I long argued that product designers should be paid the same as product engineers, but that also means they need to do more and go beyond Figma clicking. This article builds some nice arguments around this with a little breakdown on what "more" would actually mean.

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Should Designers be Paid the Same as Engineers? | Andy Budd
https://www.andybudd.com/archives/2025/09/should-designers-be-paid-the-same-as-engineers

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