What are the main factors that influence a 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant'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 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant's salary?

A 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,953 for beginners, reaching about $61,349 at mid-level, and approach $67,165 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant?

3D Artist & Architectural Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant roles are District of Columbia $79,075, California $78,775, Massachusetts $77,726. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant roles make?

Salaries for 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Senior 3d Artist: $93,876; Lead 3D Artist: $92,519; 3d Character Artist: $91,636; 3d Environment Artist: $90,492; 3D Artist: $85,384.

3D Artist & Architectural Assistant Salary in South Dakota

How much does a 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant in South Dakota is $64,906 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,168
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,185 to $73,942
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,246

10% $48,246

50% (Median) $64,906

90% $82,168

3D Artist & Architectural Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,942	$6,162	$1,422	$36
Average	$64,906	$5,409	$1,248	$31
25th Percentile	$56,185	$4,682	$1,080	$27

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Key Factors That Influence 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant Salaries

A 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant'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 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant'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): $59,953
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,232
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,349
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,529
Expert (over 8 years): $67,165

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant	less than 1 year	$59,953
Early Career Level 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant	1-2 years	$60,232
Mid-Level Level 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant	2-4 years	$61,349
Senior-Level Level 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant	5-8 years	$64,529
Expert Level 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant	over 8 years	$67,165

How Do 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant 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 3D Artist & Architectural Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,075.
California: $78,775.
Massachusetts: $77,726.

District of Columbia $79,075 California $78,775 Massachusetts $77,726 Washington $77,440 New Jersey $77,411 Alaska $77,311 Connecticut $76,326 New York $75,926

Hawaii $74,647 Rhode Island $74,048 Maryland $73,640 Minnesota $73,083 Colorado $72,869 Illinois $72,798 Oregon $72,526 Delaware $72,326

New Hampshire $72,201 Virginia $71,919 Pennsylvania $71,098 Nevada $70,684 North Dakota $70,548 Michigan $70,334 Wisconsin $70,255 Vermont $70,098

Texas $69,662 Maine $69,634 Arizona $69,591 Ohio $69,541 Georgia $68,884 Indiana $68,555 Wyoming $68,491 Utah $68,391

Iowa $68,348 Kansas $68,005 Louisiana $67,905 North Carolina $67,870 Missouri $67,855 Florida $67,577 Montana $67,427 Nebraska $67,284

Kentucky $67,206 South Carolina $66,920 Tennessee $66,741 Idaho $66,670 New Mexico $66,149 Oklahoma $66,034 Alabama $65,613 South Dakota $64,906

Arkansas $64,520 West Virginia $64,313 Mississippi $63,692

Top Paying Cities for 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant

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:

Alcester: $65,582
Aurora: $65,931
Baltic: $65,222

Alcester, SD $65,582

Aurora, SD $65,931

Baltic, SD $65,222

Beresford, SD $65,414

Brandon, SD $65,088

Brookings, SD $66,052

Burbank, SD $65,349

Canistota, SD $65,446

Canton, SD $65,260

Centerville, SD $65,419

Chancellor, SD $65,252

Chester, SD $65,414

Colman, SD $65,627

Colton, SD $65,354

Crooks, SD $65,186

Davis, SD $65,339

Dell Rapids, SD $65,342

Egan, SD $65,516

Elk Point, SD $65,142

Elkton, SD $65,971

Fairview, SD $65,356

Flandreau, SD $65,729

Freeman, SD $65,658

Garretson, SD $65,234

Gayville, SD $65,768

Harrisburg, SD $65,129

Hartford, SD $65,229

Hudson, SD $65,408

Humboldt, SD $65,322

Hurley, SD $65,421

Irene, SD $65,604

Jefferson, SD $64,899

Lennox, SD $65,253

Lesterville, SD $65,719

Lyons, SD $65,247

Madison, SD $65,756

Marion, SD $65,465

Menno, SD $65,685

Mission Hill, SD $65,734

Monroe, SD $65,394

Belle Fourche, SD $65,647

Black Hawk, SD $63,639

Box Elder, SD $63,721

Buffalo, SD $65,528

Buffalo Gap, SD $65,012

Camp Crook, SD $65,591

Caputa, SD $64,029

Custer, SD $64,873

Deadwood, SD $64,473

Edgemont, SD $65,495

Enning, SD $64,984

Fairburn, SD $64,273

Fort Meade, SD $64,267

Hermosa, SD $64,016

Hill City, SD $64,449

Hot Springs, SD $65,445

Howes, SD $65,128

Interior, SD $65,232

Keystone, SD $63,952

Kyle, SD $65,372

Lead, SD $65,064

Ludlow, SD $65,786

Manderson, SD $65,477

Mud Butte, SD $65,168

Nemo, SD $64,042

Newell, SD $65,294

New Underwood, SD $64,032

Nisland, SD $65,439

Oelrichs, SD $65,310

Oglala, SD $65,424

Oral, SD $65,250

Owanka, SD $64,347

Piedmont, SD $63,686

Pine Ridge, SD $65,546

Porcupine, SD $65,349

Pringle, SD $65,074

Quinn, SD $65,138

Redig, SD $65,061

Saint Onge, SD $65,246

Scenic, SD $64,783

Smithwick, SD $65,332

Spearfish, SD $65,540

Sturgis, SD $64,062

Union Center, SD $65,027

Vale, SD $64,822

Wall, SD $65,044

Wasta, SD $64,714

White Owl, SD $65,158

Whitewood, SD $64,971

Wounded Knee, SD $65,481

Leola, SD $65,869

Long Lake, SD $65,969

Mansfield, SD $65,830

Mellette, SD $65,891

Northville, SD $65,821

Onaka, SD $65,565

Orient, SD $65,664

Pierpont, SD $65,887

Redfield, SD $65,994

Rockham, SD $65,742

Roscoe, SD $65,626

Selby, SD $65,512

Seneca, SD $65,524

Stratford, SD $65,895

Tolstoy, SD $65,528

Tulare, SD $65,902

Turton, SD $65,906

Warner, SD $65,971

Westport, SD $65,881

Pierre, SD $60,171

Agar, SD $61,736

Belvidere, SD $65,137

Blunt, SD $60,171

Burke, SD $65,646

Colome, SD $65,566

Dallas, SD $65,546

Draper, SD $63,523

Fort Pierre, SD $60,347

Gregory, SD $65,616

Hamill, SD $65,454

Harrold, SD $60,522

Hayes, SD $64,466

Herrick, SD $65,609

Holabird, SD $61,887

Ideal, SD $65,437

Kadoka, SD $65,212

Kennebec, SD $64,481

Long Valley, SD $65,209

Lower Brule, SD $64,396

Martin, SD $65,366

Midland, SD $64,997

Milesville, SD $65,039

Mission, SD $65,506

Murdo, SD $64,595

Norris, SD $65,310

Okaton, SD $65,145

Okreek, SD $65,469

Onida, SD $60,761

Parmelee, SD $65,427

Philip, SD $65,134

Presho, SD $63,999

Reliance, SD $65,491

Rosebud, SD $65,577

Saint Charles, SD $65,681

Saint Francis, SD $65,452

Tuthill, SD $65,287

Vivian, SD $63,721

Wanblee, SD $65,331

White River, SD $65,302

Winner, SD $65,506

Witten, SD $65,389

Wood, SD $65,294

Mobridge, SD $65,526

Bison, SD $65,362

Bullhead, SD $65,863

Cherry Creek, SD $65,193

Dupree, SD $65,207

Eagle Butte, SD $65,275

Faith, SD $65,187

Glencross, SD $65,243

Glenham, SD $65,549

Herreid, SD $65,800

Isabel, SD $65,230

Keldron, SD $65,545

Lantry, SD $65,306

Lemmon, SD $65,790

Little Eagle, SD $65,853

Lodgepole, SD $65,613

Mc Intosh, SD $65,644

Mc Laughlin, SD $65,586

Meadow, SD $65,212

Morristown, SD $65,711

Mound City, SD $65,682

Pollock, SD $65,929

Prairie City, SD $65,447

Ralph, SD $65,661

Reva, SD $65,451

Ridgeview, SD $65,307

Timber Lake, SD $65,340

Trail City, SD $65,319

Wakpala, SD $65,587

Walker, SD $65,691

Watauga, SD $65,543

Whitehorse, SD $65,377

Rapid City, SD $63,627

Ellsworth Afb, SD $63,627

Allen, SD $65,365

Batesland, SD $65,392

Montrose, SD $65,447

North Sioux City, SD $64,797

Nunda, SD $65,724

Oldham, SD $65,869

Olivet, SD $65,715

Parker, SD $65,359

Ramona, SD $65,753

Renner, SD $65,145

Rowena, SD $65,101

Rutland, SD $65,666

Salem, SD $65,671

Scotland, SD $65,818

Sinai, SD $66,078

Springfield, SD $65,896

Tabor, SD $65,853

Tea, SD $65,181

Trent, SD $65,429

Tyndall, SD $65,834

Utica, SD $65,720

Valley Springs, SD $65,140

Vermillion, SD $65,735

Viborg, SD $65,587

Volga, SD $65,924

Volin, SD $65,660

Wakonda, SD $65,593

Wentworth, SD $65,643

Winfred, SD $65,675

Worthing, SD $65,243

Yankton, SD $65,986

Sioux Falls, SD $65,084

Vienna, SD $66,042

Wallace, SD $66,002

Waubay, SD $65,971

Webster, SD $65,987

White, SD $66,089

Willow Lake, SD $66,116

Wilmot, SD $66,036

Mitchell, SD $66,046

Alexandria, SD $65,804

Alpena, SD $65,915

Armour, SD $65,779

Artesian, SD $65,905

Avon, SD $65,797

Bonesteel, SD $65,669

Bridgewater, SD $65,627

Canova, SD $65,716

Carpenter, SD $66,068

Carthage, SD $65,920

Cavour, SD $66,007

Chamberlain, SD $65,709

Corsica, SD $65,791

Dante, SD $65,759

Delmont, SD $65,761

Dimock, SD $65,834

Emery, SD $65,736

Ethan, SD $65,869

Fairfax, SD $65,681

Fedora, SD $65,848

Fort Thompson, SD $64,938

Fulton, SD $65,856

Gann Valley, SD $65,574

Geddes, SD $65,696

Harrison, SD $65,746

Highmore, SD $64,481

Stephan, SD $64,767

Hitchcock, SD $65,954

Howard, SD $65,881

Huron, SD $66,179

Iroquois, SD $66,022

Kaylor, SD $65,906

Kimball, SD $65,706

Lake Andes, SD $65,802

Lane, SD $66,053

Letcher, SD $65,875

Marty, SD $66,013

Miller, SD $65,768

Mount Vernon, SD $65,832

New Holland, SD $65,930

Oacoma, SD $65,651

Parkston, SD $65,861

Pickstown, SD $65,903

Plankinton, SD $65,821

Platte, SD $65,709

Pukwana, SD $65,663

Ree Heights, SD $65,335

Saint Lawrence, SD $65,771

Spencer, SD $65,707

Stickney, SD $65,779

Tripp, SD $65,797

Virgil, SD $65,859

Wagner, SD $65,810

Wessington, SD $65,810

Wessington Springs, SD $65,800

White Lake, SD $65,735

Wolsey, SD $65,940

Woonsocket, SD $65,910

Yale, SD $66,061

Aberdeen, SD $66,067

Akaska, SD $65,477

Amherst, SD $65,966

Andover, SD $65,871

Ashton, SD $65,859

Barnard, SD $65,949

Bath, SD $65,929

Bowdle, SD $65,601

Brentford, SD $65,978

Britton, SD $66,151

Claremont, SD $65,910

Columbia, SD $65,831

Conde, SD $65,901

Cresbard, SD $65,739

Doland, SD $66,042

Eureka, SD $65,833

Faulkton, SD $65,733

Ferney, SD $66,141

Frankfort, SD $66,038

Frederick, SD $65,966

Gettysburg, SD $65,116

Groton, SD $65,936

Hecla, SD $66,061

Hosmer, SD $65,728

Houghton, SD $65,781

Hoven, SD $65,548

Ipswich, SD $65,796

Java, SD $65,507

Langford, SD $65,877

Lebanon, SD $65,225

Watertown, SD $66,179

Arlington, SD $66,004

Astoria, SD $66,109

Badger, SD $66,119

Big Stone City, SD $66,215

Bradley, SD $65,981

Brandt, SD $66,064

Bristol, SD $65,929

Bruce, SD $65,992

Bryant, SD $66,087

Castlewood, SD $66,046

Claire City, SD $66,146

Clark, SD $66,095

Clear Lake, SD $66,070

Corona, SD $66,148

De Smet, SD $66,061

Eden, SD $65,944

Erwin, SD $66,019

Estelline, SD $66,036

Florence, SD $66,014

Garden City, SD $66,026

Gary, SD $66,112

Goodwin, SD $65,986

Grenville, SD $65,926

Hayti, SD $66,071

Hazel, SD $66,041

Henry, SD $66,043

Kranzburg, SD $66,289

Labolt, SD $65,993

Lake City, SD $66,054

Lake Norden, SD $66,103

Lake Preston, SD $66,039

Marvin, SD $65,922

Milbank, SD $66,204

New Effington, SD $66,287

Ortley, SD $65,936

Peever, SD $66,025

Raymond, SD $66,058

Revillo, SD $66,033

Rosholt, SD $66,271

Roslyn, SD $65,914

Sisseton, SD $66,065

South Shore, SD $65,942

Stockholm, SD $65,943

Strandburg, SD $65,936

Summit, SD $65,940

Toronto, SD $66,039

Twin Brooks, SD $65,918

Veblen, SD $66,179

3D Artist & Architectural Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 0% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$71,396	$34.0	10%

3D Artist & Architectural Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 3D Artist & Architectural Assistant'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.

$56,185

Average $64,906/year

$73,942

$4,682

Average $5,409/month

$6,162

$1,080

Average $1,248/week

$1,422

$27

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,942	$6,162	$1,422	$36
Average	$64,906	$5,409	$1,248	$31
25th Percentile	$56,185	$4,682	$1,080	$27

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