What are the main factors that influence a 2D/3D Artist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for 2D/3D Artist?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for 2D/3D Artist roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A 2D/3D Artist's salary?

A 2D/3D Artist's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,366 for beginners, reaching about $85,868 at mid-level, and approach $124,666 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 2D/3D Artist?

2D/3D Artist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 2D/3D Artist roles are District of Columbia $81,357, California $81,049, Massachusetts $79,968. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 2D/3D Artist roles make?

Salaries for 2D/3D Artist level roles vary by specialization: ARTIST, FINE ARTIST: $70,069; Environment Artist: $69,807; Artist II: $69,580; Makeup Artist: $61,566; VFX Artist: $60,414.

2D/3D Artist Salary in Vermont

How much does a 2D/3D Artist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 2D/3D Artist in Vermont is $72,121 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a 2D/3D Artist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,872
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,452 to $78,795
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,290

10% $61,290

50% (Median) $72,121

90% $84,872

2D/3D Artist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,795	$6,566	$1,515	$38
Average	$72,121	$6,010	$1,387	$35
25th Percentile	$66,452	$5,538	$1,278	$32

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Key Factors That Influence 2D/3D Artist Salaries

A 2D/3D Artist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects 2D/3D Artist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 2D/3D Artist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,366
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,730
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,868
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $106,038
Expert (over 8 years): $124,666

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Graphic Design Specialist I	less than 1 year	$60,366
2D/3D Artist	1-2 years	$70,730
Graphic Design Specialist III	2-4 years	$85,868
Graphic Design Specialist IV	5-8 years	$106,038
Graphic Design Specialist V	over 8 years	$124,666

How Do 2D/3D Artist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract 2D/3D Artists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,357.
California: $81,049.
Massachusetts: $79,968.

District of Columbia $81,357 California $81,049 Massachusetts $79,968 Washington $79,674 New Jersey $79,645 Alaska $79,542 Connecticut $78,528 New York $78,117

Hawaii $76,801 Rhode Island $76,184 Maryland $75,765 Minnesota $75,192 Colorado $74,972 Illinois $74,898 Oregon $74,619 Delaware $74,413

New Hampshire $74,284 Virginia $73,994 Pennsylvania $73,149 Nevada $72,723 North Dakota $72,584 Michigan $72,363 Wisconsin $72,282 Vermont $72,121

Texas $71,672 Maine $71,643 Arizona $71,599 Ohio $71,548 Georgia $70,872 Indiana $70,534 Wyoming $70,467 Utah $70,365

Iowa $70,320 Kansas $69,968 Louisiana $69,865 North Carolina $69,828 Missouri $69,813 Florida $69,527 Montana $69,373 Nebraska $69,226

Kentucky $69,145 South Carolina $68,851 Tennessee $68,667 Idaho $68,594 New Mexico $68,057 Oklahoma $67,940 Alabama $67,506 South Dakota $66,779

Arkansas $66,382 West Virginia $66,169 Mississippi $65,530

Top Paying Cities for 2D/3D Artist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $73,822
Barre: $73,933
Cabot: $73,770

Adamant, VT $73,822

Barre, VT $73,933

Cabot, VT $73,770

Calais, VT $73,835

East Barre, VT $73,820

East Calais, VT $73,822

East Montpelier, VT $73,871

Eden, VT $73,773

Eden Mills, VT $73,706

Graniteville, VT $73,928

Hyde Park, VT $73,882

Johnson, VT $73,975

Lake Elmore, VT $73,800

Marshfield, VT $73,783

Moretown, VT $73,980

Morrisville, VT $73,972

Moscow, VT $74,009

Northfield, VT $73,890

Northfield Falls, VT $74,235

North Hyde Park, VT $73,877

North Montpelier, VT $73,803

Plainfield, VT $73,792

Roxbury, VT $73,667

South Barre, VT $74,019

Waterbury, VT $74,002

Stowe, VT $74,012

Waitsfield, VT $73,971

Warren, VT $73,833

Washington, VT $73,689

Waterbury Center, VT $74,000

Websterville, VT $73,917

Williamstown, VT $73,831

Wolcott, VT $73,790

Woodbury, VT $73,717

Worcester, VT $73,791

Rutland, VT $73,789

Belmont, VT $73,561

Benson, VT $73,560

Bomoseen, VT $73,676

Brandon, VT $73,731

Bridport, VT $73,739

Castleton, VT $73,690

Center Rutland, VT $73,741

Chittenden, VT $73,571

Cuttingsville, VT $73,545

Danby, VT $73,671

East Middlebury, VT $73,779

East Poultney, VT $73,679

East Wallingford, VT $73,599

Fair Haven, VT $73,626

Florence, VT $73,600

Forest Dale, VT $73,734

Gaysville, VT $73,266

Granville, VT $73,612

Hancock, VT $73,600

Hydeville, VT $73,685

Killington, VT $73,592

Middlebury, VT $73,893

Middletown Springs, VT $73,640

Mount Holly, VT $73,571

North Clarendon, VT $73,679

Orwell, VT $73,671

Pawlet, VT $73,698

Pittsfield, VT $73,634

Pittsford, VT $73,705

Poultney, VT $73,691

Proctor, VT $73,773

Ripton, VT $73,687

Rochester, VT $73,649

Rupert, VT $73,642

Salisbury, VT $73,759

Shoreham, VT $73,697

Stockbridge, VT $73,566

Wallingford, VT $73,606

Wells, VT $73,701

West Pawlet, VT $73,726

West Rupert, VT $73,708

West Rutland, VT $73,663

Whiting, VT $73,700

Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,779

Albany, VT $73,737

Barnet, VT $73,701

Barton, VT $73,728

Beebe Plain, VT $73,751

Concord, VT $73,631

Coventry, VT $73,836

Craftsbury, VT $73,758

Craftsbury Common, VT $73,762

Danville, VT $73,717

Derby, VT $73,751

Derby Line, VT $73,695

East Burke, VT $73,693

East Charleston, VT $73,701

East Hardwick, VT $73,740

East Haven, VT $73,532

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,778

Glover, VT $73,706

Granby, VT $73,442

Greensboro, VT $73,681

Greensboro Bend, VT $73,728

Hardwick, VT $73,810

Irasburg, VT $73,710

Island Pond, VT $73,590

Lowell, VT $73,685

Lower Waterford, VT $73,770

Lyndon, VT $73,756

Lyndon Center, VT $73,839

Lyndonville, VT $73,759

Morgan, VT $73,626

Newport, VT $73,795

Newport Center, VT $73,701

North Concord, VT $73,508

North Troy, VT $73,711

Orleans, VT $73,683

Passumpsic, VT $73,784

Peacham, VT $73,635

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $73,786

Sheffield, VT $73,655

Sutton, VT $73,649

Troy, VT $73,718

West Burke, VT $73,698

West Charleston, VT $73,664

West Danville, VT $73,721

Westfield, VT $73,662

West Glover, VT $73,713

Averill, VT $73,284

Beecher Falls, VT $73,759

Canaan, VT $73,576

Gilman, VT $73,900

Guildhall, VT $73,479

Lunenburg, VT $73,639

Norton, VT $73,431

North Bennington, VT $74,251

North Pownal, VT $74,401

Pownal, VT $74,443

White River Junction, VT $73,770

Ascutney, VT $73,804

Barnard, VT $73,602

Bethel, VT $73,648

Bradford, VT $73,725

Bridgewater, VT $73,678

Bridgewater Corners, VT $73,532

Brookfield, VT $73,720

Brownsville, VT $73,679

Chelsea, VT $73,677

Corinth, VT $73,657

East Corinth, VT $73,688

East Randolph, VT $73,702

East Ryegate, VT $73,638

East Thetford, VT $73,729

Fairlee, VT $73,650

Groton, VT $73,670

Hartford, VT $73,961

Hartland, VT $73,703

Hartland Four Corners, VT $73,700

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $73,889

Newbury, VT $73,661

North Hartland, VT $73,755

North Pomfret, VT $73,629

North Thetford, VT $73,728

Norwich, VT $73,713

Plymouth, VT $73,479

Post Mills, VT $73,712

Quechee, VT $73,788

Randolph, VT $73,775

Randolph Center, VT $73,737

Reading, VT $73,540

Sharon, VT $73,646

South Pomfret, VT $73,576

South Royalton, VT $73,667

South Ryegate, VT $73,682

South Strafford, VT $73,664

South Woodstock, VT $73,558

Strafford, VT $73,600

Taftsville, VT $73,794

Thetford, VT $73,729

Thetford Center, VT $73,652

Topsham, VT $73,630

Tunbridge, VT $73,644

Vershire, VT $73,609

Wells River, VT $73,687

West Fairlee, VT $73,823

West Hartford, VT $73,630

West Newbury, VT $73,659

West Topsham, VT $73,689

Wilder, VT $73,965

Windsor, VT $73,733

Woodstock, VT $73,642

Bellows Falls, VT $73,911

Cambridgeport, VT $73,827

Cavendish, VT $73,582

Chester, VT $73,655

Chester Depot, VT $73,629

Grafton, VT $73,599

Londonderry, VT $73,731

Ludlow, VT $73,620

North Springfield, VT $73,877

Perkinsville, VT $73,676

Peru, VT $73,654

Proctorsville, VT $73,594

Saxtons River, VT $73,896

South Londonderry, VT $73,777

Springfield, VT $73,841

Westminster, VT $73,911

Westminster Station, VT $73,916

Weston, VT $73,579

Shaftsbury, VT $74,163

Brattleboro, VT $74,062

Bondville, VT $73,756

East Dover, VT $73,906

Jacksonville, VT $74,091

Jamaica, VT $73,757

Marlboro, VT $74,429

Newfane, VT $73,857

Putney, VT $73,842

Readsboro, VT $74,438

South Newfane, VT $73,883

Stamford, VT $74,384

Townshend, VT $73,790

Vernon, VT $74,288

Wardsboro, VT $73,844

West Dover, VT $73,965

West Dummerston, VT $73,875

West Halifax, VT $73,989

West Townshend, VT $73,691

West Wardsboro, VT $73,692

Whitingham, VT $74,065

Williamsville, VT $73,875

Wilmington, VT $74,020

Burlington, VT $74,222

South Burlington, VT $74,218

Winooski, VT $74,222

Colchester, VT $74,222

Alburgh, VT $73,852

Bakersfield, VT $73,961

Belvidere Center, VT $73,693

Bristol, VT $73,977

Cambridge, VT $74,065

Charlotte, VT $74,122

East Berkshire, VT $73,890

East Fairfield, VT $74,000

Enosburg Falls, VT $73,796

Essex, VT $74,166

Essex Junction, VT $74,171

Fairfax, VT $74,070

Fairfield, VT $73,999

Ferrisburgh, VT $74,039

Franklin, VT $73,800

Grand Isle, VT $74,077

Highgate Center, VT $73,863

Highgate Springs, VT $73,900

Hinesburg, VT $74,120

Huntington, VT $74,064

Isle La Motte, VT $73,944

Jeffersonville, VT $74,015

Jericho, VT $74,104

Jonesville, VT $74,119

Milton, VT $74,139

Monkton, VT $74,061

Montgomery, VT $73,796

Montgomery Center, VT $73,706

New Haven, VT $73,968

North Ferrisburgh, VT $74,072

North Hero, VT $73,999

Richford, VT $73,784

Richmond, VT $74,112

Saint Albans, VT $74,032

Saint Albans Bay, VT $74,022

Shelburne, VT $74,189

Sheldon, VT $73,944

Sheldon Springs, VT $74,125

South Hero, VT $74,144

Starksboro, VT $74,020

Swanton, VT $73,931

Underhill, VT $74,087

Underhill Center, VT $74,089

Vergennes, VT $73,945

Waterville, VT $73,970

Westford, VT $74,124

Williston, VT $74,180

Montpelier, VT $73,921

Bennington, VT $74,305

Arlington, VT $74,044

Dorset, VT $73,756

East Arlington, VT $73,728

East Dorset, VT $73,757

Manchester, VT $73,956

Manchester Center, VT $73,908

2D/3D Artist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 2D/3D Artist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, 2D/3D Artist positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 2D/3D Artist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 2D/3D Artist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$93,757	$45.0	30%
Software & Networking	$93,757	$45.0	30%
Internet	$90,151	$43.0	25%
Biotechnology	$86,545	$42.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$86,545	$42.0	20%

2D/3D Artist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 2D/3D Artist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$66,452

Average $72,121/year

$78,795

$5,538

Average $6,010/month

$6,566

$1,278

Average $1,387/week

$1,515

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,795	$6,566	$1,515	$38
Average	$72,121	$6,010	$1,387	$35
25th Percentile	$66,452	$5,538	$1,278	$32

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