What are the main factors that influence a 3d Developer'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 Developer?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for 3d Developer roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A 3d Developer's salary?

A 3d Developer's salary grows with experience: starting around $85,811 for beginners, reaching about $135,238 at mid-level, and approach $179,869 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 3d Developer?

3d Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 3d Developer roles are District of Columbia $121,669, California $121,208, Massachusetts $119,592. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 3d Developer roles make?

Salaries for 3d Developer level roles vary by specialization: 3D Software Developer: $108,994; 3d Graphics Developer: $103,230; 3d Designer: $97,764; 3d Drafter: $90,908; 3d Animator: $90,345.

3d Developer Salary in Maryland

How much does a 3d Developer make in Maryland? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 3d Developer in Maryland is $113,307 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $54.

However, a 3d Developer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $139,659
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $105,529 to $127,101
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $98,448

10% $98,448

50% (Median) $113,307

90% $139,659

3d Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$127,101	$10,592	$2,444	$61
Average	$113,307	$9,442	$2,179	$54
25th Percentile	$105,529	$8,794	$2,029	$51

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Key Factors That Influence 3d Developer Salaries

A 3d Developer'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 Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 3d Developer'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): $85,811
Early Career (1-2 years): $110,432
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $135,238
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $156,462
Expert (over 8 years): $179,869

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Software Engineer I	less than 1 year	$85,811
3d Developer	1-2 years	$110,432
Software Engineer III	2-4 years	$135,238
Software Engineer IV	5-8 years	$156,462
Software Engineer V	over 8 years	$179,869

How Do 3d Developer 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 Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $121,669.
California: $121,208.
Massachusetts: $119,592.

District of Columbia $121,669 California $121,208 Massachusetts $119,592 Washington $119,153 New Jersey $119,109 Alaska $118,955 Connecticut $117,438 New York $116,823

Hawaii $114,856 Rhode Island $113,933 Maryland $113,307 Minnesota $112,449 Colorado $112,120 Illinois $112,010 Oregon $111,592 Delaware $111,285

New Hampshire $111,091 Virginia $110,658 Pennsylvania $109,394 Nevada $108,757 North Dakota $108,548 Michigan $108,219 Wisconsin $108,098 Vermont $107,856

Texas $107,186 Maine $107,142 Arizona $107,076 Ohio $106,999 Georgia $105,988 Indiana $105,482 Wyoming $105,384 Utah $105,230

Iowa $105,164 Kansas $104,636 Louisiana $104,482 North Carolina $104,428 Missouri $104,406 Florida $103,977 Montana $103,746 Nebraska $103,526

Kentucky $103,406 South Carolina $102,966 Tennessee $102,691 Idaho $102,581 New Mexico $101,779 Oklahoma $101,603 Alabama $100,955 South Dakota $99,867

Arkansas $99,274 West Virginia $98,955 Mississippi $97,999

Top Paying Cities for 3d Developer

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:

Owings: $116,667
Riverdale: $120,841
College Park: $120,702

Owings, MD $116,667

Riverdale, MD $120,841

College Park, MD $120,702

Fort Washington, MD $120,623

Oxon Hill, MD $120,971

Suitland, MD $120,933

District Heights, MD $120,872

Temple Hills, MD $120,935

Deale, MD $116,126

Dunkirk, MD $117,355

Fort George G Meade, MD $114,663

Friendship, MD $116,496

Fulton, MD $116,187

Andrews Air Force Base, MD $120,524

Savage, MD $114,833

Shady Side, MD $115,210

Galesville, MD $115,718

Greenbelt, MD $120,283

Glenn Dale, MD $118,955

Upper Marlboro, MD $119,070

Harwood, MD $116,163

Highland, MD $116,081

West River, MD $116,185

Tracys Landing, MD $116,267

Hyattsville, MD $120,938

Jessup, MD $114,269

Bethesda, MD $120,974

Glen Echo, MD $120,952

Chevy Chase, MD $120,960

Cabin John, MD $120,926

Olney, MD $118,203

Brookeville, MD $115,997

Poolesville, MD $117,017

Barnesville, MD $115,389

Beallsville, MD $115,601

Boyds, MD $116,486

Dickerson, MD $115,468

Rockville, MD $119,594

Potomac, MD $119,939

Derwood, MD $118,326

Sandy Spring, MD $117,636

Ashton, MD $117,377

Brinklow, MD $116,505

Burtonsville, MD $117,869

Montgomery Village, MD $116,904

Kensington, MD $120,859

Garrett Park, MD $120,716

Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $119,768

Silver Spring, MD $120,789

Takoma Park, MD $120,947

Aberdeen, MD $110,785

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $110,762

Abingdon, MD $111,618

Gunpowder, MD $112,290

Arnold, MD $113,599

Baldwin, MD $112,080

Bel Air, MD $111,148

Belcamp, MD $111,310

Benson, MD $110,638

Boring, MD $110,883

Brooklandville, MD $113,171

Butler, MD $111,925

Chase, MD $112,809

Churchville, MD $110,318

Clarksville, MD $114,849

Cockeysville, MD $112,140

Hunt Valley, MD $112,610

Crownsville, MD $114,367

Darlington, MD $109,342

Davidsonville, MD $116,035

Dayton, MD $114,777

Edgewater, MD $114,972

Edgewood, MD $111,957

Ellicott City, MD $113,394

Columbia, MD $114,244

Fallston, MD $111,665

Finksburg, MD $111,703

Forest Hill, MD $110,543

Fork, MD $112,459

Fort Howard, MD $113,169

Freeland, MD $108,322

Gambrills, MD $114,799

Gibson Island, MD $113,232

Glen Arm, MD $112,874

Glen Burnie, MD $113,366

Glyndon, MD $112,281

Hampstead, MD $109,700

Elkridge, MD $113,490

Hanover, MD $113,555

Harmans, MD $113,549

Havre De Grace, MD $110,065

Hydes, MD $112,468

Jarrettsville, MD $110,176

Joppa, MD $112,242

Kingsville, MD $112,491

Lineboro, MD $108,046

Linthicum Heights, MD $113,383

Long Green, MD $112,689

Spencerville, MD $117,694

Clarksburg, MD $115,120

Damascus, MD $114,129

Germantown, MD $117,539

Annapolis, MD $114,477

Cumberland, MD $103,992

Accident, MD $103,819

Barton, MD $104,307

Bittinger, MD $104,111

Bloomington, MD $104,481

Corriganville, MD $103,331

Eckhart Mines, MD $103,903

Ellerslie, MD $103,463

Flintstone, MD $104,018

Friendsville, MD $103,789

Frostburg, MD $103,760

Grantsville, MD $103,765

Kitzmiller, MD $103,773

Lonaconing, MD $104,119

Luke, MD $104,489

Mc Henry, MD $103,829

Midland, MD $104,467

Midlothian, MD $103,775

Mount Savage, MD $103,300

Oakland, MD $103,528

Oldtown, MD $104,159

Pinto, MD $104,352

Rawlings, MD $104,385

Spring Gap, MD $104,286

Swanton, MD $104,033

Westernport, MD $104,485

Easton, MD $112,208

Barclay, MD $111,270

Bethlehem, MD $111,413

Betterton, MD $111,353

Bozman, MD $113,164

Cambridge, MD $111,419

Centreville, MD $112,324

Chester, MD $113,191

Chestertown, MD $111,874

Church Creek, MD $111,243

Church Hill, MD $111,723

Claiborne, MD $113,367

Cordova, MD $111,827

Crapo, MD $110,263

Crocheron, MD $109,467

Crumpton, MD $111,143

Denton, MD $111,244

East New Market, MD $110,975

Federalsburg, MD $110,953

Fishing Creek, MD $110,671

Galena, MD $110,843

Goldsboro, MD $111,030

Grasonville, MD $112,976

Greensboro, MD $111,051

Henderson, MD $111,153

Hillsboro, MD $111,908

Hurlock, MD $111,000

Ingleside, MD $111,359

Kennedyville, MD $111,041

Mcdaniel, MD $113,322

Madison, MD $112,109

Marydel, MD $110,847

Massey, MD $110,869

Millington, MD $111,026

Neavitt, MD $113,305

Newcomb, MD $112,524

Oxford, MD $111,968

Preston, MD $111,373

Price, MD $111,799

Queen Anne, MD $112,091

Queenstown, MD $112,730

Rhodesdale, MD $110,335

Ridgely, MD $111,489

Rock Hall, MD $112,556

Royal Oak, MD $112,315

Saint Michaels, MD $113,077

Secretary, MD $111,398

Sherwood, MD $113,997

Deal Island, MD $108,629

Eden, MD $108,843

Ewell, MD $108,290

Fruitland, MD $109,216

Girdletree, MD $108,042

Hebron, MD $109,114

Linkwood, MD $110,654

Manokin, MD $108,485

Mardela Springs, MD $109,507

Marion Station, MD $108,103

Nanticoke, MD $109,066

Newark, MD $108,612

Ocean City, MD $109,135

Parsonsburg, MD $108,916

Pittsville, MD $108,920

Pocomoke City, MD $108,244

Powellville, MD $108,865

Princess Anne, MD $108,765

Quantico, MD $108,900

Rehobeth, MD $108,071

Sharptown, MD $110,108

Showell, MD $108,918

Snow Hill, MD $108,532

Stockton, MD $107,882

Tyaskin, MD $108,795

Tylerton, MD $108,419

Upper Fairmount, MD $108,749

Vienna, MD $109,740

Westover, MD $108,484

Whaleyville, MD $108,860

Willards, MD $108,903

Delmar, MD $109,192

North East, MD $110,166

Perry Point, MD $110,005

Perryville, MD $109,965

Port Deposit, MD $109,693

Rising Sun, MD $109,334

Warwick, MD $110,819

Cecilton, MD $110,743

Charlestown, MD $110,151

Chesapeake City, MD $110,741

Childs, MD $110,592

Stevensville, MD $113,480

Colora, MD $109,236

Conowingo, MD $109,052

Earleville, MD $110,637

Elk Mills, MD $110,630

Elkton, MD $110,549

Georgetown, MD $110,720

Lutherville Timonium, MD $113,078

Abell, MD $111,953

Accokeek, MD $119,633

Aquasco, MD $116,672

Avenue, MD $112,132

Barstow, MD $115,280

Bel Alton, MD $115,850

Benedict, MD $115,772

Brandywine, MD $118,500

Broomes Island, MD $113,971

Bryans Road, MD $119,400

Bryantown, MD $117,241

Bushwood, MD $112,213

California, MD $112,118

Callaway, MD $111,335

Chaptico, MD $113,279

Charlotte Hall, MD $114,988

Cheltenham, MD $119,609

Clements, MD $113,280

Cobb Island, MD $112,264

Coltons Point, MD $111,736

Compton, MD $112,345

Dameron, MD $109,916

Dowell, MD $112,467

Drayden, MD $110,180

Faulkner, MD $115,232

Great Mills, MD $111,515

Helen, MD $114,338

Hollywood, MD $112,780

Hughesville, MD $116,458

Huntingtown, MD $115,980

Indian Head, MD $116,702

Ironsides, MD $116,232

Issue, MD $112,870

La Plata, MD $117,033

Leonardtown, MD $111,931

Lexington Park, MD $111,174

Loveville, MD $113,104

Lusby, MD $112,677

Marbury, MD $117,638

Mechanicsville, MD $114,315

Morganza, MD $113,647

Mount Victoria, MD $112,341

Nanjemoy, MD $114,865

Newburg, MD $113,713

Park Hall, MD $110,847

Patuxent River, MD $111,433

Piney Point, MD $110,352

Pomfret, MD $118,304

Port Republic, MD $114,592

Port Tobacco, MD $116,601

Prince Frederick, MD $115,288

Ridge, MD $109,430

Rock Point, MD $113,672

Saint Inigoes, MD $109,781

Saint Leonard, MD $114,038

Saint Marys City, MD $110,825

Scotland, MD $108,704

Solomons, MD $112,365

Sunderland, MD $116,211

Tall Timbers, MD $110,492

Valley Lee, MD $110,536

Welcome, MD $115,876

White Plains, MD $118,316

Southern Md Facility, MD $119,760

Annapolis Junction, MD $114,529

Lanham, MD $120,214

Beltsville, MD $120,043

Laurel, MD $117,426

Bladensburg, MD $120,919

Lothian, MD $117,359

Mount Rainier, MD $120,976

North Beach, MD $115,729

Bowie, MD $117,407

Brentwood, MD $120,968

Capitol Heights, MD $120,915

Chesapeake Beach, MD $115,669

Churchton, MD $115,697

Clinton, MD $120,234

Still Pond, MD $111,359

Sudlersville, MD $111,151

Taylors Island, MD $112,138

Templeville, MD $110,854

Tilghman, MD $113,741

Toddville, MD $109,720

Trappe, MD $111,487

Wingate, MD $110,149

Wittman, MD $113,366

Woolford, MD $111,676

Worton, MD $111,742

Wye Mills, MD $112,534

Frederick, MD $111,259

Adamstown, MD $113,572

Big Pool, MD $105,498

Boonsboro, MD $109,256

Braddock Heights, MD $111,203

Brownsville, MD $110,878

Brunswick, MD $111,903

Buckeystown, MD $112,726

Burkittsville, MD $111,057

Cascade, MD $108,262

Cavetown, MD $108,124

Chewsville, MD $108,291

Clear Spring, MD $106,843

Cooksville, MD $113,347

Emmitsburg, MD $108,622

Fairplay, MD $108,554

Funkstown, MD $108,543

Glenelg, MD $114,547

Glenwood, MD $113,986

Hagerstown, MD $107,993

Hancock, MD $104,978

Ijamsville, MD $113,293

Jefferson, MD $112,014

Keedysville, MD $109,602

Keymar, MD $109,547

Knoxville, MD $111,315

Ladiesburg, MD $109,942

Libertytown, MD $110,954

Lisbon, MD $113,361

Little Orleans, MD $104,397

Maugansville, MD $107,601

Middletown, MD $110,794

Monrovia, MD $113,045

Mount Airy, MD $112,367

Myersville, MD $109,355

New Market, MD $111,912

New Midway, MD $109,938

New Windsor, MD $110,933

Point Of Rocks, MD $113,357

Rocky Ridge, MD $109,208

Rohrersville, MD $110,349

Sabillasville, MD $108,408

Saint James, MD $108,570

Sharpsburg, MD $109,440

Smithsburg, MD $108,222

Sykesville, MD $112,657

Taneytown, MD $108,882

Thurmont, MD $109,331

Tuscarora, MD $113,790

Union Bridge, MD $110,482

Unionville, MD $111,016

Walkersville, MD $110,624

West Friendship, MD $113,596

Williamsport, MD $108,111

Woodbine, MD $113,349

Woodsboro, MD $110,098

Salisbury, MD $109,193

Allen, MD $109,044

Berlin, MD $108,929

Bishopville, MD $108,954

Bivalve, MD $109,354

Manchester, MD $108,380

Marriottsville, MD $113,108

Maryland Line, MD $108,046

Mayo, MD $114,719

Millersville, MD $113,783

Monkton, MD $111,107

Odenton, MD $114,934

Crofton, MD $115,591

Owings Mills, MD $112,882

Parkton, MD $109,402

Pasadena, MD $113,263

Perry Hall, MD $112,956

Perryman, MD $111,074

Phoenix, MD $112,362

Pylesville, MD $108,749

Randallstown, MD $113,057

Reisterstown, MD $112,615

Riderwood, MD $113,296

Riva, MD $115,158

Severn, MD $113,766

Severna Park, MD $113,612

Simpsonville, MD $114,720

Sparks Glencoe, MD $111,452

Crisfield, MD $108,369

Stevenson, MD $113,131

Dhs, MD $119,663

Waldorf, MD $118,248

Street, MD $109,245

Upperco, MD $110,791

Upper Falls, MD $112,602

Westminster, MD $110,796

Whiteford, MD $108,707

White Hall, MD $109,255

White Marsh, MD $112,852

Woodstock, MD $113,159

Baltimore, MD $113,307

Towson, MD $113,293

Gwynn Oak, MD $113,331

Pikesville, MD $113,251

Sparrows Point, MD $113,185

Middle River, MD $112,951

Essex, MD $113,218

Dundalk, MD $113,325

Brooklyn, MD $113,327

Curtis Bay, MD $113,351

Halethorpe, MD $113,342

Catonsville, MD $113,398

Parkville, MD $113,276

Nottingham, MD $113,160

Rosedale, MD $113,305

Windsor Mill, MD $113,270

Gaithersburg, MD $118,078

Washington Grove, MD $118,139

3d Developer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 3d Developer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, 3d Developer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 3d Developer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 3d Developer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$147,299	$71.0	30%
Internet	$141,633	$68.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$135,968	$65.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$130,303	$63.0	15%
Biotechnology	$124,637	$60.0	10%

3d Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 3d Developer'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.

$105,529

Average $113,307/year

$127,101

$8,794

Average $9,442/month

$10,592

$2,029

Average $2,179/week

$2,444

$51

Average $54/hour

$61

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$127,101	$10,592	$2,444	$61
Average	$113,307	$9,442	$2,179	$54
25th Percentile	$105,529	$8,794	$2,029	$51

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