UX design agency hourly rates by country in 2026, from published Clutch profiles
Published UI/UX agency hourly rates in 8 markets, read from Clutch profiles in October 2026. US and UK list $100–$199 an hour, Eastern Europe $25–$99.
- Published US and UK agency rates sit mostly at $100–$199 an hour. Eastern Europe, India and Latin America sit mostly at $25–$99.
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest published rate across these markets is roughly 8 to 1, but the gap in total project price is usually smaller, because senior teams need fewer hours.
- A rate band tells you who is on the team and where they sit. It does not tell you what the project will cost. Ask for a fixed price per phase.
- Rates below $25 an hour on a UX project usually mean junior designers or production work, not research-led design.
Published UI/UX agency rates in October 2026 run from under $25 an hour in Dhaka and Lahore to $200–$300 an hour in Portland. In the United States and the United Kingdom most agencies that publish a rate list $100–$199. In Western Europe the common band is $50–$149. In Poland, Ukraine, India, Mexico and Argentina it is $25–$99, and in Bangladesh and Pakistan it is $25–$49 or lower. The UAE is split, with Dubai studios listing anything from $25 to $149.
Every figure below is a rate band an agency chose to publish on its Clutch profile. We read them ourselves between 17 and 25 October 2026, and we only counted agencies whose headquarters is in the market, not agencies that merely say they “serve” it. Where a market gave us fewer than three local profiles with a rate, we say so. Nothing here is an estimate.
The table
| Market | Published rate bands we saw | Sample | What you typically get in the common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $40–$75 to $200–$300, most at $100–$199 | 7 profiles | Senior product designers, research included, US time zone |
| United Kingdom | $50–$99 to $150–$199, most at $100–$149 | 7 profiles | London studios, UX and UI from one team, GMT overlap with the US morning |
| Western Europe (Germany, Netherlands) | $50–$99 to $100–$149 | 9 profiles | Berlin, Hamburg and Amsterdam studios, often design plus front-end |
| Eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine, Hungary) | $25–$49 to $50–$99 | 15 profiles | Mid to senior designers, full EU overlap, frequently design plus build |
| India | $25–$49 to $50–$99 | 4 profiles | Larger teams, lower senior ratio, 9 to 12 hours ahead of the US |
| South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan) | Under $25 to $50–$99, most at $25–$49 | 14 profiles | Production design and build, usually project managed from the agency side |
| Latin America (Mexico, Argentina) | $25–$49 to $150–$199, most at $50–$99 | 15 profiles | Nearshore teams with US-hours overlap |
| UAE | $25–$49 to $200–$300, no single common band | 6 profiles | Dubai studios serving Gulf banks, government and retail |
The samples are small by design. Clutch lists thousands of agencies, but a large share publish no rate at all. We’d rather show 50 rates we checked than 500 we guessed.
United States
Published rates cluster at $100–$199 an hour, with outliers in both directions. Of the agencies on our list of UI/UX design agencies, Instrument in Portland publishes $200–$300, Clay in San Francisco and AREA 17 in Brooklyn publish $150–$199, and Work & Co in Brooklyn and frog in San Francisco publish $100–$149. The lowest published US rate on our list is $40–$75, from a San Francisco studio whose team is largely remote.
What drives the number: senior staff in expensive cities, research as a standard phase rather than an add-on, and the fact that these agencies often design the brand and the product together. A US rate above $150 usually buys a team that has shipped products you have used.
United Kingdom
London studios that publish a rate mostly list $100–$149. Browser London and Creative Navy both publish $100–$149, and ustwo publishes $150–$199. We also saw $50–$99 from London-registered studios whose delivery teams sit elsewhere in Europe, which is worth asking about on the first call.
UK rates are about a band lower than the US for similar seniority. The time zone is the practical reason to hire here if you are a US company: a London team has the whole morning with your East Coast staff.
Western Europe: Germany and the Netherlands
Berlin and Amsterdam studios split between $50–$99 and $100–$149. Makers’ Den in Berlin publishes $50–$99. Creative Mules in Amsterdam publishes $100–$149. Yummygum, also in Amsterdam, publishes $100–$149.
The higher band is where you find studios that also build what they design, so compare the rate against the deliverable. A $120 an hour team that hands you a working front end can cost less overall than an $80 an hour team that hands you Figma files.
Eastern Europe: Poland, Ukraine and Hungary
This is the biggest cluster of published rates at $50–$99, with a second group at $25–$49. In Poland, Boldare and Crafton publish $50–$99, while UX GIRL publishes $25–$49. In Ukraine, Qubstudio in Lviv publishes $50–$99 and Eleken in Kyiv publishes $25–$49. UX studio in Budapest publishes $50–$99.
The quality range at $50–$99 is wide, from senior research-led teams to production studios. The case studies separate them better than the rate does, so read those before you compare prices. Many agencies here sell design and development as one contract, which can be the most cost-effective way to ship an MVP.
India
Published rates sit at $25–$49 and $50–$99. NetBramha Studios in Bengaluru publishes $50–$99. Silverscoop in Mumbai publishes $25–$49. We saw only four Indian-headquartered profiles with a rate in the first page of results, so treat the band as indicative rather than typical.
Indian agencies are often larger than their European peers at the same rate, which suits projects with a lot of screens and a clear specification. Research-heavy projects need more care in scoping, because the senior-to-junior ratio is usually lower.
South Asia: Bangladesh and Pakistan
Dhaka, Karachi and Lahore studios publish the lowest rates in this set. Most list $25–$49. Enosis Solutions in Dhaka publishes under $25, and DevSphere in Rawalpindi does the same. Grafly in Dhaka and Phoenux Design in Lahore publish $50–$99, which is the top of the local market.
At these rates you are usually buying UI production and front-end build with a project manager on the agency side. Discovery and user research are available, but ask who runs them and how many years they have done it.
Latin America: Mexico and Argentina
Most published rates are $50–$99. In Mexico City, SISU Technologies, Contra Studio and BluePixel all publish $50–$99, and Multiplica publishes $100–$149. In Buenos Aires, DHNN and Revolt publish $50–$99, while AgileEngine and Nybble Group publish $25–$49.
The reason US companies hire here is the clock. A team in Mexico City or Buenos Aires works your hours, so daily stand-ups are normal rather than a compromise.
UAE
Dubai is the hardest market to summarise. Blue Beetle publishes $100–$149, Blink22 publishes $50–$99, Musemind publishes $50–$99, and Lumitech and Phaedra Solutions publish $25–$49. One studio that serves the UAE from abroad publishes $200–$300.
The spread reflects two markets in one city: local studios serving Gulf banks and government at premium rates, and offshore teams with a Dubai office for sales. If you need Arabic and right-to-left interfaces, ask to see a shipped Arabic product rather than a translated mock-up.
What a rate does not tell you
Who is on the team. A $150 an hour agency that staffs your project with a lead and two seniors can finish in half the hours of a $60 an hour agency that staffs it with one senior and three juniors. Ask for names and years of experience for the people who will do the work.
What scope the rate covers. Some agencies include research, usability testing and a design system in their standard phases. Others quote them separately. Two agencies at the same rate can differ by 40 percent on the total.
The time-zone cost. Eight hours of offset means feedback loops of a day rather than an hour. For a six-week sprint that can add two weeks. Price that in, or hire for overlap.
Hourly versus fixed price. Most agencies on our list quote fixed prices per phase once the scope is clear. The published hourly rate is a signal of seniority and location, not the number you will pay.
How to use this when you hire
Start from the budget band for your project, then pick the markets whose rates fit it. Our cost guide sets out the four bands we use.
A rough rule from the rates above: a $15K–$50K MVP buys around 150 to 300 hours from a US or UK team, or 400 to 800 hours from an Eastern European or Latin American team. Which is better depends on whether your risk is in the thinking or in the volume of screens.
Then write a one-page brief. Our guide on how to write a UX design brief agencies can actually quote has the template. Send it to three agencies in different rate bands and compare the fixed prices, not the hourly numbers. If you would rather we did the shortlisting, send us the brief and a person will introduce three agencies within 48 hours.
Frequently asked questions
Why do so many agencies not publish a rate?
Because their work is quoted per project, and a published hourly rate invites comparison on the wrong measure. On our list, 9 of 20 agencies publish one. We show “Undisclosed” for the rest rather than guessing.
Are cheaper markets lower quality?
No. Quality tracks the people on your project, and senior designers exist in every market on this page. What changes with the market is the cost of senior time, the time-zone overlap and how much of the agency’s work is design versus production. Judge the case studies and the named team, then the rate.
How often do these rates change?
Clutch bands move when an agency updates its profile, which can be years apart. We re-read every published rate on our list each quarter as part of how we rank, and we will refresh this page at the same time.