What are the main factors that influence a 3D Generalist/Animator'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 Generalist/Animator?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for 3D Generalist/Animator roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A 3D Generalist/Animator's salary?

A 3D Generalist/Animator's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,696 for beginners, reaching about $83,310 at mid-level, and approach $97,882 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 3D Generalist/Animator?

3D Generalist/Animator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 3D Generalist/Animator roles are District of Columbia $83,040, California $82,725, Massachusetts $81,622. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 3D Generalist/Animator roles make?

Salaries for 3D Generalist/Animator level roles vary by specialization: 3d Developer: $109,889; 3d Designer: $97,760; 3D Generalist: $97,439; 3d Drafter: $90,908; 3d Animator: $90,341.

3D Generalist/Animator Salary in New Mexico

How much does a 3D Generalist/Animator make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a 3D Generalist/Animator in New Mexico is $69,465 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, a 3D Generalist/Animator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,421
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,561 to $76,770
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,277

10% $56,277

50% (Median) $69,465

90% $83,421

3D Generalist/Animator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,770	$6,398	$1,476	$37
Average	$69,465	$5,789	$1,336	$33
25th Percentile	$62,561	$5,213	$1,203	$30

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Key Factors That Influence 3D Generalist/Animator Salaries

A 3D Generalist/Animator'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 Generalist/Animator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 3D Generalist/Animator'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): $54,696
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,943
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,310
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,508
Expert (over 8 years): $97,882

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Human Resources Generalist I	less than 1 year	$54,696
3D Generalist/Animator	1-2 years	$67,943
Human Resources Generalist III	2-4 years	$83,310
Human Resources Generalist IV	5-8 years	$100,508
Human Resources Supervisor	over 8 years	$97,882

How Do 3D Generalist/Animator 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 Generalist/Animators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $83,040.
California: $82,725.
Massachusetts: $81,622.

District of Columbia $83,040 California $82,725 Massachusetts $81,622 Washington $81,322 New Jersey $81,292 Alaska $81,187 Connecticut $80,152 New York $79,732

Hawaii $78,390 Rhode Island $77,760 Maryland $77,332 Minnesota $76,747 Colorado $76,522 Illinois $76,447 Oregon $76,162 Delaware $75,952

New Hampshire $75,820 Virginia $75,525 Pennsylvania $74,662 Nevada $74,227 North Dakota $74,085 Michigan $73,860 Wisconsin $73,777 Vermont $73,612

Texas $73,155 Maine $73,125 Arizona $73,080 Ohio $73,027 Georgia $72,337 Indiana $71,992 Wyoming $71,925 Utah $71,820

Iowa $71,775 Kansas $71,415 Louisiana $71,310 North Carolina $71,272 Missouri $71,257 Florida $70,965 Montana $70,807 Nebraska $70,657

Kentucky $70,575 South Carolina $70,275 Tennessee $70,087 Idaho $70,012 New Mexico $69,465 Oklahoma $69,345 Alabama $68,902 South Dakota $68,160

Arkansas $67,755 West Virginia $67,537 Mississippi $66,885

Top Paying Cities for 3D Generalist/Animator

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:

Algodones: $70,204
Belen: $69,813
Bernalillo: $70,329

Algodones, NM $70,204

Belen, NM $69,813

Bernalillo, NM $70,329

Bluewater, NM $68,852

Bosque, NM $69,300

Casa Blanca, NM $69,457

Cedar Crest, NM $70,387

Cedarvale, NM $67,627

Cerrillos, NM $70,255

Claunch, NM $67,377

Coyote, NM $69,220

Cuba, NM $69,109

Cubero, NM $69,611

Edgewood, NM $70,073

Estancia, NM $69,237

Gallina, NM $68,858

Counselor, NM $68,901

Grants, NM $68,773

Milan, NM $69,048

Isleta, NM $70,449

Jarales, NM $69,746

Jemez Pueblo, NM $69,867

Jemez Springs, NM $69,651

Laguna, NM $69,951

La Jara, NM $69,032

La Joya, NM $68,872

Lindrith, NM $68,789

Los Lunas, NM $70,183

Mcintosh, NM $69,618

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $69,155

Moriarty, NM $69,384

Mountainair, NM $68,636

Nageezi, NM $68,809

New Laguna, NM $69,577

Paguate, NM $69,624

Pena Blanca, NM $70,402

Peralta, NM $70,294

Placitas, NM $70,330

Ponderosa, NM $69,778

Prewitt, NM $68,831

Regina, NM $68,879

Sandia Park, NM $70,210

Corrales, NM $70,475

San Fidel, NM $69,202

San Rafael, NM $68,907

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $70,211

San Ysidro, NM $70,116

Stanley, NM $69,375

Tijeras, NM $70,219

Tome, NM $70,089

Torreon, NM $69,856

Veguita, NM $69,295

Willard, NM $68,512

Youngsville, NM $69,240

Bosque Farms, NM $70,423

Clines Corners, NM $68,955

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $70,264

Cochiti Lake, NM $70,356

Albuquerque, NM $70,515

Kirtland Afb, NM $70,515

Rio Rancho, NM $70,399

Gallup, NM $68,931

Brimhall, NM $68,736

Church Rock, NM $68,768

Continental Divide, NM $68,719

Crownpoint, NM $68,776

Fence Lake, NM $68,469

Fort Wingate, NM $68,744

Gamerco, NM $68,859

Mentmore, NM $68,753

Mexican Springs, NM $68,745

Ramah, NM $68,619

Rehoboth, NM $68,790

Thoreau, NM $68,794

Tohatchi, NM $68,731

Vanderwagen, NM $68,745

Zuni, NM $68,728

Navajo, NM $68,822

Jamestown, NM $68,651

Pinehill, NM $68,565

Sheep Springs, NM $68,805

Smith Lake, NM $69,062

Yatahey, NM $68,781

Farmington, NM $69,111

Aztec, NM $69,239

Blanco, NM $68,916

Bloomfield, NM $68,834

Flora Vista, NM $69,183

Fruitland, NM $68,750

Kirtland, NM $69,183

La Plata, NM $69,208

Navajo Dam, NM $69,177

Shiprock, NM $69,081

Waterflow, NM $69,046

Newcomb, NM $68,763

Sanostee, NM $68,807

Santa Fe, NM $70,875

Abiquiu, NM $68,936

Alcalde, NM $70,137

Amalia, NM $68,831

Arroyo Hondo, NM $68,734

Arroyo Seco, NM $68,814

Canjilon, NM $68,723

Canones, NM $69,349

Carson, NM $68,997

Cebolla, NM $68,763

Cerro, NM $68,784

Chama, NM $69,065

Chamisal, NM $69,951

Chimayo, NM $70,442

Cordova, NM $70,323

Costilla, NM $69,120

Taos Ski Valley, NM $68,595

Dixon, NM $69,884

Dulce, NM $69,063

El Prado, NM $68,874

El Rito, NM $69,190

Embudo, NM $69,525

Espanola, NM $70,356

Glorieta, NM $70,602

Hernandez, NM $69,702

Ilfeld, NM $69,950

La Madera, NM $69,069

Lamy, NM $70,332

Llano, NM $69,809

Los Alamos, NM $70,499

White Rock, NM $70,632

Medanales, NM $69,780

Ojo Caliente, NM $69,369

Los Ojos, NM $68,895

Pecos, NM $70,382

Penasco, NM $69,549

Petaca, NM $68,659

Questa, NM $68,856

Ranchos De Taos, NM $69,219

Red River, NM $68,660

Ribera, NM $69,102

Rowe, NM $70,016

San Cristobal, NM $68,658

San Jose, NM $69,843

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $70,185

Santa Cruz, NM $70,418

Serafina, NM $68,927

Taos, NM $68,835

Tererro, NM $70,607

Tesuque, NM $70,875

Tierra Amarilla, NM $68,835

Trampas, NM $69,492

Tres Piedras, NM $68,640

Truchas, NM $70,126

Vadito, NM $69,458

Valdez, NM $68,709

Vallecitos, NM $68,655

Velarde, NM $69,778

Villanueva, NM $68,968

Spaceport City, NM $67,562

Las Vegas, NM $68,383

Angel Fire, NM $68,585

Anton Chico, NM $68,265

Buena Vista, NM $68,892

Chacon, NM $68,940

Cimarron, NM $68,478

Cleveland, NM $69,429

Eagle Nest, NM $68,529

Guadalupita, NM $68,835

Holman, NM $69,252

La Loma, NM $68,150

Maxwell, NM $68,501

Miami, NM $68,353

Mills, NM $68,110

Montezuma, NM $69,782

Mora, NM $69,527

Mosquero, NM $68,051

Ocate, NM $68,427

Ojo Feliz, NM $68,607

Rainsville, NM $68,908

Raton, NM $68,673

Rociada, NM $69,817

Roy, NM $68,125

Sapello, NM $69,211

Solano, NM $68,042

Springer, NM $68,323

Ute Park, NM $68,510

Valmora, NM $68,325

Wagon Mound, NM $68,247

Watrous, NM $68,349

Socorro, NM $68,190

Aragon, NM $68,397

Datil, NM $68,115

Lemitar, NM $68,508

Luna, NM $68,518

Magdalena, NM $68,120

Pie Town, NM $68,347

Polvadera, NM $68,673

Quemado, NM $68,489

Reserve, NM $68,366

San Acacia, NM $68,786

San Antonio, NM $67,813

Truth Or Consequences, NM $67,799

Arrey, NM $67,788

Caballo, NM $67,834

Derry, NM $67,489

Elephant Butte, NM $67,975

Garfield, NM $67,293

Hatch, NM $66,215

Monticello, NM $67,795

Rincon, NM $65,834

Salem, NM $67,083

Williamsburg, NM $67,884

Winston, NM $67,845

Las Cruces, NM $64,972

White Sands Missile Range, NM $65,185

Santa Teresa, NM $65,659

Playas, NM $68,112

Animas, NM $68,280

Anthony, NM $65,643

Arenas Valley, NM $68,159

Bayard, NM $68,096

Berino, NM $65,346

Buckhorn, NM $68,166

Santa Clara, NM $68,215

Chamberino, NM $65,414

Cliff, NM $68,088

Columbus, NM $67,905

Deming, NM $67,920

Dona Ana, NM $64,974

Fairacres, NM $65,169

Faywood, NM $67,889

Fort Bayard, NM $68,150

Gila, NM $67,987

Glenwood, NM $68,040

Hachita, NM $67,905

Hanover, NM $67,919

Hillsboro, NM $67,780

Hurley, NM $68,050

La Mesa, NM $66,215

Lordsburg, NM $68,062

Mesilla, NM $64,974

Mesilla Park, NM $64,980

Mesquite, NM $65,036

Mimbres, NM $67,973

Mule Creek, NM $68,157

Organ, NM $65,014

Pinos Altos, NM $68,086

Radium Springs, NM $65,000

Redrock, NM $67,913

Rodeo, NM $68,366

San Miguel, NM $65,011

Silver City, NM $68,087

Sunland Park, NM $65,310

Tyrone, NM $68,289

Vado, NM $65,062

Chaparral, NM $65,883

Clovis, NM $67,956

Cannon Afb, NM $67,806

Broadview, NM $67,758

Causey, NM $67,642

Crossroads, NM $67,482

Dora, NM $67,803

Elida, NM $67,521

Floyd, NM $67,686

Fort Sumner, NM $67,631

Grady, NM $67,823

House, NM $67,769

Kenna, NM $67,522

Lingo, NM $67,638

Melrose, NM $67,780

Milnesand, NM $67,495

Pep, NM $67,587

Portales, NM $67,835

Rogers, NM $67,606

Saint Vrain, NM $67,824

Taiban, NM $67,608

Texico, NM $67,850

Yeso, NM $67,362

Roswell, NM $67,440

Artesia, NM $67,574

Caprock, NM $67,437

Carlsbad, NM $67,618

Dexter, NM $67,488

Eunice, NM $67,678

Hagerman, NM $67,522

Hobbs, NM $67,777

Hope, NM $67,275

Jal, NM $67,599

Lake Arthur, NM $67,410

Lakewood, NM $67,511

Loco Hills, NM $67,635

Loving, NM $67,601

Lovington, NM $67,712

Mcdonald, NM $67,527

Malaga, NM $67,535

Maljamar, NM $67,469

Monument, NM $67,628

Tatum, NM $67,571

Whites City, NM $67,684

Carrizozo, NM $67,121

Alamogordo, NM $66,907

Alto, NM $67,131

Bent, NM $66,920

Capitan, NM $66,975

Cloudcroft, NM $66,912

Corona, NM $67,413

Encino, NM $67,954

Fort Stanton, NM $67,003

Glencoe, NM $66,955

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $66,900

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $66,900

Hondo, NM $67,017

La Luz, NM $66,900

Lincoln, NM $66,822

Mayhill, NM $67,051

Mescalero, NM $66,930

Nogal, NM $67,217

Orogrande, NM $66,933

Picacho, NM $67,002

Pinon, NM $67,254

Ruidoso, NM $67,258

Ruidoso Downs, NM $67,167

Sacramento, NM $66,960

San Patricio, NM $67,039

Sunspot, NM $66,900

Timberon, NM $67,044

Tinnie, NM $66,963

Tularosa, NM $66,944

Vaughn, NM $67,680

Weed, NM $67,043

Tucumcari, NM $68,016

Amistad, NM $67,929

Bard, NM $67,820

Capulin, NM $68,588

Clayton, NM $68,061

Conchas Dam, NM $68,122

Cuervo, NM $67,794

Des Moines, NM $68,317

Folsom, NM $68,423

Garita, NM $67,992

Gladstone, NM $68,128

Grenville, NM $68,115

Logan, NM $68,014

Mcalister, NM $67,803

Nara Visa, NM $67,853

Newkirk, NM $67,928

Quay, NM $67,967

San Jon, NM $67,894

Santa Rosa, NM $67,967

Sedan, NM $67,991

Trementina, NM $67,988

3D Generalist/Animator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 3D Generalist/Animator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, 3D Generalist/Animator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 3D Generalist/Animator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 3D Generalist/Animator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$86,831	$42.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$79,884	$38.0	15%
Financial Services	$79,884	$38.0	15%
Internet	$79,884	$38.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$76,411	$37.0	10%

3D Generalist/Animator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 3D Generalist/Animator'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.

$62,561

Average $69,465/year

$76,770

$5,213

Average $5,789/month

$6,398

$1,203

Average $1,336/week

$1,476

$30

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$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,770	$6,398	$1,476	$37
Average	$69,465	$5,789	$1,336	$33
25th Percentile	$62,561	$5,213	$1,203	$30

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