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Animator Salary

The average animator salary in the United States is $87,445 per year, or $42.04 per hour.

Animator salaries start at $3,727 and go up to $11,761 per month, or about $141,139 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$42.04 $1,681 $7,287 $87,445

The top-paying states for animators are California at $128,365 per year, Washington at $118,320, and Massachusetts at $114,774. The lowest-paying area is Arkansas, with an average salary of $56,848 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$21.51 $28.12 $38.54 $52.81 $67.85
Weekly$861 $1,125 $1,541 $2,113 $2,714
Monthly$3,727 $4,874 $6,680 $9,155 $11,761
Annual$44,737 $58,495 $80,164 $109,857 $141,139

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$43,425$78,351$138,910
2023$44,294 $79,526 $140,716
2024$45,180$80,719$142,545
2025$46,083$81,930$144,398
2026$47,005$83,159$146,276
2027$47,945$84,406$148,177
2028$48,904$85,672$150,103
2029$49,882$86,957$152,055

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$50.51 $8,757 $105,074
Arizona$40.68 $7,053 $84,639
Arkansas$27.32 $4,737 $56,848
California$61.71 $10,697 $128,365
Colorado$47.65 $8,258 $99,106
District of Columbia$51.92 $9,001 $108,010
Florida$40.28 $6,979 $83,748
Georgia$42.04 $7,286 $87,436
Hawaii$42.40 $7,348 $88,186
Idaho$52.15 $9,041 $108,495
Illinois$51.70 $8,961 $107,525
Indiana$34.52 $5,984 $71,813
Iowa$43.25 $7,497 $89,967
Kansas$35.82 $6,210 $74,533
Kentucky$42.31 $7,335 $88,014
Louisiana$45.43 $7,874 $94,497
Maryland$49.41 $8,565 $102,776
Massachusetts$55.18 $9,564 $114,774
Michigan$38.11 $6,605 $79,265
Minnesota$45.61 $7,905 $94,856
Mississippi$29.59 $5,127 $61,535
Missouri$44.26 $7,671 $92,059
Nebraska$29.20 $5,060 $60,723
Nevada$43.93 $7,612 $91,357
New Hampshire$47.13 $8,169 $98,027
New Jersey$48.14 $8,344 $100,136
New Mexico$46.49 $8,055 $96,669
New York$53.06 $9,198 $110,385
North Carolina$45.67 $7,916 $94,980
Ohio$42.15 $7,305 $87,669
Oklahoma$32.17 $5,575 $66,909
Oregon$47.47 $8,226 $98,715
Pennsylvania$44.53 $7,719 $92,622
Rhode Island$42.66 $7,394 $88,732
South Carolina$38.06 $6,594 $79,141
South Dakota$28.52 $4,945 $59,332
Tennessee$38.35 $6,645 $79,749
Texas$42.80 $7,419 $89,028
Utah$40.49 $7,017 $84,217
Virginia$46.76 $8,105 $97,262
Washington$56.89 $9,860 $118,320
Wisconsin$34.53 $5,985 $71,829

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$22.23$889$3,854$46,246
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$26.36$1,054$4,569$54,824
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$28.63$1,145$4,962$59,544
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$28.22$1,129$4,891$58,689
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$32.77$1,311$5,681$68,168
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$31.91$1,276$5,531$66,366
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$28.09$1,124$4,869$58,428
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$25.21$1,008$4,369$52,429
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$29.53$1,181$5,119$61,423
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$28.73$1,149$4,981$59,767
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$31.01$1,240$5,375$64,495
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$31.36$1,254$5,436$65,227
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$25.07$1,003$4,345$52,144
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$29.32$1,173$5,083$60,992
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$20.55$822$3,563$42,750
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$32.16$1,286$5,574$66,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$29.62$1,185$5,133$61,600
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$28.20$1,128$4,888$58,651
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$21.14$846$3,664$43,967
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$22.58$903$3,914$46,962
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$21.26$851$3,686$44,229
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$32.73$1,309$5,673$68,076
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$50.79$2,032$8,804$105,652
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$26.06$1,042$4,517$54,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$26.16$1,046$4,534$54,408
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$20.76$831$3,599$43,189
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$37.69$1,508$6,533$78,394
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$22.66$906$3,927$47,124
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$21.27$851$3,686$44,237
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$24.32$973$4,215$50,581
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$30.12$1,205$5,221$62,647
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$24.72$989$4,285$51,421
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$29.04$1,162$5,033$60,399
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$31.33$1,253$5,430$65,157
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$17.70$708$3,068$36,821
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$32.99$1,320$5,719$68,622
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$20.69$828$3,587$43,043
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$28.04$1,122$4,860$58,320
Richmond, VA(0040060)$26.29$1,052$4,557$54,685
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$32.88$1,315$5,699$68,391
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$39.20$1,568$6,795$81,535
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$22.78$911$3,948$47,378
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$36.87$1,475$6,392$76,700
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$42.75$1,710$7,410$88,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$50.60$2,024$8,770$105,244
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$51.61$2,064$8,946$107,353
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$42.19$1,688$7,314$87,765
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$39.36$1,574$6,822$81,866
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$35.04$1,402$6,073$72,881
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$27.77$1,111$4,813$57,758
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$28.29$1,131$4,903$58,836
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$22.43$897$3,889$46,662
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$27.83$1,113$4,825$57,896
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$35.51$1,421$6,156$73,866