What are the main factors that influence a 3D & Motion Graphics Artist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A 3D & Motion Graphics Artist's salary?

A 3D & Motion Graphics Artist's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,832 for beginners, reaching about $85,108 at mid-level, and approach $123,562 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 3D & Motion Graphics Artist?

3D & Motion Graphics Artist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 3D & Motion Graphics Artist roles are District of Columbia $67,680, California $67,423, Massachusetts $66,525. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 3D & Motion Graphics Artist roles make?

Salaries for 3D & Motion Graphics Artist level roles vary by specialization: Motion Graphic Artist V: $156,990; Motion Graphic Artist IV: $129,290; Motion Graphic Artist III: $94,290; Motion Graphics Animator: $91,285; Graphics Artist: $82,831.

3D & Motion Graphics Artist Salary in the United States

How much does a 3D & Motion Graphics Artist make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 3D & Motion Graphics Artist in the United States is $61,127 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,007
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,397 to $67,345
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,270

10% $48,270

50% (Median) $61,127

90% $73,007

3D & Motion Graphics Artist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,345	$5,612	$1,295	$32
Average	$61,127	$5,094	$1,176	$29
25th Percentile	$54,397	$4,533	$1,046	$26

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Key Factors That Influence 3D & Motion Graphics Artist Salaries

A 3D & Motion Graphics Artist'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 & Motion Graphics Artist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 3D & Motion Graphics Artist'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): $59,832
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,104
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,108
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,099
Expert (over 8 years): $123,562

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
3D & Motion Graphics Artist	less than 1 year	$59,832
Graphic Design Specialist II	1-2 years	$70,104
Graphic Design Specialist III	2-4 years	$85,108
Graphic Design Specialist IV	5-8 years	$105,099
Graphic Design Specialist V	over 8 years	$123,562

How Do 3D & Motion Graphics Artist 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 & Motion Graphics Artists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,680.
California: $67,423.
Massachusetts: $66,525.

District of Columbia $67,680 California $67,423 Massachusetts $66,525 Washington $66,280 New Jersey $66,256 Alaska $66,170 Connecticut $65,326 New York $64,984

Hawaii $63,890 Rhode Island $63,376 Maryland $63,028 Minnesota $62,551 Colorado $62,368 Illinois $62,307 Oregon $62,074 Delaware $61,903

New Hampshire $61,796 Virginia $61,555 Pennsylvania $60,852 Nevada $60,497 North Dakota $60,381 Michigan $60,198 Wisconsin $60,131 Vermont $59,996

Texas $59,623 Maine $59,599 Arizona $59,562 Ohio $59,519 Georgia $58,957 Indiana $58,676 Wyoming $58,621 Utah $58,535

Iowa $58,499 Kansas $58,205 Louisiana $58,120 North Carolina $58,089 Missouri $58,077 Florida $57,838 Montana $57,710 Nebraska $57,588

Kentucky $57,521 South Carolina $57,276 Tennessee $57,123 Idaho $57,062 New Mexico $56,616 Oklahoma $56,518 Alabama $56,157 South Dakota $55,552

Arkansas $55,222 West Virginia $55,045 Mississippi $54,513

Top Paying Cities for 3D & Motion Graphics Artist

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:

San Jose: $77,099
San Francisco: $76,255
Oakland: $74,648

San Jose, CA $77,099

San Francisco, CA $76,255

Oakland, CA $74,648

New York, NY $70,381

Paramus, NJ $69,525

Queens Village, NY $69,522

Passaic, NJ $69,464

Bergenfield, NJ $69,459

Stamford, CT $69,324

Huntington, NY $69,299

Newark, NJ $68,847

Bridgeport, CT $68,718

Vallejo, CA $68,597

New Brunswick, NJ $68,572

Petaluma, CA $68,536

Middlesex, NJ $68,419

Somerset, NJ $68,377

Santa Cruz, CA $68,297

Boston, MA $67,924

Monterey, CA $67,710

Seattle, WA $67,570

Santa Rosa, CA $67,558

Los Angeles, CA $67,539

Juneau, AK $67,380

Washington, DC $67,313

Orange, CA $67,095

Santa Ana, CA $66,934

Long Beach, CA $66,873

Anaheim, CA $66,861

Anchorage, AK $66,830

Santa Maria, CA $66,647

Everett, WA $66,635

Danbury, CT $66,419

Bremerton, WA $66,335

Tacoma, WA $66,115

New Suffolk, NY $66,114

Sacramento, CA $66,097

Santa Barbara, CA $66,029

San Diego, CA $65,962

Trenton, NJ $65,962

Brockton, MA $65,895

Fairbanks, AK $65,745

Lompoc, CA $65,589

Lowell, MA $65,540

Ventura, CA $65,528

Nashua, NH $65,516

Stockton, CA $65,510

Modesto, CA $65,064

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,929

Olympia, WA $64,813

Kennewick, WA $64,813

New Haven, CT $64,789

Lawrence, MA $64,568

Hartford, CT $64,507

Riverside, CA $64,495

New Bedford, MA $64,434

Richland, WA $64,434

Bakersfield, CA $64,348

San Bernardino, CA $64,324

New Britain, CT $64,318

Atlantic City, NJ $64,318

New London, CT $64,293

Norwich, CT $64,275

Portsmouth, NH $64,263

Boulder, CO $64,133

Portland, OR $64,049

Worcester, MA $64,043

Minneapolis, MN $63,853

Philadelphia, PA $63,768

Honolulu, HI $63,566

Saint Paul, MN $63,537

Vineland, NJ $63,523

Providence, RI $63,346

Chicago, IL $63,169

Bellingham, WA $63,095

Springfield, MA $63,046

Baltimore, MD $63,028

Chico, CA $62,875

Pittsfield, MA $62,710

Manchester, NH $62,594

Spokane, WA $62,325

Denver, CO $62,319

Albany, NY $62,032

Troy, NY $62,007

Nassau, NY $61,942

Schenectady, NY $61,879

Wilmington, DE $61,830

Burlington, VT $61,744

Salem, OR $61,720

Portland, ME $61,530

Yakima, WA $61,469

Rochester, MN $61,280

Reno, NV $61,249

Fresno, CA $61,249

Milwaukee, WI $61,194

Detroit, MI $61,133

Ann Arbor, MI $61,123

Allentown, PA $61,115

Colorado Springs, CO $61,011

Syracuse, NY $60,980

Carson City, NV $60,980

Houston, TX $60,895

Eugene, OR $60,864

Gary, IN $60,791

Springfield, OR $60,742

Bismarck, ND $60,730

Galveston, TX $60,687

Medford, OR $60,595

Fort Collins, CO $60,571

Concord, NH $60,540

Austin, TX $60,522

Mesa, AZ $60,393

Reading, PA $60,387

Phoenix, AZ $60,381

Dallas, TX $60,363

Saint Cloud, MN $60,304

Madison, WI $60,222

Utica, NY $60,057

Rochester, NY $59,959

Des Moines, IA $59,953

Raleigh, NC $59,947

Atlanta, GA $59,856

Battle Creek, MI $59,837

Salt Lake City, UT $59,819

Lancaster, PA $59,727

Harrisburg, PA $59,642

Kansas City, MO $59,580

Kansas City, KS $59,568

Champaign, IL $59,568

Fort Worth, TX $59,562

Columbus, OH $59,552

Boca Raton, FL $59,538

Pittsburgh, PA $59,513

Richmond, VA $59,489

Indianapolis, IN $59,477

Cleveland, OH $59,470

Las Vegas, NV $59,397

Cincinnati, OH $59,397

Petersburg, VA $59,305

Huntsville, AL $59,214

Lansing, MI $59,173

Lebanon, PA $59,165

Pueblo, CO $59,159

Appleton, WI $59,140

Buffalo, NY $59,116

Dayton, OH $59,098

Racine, WI $59,085

Charlotte, NC $59,079

Saint Louis, MO $59,061

York, PA $59,024

Elkhart, IN $59,024

Gastonia, NC $59,013

Billings, MT $58,998

Beaumont, TX $58,981

Lorain, OH $58,969

Benton Harbor, MI $58,957

Toledo, OH $58,945

Binghamton, NY $58,914

Rock Hill, SC $58,908

Rockford, IL $58,878

Springfield, IL $58,853

Elyria, OH $58,847

Fargo, ND $58,847

Flagstaff, AZ $58,804

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,767

Duluth, MN $58,731

Miami, FL $58,731

Grand Forks, ND $58,688

Cheyenne, WY $58,688

Bangor, ME $58,554

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,486

Durham, NC $58,461

Louisville, KY $58,456

Grand Rapids, MI $58,444

Hialeah, FL $58,437

Casper, WY $58,352

Scranton, PA $58,278

New Orleans, LA $58,260

Virginia Beach, VA $58,254

Akron, OH $58,223

Peoria, IL $58,144

Sarasota, FL $58,132

Nashville, TN $58,089

Omaha, NE $58,089

Green Bay, WI $58,089

Baton Rouge, LA $58,058

Charleston, SC $58,046

Davenport, IA $58,016

Jamestown, NY $58,016

Tucson, AZ $57,985

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,948

Tampa, FL $57,936

Evansville, IN $57,899

Port Arthur, TX $57,899

Bradenton, FL $57,875

Santa Fe, NM $57,765

Orlando, FL $57,655

Clearwater, FL $57,637

La Crosse, WI $57,508

Canton, OH $57,508

Albuquerque, NM $57,472

Newport News, VA $57,465

High Point, NC $57,447

Ogden, UT $57,423

Corpus Christi, TX $57,374

Norfolk, VA $57,337

Laramie, WY $57,337

Rock Island, IL $57,300

Saginaw, MI $57,288

Jacksonville, FL $57,282

Salisbury, NC $57,270

Boise, ID $57,258

Moline, IL $57,227

Fort Myers, FL $57,209

Memphis, TN $57,197

Tulsa, OK $57,166

Waterloo, IA $57,129

Spartanburg, SC $57,068

Lincoln, NE $57,038

Fort Wayne, IN $57,025

Provo, UT $57,019

Cedar Falls, IA $56,946

San Antonio, TX $56,921

Greensboro, NC $56,897

South Bend, IN $56,891

Savannah, GA $56,824

Muskegon, MI $56,799

Birmingham, AL $56,793

Winston Salem, NC $56,763

Lake Charles, LA $56,616

Anderson, IN $56,604

Lexington, KY $56,585

Augusta, GA $56,567

Greenville, SC $56,567

Lima, OH $56,518

Wichita, KS $56,512

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,512

Columbia, SC $56,457

Springfield, OH $56,445

Asheville, NC $56,347

Bloomington, IN $56,304

Knoxville, TN $56,084

Shreveport, LA $56,078

Wilmington, NC $55,998

Roanoke, VA $55,998

Topeka, KS $55,888

Frankfort, KY $55,882

Oklahoma City, OK $55,840

Chillicothe, OH $55,815

Longview, TX $55,809

Melbourne, FL $55,803

Sioux Falls, SD $55,705

Mobile, AL $55,699

Terre Haute, IN $55,674

Altoona, PA $55,638

Amarillo, TX $55,595

Killeen, TX $55,577

Fayetteville, AR $55,528

Chattanooga, TN $55,509

Sioux City, IA $55,454

Idaho Falls, ID $55,442

Lynchburg, VA $55,393

Gainesville, FL $55,314

Portsmouth, OH $55,283

Little Rock, AR $55,271

Lafayette, LA $55,247

Youngstown, OH $55,247

Daytona Beach, FL $55,210

Clarksville, TN $55,204

Pensacola, FL $55,198

Temple, TX $55,193

Hopkinsville, KY $55,014

Erie, PA $55,002

Florence, SC $54,978

Charleston, WV $54,880

Great Falls, MT $54,849

Macon, GA $54,764

Tallahassee, FL $54,758

Fayetteville, NC $54,745

Waco, TX $54,733

Helena, MT $54,690

Pine Bluff, AR $54,667

Vincennes, IN $54,593

Lubbock, TX $54,568

Alamogordo, NM $54,531

Twin Falls, ID $54,476

Rapid City, SD $54,458

Jackson, MS $54,348

Huntington, WV $54,344

Greenville, MS $54,342

Parkersburg, WV $54,280

Montgomery, AL $54,269

Wichita Falls, TX $54,207

Springfield, MO $54,207

Biloxi, MS $54,177

Monroe, LA $54,116

Johnstown, PA $54,073

Sumter, SC $54,048

Columbus, GA $54,042

Pascagoula, MS $53,926

Abilene, TX $53,926

Kingsport, TN $53,767

Albany, GA $53,767

Gulfport, MS $53,749

Alexandria, LA $53,547

Fort Smith, AR $53,394

El Paso, TX $53,229

Las Cruces, NM $52,954

Harlingen, TX $52,799

Pocatello, ID $52,789

Florence, AL $52,710

Brownsville, TX $52,698

Mcallen, TX $52,569

Dothan, AL $52,484

Columbus, MS $52,121

Altus, OK $51,836

Lawton, OK $51,720

Pierre, SD $51,499

3D & Motion Graphics Artist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 3D & Motion Graphics Artist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, 3D & Motion Graphics Artist positions in Biotechnology or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 3D & Motion Graphics Artist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a 3D & Motion Graphics Artist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$73,352	$35.0	20%

3D & Motion Graphics Artist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 3D & Motion Graphics Artist'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.

$54,397

Average $61,127/year

$67,345

$4,533

Average $5,094/month

$5,612

$1,046

Average $1,176/week

$1,295

$26

Average $29/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,345	$5,612	$1,295	$32
Average	$61,127	$5,094	$1,176	$29
25th Percentile	$54,397	$4,533	$1,046	$26

Salary Trends for 3D & Motion Graphics Artist

Salaries for a 3D & Motion Graphics Artist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $58,096 in 2023 to around $57,427 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of 3D & Motion Graphics Artist salary trends, click here.

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Common company salaries for 3D & Motion Graphics Artist

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C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology United States

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