Game Artist Salary

The average game artist salary in the United States is $105,576 per year, or $50.76 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $4,125 and goes up to $13,641 per month, or about $163,692 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$50.76$2,030$8,798$105,576

The top-paying states for video game artists are California at $126,731 per year, New Jersey at $98,023, and New York at $94,226. The lowest-paying area is South Carolina, with an average salary of $46,671 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$23.80$30.69$44.72$59.33$78.70
Weekly$952$1,227$1,789$2,373$3,148
Monthly$4,125$5,319$7,751$10,284$13,641
Annual$49,500$63,826$93,013$123,403$163,692

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$49,472$95,475$173,538
2023$50,461$96,907$175,794
2024$51,470$98,361$178,079
2025$52,500$99,836$180,394
2026$53,550$101,334$182,739
2027$54,621$102,854$185,115
2028$55,713$104,396$187,522
2029$56,827$105,962$189,959

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$31.06$5,383$64,597
Arizona$37.02$6,416$76,995
Arkansas$39.97$6,929$83,143
California$60.93$10,561$126,731
Colorado$41.68$7,224$86,687
Connecticut$45.04$7,807$93,680
District of Columbia$33.93$5,881$70,575
Florida$29.95$5,191$62,294
Georgia$33.95$5,884$70,613
Illinois$36.31$6,294$75,529
Indiana$24.61$4,266$51,192
Iowa$22.94$3,977$47,724
Kentucky$34.88$6,047$72,559
Louisiana$33.60$5,823$69,880
Maryland$42.84$7,425$89,103
Massachusetts$38.33$6,644$79,731
Michigan$30.82$5,342$64,099
Minnesota$30.79$5,338$64,052
Missouri$32.45$5,624$67,492
Nebraska$25.28$4,382$52,584
Nevada$40.25$6,976$83,716
New Jersey$47.13$8,169$98,023
New Mexico$26.38$4,573$54,877
New York$45.30$7,852$94,226
North Carolina$33.84$5,866$70,397
Oklahoma$29.09$5,042$60,508
Oregon$40.82$7,075$84,901
Pennsylvania$24.66$4,275$51,296
South Carolina$22.44$3,889$46,671
Tennessee$27.92$4,839$58,064
Texas$34.58$5,993$71,919
Utah$26.63$4,615$55,385
Virginia$35.48$6,150$73,799
Washington$42.01$7,282$87,382
West Virginia$25.10$4,351$52,208
Wisconsin$35.10$6,083$73,000

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$27.14$1,086$4,705$56,456
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$32.18$1,287$5,577$66,928
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$34.95$1,398$6,058$72,690
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$34.45$1,378$5,971$71,647
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$40.01$1,600$6,935$83,218
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$38.95$1,558$6,752$81,019
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$34.29$1,372$5,944$71,327
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$30.77$1,231$5,334$64,005
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$36.05$1,442$6,249$74,984
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$35.08$1,403$6,080$72,963
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$37.85$1,514$6,561$78,734
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$38.28$1,531$6,636$79,627
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$30.60$1,224$5,305$63,657
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$35.80$1,432$6,205$74,457
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$25.09$1,004$4,349$52,189
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$39.26$1,570$6,805$81,658
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$36.15$1,446$6,267$75,200
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$34.42$1,377$5,967$71,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$25.80$1,032$4,473$53,674
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$27.56$1,103$4,778$57,331
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$25.96$1,038$4,499$53,994
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$39.95$1,598$6,925$83,105
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$62.01$2,480$10,748$128,977
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$31.81$1,272$5,514$66,167
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$31.93$1,277$5,535$66,420
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$25.35$1,014$4,394$52,725
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$46.01$1,840$7,975$95,701
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$27.66$1,106$4,794$57,528
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$25.96$1,039$4,500$54,003
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$29.69$1,187$5,146$61,749
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$36.77$1,471$6,373$76,478
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$30.18$1,207$5,231$62,773
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$35.45$1,418$6,144$73,734
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$38.24$1,530$6,629$79,543
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$21.61$864$3,746$44,951
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$40.28$1,611$6,981$83,773
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$25.26$1,011$4,379$52,546
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$34.23$1,369$5,933$71,196
Richmond, VA(0040060)$32.10$1,284$5,563$66,759
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$40.14$1,606$6,958$83,491
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$47.85$1,914$8,295$99,537
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$27.81$1,112$4,820$57,838
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$45.02$1,801$7,803$93,633
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$52.19$2,088$9,046$108,551
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$61.77$2,471$10,707$128,479
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$63.01$2,520$10,921$131,055
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$51.51$2,060$8,928$107,141
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$48.05$1,922$8,328$99,941
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$42.77$1,711$7,414$88,971
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$33.90$1,356$5,876$70,509
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$34.53$1,381$5,985$71,825
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$27.39$1,095$4,747$56,964
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$33.98$1,359$5,890$70,679
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$43.35$1,734$7,515$90,174