Design Intern Salary at Startups
What startups pay design interns, from the pay their live postings state: base salary as the employer writes it, on roles still taking applications.
56 of 130 live roles state payChecked dailyUpdated
Median base pay
$34an hour
The median of 48 live design internship postings that state pay in US dollars, as of November 2026. Each posting counts at the middle of its range.
- Middle half of postings
- $29–$45
- One in ten pays over
- $47
- A typical posted range
- $29–$40
- Under $25: 7 postings
- $25–$30: 7 postings
- $30–$35: 11 postings
- $35–$40: 5 postings
- $40–$45: 3 postings
- $45–$50: 12 postings
- $50 and up: 3 postings
By city
Each in the currency its postings use. Pounds, euros and Canadian dollars aren't converted.
MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile
- New York$38 /hr$20–$47 · 9 postings
The best-paid open roles
Live now, by the middle of their posted range.
- Product Design Intern$60 an hour
Coinbase · San Francisco, CA
- Product Design Intern (Summer 2027)$57 an hour
Notion · New York, NY
- UX Design - Internship$50 an hour
SeatGeek · New York, NY
- Intern, SRAM Design Engineer$28–$68 an hour
Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose, CA
- UX Product Design Intern - Winter 2027$47 an hour
Skydio · San Mateo, CA
- Product Design Intern$47 an hour
Match Group · Los Angeles, CA
- Product Design Intern - Summer 2027$47 an hour
Patreon · San Francisco, NY
- Product Design Intern (2027)$46 an hour
Figma · San Francisco, CA +1
- Digital Design Engineering Intern$35–$55 an hour
Astera Labs · San Jose, CA
- Design Engineering Intern (CCE2)$35–$55 an hour
Astera Labs · San Jose, CA
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Common questions
How much does a design intern make at a startup?
As of November 2026, the median base pay startups advertise for design interns is $34 an hour, across 48 live postings that state it in US dollars. The middle half of those postings pay between $29 and $45, and one in ten pays over $47.
Does a design intern at a startup get equity?
Often, though few postings say how much: 18% of the 136 design internship postings we've read mention equity. The figures on this page are base pay only.
Where do these figures come from?
From the postings themselves: the pay range each employer states, on roles still taking applications, which we check against the company's own careers page every day. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range. Postings that don't state pay, and pay in other currencies, are left out of the main figures.