Illustrator Salary

The average illustrator salary in the United States is $71,084 per year, or $34.18 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $2,417 and goes up to $10,597 per month, or about $127,163 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$34.18$1,367$5,924$71,084

The top-paying states for illustrators are North Carolina at $132,549 per year, the District of Wisconsin at $83,334, and Colorado at $81,161. The lowest-paying area is Louisiana, with an average salary of $32,579 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$13.95$19.01$28.23$40.92$61.14
Weekly$558$760$1,129$1,637$2,445
Monthly$2,417$3,295$4,893$7,092$10,597
Annual$29,009$39,535$58,711$85,109$127,163

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$25,593$55,023$130,484
2023$26,105$55,848$132,180
2024$26,627$56,686$133,898
2025$27,160$57,536$135,639
2026$27,703$58,399$137,402
2027$28,257$59,275$139,189
2028$28,822$60,164$140,998
2029$29,398$61,067$142,831

Salary by State

StateHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$23.39$935$4,054$48,644
Arizona$25.01$1,000$4,335$52,020
California$39.02$1,561$6,763$81,161
Colorado$31.40$1,256$5,443$65,311
Connecticut$27.69$1,108$4,800$57,599
Florida$23.17$927$4,016$48,195
Georgia$31.42$1,257$5,446$65,351
Hawaii$25.59$1,024$4,436$53,234
Illinois$36.80$1,472$6,379$76,551
Indiana$26.49$1,059$4,591$55,090
Kentucky$15.66$627$2,715$32,579
Louisiana$16.27$651$2,820$33,844
Maryland$29.76$1,190$5,158$61,894
Massachusetts$36.27$1,451$6,287$75,439
Michigan$27.12$1,085$4,701$56,406
Missouri$17.04$681$2,953$35,435
Nebraska$25.55$1,022$4,429$53,142
Nevada$24.19$968$4,193$50,317
New Jersey$36.75$1,470$6,370$76,439
New Mexico$26.55$1,062$4,603$55,233
New York$63.73$2,549$11,046$132,549
North Carolina$26.63$1,065$4,616$55,386
Ohio$21.47$859$3,721$44,656
Oklahoma$26.14$1,046$4,531$54,366
Oregon$35.87$1,435$6,218$74,613
South Carolina$27.47$1,099$4,761$57,130
Tennessee$20.25$810$3,511$42,126
Texas$23.67$947$4,103$49,235
Utah$26.61$1,065$4,613$55,355
Virginia$25.02$1,001$4,338$52,051
Washington$40.06$1,603$6,945$83,334
Wisconsin$29.25$1,170$5,070$60,843

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$20.13$805$3,488$41,861
Asheville, NC(0011700)$28.55$1,142$4,948$59,374
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$33.87$1,355$5,871$70,451
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$30.62$1,225$5,308$63,699
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$20.23$809$3,506$42,075
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$34.27$1,371$5,940$71,278
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$35.45$1,418$6,144$73,726
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$22.57$903$3,912$46,940
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$22.84$914$3,959$47,512
Columbus, OH(0018140)$23.82$953$4,128$49,541
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$24.50$980$4,247$50,959
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$26.65$1,066$4,620$55,437
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$26.25$1,050$4,550$54,601
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$27.77$1,111$4,814$57,763
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$35.66$1,426$6,181$74,174
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$25.77$1,031$4,468$53,611
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$21.39$855$3,707$44,482
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$21.64$866$3,751$45,013
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$28.13$1,125$4,876$58,517
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$24.22$969$4,198$50,378
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$36.92$1,477$6,400$76,796
Madison, WI(0031540)$30.55$1,222$5,296$63,546
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$22.07$883$3,825$45,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$28.42$1,137$4,927$59,119
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$19.84$793$3,438$41,259
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$16.74$670$2,902$34,823
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$64.05$2,562$11,102$133,222
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$25.15$1,006$4,360$52,316
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$26.20$1,048$4,542$54,499
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$23.11$924$4,006$48,073
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$26.65$1,066$4,619$55,427
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$33.08$1,323$5,733$68,799
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$24.41$976$4,231$50,776
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$26.71$1,068$4,630$55,559
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$31.00$1,240$5,374$64,484
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$15.92$637$2,759$33,109
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$36.11$1,444$6,259$75,103
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$40.85$1,634$7,081$84,966
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$15.53$621$2,691$32,293
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$23.56$943$4,084$49,011
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$31.48$1,259$5,456$65,474
West Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000004)$19.08$763$3,307$39,678