UX Designer Web Designer

Total 29.8% Total 37.9% Total 28.4% Total 19.3%
U.S. 36% U.S. 37.6% U.S. 27.3% U.S. 19%

Illustrator Brand / Logo Designer Art Director Motion Designer / Animator

Total 20.9% Total 13.3% Total 13.2% Total 20.3%
U.S. 11.4% U.S. 11.4% U.S. 12.6% U.S. 13.6%

User Researcher Other

Total 16.8% Total 2.2%
U.S. 19% U.S. 4.3%
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Remote

Organizations
Brand/Logo Designers and Illustrators are most likely to be remote, Art by Oleksandr Aleksandrov
with nearly 25% of each being fully remote. While just 14% of U.S.
designers are full-time remote, these designers earn higher average
salaries compared to onsite employees.

Team Remoteness

All Responses All U.S. Responses Agencies, in-house & self Agencies, in-house &
employed (Global) self employed (U.S.)

Remote
Remote
Remote
Remote

(14.4%) (14%) (7.1%) (4.7%)

On-site & On-site & On-site & On-site &

Remote
On-site 
 Remote
On-site 
 Remote
On-site 
 Remote
On-site 

(39.9%) (45.7%) (43%) (43%) (39.5%) (53.4%) (45.9%) (49.4%)

Agencies/Consultancies (Global) Agencies/Consultancies (U.S.) In-House (Global) In-House (U.S.)

Remote
Remote
Remote
Remote

(5.4%) (4.1%) (6.9%) (4.2%)

On-site & On-site & On-site & On-site &

Remote
On-site 
 Remote
On-site 
 Remote
On-site 
 Remote
On-site 

(39.5%) (55.1%) (48.4%) (47.6%) (38.6%) (54.5%) (44.9%) (50.8%)

Remote by Position

Art Directors Brand/Logo Designers Graphic Designers Illustrators Motion Designers/Animators

Remote
Remote
Remote

Remote
Remote
(15.8%)
(15.5%) (14.7%)
(22.8%) (25.3%)

On-site & Onsite &

Remote
On-site 
 On-site & On-site 
 On-site & Onsite 

On-site & On-site 
 On-site 
 Remote

(32.6%) (51.9%) Remote

(52.7%) Remote
(47%)
Remote
(39.7%) (41.4%) (37.2%)
(32.6%) (33.3%)
(37.5%)

UI/Visual Designers UX Designers Web Designers

Product Designers

Remote
Remote

Remote
(10.2 %)
Remote

(8.6%) (12.5%) (15%)

On-site 

(50%)
On-site & On-site & On-site 
 On-site & On-site & On-site 

Remote
On-site 
 Remote
(48.7%) Remote
(50.6%)
Remote

(41.9%) (49.5%) (38.8%) (34.4%)

(39.8%)
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Remote

Organizations

Likes About Remote Work

Flexible hours / set your schedule Work life balance Live anywhere No commuting

Global Survey (total) 62.4% Global Survey (total) 45.1% Global Survey (total) 26.4% Global Survey (total) 21.8%

Increased productivity / less distractions Available to my family Travel the world Open dress code

Global Survey (total) 17.8% Global Survey (total) 14.1% Global Survey (total) 13% Global Survey (total) 12%

More time with family / friends / pets Customize your workspace Shorter / fewer meetings
Global Survey (total) 10.6% Global Survey (total) 10% Global Survey (total) 5.9%

Dislikes About Remote Work

Hard separating work from personal time Communication issues Lack of team bonding Loneliness / lack of human interactions
Global Survey (total) 30.8% Global Survey (total) 30.3% Global Survey (total) 21% Global Survey (total) 18.1%

Time zone differences Being out of the loop Hard to get feedback Home distractions
Global Survey (total) 17.3% Global Survey (total) 15.6% Global Survey (total) 13.2% Global Survey (total) 10.5%

Having to be self-motivated Forgetting to take breaks Harder to collaborate Managing your time
Global Survey (total) 10% Global Survey (total) 9.3% Global Survey (total) 8.4% Global Survey (total) 8.1%

Technology hiccups Getting notifications at all hours Not having a designated work space Team chat software is distracting
Global Survey (total) 7.8% Global Survey (total) 6.7% Global Survey (total) 6.6% Global Survey (total) 4.5%

Not getting enough work done in a day Feeling like the odd person out Tool limitations
Global Survey (total) 4.2% Global Survey (total) 2.9% Global Survey (total) 2.3%

Remote Design Salaries (U.S.)

Annual salary in USD

$50,000+ $75,000+ $100,000+

On-site 40% On-site 23% On-site 6%
Remote 60% Remote 38% Remote 11%
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