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

The Telecom industry offers the highest average compensation for 3D Generalist roles, with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.

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

A 3D Generalist's salary grows with experience: starting around $65,560 for beginners, reaching about $97,319 at mid-level, and approach $162,053 for experts.

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

3D Generalist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 3D Generalist roles are District of Columbia $107,893, California $107,484, Massachusetts $106,051. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for 3D Generalist level roles vary by specialization: 3d Designer: $97,768; 3d Drafter: $94,230; 3d Animator: $90,350; 3D Artist: $85,388; 3D Artist - Generalist: $77,597.

3D Generalist Salary in Oregon

How much does a 3D Generalist make in Oregon? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a 3D Generalist in Oregon is $98,957 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,982
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $90,479 to $106,821
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $82,761

10% $82,761

50% (Median) $98,957

90% $113,982

3D Generalist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,821	$8,902	$2,054	$51
Average	$98,957	$8,246	$1,903	$48
25th Percentile	$90,479	$7,540	$1,740	$43

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Key Factors That Influence 3D Generalist Salaries

A 3D Generalist'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 Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 3D Generalist'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): $65,560
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,303
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,319
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,502
Expert (over 8 years): $162,053

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Motion Graphic Design Specialist I	less than 1 year	$65,560
Motion Graphic Design Specialist II	1-2 years	$80,303
3D Generalist	2-4 years	$97,319
Motion Graphic Design Specialist IV	5-8 years	$133,502
Motion Graphic Design Specialist V	over 8 years	$162,053

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

District of Columbia: $107,893.
California: $107,484.
Massachusetts: $106,051.

District of Columbia $107,893 California $107,484 Massachusetts $106,051 Washington $105,661 New Jersey $105,622 Alaska $105,486 Connecticut $104,141 New York $103,596

Hawaii $101,851 Rhode Island $101,033 Maryland $100,477 Minnesota $99,717 Colorado $99,425 Illinois $99,327 Oregon $98,957 Delaware $98,684

New Hampshire $98,513 Virginia $98,129 Pennsylvania $97,008 Nevada $96,443 North Dakota $96,258 Michigan $95,966 Wisconsin $95,858 Vermont $95,644

Texas $95,050 Maine $95,011 Arizona $94,952 Ohio $94,884 Georgia $93,987 Indiana $93,539 Wyoming $93,451 Utah $93,315

Iowa $93,256 Kansas $92,789 Louisiana $92,652 North Carolina $92,604 Missouri $92,584 Florida $92,204 Montana $91,999 Nebraska $91,805

Kentucky $91,697 South Carolina $91,308 Tennessee $91,064 Idaho $90,966 New Mexico $90,255 Oklahoma $90,099 Alabama $89,524 South Dakota $88,560

Arkansas $88,033 West Virginia $87,751 Mississippi $86,903

Top Paying Cities for 3D Generalist

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:

Antelope: $94,188
Aurora: $99,899
Beaverton: $101,912

Antelope, OR $94,188

Aurora, OR $99,899

Beaverton, OR $101,912

Beavercreek, OR $100,244

Boring, OR $100,892

Bridal Veil, OR $100,737

Brightwood, OR $99,166

Canby, OR $99,966

Cascade Locks, OR $97,746

Clackamas, OR $101,874

Clatskanie, OR $97,566

Colton, OR $99,194

Columbia City, OR $100,088

Corbett, OR $100,242

Donald, OR $99,365

Dufur, OR $94,702

Eagle Creek, OR $100,459

Estacada, OR $98,951

Fairview, OR $101,699

Gervais, OR $98,311

Gladstone, OR $101,838

Government Camp, OR $97,363

Grass Valley, OR $94,400

Gresham, OR $101,667

Hood River, OR $97,187

Hubbard, OR $98,859

Kent, OR $94,187

Lake Oswego, OR $102,084

Marylhurst, OR $101,953

Maupin, OR $94,299

Molalla, OR $98,368

Moro, OR $94,598

Mosier, OR $96,186

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $96,827

Mulino, OR $99,849

Odell, OR $96,965

Oregon City, OR $101,125

Rainier, OR $98,983

Rhododendron, OR $98,253

Rufus, OR $94,892

Saint Helens, OR $99,770

Warren, OR $100,326

Deer Island, OR $99,413

Sandy, OR $99,683

Scappoose, OR $100,191

Shaniko, OR $94,498

The Dalles, OR $95,225

Troutdale, OR $101,311

Tualatin, OR $101,612

Tygh Valley, OR $95,130

Vernonia, OR $98,677

Wasco, OR $94,677

Welches, OR $98,679

West Linn, OR $101,613

Wilsonville, OR $100,979

Woodburn, OR $98,523

Happy Valley, OR $102,012

Damascus, OR $101,502

Amity, OR $98,066

Arch Cape, OR $95,482

Astoria, OR $96,101

Banks, OR $100,034

Bay City, OR $95,884

Beaver, OR $96,372

Buxton, OR $99,426

Cannon Beach, OR $95,440

Carlton, OR $98,312

Cloverdale, OR $95,776

Cornelius, OR $100,781

Dayton, OR $98,375

Dundee, OR $99,168

Forest Grove, OR $99,980

Gales Creek, OR $98,866

Garibaldi, OR $95,892

Gaston, OR $99,464

Hammond, OR $95,012

Hebo, OR $96,087

Hillsboro, OR $101,059

Manning, OR $99,534

Lafayette, OR $98,495

Mcminnville, OR $98,014

Manzanita, OR $95,767

Nehalem, OR $96,021

Newberg, OR $100,051

North Plains, OR $100,597

Oceanside, OR $95,553

Pacific City, OR $95,781

Rockaway Beach, OR $95,763

Saint Paul, OR $98,805

Seaside, OR $96,291

Sherwood, OR $101,090

Tillamook, OR $96,440

Netarts, OR $95,643

Timber, OR $98,820

Tolovana Park, OR $95,455

Warrenton, OR $95,413

Wheeler, OR $96,011

Yamhill, OR $98,619

Neskowin, OR $95,732

Portland, OR $102,105

Salem, OR $98,392

Keizer, OR $98,410

Albany, OR $97,422

Alsea, OR $95,766

Aumsville, OR $98,204

Blodgett, OR $95,874

Brownsville, OR $96,404

Cascadia, OR $95,266

Corvallis, OR $97,190

Crabtree, OR $97,324

Crawfordsville, OR $96,355

Dallas, OR $97,902

Depoe Bay, OR $95,397

Detroit, OR $95,017

Eddyville, OR $95,362

Falls City, OR $97,422

Foster, OR $96,013

Gates, OR $96,850

Grand Ronde, OR $97,019

Halsey, OR $96,421

Idanha, OR $95,094

Independence, OR $98,268

Jefferson, OR $98,058

Lebanon, OR $96,501

Logsden, OR $95,763

Lyons, OR $97,055

Mill City, OR $97,063

Monmouth, OR $97,644

Mount Angel, OR $98,286

Neotsu, OR $95,845

Newport, OR $95,212

South Beach, OR $94,901

Lincoln City, OR $95,728

Otis, OR $95,916

Otter Rock, OR $95,230

Philomath, OR $96,214

Rickreall, OR $98,285

Rose Lodge, OR $96,011

Saint Benedict, OR $98,272

Scio, OR $97,489

Scotts Mills, OR $98,041

Seal Rock, OR $94,789

Shedd, OR $96,381

Sheridan, OR $97,683

Siletz, OR $95,584

Silverton, OR $98,070

Stayton, OR $97,802

Mehama, OR $97,541

Sublimity, OR $97,962

Sweet Home, OR $96,187

Gleneden Beach, OR $95,501

Tangent, OR $96,554

Tidewater, OR $95,131

Toledo, OR $95,241

Turner, OR $98,219

Waldport, OR $94,906

Willamina, OR $97,348

Eugene, OR $97,028

Agness, OR $93,924

Allegany, OR $94,037

Alvadore, OR $96,934

Azalea, OR $95,022

Bandon, OR $94,110

Blachly, OR $96,108

Blue River, OR $94,623

Broadbent, OR $93,966

Brookings, OR $94,510

Camas Valley, OR $94,018

Canyonville, OR $94,720

Cheshire, OR $96,466

Coos Bay, OR $94,065

Coquille, OR $94,072

Cottage Grove, OR $96,141

Crescent Lake, OR $94,197

Creswell, OR $96,710

Culp Creek, OR $95,737

Curtin, OR $96,070

Days Creek, OR $94,596

Deadwood, OR $95,710

Dexter, OR $96,432

Dillard, OR $94,318

Dorena, OR $95,450

Drain, OR $95,723

Elkton, OR $95,050

Elmira, OR $96,594

Fall Creek, OR $96,304

Florence, OR $94,965

Gardiner, OR $94,193

Glendale, OR $94,824

Glide, OR $94,422

Gold Beach, OR $94,225

Harrisburg, OR $96,785

Idleyld Park, OR $94,193

Junction City, OR $96,722

Lakeside, OR $94,223

Langlois, OR $94,018

Lorane, OR $96,329

Lowell, OR $96,293

Mapleton, OR $95,166

Marcola, OR $96,595

Pleasant Hill, OR $96,854

Monroe, OR $96,291

Myrtle Creek, OR $94,326

Myrtle Point, OR $94,002

North Bend, OR $94,068

Noti, OR $96,271

Oakland, OR $94,902

Oakridge, OR $95,339

Ophir, OR $94,215

Port Orford, OR $94,086

Powers, OR $94,066

Reedsport, OR $94,733

Riddle, OR $94,519

Roseburg, OR $94,453

Scottsburg, OR $94,566

Springfield, OR $96,833

Sixes, OR $94,007

Sutherlin, OR $94,950

Swisshome, OR $95,272

Tenmile, OR $94,112

Thurston, OR $96,877

Tiller, OR $94,681

Umpqua, OR $94,374

Veneta, OR $96,511

Vida, OR $95,776

Walterville, OR $96,230

Walton, OR $95,913

Wedderburn, OR $94,281

Westfir, OR $95,656

Westlake, OR $94,696

Wilbur, OR $94,542

Winchester, OR $94,549

Winston, OR $94,131

Wolf Creek, OR $94,998

Yachats, OR $94,925

Yoncalla, OR $95,458

Medford, OR $96,599

Central Point, OR $96,463

White City, OR $95,856

Ashland, OR $95,899

Butte Falls, OR $95,282

Cave Junction, OR $95,012

Eagle Point, OR $96,061

Gold Hill, OR $96,234

Grants Pass, OR $95,478

Jacksonville, OR $96,059

Kerby, OR $95,161

Merlin, OR $94,862

Murphy, OR $95,843

O Brien, OR $94,966

Phoenix, OR $96,569

Prospect, OR $95,043

Rogue River, OR $95,799

Selma, OR $94,924

Shady Cove, OR $95,928

Talent, OR $96,385

Trail, OR $95,195

Wilderville, OR $95,124

Williams, OR $95,761

Klamath Falls, OR $95,025

Crater Lake, OR $94,004

Adel, OR $94,488

Beatty, OR $94,248

Bly, OR $94,338

Bonanza, OR $94,418

Chiloquin, OR $94,408

Dairy, OR $94,366

Fort Klamath, OR $94,377

Keno, OR $95,063

Lakeview, OR $94,566

Malin, OR $94,540

Merrill, OR $94,580

Midland, OR $94,681

New Pine Creek, OR $94,779

Paisley, OR $94,334

Plush, OR $94,443

Silver Lake, OR $94,300

Sprague River, OR $94,325

Summer Lake, OR $94,210

Christmas Valley, OR $94,368

Bend, OR $94,587

Fields, OR $94,468

Ashwood, OR $94,166

Brothers, OR $94,253

Burns, OR $94,482

Princeton, OR $94,304

Diamond, OR $94,242

Camp Sherman, OR $94,313

Chemult, OR $94,245

Crane, OR $94,407

Crescent, OR $94,196

Culver, OR $94,385

Fort Rock, OR $94,313

Frenchglen, OR $94,233

Gilchrist, OR $94,378

Hines, OR $94,502

La Pine, OR $94,480

Madras, OR $94,450

Mitchell, OR $94,241

Paulina, OR $94,278

Post, OR $94,235

Powell Butte, OR $94,460

Prineville, OR $94,464

Redmond, OR $94,597

Riley, OR $94,229

Sisters, OR $94,315

Terrebonne, OR $94,502

Warm Springs, OR $94,331

Pendleton, OR $97,506

Adams, OR $95,593

Arlington, OR $94,508

Athena, OR $97,722

Baker City, OR $94,564

Bates, OR $94,302

Boardman, OR $97,071

Bridgeport, OR $94,322

Canyon City, OR $94,454

Condon, OR $94,284

Cove, OR $94,467

Dayville, OR $94,352

Echo, OR $97,782

Elgin, OR $94,485

Enterprise, OR $94,267

Fossil, OR $94,298

Haines, OR $94,508

Halfway, OR $94,302

Helix, OR $100,025

Heppner, OR $94,343

Hereford, OR $94,363

Hermiston, OR $100,569

Lexington, OR $96,078

Oxbow, OR $93,875

Imbler, OR $94,537

Imnaha, OR $93,641

Ione, OR $94,482

Irrigon, OR $99,908

John Day, OR $94,607

Joseph, OR $94,157

Kimberly, OR $94,324

La Grande, OR $94,593

Long Creek, OR $94,340

Lostine, OR $94,383

Meacham, OR $94,507

Mikkalo, OR $94,624

Milton Freewater, OR $96,815

Monument, OR $94,320

Mount Vernon, OR $94,448

North Powder, OR $94,467

Pilot Rock, OR $94,813

Prairie City, OR $94,517

Richland, OR $94,208

Seneca, OR $94,460

Spray, OR $94,317

Stanfield, OR $100,305

Summerville, OR $94,497

Sumpter, OR $94,418

Ukiah, OR $94,325

Umatilla, OR $101,050

Union, OR $94,486

Unity, OR $94,468

Wallowa, OR $94,513

Weston, OR $95,853

Adrian, OR $92,906

Arock, OR $93,899

Brogan, OR $94,283

Drewsey, OR $94,400

Durkee, OR $94,217

Harper, OR $94,016

Huntington, OR $94,291

Ironside, OR $94,331

Jamieson, OR $94,032

Jordan Valley, OR $93,914

Juntura, OR $94,330

Nyssa, OR $93,359

Ontario, OR $93,562

Riverside, OR $94,235

Vale, OR $94,058

Westfall, OR $94,360

3D Generalist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 3D Generalist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 62% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Telecom and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average. In contrast, 3D Generalist positions in Transportation or Media typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 3D Generalist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 3D Generalist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Telecom	$120,728	$58.0	22%
Energy & Utilities	$118,749	$57.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$118,749	$57.0	20%
Software & Networking	$118,749	$57.0	20%
Healthcare	$113,801	$55.0	15%

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

Understanding how a 3D Generalist'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.

$90,479

Average $98,957/year

$106,821

$7,540

Average $8,246/month

$8,902

$1,740

Average $1,903/week

$2,054

$43

Average $48/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,821	$8,902	$2,054	$51
Average	$98,957	$8,246	$1,903	$48
25th Percentile	$90,479	$7,540	$1,740	$43

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