YML (Y Media Labs)
Silicon Valley digital agency founded in 2009, named Ad Age Customer Experience Agency of the Year 2022. 350+ team across 6 offices building products for PayPal, Home Depot, and State Farm.
How much does YML (Y Media Labs) charge?
YML (Y Media Labs) lists $175–$250/hr with a $100K+ minimum. Confirm a live quote before you budget — these figures come from public materials reviewed 2026-09-18.
- Hourly rate
- $175–250
- Min project
- $100K+
- Team size
- 250+
- Remote
- Yes
Compared with 107 listed agencies
Midpoint $213/hr vs directory median $125/hr — the upper third (93rd percentile, September 2026).
See how hourly rates become project totals in the cost guide.
Who is YML (Y Media Labs) a good fit for?
Ad Age Customer Experience Agency of the Year 2022. Proven track record creating category leaders in retail and insurance. Strong balance of design thinking with technical implementation.
Best for
Enterprise brands refreshing flagship apps with measurable conversion or retention goals. Teams that want strategy and build in one Silicon Valley-rooted agency.
Tradeoffs
Large agency with 350+ employees may feel impersonal for smaller projects. Silicon Valley pricing model. May prioritize enterprise clients over startup engagements.
About YML (Y Media Labs)
Y Media Labs (YML) was founded in 2009 in Silicon Valley and has grown from a 2-person startup to a 350-person global agency with offices across three continents. They've built digital products for PayPal, The Home Depot, State Farm, BBC, and Sesame Street. Ad Age named them Customer Experience Agency of the Year in 2022. Product strategy, mobile, cross-platform engineering, and UX QA ship together—often tied to retail and insurance KPIs rather than launch-only milestones.
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Questions about YML (Y Media Labs)
- Does YML (Y Media Labs) work remotely?
- YML (Y Media Labs) is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Remote delivery is listed as available on this profile. Timezone overlap and communication cadence usually matter more than the office city.
- Who owns the code after hiring YML (Y Media Labs)?
- Full code ownership upon final payment. Work-for-hire agreement standard.
- How current is this YML (Y Media Labs) profile?
- Facts on this page were last reviewed 2026-09-18 from public materials. Rates and minimums can change — confirm a live quote on yml.co before you budget.
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