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

What industry pays the highest salary for 2D Designer?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for 2D Designer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

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

A 2D Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $69,319 for beginners, reaching about $103,922 at mid-level, and approach $99,082 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 $119,316, California $118,864, Massachusetts $117,280. 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: $123,950; 2d Artist: $93,609; 2d Animator: $93,499; 2D Compositors: $90,920; 2D Flash Animator: $75,868.

2D Designer Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a 2D Designer make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 2D Designer in Wisconsin is $106,007 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $125,133
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $97,486 to $116,019
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,727

10% $89,727

50% (Median) $106,007

90% $125,133

2D Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,019	$9,668	$2,231	$56
Average	$106,007	$8,834	$2,039	$51
25th Percentile	$97,486	$8,124	$1,875	$47

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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): $69,319
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,155
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,922
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,179
Expert (over 8 years): $99,082

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Graphic Design Specialist II	less than 1 year	$69,319
Graphic Design Specialist III	1-2 years	$84,155
2D Designer	2-4 years	$103,922
Graphic Design Specialist V	5-8 years	$122,179
Graphic Design Supervisor	over 8 years	$99,082

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: $119,316.
California: $118,864.
Massachusetts: $117,280.

District of Columbia $119,316 California $118,864 Massachusetts $117,280 Washington $116,849 New Jersey $116,805 Alaska $116,655 Connecticut $115,167 New York $114,564

Hawaii $112,635 Rhode Island $111,730 Maryland $111,115 Minnesota $110,275 Colorado $109,952 Illinois $109,844 Oregon $109,434 Delaware $109,133

New Hampshire $108,943 Virginia $108,518 Pennsylvania $107,279 Nevada $106,654 North Dakota $106,449 Michigan $106,126 Wisconsin $106,007 Vermont $105,770

Texas $105,113 Maine $105,070 Arizona $105,005 Ohio $104,930 Georgia $103,938 Indiana $103,443 Wyoming $103,346 Utah $103,195

Iowa $103,130 Kansas $102,613 Louisiana $102,462 North Carolina $102,408 Missouri $102,387 Florida $101,966 Montana $101,740 Nebraska $101,524

Kentucky $101,406 South Carolina $100,975 Tennessee $100,705 Idaho $100,598 New Mexico $99,811 Oklahoma $99,639 Alabama $99,003 South Dakota $97,936

Arkansas $97,354 West Virginia $97,041 Mississippi $96,104

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:

Green Lake: $103,115
Greenville: $104,096
Hancock: $102,202

Green Lake, WI $103,115

Greenville, WI $104,096

Hancock, WI $102,202

Hortonville, WI $103,877

Iola, WI $102,656

King, WI $103,442

Larsen, WI $103,686

Leopolis, WI $102,529

Manawa, WI $103,037

Marion, WI $102,720

Menasha, WI $104,181

Neenah, WI $103,991

Neshkoro, WI $102,744

New London, WI $103,448

Ogdensburg, WI $102,806

Omro, WI $103,313

Pickett, WI $103,398

Pine River, WI $102,999

Plainfield, WI $102,392

Poy Sippi, WI $103,070

Princeton, WI $102,868

Readfield, WI $103,582

Redgranite, WI $103,098

Ripon, WI $103,296

Rosendale, WI $103,348

Saxeville, WI $102,886

Scandinavia, WI $102,738

Tilleda, WI $102,374

Van Dyne, WI $103,477

Waukau, WI $103,297

Waupaca, WI $103,020

Wautoma, WI $102,780

Weyauwega, WI $103,197

Wild Rose, WI $102,811

Winnebago, WI $103,714

Winneconne, WI $103,473

Wilson, WI $105,169

Boyd, WI $102,446

Cadott, WI $102,519

Chetek, WI $102,242

Chippewa Falls, WI $102,739

Colfax, WI $102,615

Conrath, WI $102,035

Cornell, WI $102,299

Dallas, WI $102,829

Downing, WI $104,677

Downsville, WI $103,917

Durand, WI $103,817

Eau Galle, WI $103,587

Eleva, WI $102,850

Elk Mound, WI $102,623

Elmwood, WI $104,583

Fairchild, WI $102,725

Fall Creek, WI $102,785

Gilmanton, WI $103,319

Holcombe, WI $102,124

Humbird, WI $102,611

Independence, WI $103,020

Jim Falls, WI $102,385

Knapp, WI $104,622

Maiden Rock, WI $104,749

Menomonie, WI $103,818

Merrillan, WI $102,468

Mondovi, WI $103,058

Nelson, WI $104,288

New Auburn, WI $102,201

Osseo, WI $103,090

Pepin, WI $105,109

Pigeon Falls, WI $103,320

Plum City, WI $104,608

Prairie Farm, WI $103,716

Ridgeland, WI $103,160

Rock Falls, WI $102,667

Sand Creek, WI $102,257

Sheldon, WI $101,991

Spring Valley, WI $105,240

Stanley, WI $102,473

Stockholm, WI $105,355

Strum, WI $103,022

Thorp, WI $102,424

Wheeler, WI $103,384

Whitehall, WI $102,888

Spooner, WI $101,960

Almena, WI $103,387

Ashland, WI $101,857

Balsam Lake, WI $105,073

Barron, WI $102,738

Barronett, WI $102,003

Bayfield, WI $101,860

Benoit, WI $101,711

Birchwood, WI $101,821

Brill, WI $102,248

Bruce, WI $101,937

Brule, WI $102,810

Cable, WI $101,503

Cameron, WI $102,272

Centuria, WI $105,650

Comstock, WI $103,668

Cornucopia, WI $101,995

Couderay, WI $101,555

Cumberland, WI $102,906

Danbury, WI $102,569

Drummond, WI $101,805

Edgewater, WI $101,762

Exeland, WI $101,630

Foxboro, WI $103,175

Frederic, WI $103,476

Gordon, WI $102,319

Grand View, WI $101,598

Grantsburg, WI $104,105

Haugen, WI $102,357

Hawthorne, WI $103,147

Hayward, WI $101,630

Herbster, WI $102,135

Hertel, WI $101,988

High Bridge, WI $101,706

Iron River, WI $102,436

Ladysmith, WI $101,946

Lake Nebagamon, WI $102,919

La Pointe, WI $101,686

Luck, WI $104,675

Maple, WI $103,161

Marengo, WI $101,663

Mason, WI $101,677

Mikana, WI $102,236

Milltown, WI $105,112

Minong, WI $102,273

Odanah, WI $102,089

Ojibwa, WI $101,454

Glidden, WI $101,492

Harshaw, WI $101,963

Hawkins, WI $101,769

Hazelhurst, WI $101,979

Heafford Junction, WI $102,065

Hurley, WI $101,774

Iron Belt, WI $101,585

Kennan, WI $101,785

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $101,952

Lake Tomahawk, WI $102,009

Land O Lakes, WI $101,873

Laona, WI $101,929

Long Lake, WI $101,649

Mc Naughton, WI $102,021

Manitowish Waters, WI $101,865

Mellen, WI $101,534

Mercer, WI $101,685

Minocqua, WI $102,059

Montreal, WI $101,801

Park Falls, WI $101,762

Phelps, WI $101,871

Phillips, WI $101,807

Prentice, WI $101,885

Presque Isle, WI $101,823

Saint Germain, WI $102,079

Saxon, WI $101,624

Sayner, WI $101,940

Star Lake, WI $101,675

Three Lakes, WI $101,960

Tony, WI $101,932

Tripoli, WI $101,713

Upson, WI $101,282

Wabeno, WI $101,937

Woodruff, WI $102,102

La Crosse, WI $101,384

Alma, WI $103,967

Alma Center, WI $102,597

Arcadia, WI $102,972

Arkdale, WI $102,209

Bangor, WI $101,606

Black River Falls, WI $102,264

Blair, WI $102,574

Camp Douglas, WI $102,359

Cashton, WI $101,716

Cataract, WI $101,879

Chaseburg, WI $101,551

Cochrane, WI $103,788

Coon Valley, WI $101,510

De Soto, WI $101,727

Dodge, WI $102,683

Eastman, WI $102,016

Ettrick, WI $101,922

Ferryville, WI $101,893

Fountain City, WI $103,339

Galesville, WI $102,232

Gays Mills, WI $102,212

Genoa, WI $101,627

Hillsboro, WI $102,576

Hixton, WI $102,596

Holmen, WI $101,620

Hustler, WI $102,732

Kendall, WI $102,450

La Farge, WI $102,293

Lynxville, WI $102,024

Mather, WI $102,236

Melrose, WI $101,903

Millston, WI $102,017

Mindoro, WI $101,693

Mount Sterling, WI $102,380

Necedah, WI $102,248

Norwalk, WI $101,837

Oakdale, WI $102,364

Onalaska, WI $101,462

Ontario, WI $102,283

Readstown, WI $102,176

Rockland, WI $101,587

Seneca, WI $102,480

Soldiers Grove, WI $102,289

Sparta, WI $101,798

Steuben, WI $102,200

Stoddard, WI $101,467

Taylor, WI $102,373

Tomah, WI $102,416

Trempealeau, WI $102,220

Palmyra, WI $104,530

Tunnel City, WI $102,366

Viola, WI $102,357

Viroqua, WI $101,718

Warrens, WI $102,206

Westby, WI $101,667

West Salem, WI $101,515

Wilton, WI $102,359

Eau Claire, WI $103,020

Altoona, WI $103,160

Arkansaw, WI $104,242

Augusta, WI $102,763

Bay City, WI $105,190

Bloomer, WI $102,409

Boyceville, WI $104,025

Glen Flora, WI $101,766

Wales, WI $105,960

Bagley, WI $102,033

Beetown, WI $102,135

Benton, WI $102,539

Bloomington, WI $102,154

Boscobel, WI $102,374

Cassville, WI $102,032

Cuba City, WI $102,356

Dickeyville, WI $102,443

Fennimore, WI $102,496

Glen Haven, WI $101,976

Hazel Green, WI $102,190

Kieler, WI $102,472

Lancaster, WI $102,263

Mount Hope, WI $102,138

Patch Grove, WI $102,506

Platteville, WI $102,698

Potosi, WI $102,060

Prairie Du Chien, WI $102,282

Sinsinawa, WI $102,149

Stitzer, WI $102,464

Wauzeka, WI $102,188

Woodman, WI $102,076

Portage, WI $104,324

Adams, WI $102,679

Arlington, WI $105,379

Baraboo, WI $104,333

Beaver Dam, WI $104,239

Brandon, WI $103,129

Briggsville, WI $103,675

Burnett, WI $103,535

Cambria, WI $104,179

Cazenovia, WI $102,763

Columbus, WI $105,060

Dalton, WI $103,585

Dellwood, WI $102,333

Doylestown, WI $104,896

Elroy, WI $102,479

Endeavor, WI $103,545

Fairwater, WI $103,331

Fall River, WI $104,763

Fox Lake, WI $103,725

Friendship, WI $102,369

Friesland, WI $104,045

Grand Marsh, WI $102,724

Hillpoint, WI $103,363

Kingston, WI $103,683

Lake Delton, WI $103,949

La Valle, WI $102,905

Lime Ridge, WI $103,290

Loganville, WI $103,601

Lyndon Station, WI $103,043

Markesan, WI $103,182

Marquette, WI $103,539

Mauston, WI $102,654

Montello, WI $103,180

New Lisbon, WI $102,370

North Freedom, WI $104,383

Oxford, WI $103,197

Packwaukee, WI $103,608

Pardeeville, WI $104,387

Poynette, WI $105,048

Randolph, WI $104,175

Reedsburg, WI $103,571

Rio, WI $104,936

Rock Springs, WI $103,708

Union Center, WI $102,943

Waupun, WI $103,345

Westfield, WI $102,701

Wisconsin Dells, WI $103,522

Wonewoc, WI $102,554

Wyocena, WI $104,622

Amery, WI $105,677

Baldwin, WI $106,311

Beldenville, WI $106,115

Clayton, WI $104,294

Clear Lake, WI $105,133

Cushing, WI $105,320

Deer Park, WI $105,889

Dresser, WI $106,602

East Ellsworth, WI $105,846

Ellsworth, WI $106,019

Glenwood City, WI $105,367

Hager City, WI $106,291

Hammond, WI $107,564

Hudson, WI $109,266

New Richmond, WI $107,823

Osceola, WI $108,101

Prescott, WI $108,399

River Falls, WI $108,263

Roberts, WI $108,233

Saint Croix Falls, WI $105,971

Somerset, WI $108,838

Star Prairie, WI $107,538

Pell Lake, WI $104,247

Pleasant Prairie, WI $104,344

Powers Lake, WI $104,424

Rochester, WI $104,845

Salem, WI $104,507

Silver Lake, WI $104,533

Somers, WI $104,215

South Milwaukee, WI $107,300

Springfield, WI $104,292

Sturtevant, WI $104,236

Sullivan, WI $104,775

Trevor, WI $104,557

Twin Lakes, WI $104,512

Union Grove, WI $104,462

Walworth, WI $104,072

Radisson, WI $101,584

Waterford, WI $105,398

Waukesha, WI $106,998

Whitewater, WI $103,934

Williams Bay, WI $103,972

Wilmot, WI $104,552

Woodworth, WI $104,424

Zenda, WI $103,966

Milwaukee, WI $107,883

Saint Francis, WI $107,835

Racine, WI $104,165

Afton, WI $103,862

Albany, WI $104,570

Arena, WI $104,605

Argyle, WI $103,986

Avalon, WI $103,877

Avoca, WI $103,280

Barneveld, WI $104,614

Belleville, WI $105,260

Belmont, WI $102,985

Beloit, WI $103,766

Black Earth, WI $105,265

Blanchardville, WI $104,260

Blue Mounds, WI $104,954

Blue River, WI $102,336

Brodhead, WI $103,856

Brooklyn, WI $105,310

Browntown, WI $103,170

Cambridge, WI $105,260

Gile, WI $102,115

Clinton, WI $103,937

Wausau, WI $102,453

Marshfield, WI $102,498

Abbotsford, WI $102,396

Amherst, WI $102,669

Amherst Junction, WI $102,554

Aniwa, WI $102,051

Antigo, WI $102,153

Arpin, WI $102,295

Athens, WI $102,161

Auburndale, WI $102,244

Babcock, WI $102,085

Birnamwood, WI $102,113

Blenker, WI $102,230

Bowler, WI $102,311

Brokaw, WI $102,317

Bryant, WI $101,932

Chili, WI $102,374

Colby, WI $102,341

Curtiss, WI $102,295

Custer, WI $102,409

Deerbrook, WI $101,925

Dorchester, WI $102,301

Edgar, WI $102,242

Eland, WI $102,229

Elcho, WI $101,975

Elderon, WI $102,291

Elton, WI $102,063

Galloway, WI $102,388

Gilman, WI $102,071

Jump River, WI $101,981

Gleason, WI $101,947

Granton, WI $102,368

Greenwood, WI $102,421

Hannibal, WI $102,054

Hatley, WI $102,189

Hewitt, WI $102,681

Irma, WI $101,993

Junction City, WI $102,190

Loyal, WI $102,411

Lublin, WI $102,157

Marathon, WI $102,224

Mattoon, WI $102,428

Medford, WI $102,192

Merrill, WI $102,157

Milladore, WI $102,227

Mosinee, WI $102,294

Neillsville, WI $102,509

Nekoosa, WI $102,329

Nelsonville, WI $102,777

Ogema, WI $101,916

Owen, WI $102,317

Pearson, WI $101,891

Pelican Lake, WI $101,897

Phlox, WI $102,352

Woodville, WI $105,725

Houlton, WI $109,535

Abrams, WI $102,457

Amberg, WI $101,837

Armstrong Creek, WI $101,863

Athelstane, WI $101,903

Black Creek, WI $103,567

Bonduel, WI $102,741

Brillion, WI $103,474

Cecil, WI $102,583

Coleman, WI $102,368

Combined Locks, WI $104,254

Crivitz, WI $102,184

De Pere, WI $102,676

Dunbar, WI $101,795

Fence, WI $101,688

Florence, WI $101,838

Forest Junction, WI $103,769

Gillett, WI $102,508

Goodman, WI $101,859

Greenleaf, WI $103,070

Green Valley, WI $102,536

Gresham, WI $102,472

Hilbert, WI $103,730

Kaukauna, WI $104,126

Freedom, WI $103,997

Keshena, WI $102,582

Kimberly, WI $104,261

Krakow, WI $102,537

Lakewood, WI $102,027

Lena, WI $102,438

Little Chute, WI $104,256

Little Suamico, WI $102,431

Marinette, WI $102,496

Mountain, WI $102,086

Neopit, WI $102,331

Niagara, WI $101,949

Nichols, WI $103,109

Oconto, WI $102,429

Oconto Falls, WI $102,485

Oneida, WI $102,547

Pembine, WI $101,883

Peshtigo, WI $102,410

Porterfield, WI $102,143

Potter, WI $103,529

Pound, WI $102,257

Pulaski, WI $102,575

Pickerel, WI $101,987

Pittsville, WI $102,220

Plover, WI $102,563

Port Edwards, WI $102,617

Rib Lake, WI $102,056

Ringle, WI $102,157

Rosholt, WI $102,367

Rothschild, WI $102,548

Rudolph, WI $102,260

Schofield, WI $102,464

Spencer, WI $102,392

Stetsonville, WI $102,238

Stevens Point, WI $102,518

Stratford, WI $102,306

Summit Lake, WI $102,005

Tigerton, WI $102,470

Tomahawk, WI $102,069

Unity, WI $102,311

Vesper, WI $102,276

Westboro, WI $101,923

White Lake, WI $101,975

Willard, WI $102,398

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $102,458

Withee, WI $102,255

Wittenberg, WI $102,346

Rhinelander, WI $102,126

Argonne, WI $101,798

Boulder Junction, WI $101,862

Brantwood, WI $101,767

Butternut, WI $101,601

Catawba, WI $101,799

Clam Lake, WI $101,249

Conover, WI $101,915

Crandon, WI $102,073

Eagle River, WI $102,067

Fifield, WI $101,735

Poplar, WI $103,311

Port Wing, WI $102,462

Seymour, WI $102,985

Oak Creek, WI $106,574

Adell, WI $104,492

Allenton, WI $104,874

Ashippun, WI $105,211

Belgium, WI $105,517

Brookfield, WI $107,644

Brownsville, WI $103,450

Butler, WI $107,707

Campbellsport, WI $103,961

Cascade, WI $103,875

Cedarburg, WI $106,727

Cedar Grove, WI $105,032

Chilton, WI $103,533

Cleveland, WI $103,118

Clyman, WI $104,387

Colgate, WI $106,557

Delafield, WI $105,918

Eden, WI $103,418

Elkhart Lake, WI $103,410

Fredonia, WI $105,490

Germantown, WI $107,000

Glenbeulah, WI $103,360

Grafton, WI $106,747

Greenbush, WI $103,356

Hartford, WI $105,617

Hartland, WI $106,240

Hingham, WI $104,326

Horicon, WI $104,084

Hubertus, WI $106,415

Hustisford, WI $104,501

Iron Ridge, WI $104,656

Ixonia, WI $104,982

Jackson, WI $106,423

Johnson Creek, WI $104,658

Juneau, WI $104,083

Kewaskum, WI $104,918

Kiel, WI $103,229

Kohler, WI $103,674

Lannon, WI $107,149

Lebanon, WI $104,602

Lomira, WI $103,935

Malone, WI $103,445

Mayville, WI $103,970

Menomonee Falls, WI $107,309

Merton, WI $106,415

Mount Calvary, WI $103,532

Nashotah, WI $105,894

Neosho, WI $105,019

Newburg, WI $105,918

New Holstein, WI $103,387

Newton, WI $103,020

North Lake, WI $106,784

Oakfield, WI $103,258

Oconomowoc, WI $105,478

Okauchee, WI $105,779

Oostburg, WI $104,516

Pewaukee, WI $106,700

Plymouth, WI $103,550

Port Washington, WI $106,100

Random Lake, WI $104,989

Richfield, WI $106,472

Rubicon, WI $105,201

Saint Cloud, WI $103,522

Saukville, WI $106,232

Sheboygan, WI $103,972

Sheboygan Falls, WI $103,622

Slinger, WI $105,949

Stockbridge, WI $103,765

Sussex, WI $106,782

West Bend, WI $105,399

Theresa, WI $104,557

Thiensville, WI $107,515

Waldo, WI $104,233

Watertown, WI $104,527

Mequon, WI $107,239

Woodland, WI $104,750

Bassett, WI $104,513

Benet Lake, WI $104,415

Big Bend, WI $106,142

Bristol, WI $104,428

Burlington, WI $104,624

Caledonia, WI $105,015

Camp Lake, WI $104,544

Cudahy, WI $107,751

Darien, WI $104,050

Delavan, WI $104,006

Dousman, WI $105,193

Eagle, WI $105,000

Cobb, WI $103,337

Cottage Grove, WI $105,863

Cross Plains, WI $105,598

Dane, WI $105,591

Darlington, WI $103,279

Deerfield, WI $105,572

De Forest, WI $105,710

Dodgeville, WI $103,800

Edgerton, WI $105,029

Edmund, WI $103,563

Evansville, WI $104,741

Footville, WI $104,086

Fort Atkinson, WI $104,578

Gotham, WI $103,797

Gratiot, WI $102,817

Hanover, WI $104,064

Highland, WI $103,198

Hollandale, WI $104,425

Janesville, WI $104,146

Shawano, WI $102,641

Sherwood, WI $104,035

Shiocton, WI $103,304

Sobieski, WI $102,448

Suamico, WI $102,420

Suring, WI $102,292

Townsend, WI $102,073

Wausaukee, WI $102,013

Wrightstown, WI $103,728

Zachow, WI $102,615

Algoma, WI $102,426

Baileys Harbor, WI $102,145

Brussels, WI $102,416

Casco, WI $102,436

Collins, WI $103,239

Denmark, WI $102,558

Egg Harbor, WI $102,226

Ellison Bay, WI $102,051

Ephraim, WI $102,225

Fish Creek, WI $102,157

Forestville, WI $102,418

Francis Creek, WI $102,676

Kellnersville, WI $102,744

Kewaunee, WI $102,485

Luxemburg, WI $102,438

Manitowoc, WI $102,869

Maplewood, WI $102,400

Maribel, WI $102,680

Mishicot, WI $102,593

New Franken, WI $102,423

Reedsville, WI $102,953

Saint Nazianz, WI $103,156

Sister Bay, WI $102,165

Sturgeon Bay, WI $102,435

Tisch Mills, WI $102,547

Two Rivers, WI $102,585

Valders, WI $103,108

Washington Island, WI $101,992

Whitelaw, WI $102,749

Green Bay, WI $102,408

East Troy, WI $105,000

Elkhorn, WI $104,277

Elm Grove, WI $107,707

Fontana, WI $104,031

Franksville, WI $104,946

Genesee Depot, WI $105,754

Genoa City, WI $104,327

Greendale, WI $107,629

Hales Corners, WI $107,445

Franklin, WI $106,825

Helenville, WI $104,410

Honey Creek, WI $104,671

Kansasville, WI $104,635

Kenosha, WI $104,191

New Berlin, WI $107,109

Lake Geneva, WI $103,974

Lyons, WI $104,533

Mukwonago, WI $105,641

Muskego, WI $106,310

New Munster, WI $104,545

North Prairie, WI $105,584

Fremont, WI $103,390

Rice Lake, WI $102,154

Sarona, WI $101,904

Shell Lake, WI $101,991

Siren, WI $103,022

Solon Springs, WI $102,444

South Range, WI $103,410

Springbrook, WI $101,708

Stone Lake, WI $101,745

Superior, WI $103,520

Trego, WI $101,817

Turtle Lake, WI $104,123

Wascott, WI $102,340

Washburn, WI $101,948

Webster, WI $102,072

Weyerhaeuser, WI $101,906

Winter, WI $101,420

Oshkosh, WI $103,661

Almond, WI $102,541

Appleton, WI $104,262

Bancroft, WI $102,221

Bear Creek, WI $103,138

Berlin, WI $103,209

Big Falls, WI $102,900

Butte Des Morts, WI $103,608

Caroline, WI $102,622

Clintonville, WI $102,887

Coloma, WI $102,271

Dale, WI $103,796

Eldorado, WI $103,416

Embarrass, WI $102,852

Eureka, WI $103,237

Fond Du Lac, WI $103,919

Jefferson, WI $104,491

Juda, WI $103,727

Lake Mills, WI $104,991

Linden, WI $103,456

Livingston, WI $102,924

Lodi, WI $105,254

Lone Rock, WI $103,485

Lowell, WI $104,584

Mc Farland, WI $105,981

Marshall, WI $105,459

Mazomanie, WI $105,211

Merrimac, WI $104,796

Middleton, WI $105,904

Milton, WI $104,192

Mineral Point, WI $103,501

Monroe, WI $103,664

Montfort, WI $102,969

Monticello, WI $104,450

Morrisonville, WI $105,601

Mount Horeb, WI $105,104

Muscoda, WI $102,794

New Glarus, WI $104,878

Oregon, WI $105,804

Orfordville, WI $103,966

Plain, WI $103,799

Prairie Du Sac, WI $104,851

Reeseville, WI $104,796

Rewey, WI $103,041

Richland Center, WI $102,690

Ridgeway, WI $104,545

Sauk City, WI $104,881

Sextonville, WI $103,634

Sharon, WI $104,026

Shullsburg, WI $102,619

South Wayne, WI $103,035

Spring Green, WI $104,199

Stoughton, WI $105,603

Sun Prairie, WI $105,710

Verona, WI $105,681

Waterloo, WI $105,133

Waunakee, WI $105,946

Windsor, WI $105,879

Woodford, WI $103,646

Madison, WI $106,169

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	$127,209	$61.0	20%
Software & Networking	$127,209	$61.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$121,909	$59.0	15%
Internet	$121,909	$59.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$116,608	$56.0	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.

$97,486

Average $106,007/year

$116,019

$8,124

Average $8,834/month

$9,668

$1,875

Average $2,039/week

$2,231

$47

Average $51/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,019	$9,668	$2,231	$56
Average	$106,007	$8,834	$2,039	$51
25th Percentile	$97,486	$8,124	$1,875	$47

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