Entry-level brand & design salaries in California
The median entry-level brand & design role in California on this board pays $140.2K, drawn from 62 live postings that stated their pay.
That is 20% below the median for all brand & design roles in California, $175K.
Who pays most
- Simile$250K2 roles
- Perplexity$240K2 roles
- Figma$236K3 roles
- Discord$157.2K3 roles
- Illumio$98.2K2 roles
How this is worked out
Every figure comes from 62 roles that were live on this board and stated a salary in their own posting - not from a survey, and not from self-reported numbers. Ranges are counted at their midpoint, and pay quoted hourly or monthly is converted to a yearly figure before anything is pooled. US dollars only, because pooling currencies would produce a number nobody was ever offered. Only roles the board classifies as entry-level are counted, from the title and the experience the posting asks for. Only on-site and hybrid roles in California are counted; remote roles have their own figure.
Last recalculated 2026-10-01. Browse creative jobs in california.