What are the main factors that influence a 2D Designer's salary?

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

How does experience change A 2D Designer's salary?

A 2D Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $72,263 for beginners, reaching about $105,633 at mid-level, and approach $100,743 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 2D Designer?

2D Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 2D Designer roles are District of Columbia $119,304, California $118,852, Massachusetts $117,268. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 2D Designer roles make?

Salaries for 2D Designer level roles vary by specialization: 2D Lead Artist: $123,962; 2d Artist: $93,618; 2d Animator: $93,507; 2D Compositors: $90,961; 2D Flash Animator: $75,869.

2D Designer Salary in the United States

How much does a 2D Designer make in the United States? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for a 2D Designer in the United States is $107,753 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,190
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $99,097 to $117,927
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $91,215

10% $91,215

50% (Median) $107,753

90% $127,190

2D Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,927	$9,827	$2,268	$57
Average	$107,753	$8,979	$2,072	$52
25th Percentile	$99,097	$8,258	$1,906	$48

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Key Factors That Influence 2D Designer Salaries

A 2D Designer'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 Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 2D Designer'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): $72,263
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,548
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $105,633
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,207
Expert (over 8 years): $100,743

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Graphic Design Specialist II	less than 1 year	$72,263
Graphic Design Specialist III	1-2 years	$85,548
2D Designer	2-4 years	$105,633
Graphic Design Specialist V	5-8 years	$124,207
Graphic Design Supervisor	over 8 years	$100,743

How Do 2D Designer 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 Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $119,304.
California: $118,852.
Massachusetts: $117,268.

District of Columbia $119,304 California $118,852 Massachusetts $117,268 Washington $116,837 New Jersey $116,793 Alaska $116,643 Connecticut $115,156 New York $114,552

Hawaii $112,623 Rhode Island $111,718 Maryland $111,104 Minnesota $110,264 Colorado $109,940 Illinois $109,833 Oregon $109,423 Delaware $109,121

New Hampshire $108,932 Virginia $108,507 Pennsylvania $107,268 Nevada $106,643 North Dakota $106,438 Michigan $106,115 Wisconsin $105,997 Vermont $105,760

Texas $105,102 Maine $105,059 Arizona $104,995 Ohio $104,919 Georgia $103,928 Indiana $103,432 Wyoming $103,335 Utah $103,184

Iowa $103,120 Kansas $102,602 Louisiana $102,452 North Carolina $102,398 Missouri $102,376 Florida $101,956 Montana $101,730 Nebraska $101,514

Kentucky $101,396 South Carolina $100,965 Tennessee $100,695 Idaho $100,587 New Mexico $99,801 Oklahoma $99,628 Alabama $98,993 South Dakota $97,926

Arkansas $97,344 West Virginia $97,032 Mississippi $96,094

Top Paying Cities for 2D Designer

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:

San Jose: $135,909
San Francisco: $134,421
Oakland: $131,588

San Jose, CA $135,909

San Francisco, CA $134,421

Oakland, CA $131,588

New York, NY $124,066

Paramus, NJ $122,557

Queens Village, NY $122,552

Passaic, NJ $122,449

Bergenfield, NJ $122,440

Stamford, CT $122,203

Huntington, NY $122,158

Newark, NJ $121,362

Bridgeport, CT $121,135

Vallejo, CA $120,920

New Brunswick, NJ $120,877

Petaluma, CA $120,813

Middlesex, NJ $120,608

Somerset, NJ $120,533

Santa Cruz, CA $120,392

Boston, MA $119,735

Monterey, CA $119,357

Seattle, WA $119,110

Santa Rosa, CA $119,089

Los Angeles, CA $119,056

Juneau, AK $118,776

Washington, DC $118,658

Orange, CA $118,274

Santa Ana, CA $117,990

Long Beach, CA $117,882

Anaheim, CA $117,860

Anchorage, AK $117,806

Santa Maria, CA $117,483

Everett, WA $117,462

Danbury, CT $117,082

Bremerton, WA $116,934

Tacoma, WA $116,546

New Suffolk, NY $116,543

Sacramento, CA $116,513

Santa Barbara, CA $116,395

San Diego, CA $116,276

Trenton, NJ $116,276

Brockton, MA $116,158

Fairbanks, AK $115,894

Lompoc, CA $115,619

Lowell, MA $115,532

Ventura, CA $115,511

Nashua, NH $115,490

Stockton, CA $115,479

Modesto, CA $114,692

Poughkeepsie, NY $114,455

Olympia, WA $114,251

Kennewick, WA $114,251

New Haven, CT $114,207

Lawrence, MA $113,819

Hartford, CT $113,712

Riverside, CA $113,690

New Bedford, MA $113,582

Richland, WA $113,582

Bakersfield, CA $113,432

San Bernardino, CA $113,388

New Britain, CT $113,378

Atlantic City, NJ $113,378

New London, CT $113,335

Norwich, CT $113,302

Portsmouth, NH $113,281

Boulder, CO $113,052

Portland, OR $112,904

Worcester, MA $112,893

Minneapolis, MN $112,559

Philadelphia, PA $112,408

Honolulu, HI $112,052

Saint Paul, MN $112,001

Vineland, NJ $111,977

Providence, RI $111,664

Chicago, IL $111,352

Bellingham, WA $111,223

Springfield, MA $111,136

Baltimore, MD $111,104

Chico, CA $110,835

Pittsfield, MA $110,544

Manchester, NH $110,339

Spokane, WA $109,865

Denver, CO $109,854

Albany, NY $109,348

Troy, NY $109,305

Nassau, NY $109,189

Schenectady, NY $109,078

Wilmington, DE $108,992

Burlington, VT $108,841

Salem, OR $108,798

Portland, ME $108,464

Yakima, WA $108,356

Rochester, MN $108,022

Reno, NV $107,969

Fresno, CA $107,969

Milwaukee, WI $107,872

Detroit, MI $107,764

Ann Arbor, MI $107,745

Allentown, PA $107,731

Colorado Springs, CO $107,548

Syracuse, NY $107,494

Carson City, NV $107,494

Houston, TX $107,344

Eugene, OR $107,290

Gary, IN $107,160

Springfield, OR $107,074

Bismarck, ND $107,053

Galveston, TX $106,977

Medford, OR $106,816

Fort Collins, CO $106,772

Concord, NH $106,719

Austin, TX $106,686

Mesa, AZ $106,460

Reading, PA $106,449

Phoenix, AZ $106,438

Dallas, TX $106,406

Saint Cloud, MN $106,303

Madison, WI $106,158

Utica, NY $105,867

Rochester, NY $105,695

Des Moines, IA $105,684

Raleigh, NC $105,673

Atlanta, GA $105,512

Battle Creek, MI $105,479

Salt Lake City, UT $105,447

Lancaster, PA $105,285

Harrisburg, PA $105,135

Kansas City, MO $105,027

Kansas City, KS $105,005

Champaign, IL $105,005

Fort Worth, TX $104,995

Columbus, OH $104,976

Boca Raton, FL $104,951

Pittsburgh, PA $104,908

Richmond, VA $104,865

Indianapolis, IN $104,844

Cleveland, OH $104,833

Las Vegas, NV $104,704

Cincinnati, OH $104,704

Petersburg, VA $104,542

Huntsville, AL $104,380

Lansing, MI $104,308

Lebanon, PA $104,294

Pueblo, CO $104,283

Appleton, WI $104,251

Buffalo, NY $104,208

Dayton, OH $104,176

Racine, WI $104,154

Charlotte, NC $104,143

Saint Louis, MO $104,111

York, PA $104,046

Elkhart, IN $104,046

Gastonia, NC $104,026

Billings, MT $104,000

Beaumont, TX $103,971

Lorain, OH $103,949

Benton Harbor, MI $103,928

Toledo, OH $103,906

Binghamton, NY $103,852

Rock Hill, SC $103,842

Rockford, IL $103,788

Springfield, IL $103,745

Elyria, OH $103,734

Fargo, ND $103,734

Flagstaff, AZ $103,658

Fort Lauderdale, FL $103,594

Duluth, MN $103,529

Miami, FL $103,529

Grand Forks, ND $103,454

Cheyenne, WY $103,454

Bangor, ME $103,217

Cedar Rapids, IA $103,098

Durham, NC $103,053

Louisville, KY $103,044

Grand Rapids, MI $103,023

Hialeah, FL $103,012

Casper, WY $102,861

Scranton, PA $102,732

New Orleans, LA $102,699

Virginia Beach, VA $102,689

Akron, OH $102,635

Peoria, IL $102,495

Sarasota, FL $102,473

Nashville, TN $102,398

Omaha, NE $102,398

Green Bay, WI $102,398

Baton Rouge, LA $102,344

Charleston, SC $102,322

Davenport, IA $102,268

Jamestown, NY $102,268

Tucson, AZ $102,214

Saint Petersburg, FL $102,150

Tampa, FL $102,128

Evansville, IN $102,064

Port Arthur, TX $102,064

Bradenton, FL $102,021

Santa Fe, NM $101,827

Orlando, FL $101,633

Clearwater, FL $101,600

La Crosse, WI $101,374

Canton, OH $101,374

Albuquerque, NM $101,309

Newport News, VA $101,299

High Point, NC $101,266

Ogden, UT $101,223

Corpus Christi, TX $101,137

Norfolk, VA $101,072

Laramie, WY $101,072

Rock Island, IL $101,008

Saginaw, MI $100,986

Jacksonville, FL $100,975

Salisbury, NC $100,954

Boise, ID $100,932

Moline, IL $100,878

Fort Myers, FL $100,846

Memphis, TN $100,824

Tulsa, OK $100,771

Waterloo, IA $100,706

Spartanburg, SC $100,598

Lincoln, NE $100,544

Fort Wayne, IN $100,523

Provo, UT $100,512

Cedar Falls, IA $100,383

San Antonio, TX $100,340

Greensboro, NC $100,296

South Bend, IN $100,286

Savannah, GA $100,167

Muskegon, MI $100,124

Birmingham, AL $100,113

Winston Salem, NC $100,061

Lake Charles, LA $99,801

Anderson, IN $99,779

Lexington, KY $99,747

Augusta, GA $99,715

Greenville, SC $99,715

Lima, OH $99,628

Wichita, KS $99,618

Tuscaloosa, AL $99,618

Columbia, SC $99,521

Springfield, OH $99,499

Asheville, NC $99,327

Bloomington, IN $99,251

Knoxville, TN $98,863

Shreveport, LA $98,853

Wilmington, NC $98,713

Roanoke, VA $98,713

Topeka, KS $98,519

Frankfort, KY $98,507

Oklahoma City, OK $98,432

Chillicothe, OH $98,389

Longview, TX $98,378

Melbourne, FL $98,368

Sioux Falls, SD $98,195

Mobile, AL $98,185

Terre Haute, IN $98,141

Altoona, PA $98,077

Amarillo, TX $98,001

Killeen, TX $97,969

Fayetteville, AR $97,883

Chattanooga, TN $97,850

Sioux City, IA $97,754

Idaho Falls, ID $97,732

Lynchburg, VA $97,646

Gainesville, FL $97,506

Portsmouth, OH $97,452

Little Rock, AR $97,430

Lafayette, LA $97,387

Youngstown, OH $97,387

Daytona Beach, FL $97,323

Clarksville, TN $97,312

Pensacola, FL $97,301

Temple, TX $97,293

Hopkinsville, KY $96,978

Erie, PA $96,956

Florence, SC $96,913

Charleston, WV $96,741

Great Falls, MT $96,687

Macon, GA $96,536

Tallahassee, FL $96,525

Fayetteville, NC $96,504

Waco, TX $96,482

Helena, MT $96,407

Pine Bluff, AR $96,366

Vincennes, IN $96,234

Lubbock, TX $96,191

Alamogordo, NM $96,126

Twin Falls, ID $96,029

Rapid City, SD $95,997

Jackson, MS $95,803

Huntington, WV $95,796

Greenville, MS $95,792

Parkersburg, WV $95,683

Montgomery, AL $95,663

Wichita Falls, TX $95,555

Springfield, MO $95,555

Biloxi, MS $95,501

Monroe, LA $95,394

Johnstown, PA $95,318

Sumter, SC $95,275

Columbus, GA $95,264

Pascagoula, MS $95,060

Abilene, TX $95,060

Kingsport, TN $94,780

Albany, GA $94,780

Gulfport, MS $94,747

Alexandria, LA $94,392

Fort Smith, AR $94,122

El Paso, TX $93,831

Las Cruces, NM $93,346

Harlingen, TX $93,073

Pocatello, ID $93,055

Florence, AL $92,915

Brownsville, TX $92,894

Mcallen, TX $92,668

Dothan, AL $92,517

Columbus, MS $91,877

Altus, OK $91,375

Lawton, OK $91,170

Pierre, SD $90,782

2D Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 2D Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, 2D Designer positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 2D Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 2D Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$129,304	$62.0	20%
Software & Networking	$129,304	$62.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$123,916	$60.0	15%
Internet	$123,916	$60.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$118,528	$57.0	10%

2D Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 2D Designer'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.

$99,097

Average $107,753/year

$117,927

$8,258

Average $8,979/month

$9,827

$1,906

Average $2,072/week

$2,268

$48

Average $52/hour

$57

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,927	$9,827	$2,268	$57
Average	$107,753	$8,979	$2,072	$52
25th Percentile	$99,097	$8,258	$1,906	$48

Salary Trends for 2D Designer

Salaries for a 2D Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $111,576 in 2023 to around $106,931 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of 2D Designer salary trends, click here.

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2024	$109,235
2025	$106,931

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Common company salaries for 2D Designer

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C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology United States

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