What are the main factors that influence an Animation Trainee'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 Animation Trainee?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Animation Trainee roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Animation Trainee's salary?

An Animation Trainee's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,803 for beginners, reaching about $66,972 at mid-level, and approach $70,782 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Animation Trainee?

Animation Trainee salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Animation Trainee roles are District of Columbia $79,509, California $79,208, Massachusetts $78,152. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Animation Trainee roles make?

Salaries for Animation Trainee level roles vary by specialization: Animation Supervisor: $169,286; Animation Director: $96,563; Animation Artist: $96,160; Animation Programmer: $94,494; Animation Editor: $93,867.

Animation Trainee Salary in North Carolina

How much does an Animation Trainee make in North Carolina? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animation Trainee in North Carolina is $68,242 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, an Animation Trainee's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,708
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,692 to $77,385
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,819

10% $53,819

50% (Median) $68,242

90% $85,708

Animation Trainee Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,385	$6,449	$1,488	$37
Average	$68,242	$5,687	$1,312	$33
25th Percentile	$60,692	$5,058	$1,167	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Animation Trainee Salaries

An Animation Trainee'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 Animation Trainee Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Animation Trainee'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): $63,803
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,033
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,972
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,528
Expert (over 8 years): $70,782

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Animation Trainee	less than 1 year	$63,803
Early Career Level Animation Trainee	1-2 years	$64,033
Mid-Level Level Animation Trainee	2-4 years	$66,972
Senior-Level Level Animation Trainee	5-8 years	$70,528
Expert Level Animation Trainee	over 8 years	$70,782

How Do Animation Trainee 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 Animation Trainees. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,509.
California: $79,208.
Massachusetts: $78,152.

District of Columbia $79,509 California $79,208 Massachusetts $78,152 Washington $77,865 New Jersey $77,836 Alaska $77,736 Connecticut $76,745 New York $76,342

Hawaii $75,057 Rhode Island $74,454 Maryland $74,044 Minnesota $73,484 Colorado $73,269 Illinois $73,197 Oregon $72,924 Delaware $72,723

New Hampshire $72,597 Virginia $72,314 Pennsylvania $71,488 Nevada $71,071 North Dakota $70,935 Michigan $70,720 Wisconsin $70,641 Vermont $70,483

Texas $70,045 Maine $70,016 Arizona $69,973 Ohio $69,922 Georgia $69,262 Indiana $68,931 Wyoming $68,867 Utah $68,766

Iowa $68,723 Kansas $68,379 Louisiana $68,278 North Carolina $68,242 Missouri $68,228 Florida $67,948 Montana $67,797 Nebraska $67,653

Kentucky $67,574 South Carolina $67,287 Tennessee $67,107 Idaho $67,036 New Mexico $66,511 Oklahoma $66,397 Alabama $65,973 South Dakota $65,262

Arkansas $64,874 West Virginia $64,666 Mississippi $64,041

Top Paying Cities for Animation Trainee

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:

Morven: $65,108
Mount Holly: $69,067
Mount Mourne: $68,088

Morven, NC $65,108

Mount Holly, NC $69,067

Mount Mourne, NC $68,088

Mount Pleasant, NC $67,158

Mount Ulla, NC $67,143

Newell, NC $69,390

New London, NC $66,567

Norwood, NC $66,544

Oakboro, NC $67,344

Paw Creek, NC $69,399

Peachland, NC $65,995

Pineville, NC $69,233

Polkton, NC $66,991

Polkville, NC $66,752

Richfield, NC $66,875

Rockwell, NC $67,166

Rutherfordton, NC $66,155

Salisbury, NC $67,280

Warsaw, NC $65,156

Roaring River, NC $65,388

Ronda, NC $65,574

Rutherford College, NC $66,136

Scottville, NC $64,435

Sherrills Ford, NC $67,546

Sparta, NC $64,821

State Road, NC $65,540

Stony Point, NC $66,156

Sugar Grove, NC $64,438

Taylorsville, NC $65,746

Terrell, NC $67,742

Thurmond, NC $65,309

Todd, NC $64,440

Traphill, NC $65,118

Turnersburg, NC $66,357

Union Grove, NC $65,624

Valdese, NC $66,014

Valle Crucis, NC $64,528

Vilas, NC $64,392

Warrensville, NC $64,499

West Jefferson, NC $64,511

Wilkesboro, NC $65,204

Zionville, NC $64,439

Scotts, NC $66,108

Alexander, NC $66,055

Almond, NC $64,968

Arden, NC $66,053

Bakersville, NC $64,560

Balsam, NC $65,348

Balsam Grove, NC $65,542

Barnardsville, NC $65,807

Bat Cave, NC $65,841

Black Mountain, NC $65,871

Brevard, NC $65,651

Bryson City, NC $65,021

Burnsville, NC $65,385

Candler, NC $66,016

Canton, NC $65,758

Cashiers, NC $65,204

Cedar Mountain, NC $65,844

Cherokee, NC $65,214

Chimney Rock, NC $65,818

Clyde, NC $65,667

Columbus, NC $66,482

Cullowhee, NC $65,348

Dana, NC $65,793

Gaston, NC $65,305

Greenville, NC $64,603

Grimesland, NC $64,346

Halifax, NC $64,542

Hamilton, NC $64,345

Shelby, NC $67,277

Spencer, NC $67,282

Spindale, NC $66,225

Stanfield, NC $67,971

Stanley, NC $68,801

Troutman, NC $66,979

Union Mills, NC $65,568

Vale, NC $67,394

Waco, NC $68,164

Wadesboro, NC $65,797

Waxhaw, NC $68,241

Wingate, NC $67,737

Charlotte, NC $69,405

Dillsboro, NC $65,070

East Flat Rock, NC $65,762

Edneyville, NC $65,829

Enka, NC $66,153

Etowah, NC $65,811

Fairview, NC $65,984

Flat Rock, NC $65,767

Fletcher, NC $65,991

Fontana Dam, NC $65,185

Franklin, NC $64,727

Gerton, NC $65,927

Glenville, NC $65,044

Glenwood, NC $65,585

Hazelwood, NC $65,513

Hendersonville, NC $65,760

Green Mountain, NC $64,457

Highlands, NC $65,004

Horse Shoe, NC $65,884

Hot Springs, NC $65,466

Lake Junaluska, NC $65,587

Lake Lure, NC $65,813

Lake Toxaway, NC $65,497

Leicester, NC $65,959

Little Switzerland, NC $65,163

Lynn, NC $65,943

Maggie Valley, NC $65,314

Marion, NC $65,760

Marshall, NC $65,541

Mars Hill, NC $65,582

Micaville, NC $65,162

Mill Spring, NC $65,792

Montreat, NC $65,900

Mountain Home, NC $65,899

Mills River, NC $65,908

Naples, NC $65,928

Nebo, NC $65,424

Old Fort, NC $65,748

Otto, NC $64,654

Penland, NC $64,966

Penrose, NC $65,700

Pisgah Forest, NC $65,762

Ridgecrest, NC $65,880

Robbinsville, NC $64,963

Rosman, NC $65,625

Saluda, NC $65,763

Sapphire, NC $65,274

Scaly Mountain, NC $64,871

Skyland, NC $66,083

Spruce Pine, NC $65,061

Hassell, NC $64,411

Tryon, NC $66,205

Tuckasegee, NC $65,115

Tuxedo, NC $65,846

Waynesville, NC $65,130

Weaverville, NC $66,003

Webster, NC $65,147

Whittier, NC $64,989

Zirconia, NC $65,867

Asheville, NC $66,195

Andrews, NC $64,836

Brasstown, NC $64,570

Culberson, NC $64,505

Hayesville, NC $64,617

Marble, NC $64,777

Murphy, NC $64,575

Warne, NC $64,571

Whitsett, NC $66,808

Henrico, NC $65,254

Hobgood, NC $64,440

Hollister, NC $66,115

Jackson, NC $64,359

Jamesville, NC $64,241

Kelford, NC $64,498

Lewiston Woodville, NC $64,206

Littleton, NC $65,363

Lucama, NC $67,706

Macclesfield, NC $65,710

Margarettsville, NC $65,077

Milwaukee, NC $65,062

Murfreesboro, NC $65,383

Nashville, NC $66,993

Oak City, NC $64,205

Pantego, NC $64,175

Parmele, NC $64,415

Pendleton, NC $65,253

Pikeville, NC $66,594

Pinetops, NC $65,815

Pinetown, NC $64,181

Pleasant Hill, NC $65,291

Potecasi, NC $64,891

Red Oak, NC $66,779

Rich Square, NC $64,499

Roanoke Rapids, NC $64,943

Robersonville, NC $64,282

Roxobel, NC $64,628

Saratoga, NC $66,410

Scotland Neck, NC $64,365

Scranton, NC $64,141

Seaboard, NC $64,959

Severn, NC $65,275

Sharpsburg, NC $66,799

Simpson, NC $64,536

Sims, NC $68,050

Speed, NC $64,904

Spring Hope, NC $68,055

Stantonsburg, NC $66,183

Stokes, NC $64,257

Swanquarter, NC $64,143

Tarboro, NC $65,176

Tillery, NC $64,372

Walstonburg, NC $65,824

Washington, NC $64,362

Weldon, NC $64,787

Whitakers, NC $65,727

Williamston, NC $64,323

Wilson, NC $66,950

Woodland, NC $64,861

Elizabeth City, NC $66,056

Ahoskie, NC $65,190

Avon, NC $64,390

Aydlett, NC $66,249

Barco, NC $66,364

Belvidere, NC $65,990

Buxton, NC $64,422

Camden, NC $66,180

Cofield, NC $65,367

Coinjock, NC $66,421

Colerain, NC $65,027

Columbia, NC $64,357

Corapeake, NC $66,494

Corolla, NC $66,226

Creswell, NC $64,249

Currituck, NC $66,742

Durants Neck, NC $65,550

Edenton, NC $65,179

Eure, NC $65,690

Frisco, NC $64,441

Gates, NC $66,220

Gatesville, NC $65,762

Grandy, NC $65,834

Harbinger, NC $65,281

Harrellsville, NC $65,454

Hatteras, NC $64,450

Hertford, NC $65,524

Hobbsville, NC $66,088

Jarvisburg, NC $65,487

Kill Devil Hills, NC $65,072

Kitty Hawk, NC $65,350

Knotts Island, NC $67,074

Swannanoa, NC $66,063

Sylva, NC $65,117

Vaughan, NC $65,537

Wake Forest, NC $69,439

Warrenton, NC $66,358

Wendell, NC $69,542

Willow Spring, NC $69,289

Wilsons Mills, NC $68,839

Wise, NC $65,853

Youngsville, NC $69,104

Zebulon, NC $69,098

Raleigh, NC $70,425

Durham, NC $68,679

Rocky Mount, NC $66,167

Aulander, NC $64,820

Aurora, NC $64,198

Bailey, NC $68,081

Bath, NC $64,293

Battleboro, NC $65,964

Belhaven, NC $64,212

Bellarthur, NC $65,009

Bethel, NC $64,552

Black Creek, NC $66,968

Blounts Creek, NC $64,223

Castalia, NC $67,365

Chocowinity, NC $64,312

Como, NC $65,617

Conetoe, NC $65,027

Conway, NC $65,113

Edward, NC $64,266

Elm City, NC $66,628

Enfield, NC $65,349

Engelhard, NC $64,155

Everetts, NC $64,419

Fairfield, NC $64,149

Falkland, NC $65,266

Farmville, NC $65,398

Fountain, NC $65,527

Fremont, NC $66,688

White Oak, NC $64,486

Wilmington, NC $65,786

Ash, NC $65,169

Atkinson, NC $65,346

Bolivia, NC $65,482

Bolton, NC $65,245

Brunswick, NC $64,827

Burgaw, NC $65,365

Carolina Beach, NC $65,630

Castle Hayne, NC $65,786

Cerro Gordo, NC $64,444

Chadbourn, NC $64,569

Clarendon, NC $64,664

Clarkton, NC $64,650

Council, NC $64,878

Currie, NC $65,590

Delco, NC $65,469

Evergreen, NC $64,501

Fair Bluff, NC $64,459

Garland, NC $64,805

Hallsboro, NC $64,755

Hampstead, NC $65,414

Harrells, NC $64,700

Holly Ridge, NC $65,189

Ivanhoe, NC $64,917

Kelly, NC $65,006

Kure Beach, NC $65,521

Lake Waccamaw, NC $65,044

Leland, NC $65,738

Longwood, NC $64,966

Magnolia, NC $64,909

Maple Hill, NC $65,103

Nakina, NC $64,781

Riegelwood, NC $65,380

Rocky Point, NC $65,582

Rose Hill, NC $64,952

Shallotte, NC $65,204

Sneads Ferry, NC $65,054

Southport, NC $65,485

Supply, NC $65,317

Tabor City, NC $64,684

Teachey, NC $65,064

Oak Island, NC $65,375

Wallace, NC $64,961

Calabash, NC $65,018

Sunset Beach, NC $65,025

Ocean Isle Beach, NC $65,056

Whiteville, NC $64,692

Willard, NC $65,138

Winnabow, NC $65,726

Wrightsville Beach, NC $65,765

Kinston, NC $64,528

Albertson, NC $64,704

Alliance, NC $64,512

Arapahoe, NC $64,347

Atlantic, NC $64,352

Atlantic Beach, NC $64,519

Ayden, NC $64,409

Bayboro, NC $64,282

Beaufort, NC $64,374

Beulaville, NC $65,029

Bridgeton, NC $64,458

Cedar Island, NC $64,081

Chinquapin, NC $64,964

Comfort, NC $64,514

Cove City, NC $64,289

Davis, NC $64,374

Deep Run, NC $64,596

Dover, NC $64,254

Ernul, NC $64,223

Gloucester, NC $64,448

Grantsboro, NC $64,289

Grifton, NC $64,375

Harkers Island, NC $64,521

Havelock, NC $64,397

Cherry Point, NC $64,648

Hobucken, NC $64,167

Hookerton, NC $65,011

Hubert, NC $64,866

Jacksonville, NC $65,078

Camp Lejeune, NC $65,196

Garysburg, NC $64,957

Manns Harbor, NC $64,106

Townsville, NC $66,017

Manteo, NC $64,658

Maple, NC $66,558

Merry Hill, NC $64,832

Moyock, NC $66,878

Nags Head, NC $64,450

Ocracoke, NC $64,376

Plymouth, NC $64,329

Point Harbor, NC $65,396

Poplar Branch, NC $66,094

Powells Point, NC $65,340

Powellsville, NC $65,148

Rodanthe, NC $64,284

Roduco, NC $66,044

Yanceyville, NC $66,231

Greensboro, NC $66,842

Angier, NC $68,514

Apex, NC $69,242

Bahama, NC $67,850

Benson, NC $67,455

Broadway, NC $66,443

Buies Creek, NC $67,227

Bullock, NC $65,944

Bunn, NC $68,596

Butner, NC $68,328

Carrboro, NC $67,789

Cary, NC $69,996

Chapel Hill, NC $67,793

Clayton, NC $69,446

Coats, NC $67,501

Creedmoor, NC $68,656

Four Oaks, NC $67,240

Franklinton, NC $68,399

Fuquay Varina, NC $68,678

Garner, NC $69,897

Goldsboro, NC $66,448

Henderson, NC $67,163

Holly Springs, NC $69,088

Hurdle Mills, NC $66,240

Kenly, NC $67,874

Kipling, NC $68,042

Kittrell, NC $68,086

Knightdale, NC $70,031

Lillington, NC $66,644

Louisburg, NC $68,062

Macon, NC $65,717

Mamers, NC $66,636

Manson, NC $65,992

Micro, NC $67,974

Middleburg, NC $66,462

Middlesex, NC $68,645

Moncure, NC $67,532

Morrisville, NC $69,642

New Hill, NC $68,497

Norlina, NC $66,232

Oxford, NC $66,774

Pine Level, NC $67,861

Princeton, NC $67,043

Ridgeway, NC $66,305

Rolesville, NC $69,538

Rougemont, NC $67,219

Roxboro, NC $66,106

Selma, NC $68,326

Smithfield, NC $68,120

Stem, NC $67,914

Stovall, NC $66,512

Alamance, NC $66,648

Altamahaw, NC $66,598

Asheboro, NC $66,492

Bear Creek, NC $65,836

Bennett, NC $65,892

Biscoe, NC $65,174

Blanch, NC $65,737

Bonlee, NC $66,140

Browns Summit, NC $66,763

Burlington, NC $66,679

Bynum, NC $67,349

Candor, NC $64,923

Cedar Falls, NC $66,642

Cedar Grove, NC $66,422

Climax, NC $66,786

Colfax, NC $66,968

Cumnock, NC $66,340

Denton, NC $66,361

Eagle Springs, NC $65,011

Efland, NC $66,639

Elon, NC $66,542

Ether, NC $65,566

Franklinville, NC $66,604

Gibsonville, NC $66,721

Goldston, NC $65,601

Graham, NC $66,606

Gulf, NC $66,195

Haw River, NC $66,556

Highfalls, NC $65,553

High Point, NC $67,488

Roper, NC $64,518

Salvo, NC $64,491

Shawboro, NC $66,412

Shiloh, NC $65,649

South Mills, NC $66,732

Stumpy Point, NC $64,166

Sunbury, NC $66,349

Tyner, NC $65,513

Wanchese, NC $64,430

Waves, NC $64,445

Windsor, NC $64,401

Winfall, NC $65,792

Winton, NC $65,616

Albemarle, NC $66,525

Alexis, NC $68,624

Ansonville, NC $66,486

Badin, NC $66,315

Barium Springs, NC $66,797

Belmont, NC $69,179

Bessemer City, NC $68,993

Boiling Springs, NC $66,838

Bostic, NC $65,758

Caroleen, NC $66,616

Casar, NC $66,491

Cherryville, NC $68,136

China Grove, NC $67,239

Cliffside, NC $66,733

Concord, NC $67,831

Cornelius, NC $68,546

Cramerton, NC $69,196

Crouse, NC $68,371

Dallas, NC $69,052

Davidson, NC $68,287

Denver, NC $68,323

Earl, NC $67,554

East Spencer, NC $67,281

Ellenboro, NC $66,323

Faith, NC $67,301

Fallston, NC $67,518

Forest City, NC $66,446

Gastonia, NC $69,327

Huntersville, NC $69,001

Gold Hill, NC $67,004

Granite Quarry, NC $67,288

Grover, NC $67,896

Harris, NC $66,620

Harrisburg, NC $68,986

Henrietta, NC $66,696

High Shoals, NC $68,728

Indian Trail, NC $68,794

Iron Station, NC $68,359

Kannapolis, NC $67,563

Kings Mountain, NC $68,606

Landis, NC $67,291

Lattimore, NC $66,735

Lawndale, NC $67,135

Lilesville, NC $65,085

Lincolnton, NC $68,188

Locust, NC $67,533

Lowell, NC $69,295

Mc Adenville, NC $69,192

Mc Farlan, NC $65,036

Marshville, NC $67,482

Matthews, NC $68,919

Midland, NC $68,421

Mineral Springs, NC $68,236

Misenheimer, NC $66,906

Monroe, NC $68,286

Mooresboro, NC $66,784

Mooresville, NC $67,413

Hillsborough, NC $66,940

Jackson Springs, NC $64,990

Jamestown, NC $67,438

Julian, NC $66,789

Kernersville, NC $66,730

Eden, NC $66,024

Leasburg, NC $65,706

Lexington, NC $66,654

Liberty, NC $66,643

Linwood, NC $67,114

Mc Leansville, NC $66,862

Mebane, NC $66,515

Milton, NC $65,604

Mount Gilead, NC $65,522

Oak Ridge, NC $66,697

Pelham, NC $66,072

Pittsboro, NC $66,877

Pleasant Garden, NC $66,896

Prospect Hill, NC $66,198

Providence, NC $65,985

Ramseur, NC $66,350

Randleman, NC $66,792

Reidsville, NC $66,465

Robbins, NC $65,490

Ruffin, NC $66,130

Sanford, NC $66,509

Saxapahaw, NC $66,636

Seagrove, NC $65,877

Sedalia, NC $66,845

Semora, NC $65,408

Siler City, NC $66,316

Snow Camp, NC $66,578

Sophia, NC $66,804

Southmont, NC $66,958

Staley, NC $66,507

Star, NC $65,490

Stokesdale, NC $66,511

Summerfield, NC $66,728

Swepsonville, NC $66,588

Thomasville, NC $67,008

Trinity, NC $66,911

Troy, NC $65,594

Wallburg, NC $66,849

Welcome, NC $66,621

Wentworth, NC $66,285

West End, NC $65,215

Topton, NC $64,715

Advance, NC $66,470

Ararat, NC $65,925

Belews Creek, NC $66,539

Bethania, NC $66,651

Boonville, NC $66,045

Clemmons, NC $66,538

Cleveland, NC $66,980

Cooleemee, NC $66,971

Danbury, NC $66,093

Dobson, NC $65,679

East Bend, NC $66,313

Germanton, NC $66,445

Hamptonville, NC $65,926

King, NC $66,318

Lawsonville, NC $65,951

Lewisville, NC $66,460

Lowgap, NC $65,278

Madison, NC $66,225

Mayodan, NC $66,040

Mocksville, NC $66,427

Mount Airy, NC $65,736

White Plains, NC $65,824

Pfafftown, NC $66,499

Pilot Mountain, NC $66,020

Pine Hall, NC $66,272

Pinnacle, NC $66,182

Rural Hall, NC $66,512

Sandy Ridge, NC $65,968

Siloam, NC $66,061

Stoneville, NC $66,038

Toast, NC $65,735

Tobaccoville, NC $66,419

Walkertown, NC $66,613

Walnut Cove, NC $66,384

Westfield, NC $65,966

Woodleaf, NC $66,987

Yadkinville, NC $66,213

Winston Salem, NC $66,685

Tarawa Terrace, NC $65,072

Midway Park, NC $64,956

Mccutcheon Field, NC $65,139

La Grange, NC $65,467

Lowland, NC $64,136

Marshallberg, NC $64,489

Maury, NC $65,362

Maysville, NC $64,550

Merritt, NC $64,223

Morehead City, NC $64,580

New Bern, NC $64,437

Newport, NC $64,417

Oriental, NC $64,315

Pink Hill, NC $64,802

Pollocksville, NC $64,246

Richlands, NC $65,023

Salter Path, NC $64,548

Sealevel, NC $64,240

Seven Springs, NC $65,138

Smyrna, NC $64,303

Snow Hill, NC $65,552

Stacy, NC $64,254

Stella, NC $64,690

Stonewall, NC $64,514

Swansboro, NC $64,735

Trenton, NC $64,334

Vanceboro, NC $64,318

Vandemere, NC $64,392

Williston, NC $64,312

Winterville, NC $64,786

Emerald Isle, NC $64,606

Hickory, NC $66,362

Banner Elk, NC $64,547

Blowing Rock, NC $64,566

Boomer, NC $64,988

Boone, NC $64,634

Catawba, NC $67,151

Claremont, NC $66,828

Collettsville, NC $64,512

Connellys Springs, NC $66,353

Conover, NC $66,708

Creston, NC $64,353

Crossnore, NC $64,785

Crumpler, NC $64,508

Deep Gap, NC $64,466

Drexel, NC $65,882

Elkin, NC $65,839

Elk Park, NC $64,462

Ennice, NC $65,075

Ferguson, NC $64,592

Statesville, NC $66,317

Fleetwood, NC $64,488

Glade Valley, NC $65,068

Glen Alpine, NC $65,465

Glendale Springs, NC $64,440

Granite Falls, NC $65,877

Grassy Creek, NC $64,478

Lenoir, NC $65,329

Harmony, NC $66,119

Hays, NC $65,026

Hiddenite, NC $65,670

Hildebran, NC $66,440

Hudson, NC $65,752

Jefferson, NC $64,517

Jonas Ridge, NC $64,996

Jonesville, NC $65,839

Lansing, NC $64,517

Laurel Springs, NC $64,540

Linville, NC $64,492

Linville Falls, NC $65,061

Mc Grady, NC $64,731

Maiden, NC $67,662

Millers Creek, NC $64,649

Minneapolis, NC $64,527

Montezuma, NC $64,788

Moravian Falls, NC $65,179

Morganton, NC $65,290

North Wilkesboro, NC $65,241

Newland, NC $64,633

Newton, NC $67,224

Olin, NC $66,009

Patterson, NC $64,728

Pineola, NC $64,710

Piney Creek, NC $64,529

Plumtree, NC $64,629

Purlear, NC $64,529

Icard, NC $66,444

Rhodhiss, NC $66,210

Roaring Gap, NC $65,109

Fayetteville, NC $64,314

Fort Bragg, NC $64,513

Pope Army Airfield, NC $64,651

Aberdeen, NC $65,109

Autryville, NC $64,434

Timberlake, NC $66,470

Barnesville, NC $64,452

Bladenboro, NC $64,500

Bunnlevel, NC $65,818

Calypso, NC $65,592

Cameron, NC $65,401

Carthage, NC $65,378

Clinton, NC $65,068

Cordova, NC $65,000

Cumberland, NC $64,937

Dublin, NC $64,447

Dudley, NC $65,880

Dunn, NC $65,930

Elizabethtown, NC $64,529

Ellerbe, NC $64,755

Erwin, NC $65,976

Fairmont, NC $64,487

Faison, NC $65,408

Falcon, NC $64,852

Gibson, NC $64,659

Godwin, NC $64,825

Hamlet, NC $64,801

Hoffman, NC $64,973

Hope Mills, NC $64,338

Kenansville, NC $64,952

Lakeview, NC $65,372

Laurel Hill, NC $64,776

Laurinburg, NC $64,720

Lemon Springs, NC $65,942

Linden, NC $64,968

Lumber Bridge, NC $64,447

Lumberton, NC $64,424

Marietta, NC $64,529

Marston, NC $64,783

Maxton, NC $64,356

Mount Olive, NC $65,340

Newton Grove, NC $65,915

Norman, NC $64,901

Olivia, NC $65,998

Orrum, NC $64,454

Pinehurst, NC $65,430

Parkton, NC $64,361

Pembroke, NC $64,344

Pinebluff, NC $65,162

Proctorville, NC $64,568

Raeford, NC $64,729

Red Springs, NC $64,588

Rex, NC $64,436

Rockingham, NC $64,792

Roseboro, NC $64,530

Rowland, NC $64,468

Saint Pauls, NC $64,422

Salemburg, NC $64,761

Shannon, NC $64,504

Southern Pines, NC $65,215

Spring Lake, NC $64,828

Stedman, NC $64,351

Tar Heel, NC $64,499

Turkey, NC $65,130

Vass, NC $65,239

Wade, NC $64,450

Wagram, NC $64,822

Animation Trainee Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Animation Trainee 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 Healthcare and MFG Durable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Animation Trainee positions in Hospitality & Leisure or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Animation Trainee as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Animation Trainee

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$88,715	$43.0	30%
MFG Durable	$81,891	$39.0	20%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$75,066	$36.0	10%

Animation Trainee Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Animation Trainee'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.

$60,692

Average $68,242/year

$77,385

$5,058

Average $5,687/month

$6,449

$1,167

Average $1,312/week

$1,488

$29

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,385	$6,449	$1,488	$37
Average	$68,242	$5,687	$1,312	$33
25th Percentile	$60,692	$5,058	$1,167	$29

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