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 $81,681 for beginners, reaching about $128,728 at mid-level, and approach $171,215 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 $124,764, California $124,290, Massachusetts $122,634. 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: $111,766; 3d Graphics Developer: $103,185; 3d Designer: $97,772; 3d Drafter: $94,390; 3d Animator: $90,353.

3d Developer Salary in Vermont

How much does a 3d Developer make in Vermont? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for a 3d Developer in Vermont is $110,599 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $136,322
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $103,004 to $124,064
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $96,090

10% $96,090

50% (Median) $110,599

90% $136,322

3d Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,064	$10,339	$2,386	$60
Average	$110,599	$9,217	$2,127	$53
25th Percentile	$103,004	$8,584	$1,981	$50

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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): $81,681
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,794
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $128,728
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $148,927
Expert (over 8 years): $171,215

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Software Engineer I	less than 1 year	$81,681
3d Developer	1-2 years	$107,794
Software Engineer III	2-4 years	$128,728
Software Engineer IV	5-8 years	$148,927
Software Engineer V	over 8 years	$171,215

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: $124,764.
California: $124,290.
Massachusetts: $122,634.

District of Columbia $124,764 California $124,290 Massachusetts $122,634 Washington $122,183 New Jersey $122,138 Alaska $121,980 Connecticut $120,425 New York $119,794

Hawaii $117,777 Rhode Island $116,831 Maryland $116,188 Minnesota $115,310 Colorado $114,971 Illinois $114,859 Oregon $114,431 Delaware $114,115

New Hampshire $113,917 Virginia $113,473 Pennsylvania $112,177 Nevada $111,523 North Dakota $111,309 Michigan $110,971 Wisconsin $110,847 Vermont $110,599

Texas $109,912 Maine $109,867 Arizona $109,799 Ohio $109,720 Georgia $108,684 Indiana $108,165 Wyoming $108,064 Utah $107,906

Iowa $107,839 Kansas $107,298 Louisiana $107,140 North Carolina $107,084 Missouri $107,061 Florida $106,622 Montana $106,385 Nebraska $106,160

Kentucky $106,036 South Carolina $105,585 Tennessee $105,303 Idaho $105,191 New Mexico $104,368 Oklahoma $104,188 Alabama $103,523 South Dakota $102,407

Arkansas $101,799 West Virginia $101,472 Mississippi $100,492

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:

Adamant: $113,208
Barre: $113,378
Cabot: $113,129

Adamant, VT $113,208

Barre, VT $113,378

Cabot, VT $113,129

Calais, VT $113,228

East Barre, VT $113,206

East Calais, VT $113,208

East Montpelier, VT $113,283

Eden, VT $113,134

Eden Mills, VT $113,031

Graniteville, VT $113,371

Hyde Park, VT $113,300

Johnson, VT $113,443

Lake Elmore, VT $113,174

Marshfield, VT $113,148

Moretown, VT $113,451

Morrisville, VT $113,438

Moscow, VT $113,495

Northfield, VT $113,313

Northfield Falls, VT $113,842

North Hyde Park, VT $113,292

North Montpelier, VT $113,179

Plainfield, VT $113,163

Roxbury, VT $112,971

South Barre, VT $113,510

Waterbury, VT $113,484

Stowe, VT $113,500

Waitsfield, VT $113,437

Warren, VT $113,225

Washington, VT $113,004

Waterbury Center, VT $113,481

Websterville, VT $113,353

Williamstown, VT $113,222

Wolcott, VT $113,160

Woodbury, VT $113,048

Worcester, VT $113,161

Rutland, VT $113,157

Belmont, VT $112,808

Benson, VT $112,807

Bomoseen, VT $112,985

Brandon, VT $113,068

Bridport, VT $113,081

Castleton, VT $113,006

Center Rutland, VT $113,084

Chittenden, VT $112,824

Cuttingsville, VT $112,784

Danby, VT $112,977

East Middlebury, VT $113,143

East Poultney, VT $112,989

East Wallingford, VT $112,867

Fair Haven, VT $112,907

Florence, VT $112,868

Forest Dale, VT $113,073

Gaysville, VT $112,355

Granville, VT $112,886

Hancock, VT $112,868

Hydeville, VT $112,998

Killington, VT $112,855

Middlebury, VT $113,317

Middletown Springs, VT $112,929

Mount Holly, VT $112,824

North Clarendon, VT $112,989

Orwell, VT $112,977

Pawlet, VT $113,018

Pittsfield, VT $112,921

Pittsford, VT $113,029

Poultney, VT $113,007

Proctor, VT $113,132

Ripton, VT $113,002

Rochester, VT $112,943

Rupert, VT $112,932

Salisbury, VT $113,112

Shoreham, VT $113,016

Stockbridge, VT $112,816

Wallingford, VT $112,877

Wells, VT $113,022

West Pawlet, VT $113,060

West Rupert, VT $113,033

West Rutland, VT $112,965

Whiting, VT $113,021

Saint Johnsbury, VT $113,143

Albany, VT $113,077

Barnet, VT $113,022

Barton, VT $113,065

Beebe Plain, VT $113,099

Concord, VT $112,915

Coventry, VT $113,231

Craftsbury, VT $113,110

Craftsbury Common, VT $113,116

Danville, VT $113,047

Derby, VT $113,099

Derby Line, VT $113,014

East Burke, VT $113,011

East Charleston, VT $113,022

East Hardwick, VT $113,083

East Haven, VT $112,764

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $113,140

Glover, VT $113,031

Granby, VT $112,625

Greensboro, VT $112,993

Greensboro Bend, VT $113,065

Hardwick, VT $113,190

Irasburg, VT $113,037

Island Pond, VT $112,852

Lowell, VT $112,998

Lower Waterford, VT $113,128

Lyndon, VT $113,108

Lyndon Center, VT $113,235

Lyndonville, VT $113,112

Morgan, VT $112,908

Newport, VT $113,166

Newport Center, VT $113,022

North Concord, VT $112,727

North Troy, VT $113,038

Orleans, VT $112,995

Passumpsic, VT $113,149

Peacham, VT $112,922

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $113,153

Sheffield, VT $112,952

Sutton, VT $112,943

Troy, VT $113,049

West Burke, VT $113,019

West Charleston, VT $112,966

West Danville, VT $113,054

Westfield, VT $112,963

West Glover, VT $113,041

Averill, VT $112,383

Beecher Falls, VT $113,112

Canaan, VT $112,830

Gilman, VT $113,327

Guildhall, VT $112,682

Lunenburg, VT $112,927

Norton, VT $112,609

North Bennington, VT $113,866

North Pownal, VT $114,096

Pownal, VT $114,160

White River Junction, VT $113,128

Ascutney, VT $113,181

Barnard, VT $112,871

Bethel, VT $112,941

Bradford, VT $113,059

Bridgewater, VT $112,987

Bridgewater Corners, VT $112,763

Brookfield, VT $113,051

Brownsville, VT $112,989

Chelsea, VT $112,986

Corinth, VT $112,956

East Corinth, VT $113,003

East Randolph, VT $113,024

East Ryegate, VT $112,926

East Thetford, VT $113,066

Fairlee, VT $112,944

Groton, VT $112,975

Hartford, VT $113,422

Hartland, VT $113,025

Hartland Four Corners, VT $113,021

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $113,312

Newbury, VT $112,961

North Hartland, VT $113,105

North Pomfret, VT $112,912

North Thetford, VT $113,064

Norwich, VT $113,041

Plymouth, VT $112,682

Post Mills, VT $113,039

Quechee, VT $113,156

Randolph, VT $113,136

Randolph Center, VT $113,078

Reading, VT $112,775

Sharon, VT $112,939

South Pomfret, VT $112,830

South Royalton, VT $112,971

South Ryegate, VT $112,994

South Strafford, VT $112,966

South Woodstock, VT $112,803

Strafford, VT $112,868

Taftsville, VT $113,165

Thetford, VT $113,066

Thetford Center, VT $112,948

Topsham, VT $112,914

Tunbridge, VT $112,935

Vershire, VT $112,882

Wells River, VT $113,002

West Fairlee, VT $113,209

West Hartford, VT $112,914

West Newbury, VT $112,958

West Topsham, VT $113,004

Wilder, VT $113,428

Windsor, VT $113,072

Woodstock, VT $112,933

Bellows Falls, VT $113,345

Cambridgeport, VT $113,216

Cavendish, VT $112,840

Chester, VT $112,952

Chester Depot, VT $112,912

Grafton, VT $112,867

Londonderry, VT $113,069

Ludlow, VT $112,898

North Springfield, VT $113,292

Perkinsville, VT $112,985

Peru, VT $112,951

Proctorsville, VT $112,859

Saxtons River, VT $113,322

South Londonderry, VT $113,139

Springfield, VT $113,237

Westminster, VT $113,344

Westminster Station, VT $113,352

Weston, VT $112,835

Shaftsbury, VT $113,731

Brattleboro, VT $113,576

Bondville, VT $113,107

East Dover, VT $113,336

Jacksonville, VT $113,622

Jamaica, VT $113,109

Marlboro, VT $114,139

Newfane, VT $113,262

Putney, VT $113,238

Readsboro, VT $114,152

South Newfane, VT $113,302

Stamford, VT $114,070

Townshend, VT $113,160

Vernon, VT $113,924

Wardsboro, VT $113,242

West Dover, VT $113,428

West Dummerston, VT $113,290

West Halifax, VT $113,465

West Townshend, VT $113,007

West Wardsboro, VT $113,010

Whitingham, VT $113,581

Williamsville, VT $113,290

Wilmington, VT $113,512

Burlington, VT $113,822

South Burlington, VT $113,815

Winooski, VT $113,822

Colchester, VT $113,822

Alburgh, VT $113,254

Bakersfield, VT $113,422

Belvidere Center, VT $113,011

Bristol, VT $113,446

Cambridge, VT $113,581

Charlotte, VT $113,668

East Berkshire, VT $113,313

East Fairfield, VT $113,482

Enosburg Falls, VT $113,169

Essex, VT $113,735

Essex Junction, VT $113,743

Fairfax, VT $113,589

Fairfield, VT $113,480

Ferrisburgh, VT $113,542

Franklin, VT $113,175

Grand Isle, VT $113,600

Highgate Center, VT $113,271

Highgate Springs, VT $113,329

Hinesburg, VT $113,665

Huntington, VT $113,580

Isle La Motte, VT $113,395

Jeffersonville, VT $113,504

Jericho, VT $113,641

Jonesville, VT $113,664

Milton, VT $113,695

Monkton, VT $113,574

Montgomery, VT $113,169

Montgomery Center, VT $113,031

New Haven, VT $113,432

North Ferrisburgh, VT $113,592

North Hero, VT $113,480

Richford, VT $113,149

Richmond, VT $113,653

Saint Albans, VT $113,530

Saint Albans Bay, VT $113,516

Shelburne, VT $113,771

Sheldon, VT $113,395

Sheldon Springs, VT $113,673

South Hero, VT $113,703

Starksboro, VT $113,512

Swanton, VT $113,375

Underhill, VT $113,615

Underhill Center, VT $113,618

Vergennes, VT $113,397

Waterville, VT $113,436

Westford, VT $113,671

Williston, VT $113,757

Montpelier, VT $113,360

Bennington, VT $113,949

Arlington, VT $113,548

Dorset, VT $113,107

East Arlington, VT $113,064

East Dorset, VT $113,109

Manchester, VT $113,414

Manchester Center, VT $113,340

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	$143,779	$69.0	30%
Internet	$138,249	$66.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$132,719	$64.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$127,189	$61.0	15%
Biotechnology	$121,659	$58.0	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.

$103,004

Average $110,599/year

$124,064

$8,584

Average $9,217/month

$10,339

$1,981

Average $2,127/week

$2,386

$50

Average $53/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,064	$10,339	$2,386	$60
Average	$110,599	$9,217	$2,127	$53
25th Percentile	$103,004	$8,584	$1,981	$50

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