Figma Salary

💰 $198K–$265K salary range

Median: $234K  ·  Based on 100 public Figma job postings  ·  Updated October 7, 2026

This Figma salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Figma

• Software Engineer - Full Stack — $153K–$376K · Engineering
• Director, Data Science — $290K–$376K · Engineering
• Manager, Software Engineering - Billing — $258K–$376K · Engineering
• Forward Deployed Engineer — $153K–$376K · Engineering
• Software Engineer - C++ — $153K–$376K · Engineering
• Data Platform Engineer — $153K–$376K · Engineering
• Software Engineer - Distributed Systems — $153K–$376K · Engineering
• Manager, Software Engineering - DevEx AI Tools — $258K–$376K · Engineering
• Software Engineer - AI Platforms — $153K–$376K · Engineering
• Software Engineer - AI Product — $153K–$376K · Engineering

Figma salary by department

• engineering: $265K median · $376K top base — Software Engineer - Full Stack (view JD) (26 roles)
• design: $236K median · $376K top base — Director, Product Design - AI & Context (view JD) (13 roles)
• product: $236K median · $348K top base — Manager, Product Management - Roundtripping (view JD) (5 roles)
• marketing: $211K median · $317K top base — Designer Advocate, Partnerships (view JD) (9 roles)
• people: $205K median · $317K top base — Director, People Partners - Product, Design & Engineering (view JD) (6 roles)
• sales: $193K median · $296K top base — Solutions Consultant, Payload (view JD) (10 roles)
• business operations: $193K median · $348K top base — Director, Business Systems (view JD) (17 roles)

Figma engineering & product management salary

• Manager: $317K median · $376K top base — Manager, Software Engineering - Billing (view JD) (6)

Figma salary by location

• San Francisco: $211K median · $376K top base — Director, Data Science (view JD) (49 roles)
• Remote: $248K median · $376K top base — Software Engineer - Full Stack (view JD) (48 roles)
• New York: $276K median · $348K top base — Manager, Product Management - Roundtripping (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Figma

48% of Figma's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $248K median vs $211K onsite.

What Figma looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (14) · Go (8) · TypeScript (7) · Snowflake (7) · SQL (7) · Ruby (6) · Onboarding (5) · Prototyping (5) · Figma (4) · React (3).

Benefits & perks at Figma

Commonly listed: dental (100) · mental-health (100) · bonus (100) · pto (100) · parental (100) · gym (100) · vision (53) · 401k (53).

About Figma

Figma is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2012 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Figma

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 that do, Master's and PhD are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 100% of these postings reference equity (options, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Figma total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Figma hiring activity

Figma has 100 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 100 public job postings with disclosed pay. 20 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (55 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Figma pay?
The median pay is $234K, with a typical range of $198K–$265K, based on 100 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Figma?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Software Engineer - Full Stack, at $153K–$376K base.

Which team pays the most at Figma?
The engineering team, at a $265K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 100 public Figma job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 7, 2026.

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