What are the main factors that influence an Animator/Illustrator'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 Animator/Illustrator?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Animator/Illustrator roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Animator/Illustrator's salary?

An Animator/Illustrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,782 for beginners, reaching about $68,301 at mid-level, and approach $84,569 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Animator/Illustrator?

Animator/Illustrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Animator/Illustrator roles are District of Columbia $67,529, California $67,272, Massachusetts $66,376. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Animator/Illustrator Salary in Ohio

How much does an Animator/Illustrator make in Ohio? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animator/Illustrator in Ohio is $59,386 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an Animator/Illustrator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,526
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,862 to $66,788
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,921

10% $46,921

50% (Median) $59,386

90% $73,526

Animator/Illustrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,788	$5,566	$1,284	$32
Average	$59,386	$4,949	$1,142	$29
25th Percentile	$52,862	$4,405	$1,017	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Animator/Illustrator Salaries

An Animator/Illustrator'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 Animator/Illustrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Animator/Illustrator'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): $49,782
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,844
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,301
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $74,453
Expert (over 8 years): $84,569

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
HR Service Center Representative I	less than 1 year	$49,782
Animator/Illustrator	1-2 years	$57,844
HR Service Center Representative III	2-4 years	$68,301
HR Service Center Supervisor	5-8 years	$74,453
HR Service Center Senior Supervisor	over 8 years	$84,569

How Do Animator/Illustrator 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 Animator/Illustrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,529.
California: $67,272.
Massachusetts: $66,376.

District of Columbia $67,529 California $67,272 Massachusetts $66,376 Washington $66,132 New Jersey $66,107 Alaska $66,022 Connecticut $65,180 New York $64,839

Hawaii $63,747 Rhode Island $63,235 Maryland $62,887 Minnesota $62,411 Colorado $62,229 Illinois $62,168 Oregon $61,936 Delaware $61,765

New Hampshire $61,658 Virginia $61,417 Pennsylvania $60,716 Nevada $60,362 North Dakota $60,246 Michigan $60,063 Wisconsin $59,996 Vermont $59,862

Texas $59,490 Maine $59,466 Arizona $59,429 Ohio $59,386 Georgia $58,825 Indiana $58,545 Wyoming $58,490 Utah $58,404

Iowa $58,368 Kansas $58,075 Louisiana $57,990 North Carolina $57,959 Missouri $57,947 Florida $57,709 Montana $57,581 Nebraska $57,459

Kentucky $57,392 South Carolina $57,148 Tennessee $56,996 Idaho $56,935 New Mexico $56,489 Oklahoma $56,392 Alabama $56,032 South Dakota $55,428

Arkansas $55,099 West Virginia $54,922 Mississippi $54,391

Top Paying Cities for Animator/Illustrator

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:

Dublin: $59,275
Etna: $59,030
Fredericktown: $57,642

Dublin, OH $59,275

Etna, OH $59,030

Fredericktown, OH $57,642

Galena, OH $59,031

Gambier, OH $57,573

Granville, OH $58,701

Hebron, OH $58,607

Hilliard, OH $59,358

Homer, OH $58,448

Nankin, OH $57,673

Nevada, OH $57,147

Howard, OH $57,419

Irwin, OH $58,129

Jacksontown, OH $58,453

Johnstown, OH $58,867

Kilbourne, OH $58,681

Kirkersville, OH $58,828

Lewis Center, OH $59,139

Magnetic Springs, OH $58,225

Martinsburg, OH $57,748

Marysville, OH $58,233

Mechanicsburg, OH $57,413

Milford Center, OH $57,960

Millersport, OH $58,618

Mingo, OH $57,336

Mount Liberty, OH $58,415

Mount Vernon, OH $57,958

New Albany, OH $59,242

Newark, OH $58,329

Heath, OH $58,267

North Lewisburg, OH $57,490

Ostrander, OH $58,615

Pataskala, OH $59,053

Plain City, OH $58,905

Powell, OH $59,118

Radnor, OH $58,213

Raymond, OH $57,680

Reynoldsburg, OH $59,298

Rosewood, OH $57,182

Saint Louisville, OH $58,092

Saint Paris, OH $56,938

Summit Station, OH $59,218

Sunbury, OH $58,880

Thornville, OH $58,204

Unionville Center, OH $58,617

Urbana, OH $56,828

Utica, OH $58,288

Westerville, OH $59,311

Westville, OH $56,662

Woodstock, OH $57,492

Columbus, OH $59,419

Adelphi, OH $56,439

Amanda, OH $57,978

Ashville, OH $58,890

Baltimore, OH $58,764

Bloomingburg, OH $57,696

Bremen, OH $57,799

Brice, OH $59,388

Canal Winchester, OH $59,123

Carbon Hill, OH $56,663

Carroll, OH $58,800

Circleville, OH $57,325

Clarksburg, OH $56,562

Commercial Point, OH $59,117

Derby, OH $58,836

Galloway, OH $59,303

Grove City, OH $59,405

Groveport, OH $59,325

Harrisburg, OH $59,113

Haydenville, OH $56,703

Jeffersonville, OH $57,465

Lancaster, OH $58,180

Laurelville, OH $56,573

Lithopolis, OH $59,071

Lockbourne, OH $59,308

Logan, OH $56,775

London, OH $58,074

Milledgeville, OH $57,458

Mount Sterling, OH $58,301

Murray City, OH $56,505

New Holland, OH $57,368

Orient, OH $59,019

Pickerington, OH $59,161

Pleasantville, OH $58,367

Rockbridge, OH $57,220

Rushville, OH $58,037

Sedalia, OH $57,669

South Bloomingville, OH $56,498

South Solon, OH $57,435

Stoutsville, OH $57,587

Sugar Grove, OH $57,691

Tarlton, OH $57,068

Thurston, OH $58,540

Wilkesville, OH $56,208

Willow Wood, OH $54,760

Winchester, OH $57,156

Zaleski, OH $56,475

Athens, OH $55,848

Albany, OH $56,201

Amesville, OH $55,413

Barlow, OH $54,425

Bartlett, OH $54,919

Belpre, OH $54,231

Beverly, OH $55,023

Buchtel, OH $56,627

Carbondale, OH $56,407

Chauncey, OH $56,500

Chester, OH $55,069

Coal Run, OH $54,887

Coolville, OH $54,678

Cutler, OH $54,830

Dexter City, OH $55,093

Fleming, OH $54,472

Glouster, OH $56,329

Graysville, OH $55,583

Guysville, OH $55,120

Hockingport, OH $54,517

Jacksonville, OH $56,528

Langsville, OH $56,056

Little Hocking, OH $54,442

Long Bottom, OH $54,897

Lowell, OH $54,825

Lower Salem, OH $55,092

Macksburg, OH $54,982

Marietta, OH $54,517

Middleport, OH $55,907

Millfield, OH $56,215

Nelsonville, OH $56,507

New Marshfield, OH $56,377

New Matamoras, OH $55,140

Newport, OH $54,706

Pomeroy, OH $55,696

Portland, OH $55,018

Racine, OH $55,160

Reedsville, OH $54,764

Reno, OH $54,748

Rutland, OH $55,899

Shade, OH $55,567

Sharpsburg, OH $55,416

Stewart, OH $55,095

Syracuse, OH $55,736

The Plains, OH $56,456

Trimble, OH $56,457

Tuppers Plains, OH $54,770

Vincent, OH $54,477

Waterford, OH $54,759

Watertown, OH $54,614

Whipple, OH $54,785

Wingett Run, OH $55,026

Lima, OH $56,392

Beaverdam, OH $56,412

Gomer, OH $56,442

Ada, OH $56,598

Alger, OH $56,671

Antwerp, OH $56,966

Arlington, OH $57,089

Belmore, OH $57,233

Benton Ridge, OH $56,920

Bluffton, OH $56,550

Buckland, OH $56,617

Cairo, OH $56,395

Cecil, OH $57,053

Celina, OH $57,107

Chickasaw, OH $57,333

Cloverdale, OH $56,800

Coldwater, OH $57,166

Columbus Grove, OH $56,493

Continental, OH $57,005

Convoy, OH $56,914

Delphos, OH $56,649

Dola, OH $56,805

Dunkirk, OH $56,937

Dupont, OH $56,899

Elgin, OH $56,842

Findlay, OH $57,208

Jenera, OH $56,831

Forest, OH $57,116

Fort Jennings, OH $56,645

Fort Loramie, OH $57,222

Fort Recovery, OH $57,089

Glandorf, OH $56,756

Grover Hill, OH $56,953

Harrod, OH $56,474

Haviland, OH $56,977

Kalida, OH $56,696

Bowling Green, OH $58,497

Oregon, OH $58,823

Northwood, OH $58,817

Zanesville, OH $57,002

Ava, OH $56,167

Barnesville, OH $56,423

Beallsville, OH $56,310

Belle Valley, OH $56,073

Belmont, OH $56,680

Bethesda, OH $56,552

Blue Rock, OH $56,381

Brownsville, OH $58,090

Buffalo, OH $56,225

Byesville, OH $56,162

Caldwell, OH $55,695

Cambridge, OH $56,281

Chandlersville, OH $56,223

Chesterhill, OH $55,426

Corning, OH $56,539

Crooksville, OH $56,792

Cumberland, OH $56,053

Derwent, OH $56,049

Duncan Falls, OH $56,766

Greenford, OH $55,419

East Fultonham, OH $57,208

Loveland, OH $59,004

Lynchburg, OH $57,822

Manchester, OH $56,814

Marathon, OH $58,677

Martinsville, OH $57,720

Miamiville, OH $59,210

Midland, OH $57,968

Milford, OH $59,112

Morrow, OH $58,475

Moscow, OH $58,673

Mount Orab, OH $58,451

Mowrystown, OH $57,608

Neville, OH $58,543

New Richmond, OH $58,981

Newtonsville, OH $58,707

New Vienna, OH $57,487

Owensville, OH $58,908

Pleasant Plain, OH $58,565

Port William, OH $57,801

Reesville, OH $57,599

Ripley, OH $57,174

Russellville, OH $57,551

Sabina, OH $57,541

Sardinia, OH $57,705

Sinking Spring, OH $56,723

Terrace Park, OH $59,260

Williamsburg, OH $58,709

Wilmington, OH $57,917

Cincinnati, OH $59,264

Maximo, OH $57,308

Mechanicstown, OH $57,057

Middlebranch, OH $57,443

Midvale, OH $57,169

Millersburg, OH $57,347

Mineral City, OH $57,280

Minerva, OH $57,233

Mount Eaton, OH $57,413

Mount Hope, OH $57,407

Nashville, OH $57,302

Navarre, OH $57,386

New Philadelphia, OH $57,156

North Georgetown, OH $56,885

North Lawrence, OH $57,552

Orrville, OH $57,572

Paris, OH $57,316

Robertsville, OH $57,344

Sandyville, OH $57,349

Sebring, OH $56,881

Sherrodsville, OH $57,207

Shreve, OH $57,427

Smithville, OH $57,679

Somerdale, OH $57,284

Stillwater, OH $56,975

Strasburg, OH $57,316

Sugarcreek, OH $57,288

Tuscarawas, OH $57,073

Fairview, OH $56,633

Fultonham, OH $57,311

Glenford, OH $58,145

Gratiot, OH $57,979

Hopewell, OH $57,427

Jerusalem, OH $56,289

Junction City, OH $57,318

Kimbolton, OH $56,447

Kipling, OH $56,186

Laings, OH $56,120

Lewisville, OH $55,901

Lore City, OH $56,265

Mcconnelsville, OH $56,078

Malaga, OH $56,268

Malta, OH $56,275

Morristown, OH $56,809

Mount Perry, OH $57,378

Moxahala, OH $56,810

New Concord, OH $56,315

New Lexington, OH $57,004

New Straitsville, OH $56,684

Norwich, OH $56,412

Old Washington, OH $56,367

Philo, OH $56,675

Pleasant City, OH $56,042

Quaker City, OH $56,209

Roseville, OH $57,057

Salesville, OH $56,196

Sarahsville, OH $55,879

Senecaville, OH $56,092

Shawnee, OH $56,722

Somerset, OH $57,499

Stafford, OH $55,904

Stockport, OH $55,271

Summerfield, OH $55,931

Sycamore Valley, OH $55,612

White Cottage, OH $57,197

Woodsfield, OH $56,150

Adamsville, OH $56,502

Bakersville, OH $57,010

Baltic, OH $57,257

Blissfield, OH $57,066

Conesville, OH $56,762

Coshocton, OH $56,947

Dresden, OH $56,969

Frazeysburg, OH $57,341

Fresno, OH $57,105

Uhrichsville, OH $57,030

Uniontown, OH $57,768

Walnut Creek, OH $57,319

Waynesburg, OH $57,347

Wilmot, OH $57,371

Winesburg, OH $57,329

Wooster, OH $57,583

Deersville, OH $56,945

Bowerston, OH $57,083

Zoar, OH $57,318

Tippecanoe, OH $56,935

Canton, OH $57,380

North Canton, OH $57,510

East Canton, OH $57,391

Alvada, OH $57,269

Arcadia, OH $57,483

Ashland, OH $57,504

Attica, OH $57,268

Bascom, OH $57,662

Bellevue, OH $57,555

Bellville, OH $57,412

Berlin Heights, OH $58,355

Bettsville, OH $58,019

Birmingham, OH $58,525

Bloomdale, OH $57,838

Bloomville, OH $57,138

Bucyrus, OH $57,207

Butler, OH $57,268

Castalia, OH $57,882

Chatfield, OH $57,339

Collins, OH $58,204

Crestline, OH $57,203

Flat Rock, OH $57,687

Fostoria, OH $57,742

Galion, OH $57,430

Green Springs, OH $57,846

Greenwich, OH $57,811

Hayesville, OH $57,499

Huron, OH $58,298

Jeromesville, OH $57,393

Kansas, OH $57,978

Loudonville, OH $57,202

Lucas, OH $57,119

Mc Cutchenville, OH $57,207

Melmore, OH $57,237

Milan, OH $58,159

Monroeville, OH $57,850

Union Furnace, OH $56,600

Lafayette, OH $56,406

Kingsville, OH $56,394

Kipton, OH $58,475

Lagrange, OH $58,572

Lorain, OH $58,837

Sheffield Lake, OH $58,676

Macedonia, OH $58,512

Madison, OH $57,438

Mentor, OH $58,432

Middlefield, OH $57,254

Montville, OH $57,379

Newbury, OH $58,074

Northfield, OH $58,624

North Kingsville, OH $56,524

North Olmsted, OH $58,828

Novelty, OH $58,503

Oberlin, OH $58,592

Orwell, OH $56,652

Painesville, OH $58,053

Parkman, OH $57,152

Perry, OH $57,705

Pierpont, OH $56,311

Rock Creek, OH $56,878

Rome, OH $56,880

Thompson, OH $57,474

Twinsburg, OH $58,354

Unionville, OH $57,069

Vermilion, OH $58,597

Wellington, OH $58,346

Wickliffe, OH $58,996

Williamsfield, OH $56,334

Willoughby, OH $58,697

Eastlake, OH $58,793

Windsor, OH $57,164

Cleveland, OH $59,338

Lakewood, OH $59,313

Rocky River, OH $59,239

Euclid, OH $59,195

Beachwood, OH $59,230

Hanoverton, OH $56,789

Hartford, OH $55,662

Hubbard, OH $55,185

Kensington, OH $56,994

Kinsman, OH $56,093

Lake Milton, OH $56,234

Leavittsburg, OH $56,048

Leetonia, OH $56,103

Lisbon, OH $56,550

Lowellville, OH $55,204

Mc Donald, OH $55,157

Masury, OH $55,418

Mesopotamia, OH $56,965

Mineral Ridge, OH $55,287

Negley, OH $56,569

New Middletown, OH $55,400

New Springfield, OH $55,538

Newton Falls, OH $56,319

New Waterford, OH $55,945

Niles, OH $55,258

North Benton, OH $56,748

North Bloomfield, OH $56,443

North Jackson, OH $55,515

North Lima, OH $55,391

Orangeville, OH $55,767

Petersburg, OH $55,582

Rogers, OH $56,431

Salem, OH $56,135

Southington, OH $56,592

Struthers, OH $55,137

Vienna, OH $55,363

Warren, OH $55,806

Washingtonville, OH $55,776

West Farmington, OH $56,772

West Point, OH $56,633

Winona, OH $56,567

Youngstown, OH $55,123

Alliance, OH $57,260

Apple Creek, OH $57,459

Augusta, OH $57,126

Beach City, OH $57,355

Beloit, OH $56,709

Berlin, OH $57,372

Big Prairie, OH $57,222

Bolivar, OH $57,338

Brewster, OH $57,399

Canal Fulton, OH $57,629

Carrollton, OH $57,162

Charm, OH $57,312

Dalton, OH $57,474

Damascus, OH $56,556

Dellroy, OH $57,263

Dennison, OH $57,102

Dover, OH $57,276

Dundee, OH $57,336

East Rochester, OH $57,114

East Sparta, OH $57,380

Fredericksburg, OH $57,439

Glenmont, OH $57,094

Gnadenhutten, OH $57,034

Greentown, OH $57,572

Harlem Springs, OH $57,049

Hartville, OH $57,579

Holmesville, OH $57,428

Homeworth, OH $57,071

Kidron, OH $57,450

Killbuck, OH $57,121

Lakeville, OH $57,214

Leesville, OH $57,103

Limaville, OH $57,303

Louisville, OH $57,393

Magnolia, OH $57,335

Independence, OH $59,275

North Royalton, OH $58,936

Strongsville, OH $58,832

Maple Heights, OH $59,250

Olmsted Falls, OH $58,711

Solon, OH $58,737

Bay Village, OH $58,917

Brecksville, OH $58,697

Brookpark, OH $59,183

Westlake, OH $58,851

Bedford, OH $59,043

Broadview Heights, OH $58,952

Malvern, OH $57,301

Marshallville, OH $57,763

Bradner, OH $58,367

Burgoon, OH $58,171

Clay Center, OH $58,717

Clyde, OH $57,909

Curtice, OH $58,714

Cygnet, OH $57,924

Dunbridge, OH $58,590

Elmore, OH $58,543

Fremont, OH $58,185

Genoa, OH $58,673

Gibsonburg, OH $58,473

Graytown, OH $58,608

Gypsum, OH $58,035

Harbor View, OH $58,820

Helena, OH $58,300

Isle Saint George, OH $58,184

Jerry City, OH $57,988

Kelleys Island, OH $58,038

Lacarne, OH $58,368

Lakeside Marblehead, OH $57,964

Lemoyne, OH $58,641

Lindsey, OH $58,431

Luckey, OH $58,631

Martin, OH $58,652

Middle Bass, OH $58,107

Millbury, OH $58,776

Oak Harbor, OH $58,487

Pemberville, OH $58,510

Portage, OH $58,255

Port Clinton, OH $58,220

Put In Bay, OH $58,124

Risingsun, OH $58,060

Rocky Ridge, OH $58,547

Rossford, OH $58,815

Rudolph, OH $57,997

Stony Ridge, OH $58,719

Vickery, OH $58,002

Walbridge, OH $58,813

Wayne, OH $58,142

West Millgrove, OH $57,988

Williston, OH $58,723

Woodville, OH $58,581

Alvordton, OH $57,432

Archbold, OH $57,557

Berkey, OH $58,668

Blakeslee, OH $57,230

Bryan, OH $57,324

Colton, OH $58,286

Custar, OH $57,801

Defiance, OH $57,196

Delta, OH $58,435

Deshler, OH $57,431

Edgerton, OH $57,171

Edon, OH $57,258

Evansport, OH $57,260

Farmer, OH $57,081

Fayette, OH $57,685

Grand Rapids, OH $58,384

Grelton, OH $57,833

Hamler, OH $57,256

Haskins, OH $58,570

Hicksville, OH $56,996

Holgate, OH $57,175

Holland, OH $58,704

Hoytville, OH $57,552

Jewell, OH $57,235

Kunkle, OH $57,539

Liberty Center, OH $58,170

Lyons, OH $58,532

Mc Clure, OH $57,982

Malinta, OH $57,573

Mark Center, OH $57,049

Maumee, OH $58,731

Metamora, OH $58,614

Milton Center, OH $58,021

Monclova, OH $58,653

Montpelier, OH $57,335

Napoleon, OH $57,756

Neapolis, OH $58,454

New Bavaria, OH $57,161

Ney, OH $57,171

Okolona, OH $57,712

Perrysburg, OH $58,726

Pettisville, OH $57,862

Pioneer, OH $57,323

Ridgeville Corners, OH $57,563

Sherwood, OH $57,090

Stryker, OH $57,300

Swanton, OH $58,584

Sylvania, OH $58,726

Tontogany, OH $58,464

Waterville, OH $58,565

Wauseon, OH $58,145

Weston, OH $58,215

West Unity, OH $57,368

Whitehouse, OH $58,542

Toledo, OH $58,813

Alpha, OH $58,719

Anna, OH $57,163

Ansonia, OH $57,324

Arcanum, OH $58,219

Bellbrook, OH $58,805

Botkins, OH $57,013

Bowersville, OH $57,642

Bradford, OH $57,826

Brookville, OH $58,675

Burkettsville, OH $57,379

Camden, OH $58,277

Casstown, OH $57,393

Cedarville, OH $57,182

Clayton, OH $58,780

Clifton, OH $56,796

Conover, OH $57,207

Covington, OH $57,842

Donnelsville, OH $56,427

Eaton, OH $58,243

Eldorado, OH $58,163

Englewood, OH $58,658

Enon, OH $56,665

Fairborn, OH $57,957

Farmersville, OH $58,698

Fletcher, OH $57,371

Germantown, OH $58,673

Gettysburg, OH $57,852

Gratis, OH $58,491

Greenville, OH $57,887

Hollansburg, OH $57,798

Houston, OH $57,505

Jackson Center, OH $57,027

Jamestown, OH $57,562

Kettlersville, OH $57,099

Laura, OH $58,325

Lewisburg, OH $58,420

Ludlow Falls, OH $58,231

Maplewood, OH $57,193

Medway, OH $57,610

Miamisburg, OH $58,840

New Carlisle, OH $56,870

New Lebanon, OH $58,786

New Madison, OH $57,906

New Paris, OH $57,956

New Weston, OH $57,138

North Hampton, OH $56,475

North Star, OH $57,320

Osgood, OH $57,343

Palestine, OH $57,751

Pemberton, OH $57,260

Phillipsburg, OH $58,550

Piqua, OH $57,615

Pitsburg, OH $58,242

Pleasant Hill, OH $58,082

Port Jefferson, OH $57,243

Potsdam, OH $58,382

Rossburg, OH $57,160

Russia, OH $57,554

Sidney, OH $57,330

South Charleston, OH $56,877

South Vienna, OH $57,017

Spring Valley, OH $58,600

Tipp City, OH $58,332

Tremont City, OH $56,415

Collinsville, OH $58,401

Keene, OH $57,068

Nashport, OH $57,362

Newcomerstown, OH $56,862

Plainfield, OH $56,904

Port Washington, OH $56,954

Stone Creek, OH $57,160

Trinway, OH $57,200

Walhonding, OH $57,132

Warsaw, OH $56,950

West Lafayette, OH $56,967

Adena, OH $57,044

Alledonia, OH $56,458

Amsterdam, OH $57,032

Barton, OH $57,150

Bellaire, OH $57,062

Cadiz, OH $56,908

Bergholz, OH $57,002

Blaine, OH $57,247

Bloomingdale, OH $57,014

Bridgeport, OH $57,217

Brilliant, OH $57,480

Cameron, OH $56,371

Clarington, OH $56,245

Colerain, OH $57,157

Dillonvale, OH $57,136

East Liverpool, OH $56,842

East Springfield, OH $57,017

Empire, OH $57,341

Fairpoint, OH $57,027

Glencoe, OH $56,996

Hammondsville, OH $56,890

Hannibal, OH $56,347

Irondale, OH $56,969

Jacobsburg, OH $56,634

Lansing, OH $57,287

Martins Ferry, OH $57,300

Maynard, OH $57,157

Mingo Junction, OH $57,376

Mount Pleasant, OH $57,279

Neffs, OH $57,122

Piney Fork, OH $57,286

Powhatan Point, OH $56,558

Rayland, OH $57,225

Richmond, OH $57,078

Salineville, OH $56,928

Sardis, OH $56,000

Shadyside, OH $57,010

Smithfield, OH $57,310

Saint Clairsville, OH $56,974

Lafferty, OH $56,860

Steubenville, OH $57,365

Stratton, OH $57,272

Summitville, OH $56,914

Tiltonsville, OH $57,488

New Haven, OH $57,615

New London, OH $58,078

New Riegel, OH $57,332

New Washington, OH $57,153

North Fairfield, OH $57,860

North Robinson, OH $57,448

Norwalk, OH $58,035

Nova, OH $57,918

Oceola, OH $57,025

Old Fort, OH $57,923

Ontario, OH $57,321

Perrysville, OH $57,144

Plymouth, OH $57,443

Polk, OH $57,679

Republic, OH $57,386

Sandusky, OH $58,050

Savannah, OH $57,765

Shelby, OH $57,382

Shiloh, OH $57,482

Sullivan, OH $57,988

Sulphur Springs, OH $57,328

Sycamore, OH $57,125

Tiffin, OH $57,549

Tiro, OH $57,184

Willard, OH $57,597

Wakeman, OH $58,339

Mansfield, OH $57,440

Addyston, OH $59,262

Cleves, OH $59,132

College Corner, OH $58,141

Toronto, OH $57,262

Warnock, OH $56,836

Wellsville, OH $56,825

Wolf Run, OH $57,013

Yorkville, OH $57,378

Bannock, OH $56,978

Freeport, OH $56,701

Harrisville, OH $57,216

Hopedale, OH $57,004

Flushing, OH $56,792

New Athens, OH $57,080

Piedmont, OH $56,674

New Rumley, OH $57,027

Holloway, OH $56,946

Jewett, OH $57,006

Scio, OH $57,035

Amherst, OH $58,739

Andover, OH $56,352

Ashtabula, OH $56,725

Austinburg, OH $56,814

Avon, OH $58,651

Avon Lake, OH $58,610

Berea, OH $58,945

Burton, OH $57,696

Chagrin Falls, OH $58,781

Chardon, OH $58,048

Chesterland, OH $58,554

Columbia Station, OH $58,560

Conneaut, OH $55,968

Dorset, OH $56,494

East Claridon, OH $58,036

Elyria, OH $58,715

North Ridgeville, OH $58,684

Gates Mills, OH $58,884

Geneva, OH $57,016

Grafton, OH $58,582

Grand River, OH $58,197

Huntsburg, OH $57,597

Atwater, OH $57,454

Aurora, OH $58,082

Barberton, OH $58,070

Bath, OH $58,118

Brady Lake, OH $57,926

Brunswick, OH $58,457

Burbank, OH $57,830

Chippewa Lake, OH $58,028

Clinton, OH $57,898

Creston, OH $57,857

Cuyahoga Falls, OH $58,096

Stow, OH $58,085

Doylestown, OH $57,911

Garrettsville, OH $57,099

Green, OH $57,688

Hinckley, OH $58,456

Hiram, OH $57,501

Homerville, OH $57,964

Hudson, OH $58,123

Kent, OH $57,992

Streetsboro, OH $58,001

Lakemore, OH $58,063

Westfield Center, OH $57,981

Litchfield, OH $58,321

Lodi, OH $57,965

Mantua, OH $57,752

Medina, OH $58,144

Mogadore, OH $57,911

Munroe Falls, OH $58,095

Peninsula, OH $58,160

Randolph, OH $57,626

Ravenna, OH $57,595

Rittman, OH $57,871

Rootstown, OH $57,493

Seville, OH $57,960

Sharon Center, OH $58,066

Spencer, OH $58,163

Sterling, OH $57,814

Tallmadge, OH $58,088

Valley City, OH $58,426

Wadsworth, OH $58,027

Wayland, OH $56,860

Richfield, OH $58,265

West Salem, OH $57,744

Windham, OH $57,033

Akron, OH $58,093

Fairlawn, OH $58,093

Franklin, OH $58,599

Troy, OH $57,901

Vandalia, OH $58,692

Verona, OH $58,432

Versailles, OH $57,458

West Alexandria, OH $58,530

West Manchester, OH $58,244

West Milton, OH $58,455

Wilberforce, OH $57,784

Xenia, OH $58,131

Yellow Springs, OH $56,982

Yorkshire, OH $57,160

Christiansburg, OH $57,050

Union City, OH $57,238

Dayton, OH $58,966

Alexandria, OH $58,874

Amlin, OH $59,319

Ashley, OH $58,411

Blacklick, OH $59,326

Bladensburg, OH $57,512

Brinkhaven, OH $57,030

Broadway, OH $57,932

Buckeye Lake, OH $58,491

Cable, OH $57,275

Catawba, OH $56,924

Centerburg, OH $58,605

Croton, OH $58,778

Danville, OH $57,163

Delaware, OH $58,750

Berlin Center, OH $56,064

Bristolville, OH $56,440

Brookfield, OH $55,365

Burghill, OH $55,682

Campbell, OH $55,130

Canfield, OH $55,293

Columbiana, OH $55,729

Cortland, OH $55,870

Deerfield, OH $56,856

Diamond, OH $56,605

East Palestine, OH $56,042

Elkton, OH $56,419

Ellsworth, OH $55,535

Farmdale, OH $56,085

Fowler, OH $55,599

Girard, OH $55,141

Massillon, OH $57,418

Hamilton, OH $58,732

Fairfield, OH $59,095

Harrison, OH $59,047

Harveysburg, OH $58,343

Hooven, OH $59,147

Kings Mills, OH $58,710

Lebanon, OH $58,448

Maineville, OH $58,784

Mason, OH $58,846

Miamitown, OH $59,230

Middletown, OH $58,547

Monroe, OH $58,575

Mount Saint Joseph, OH $59,264

North Bend, OH $59,144

Okeana, OH $58,814

Oregonia, OH $58,347

Overpeck, OH $58,622

Oxford, OH $58,446

Ross, OH $59,094

Seven Mile, OH $58,532

Shandon, OH $58,886

Somerville, OH $58,329

South Lebanon, OH $58,609

Springboro, OH $58,654

Trenton, OH $58,479

Waynesville, OH $58,448

West Chester, OH $58,995

West Elkton, OH $58,409

Aberdeen, OH $57,016

Amelia, OH $59,056

Batavia, OH $58,969

Bentonville, OH $57,071

Bethel, OH $58,612

Blanchester, OH $58,291

Buford, OH $57,984

Camp Dennison, OH $59,195

Chilo, OH $58,367

Clarksville, OH $58,174

Cuba, OH $57,813

Decatur, OH $57,094

Fayetteville, OH $58,194

Feesburg, OH $58,325

Felicity, OH $58,375

Georgetown, OH $57,898

Goshen, OH $58,781

Greenfield, OH $56,822

Hamersville, OH $58,392

Higginsport, OH $58,008

Highland, OH $57,366

Hillsboro, OH $57,024

Leesburg, OH $57,040

Washington Court House, OH $57,352

West Jefferson, OH $58,909

West Rushville, OH $58,062

Williamsport, OH $57,387

Springfield, OH $56,319

Chillicothe, OH $55,690

Bainbridge, OH $56,372

Beaver, OH $55,709

Bidwell, OH $55,932

Blue Creek, OH $55,614

Bourneville, OH $55,944

Cherry Fork, OH $57,140

Chesapeake, OH $54,293

Cheshire, OH $55,909

Coalton, OH $56,147

Creola, OH $56,510

Crown City, OH $54,908

Cynthiana, OH $56,589

Frankfort, OH $56,165

Franklin Furnace, OH $55,162

Friendship, OH $55,188

Gallipolis, OH $55,702

Hallsville, OH $56,058

Hamden, OH $56,256

Haverhill, OH $55,158

Ironton, OH $54,988

Jackson, OH $55,835

Jasper, OH $55,803

Kerr, OH $55,832

Kingston, OH $56,107

Kitts Hill, OH $54,697

Latham, OH $56,500

Londonderry, OH $56,056

Lucasville, OH $55,237

Lynx, OH $56,134

Mc Arthur, OH $56,415

Mc Dermott, OH $55,160

Minford, OH $55,213

New Plymouth, OH $56,378

Oak Hill, OH $55,438

Otway, OH $55,527

Patriot, OH $55,421

Pedro, OH $55,132

Peebles, OH $56,451

Piketon, OH $55,920

Portsmouth, OH $55,160

West Portsmouth, OH $55,179

Proctorville, OH $54,421

Rarden, OH $55,987

Ray, OH $56,181

Richmond Dale, OH $55,957

Rio Grande, OH $55,634

Rock Camp, OH $54,583

Scioto Furnace, OH $55,174

Scottown, OH $54,764

Seaman, OH $56,921

South Point, OH $54,430

South Salem, OH $56,281

South Webster, OH $55,254

Stockdale, OH $55,653

Stout, OH $55,354

Thurman, OH $55,685

Vinton, OH $56,005

Wakefield, OH $55,394

Waterloo, OH $55,285

Waverly, OH $55,930

Wellston, OH $56,207

West Union, OH $56,828

Wheelersburg, OH $55,141

Marion, OH $57,727

Belle Center, OH $56,987

Bellefontaine, OH $57,238

Caledonia, OH $57,531

Cardington, OH $58,317

Carey, OH $57,146

Chesterville, OH $58,190

De Graff, OH $57,218

East Liberty, OH $57,482

Edison, OH $57,658

Fulton, OH $58,346

Green Camp, OH $57,723

Harpster, OH $57,113

Huntsville, OH $57,138

Iberia, OH $57,530

Kenton, OH $57,118

Kirby, OH $57,315

Lakeview, OH $56,853

La Rue, OH $57,254

Lewistown, OH $57,089

Marengo, OH $58,498

Martel, OH $57,470

Middleburg, OH $57,483

Morral, OH $57,214

Mount Gilead, OH $57,705

Mount Victory, OH $57,165

New Bloomington, OH $57,329

Prospect, OH $57,957

Quincy, OH $57,235

Richwood, OH $57,816

Ridgeway, OH $57,057

Roundhead, OH $56,779

Rushsylvania, OH $57,230

Russells Point, OH $57,041

Shauck, OH $57,617

Sparta, OH $58,409

Upper Sandusky, OH $57,135

Waldo, OH $58,271

West Liberty, OH $57,236

West Mansfield, OH $57,445

Wharton, OH $57,106

Zanesfield, OH $57,351

Latty, OH $56,997

Leipsic, OH $57,053

Mc Comb, OH $57,238

Mc Guffey, OH $56,714

Maria Stein, OH $57,164

Melrose, OH $57,016

Mendon, OH $56,932

Middle Point, OH $56,856

Miller City, OH $56,966

Minster, OH $57,177

Montezuma, OH $57,304

Mount Blanchard, OH $57,174

Mount Cory, OH $56,761

New Bremen, OH $57,077

New Hampshire, OH $56,711

New Knoxville, OH $56,929

North Baltimore, OH $57,672

Oakwood, OH $57,036

Ohio City, OH $56,911

Ottawa, OH $56,745

Ottoville, OH $56,737

Pandora, OH $56,650

Paulding, OH $57,013

Payne, OH $56,914

Rawson, OH $56,789

Rockford, OH $57,029

Saint Henry, OH $57,161

Saint Johns, OH $56,697

Saint Marys, OH $56,873

Scott, OH $56,910

Spencerville, OH $56,678

Uniopolis, OH $56,545

Van Buren, OH $57,569

Vanlue, OH $57,130

Van Wert, OH $56,906

Vaughnsville, OH $56,466

Venedocia, OH $56,827

Wapakoneta, OH $56,672

Waynesfield, OH $56,588

Jefferson, OH $56,607

Williamstown, OH $56,936

Lees Creek, OH $57,430

Willshire, OH $56,915

Wren, OH $56,916

Animator/Illustrator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Animator/Illustrator 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 Financial Services and Chemicals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Animator/Illustrator positions in Energy & Utilities or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Animator/Illustrator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Animator/Illustrator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$71,264	$34.0	20%
Chemicals	$68,294	$33.0	15%
Transportation	$67,700	$33.0	14%
MFG Durable	$66,513	$32.0	12%
Biotechnology	$65,325	$31.0	10%

Animator/Illustrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Animator/Illustrator'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.

$52,862

Average $59,386/year

$66,788

$4,405

Average $4,949/month

$5,566

$1,017

Average $1,142/week

$1,284

$25

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,788	$5,566	$1,284	$32
Average	$59,386	$4,949	$1,142	$29
25th Percentile	$52,862	$4,405	$1,017	$25

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