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 $50,293 for beginners, reaching about $69,002 at mid-level, and approach $85,438 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 Wisconsin

How much does an Animator/Illustrator make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animator/Illustrator in Wisconsin is $59,996 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): $74,282
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,404 to $67,474
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,403

10% $47,403

50% (Median) $59,996

90% $74,282

Animator/Illustrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,474	$5,623	$1,298	$32
Average	$59,996	$5,000	$1,154	$29
25th Percentile	$53,404	$4,450	$1,027	$26

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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): $50,293
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,438
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,002
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,218
Expert (over 8 years): $85,438

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
HR Service Center Representative I	less than 1 year	$50,293
Animator/Illustrator	1-2 years	$58,438
HR Service Center Representative III	2-4 years	$69,002
HR Service Center Supervisor	5-8 years	$75,218
HR Service Center Senior Supervisor	over 8 years	$85,438

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:

Green Lake: $58,359
Greenville: $58,914
Hancock: $57,843

Green Lake, WI $58,359

Greenville, WI $58,914

Hancock, WI $57,843

Hortonville, WI $58,790

Iola, WI $58,099

King, WI $58,544

Larsen, WI $58,683

Leopolis, WI $58,027

Manawa, WI $58,315

Marion, WI $58,135

Menasha, WI $58,962

Neenah, WI $58,855

Neshkoro, WI $58,149

New London, WI $58,548

Ogdensburg, WI $58,184

Omro, WI $58,471

Pickett, WI $58,520

Pine River, WI $58,293

Plainfield, WI $57,950

Poy Sippi, WI $58,334

Princeton, WI $58,220

Readfield, WI $58,623

Redgranite, WI $58,350

Ripon, WI $58,462

Rosendale, WI $58,491

Saxeville, WI $58,229

Scandinavia, WI $58,146

Tilleda, WI $57,940

Van Dyne, WI $58,564

Waukau, WI $58,462

Waupaca, WI $58,306

Wautoma, WI $58,170

Weyauwega, WI $58,406

Wild Rose, WI $58,187

Winnebago, WI $58,698

Winneconne, WI $58,562

Wilson, WI $59,522

Boyd, WI $57,981

Cadott, WI $58,022

Chetek, WI $57,865

Chippewa Falls, WI $58,146

Colfax, WI $58,076

Conrath, WI $57,748

Cornell, WI $57,898

Dallas, WI $58,198

Downing, WI $59,243

Downsville, WI $58,813

Durand, WI $58,756

Eau Galle, WI $58,626

Eleva, WI $58,209

Elk Mound, WI $58,081

Elmwood, WI $59,190

Fairchild, WI $58,138

Fall Creek, WI $58,173

Gilmanton, WI $58,475

Holcombe, WI $57,798

Humbird, WI $58,074

Independence, WI $58,306

Jim Falls, WI $57,946

Knapp, WI $59,212

Maiden Rock, WI $59,284

Menomonie, WI $58,757

Merrillan, WI $57,993

Mondovi, WI $58,327

Nelson, WI $59,023

New Auburn, WI $57,842

Osseo, WI $58,345

Pepin, WI $59,488

Pigeon Falls, WI $58,475

Plum City, WI $59,204

Prairie Farm, WI $58,700

Ridgeland, WI $58,385

Rock Falls, WI $58,106

Sand Creek, WI $57,874

Sheldon, WI $57,723

Spring Valley, WI $59,562

Stanley, WI $57,996

Stockholm, WI $59,627

Strum, WI $58,307

Thorp, WI $57,968

Wheeler, WI $58,512

Whitehall, WI $58,231

Spooner, WI $57,705

Almena, WI $58,513

Ashland, WI $57,648

Balsam Lake, WI $59,467

Barron, WI $58,146

Barronett, WI $57,730

Bayfield, WI $57,649

Benoit, WI $57,565

Birchwood, WI $57,627

Brill, WI $57,868

Bruce, WI $57,693

Brule, WI $58,187

Cable, WI $57,447

Cameron, WI $57,882

Centuria, WI $59,794

Comstock, WI $58,672

Cornucopia, WI $57,726

Couderay, WI $57,476

Cumberland, WI $58,241

Danbury, WI $58,050

Drummond, WI $57,618

Edgewater, WI $57,593

Exeland, WI $57,519

Foxboro, WI $58,393

Frederic, WI $58,564

Gordon, WI $57,909

Grand View, WI $57,501

Grantsburg, WI $58,920

Haugen, WI $57,931

Hawthorne, WI $58,378

Hayward, WI $57,519

Herbster, WI $57,805

Hertel, WI $57,721

High Bridge, WI $57,562

Iron River, WI $57,975

Ladysmith, WI $57,698

Lake Nebagamon, WI $58,248

La Pointe, WI $57,551

Luck, WI $59,242

Maple, WI $58,386

Marengo, WI $57,538

Mason, WI $57,546

Mikana, WI $57,862

Milltown, WI $59,489

Minong, WI $57,883

Odanah, WI $57,779

Ojibwa, WI $57,419

Glidden, WI $57,441

Harshaw, WI $57,707

Hawkins, WI $57,598

Hazelhurst, WI $57,716

Heafford Junction, WI $57,765

Hurley, WI $57,601

Iron Belt, WI $57,493

Kennan, WI $57,607

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $57,701

Lake Tomahawk, WI $57,734

Land O Lakes, WI $57,656

Laona, WI $57,688

Long Lake, WI $57,530

Mc Naughton, WI $57,740

Manitowish Waters, WI $57,652

Mellen, WI $57,465

Mercer, WI $57,550

Minocqua, WI $57,762

Montreal, WI $57,616

Park Falls, WI $57,593

Phelps, WI $57,655

Phillips, WI $57,619

Prentice, WI $57,663

Presque Isle, WI $57,628

Saint Germain, WI $57,773

Saxon, WI $57,515

Sayner, WI $57,694

Star Lake, WI $57,544

Three Lakes, WI $57,705

Tony, WI $57,690

Tripoli, WI $57,566

Upson, WI $57,322

Wabeno, WI $57,693

Woodruff, WI $57,786

La Crosse, WI $57,380

Alma, WI $58,842

Alma Center, WI $58,066

Arcadia, WI $58,278

Arkdale, WI $57,846

Bangor, WI $57,505

Black River Falls, WI $57,877

Blair, WI $58,053

Camp Douglas, WI $57,931

Cashton, WI $57,568

Cataract, WI $57,660

Chaseburg, WI $57,474

Cochrane, WI $58,740

Coon Valley, WI $57,451

De Soto, WI $57,574

Dodge, WI $58,115

Eastman, WI $57,737

Ettrick, WI $57,684

Ferryville, WI $57,668

Fountain City, WI $58,486

Galesville, WI $57,860

Gays Mills, WI $57,848

Genoa, WI $57,517

Hillsboro, WI $58,054

Hixton, WI $58,065

Holmen, WI $57,513

Hustler, WI $58,143

Kendall, WI $57,983

La Farge, WI $57,894

Lynxville, WI $57,742

Mather, WI $57,862

Melrose, WI $57,673

Millston, WI $57,738

Mindoro, WI $57,554

Mount Sterling, WI $57,943

Necedah, WI $57,868

Norwalk, WI $57,636

Oakdale, WI $57,934

Onalaska, WI $57,424

Ontario, WI $57,888

Readstown, WI $57,828

Rockland, WI $57,494

Seneca, WI $58,000

Soldiers Grove, WI $57,891

Sparta, WI $57,614

Steuben, WI $57,841

Stoddard, WI $57,427

Taylor, WI $57,939

Tomah, WI $57,963

Trempealeau, WI $57,852

Palmyra, WI $59,160

Tunnel City, WI $57,935

Viola, WI $57,931

Viroqua, WI $57,569

Warrens, WI $57,845

Westby, WI $57,540

West Salem, WI $57,454

Wilton, WI $57,931

Eau Claire, WI $58,306

Altoona, WI $58,385

Arkansaw, WI $58,997

Augusta, WI $58,160

Bay City, WI $59,533

Bloomer, WI $57,960

Boyceville, WI $58,874

Glen Flora, WI $57,596

Wales, WI $59,969

Bagley, WI $57,747

Beetown, WI $57,805

Benton, WI $58,033

Bloomington, WI $57,815

Boscobel, WI $57,940

Cassville, WI $57,746

Cuba City, WI $57,930

Dickeyville, WI $57,979

Fennimore, WI $58,009

Glen Haven, WI $57,715

Hazel Green, WI $57,836

Kieler, WI $57,995

Lancaster, WI $57,877

Mount Hope, WI $57,806

Patch Grove, WI $58,015

Platteville, WI $58,123

Potosi, WI $57,762

Prairie Du Chien, WI $57,888

Sinsinawa, WI $57,813

Stitzer, WI $57,991

Wauzeka, WI $57,835

Woodman, WI $57,771

Portage, WI $59,044

Adams, WI $58,112

Arlington, WI $59,641

Baraboo, WI $59,048

Beaver Dam, WI $58,995

Brandon, WI $58,367

Briggsville, WI $58,676

Burnett, WI $58,597

Cambria, WI $58,961

Cazenovia, WI $58,160

Columbus, WI $59,460

Dalton, WI $58,625

Dellwood, WI $57,916

Doylestown, WI $59,367

Elroy, WI $57,999

Endeavor, WI $58,603

Fairwater, WI $58,481

Fall River, WI $59,292

Fox Lake, WI $58,704

Friendship, WI $57,937

Friesland, WI $58,886

Grand Marsh, WI $58,138

Hillpoint, WI $58,500

Kingston, WI $58,681

Lake Delton, WI $58,831

La Valle, WI $58,240

Lime Ridge, WI $58,458

Loganville, WI $58,634

Lyndon Station, WI $58,318

Markesan, WI $58,397

Marquette, WI $58,599

Mauston, WI $58,098

Montello, WI $58,396

New Lisbon, WI $57,938

North Freedom, WI $59,077

Oxford, WI $58,406

Packwaukee, WI $58,638

Pardeeville, WI $59,079

Poynette, WI $59,453

Randolph, WI $58,959

Reedsburg, WI $58,617

Rio, WI $59,390

Rock Springs, WI $58,695

Union Center, WI $58,262

Waupun, WI $58,489

Westfield, WI $58,125

Wisconsin Dells, WI $58,590

Wonewoc, WI $58,042

Wyocena, WI $59,212

Amery, WI $59,809

Baldwin, WI $60,168

Beldenville, WI $60,057

Clayton, WI $59,027

Clear Lake, WI $59,502

Cushing, WI $59,607

Deer Park, WI $59,929

Dresser, WI $60,333

East Ellsworth, WI $59,905

Ellsworth, WI $60,003

Glenwood City, WI $59,634

Hager City, WI $60,157

Hammond, WI $60,877

Hudson, WI $61,841

New Richmond, WI $61,024

Osceola, WI $61,181

Prescott, WI $61,350

River Falls, WI $61,273

Roberts, WI $61,256

Saint Croix Falls, WI $59,976

Somerset, WI $61,598

Star Prairie, WI $60,862

Pell Lake, WI $59,000

Pleasant Prairie, WI $59,055

Powers Lake, WI $59,100

Rochester, WI $59,338

Salem, WI $59,147

Silver Lake, WI $59,162

Somers, WI $58,982

South Milwaukee, WI $60,728

Springfield, WI $59,025

Sturtevant, WI $58,994

Sullivan, WI $59,299

Trevor, WI $59,175

Twin Lakes, WI $59,150

Union Grove, WI $59,122

Walworth, WI $58,901

Radisson, WI $57,493

Waterford, WI $59,651

Waukesha, WI $60,557

Whitewater, WI $58,823

Williams Bay, WI $58,844

Wilmot, WI $59,172

Woodworth, WI $59,100

Zenda, WI $58,841

Milwaukee, WI $61,057

Saint Francis, WI $61,031

Racine, WI $58,953

Afton, WI $58,782

Albany, WI $59,183

Arena, WI $59,203

Argyle, WI $58,852

Avalon, WI $58,790

Avoca, WI $58,453

Barneveld, WI $59,208

Belleville, WI $59,573

Belmont, WI $58,285

Beloit, WI $58,728

Black Earth, WI $59,576

Blanchardville, WI $59,007

Blue Mounds, WI $59,400

Blue River, WI $57,918

Brodhead, WI $58,779

Brooklyn, WI $59,602

Browntown, WI $58,390

Cambridge, WI $59,573

Gile, WI $57,793

Clinton, WI $58,825

Wausau, WI $57,985

Marshfield, WI $58,010

Abbotsford, WI $57,952

Amherst, WI $58,107

Amherst Junction, WI $58,042

Aniwa, WI $57,757

Antigo, WI $57,815

Arpin, WI $57,895

Athens, WI $57,820

Auburndale, WI $57,866

Babcock, WI $57,776

Birnamwood, WI $57,792

Blenker, WI $57,859

Bowler, WI $57,904

Brokaw, WI $57,907

Bryant, WI $57,690

Chili, WI $57,940

Colby, WI $57,921

Curtiss, WI $57,895

Custer, WI $57,960

Deerbrook, WI $57,686

Dorchester, WI $57,899

Edgar, WI $57,865

Eland, WI $57,858

Elcho, WI $57,714

Elderon, WI $57,893

Elton, WI $57,764

Galloway, WI $57,948

Gilman, WI $57,768

Jump River, WI $57,718

Gleason, WI $57,698

Granton, WI $57,937

Greenwood, WI $57,966

Hannibal, WI $57,759

Hatley, WI $57,835

Hewitt, WI $58,113

Irma, WI $57,724

Junction City, WI $57,836

Loyal, WI $57,961

Lublin, WI $57,817

Marathon, WI $57,855

Mattoon, WI $57,970

Medford, WI $57,837

Merrill, WI $57,817

Milladore, WI $57,857

Mosinee, WI $57,895

Neillsville, WI $58,017

Nekoosa, WI $57,915

Nelsonville, WI $58,168

Ogema, WI $57,680

Owen, WI $57,907

Pearson, WI $57,666

Pelican Lake, WI $57,670

Phlox, WI $57,927

Woodville, WI $59,836

Houlton, WI $61,992

Abrams, WI $57,987

Amberg, WI $57,636

Armstrong Creek, WI $57,651

Athelstane, WI $57,673

Black Creek, WI $58,615

Bonduel, WI $58,148

Brillion, WI $58,562

Cecil, WI $58,058

Coleman, WI $57,937

Combined Locks, WI $59,004

Crivitz, WI $57,832

De Pere, WI $58,111

Dunbar, WI $57,612

Fence, WI $57,552

Florence, WI $57,637

Forest Junction, WI $58,729

Gillett, WI $58,016

Goodman, WI $57,648

Greenleaf, WI $58,334

Green Valley, WI $58,032

Gresham, WI $57,995

Hilbert, WI $58,708

Kaukauna, WI $58,931

Freedom, WI $58,858

Keshena, WI $58,057

Kimberly, WI $59,008

Krakow, WI $58,032

Lakewood, WI $57,743

Lena, WI $57,976

Little Chute, WI $59,005

Little Suamico, WI $57,972

Marinette, WI $58,009

Mountain, WI $57,777

Neopit, WI $57,915

Niagara, WI $57,699

Nichols, WI $58,356

Oconto, WI $57,971

Oconto Falls, WI $58,002

Oneida, WI $58,038

Pembine, WI $57,662

Peshtigo, WI $57,960

Porterfield, WI $57,809

Potter, WI $58,593

Pound, WI $57,874

Pulaski, WI $58,054

Pickerel, WI $57,721

Pittsville, WI $57,852

Plover, WI $58,047

Port Edwards, WI $58,077

Rib Lake, WI $57,760

Ringle, WI $57,817

Rosholt, WI $57,936

Rothschild, WI $58,038

Rudolph, WI $57,876

Schofield, WI $57,991

Spencer, WI $57,950

Stetsonville, WI $57,863

Stevens Point, WI $58,021

Stratford, WI $57,901

Summit Lake, WI $57,731

Tigerton, WI $57,994

Tomahawk, WI $57,767

Unity, WI $57,904

Vesper, WI $57,884

Westboro, WI $57,685

White Lake, WI $57,714

Willard, WI $57,954

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $57,987

Withee, WI $57,873

Wittenberg, WI $57,924

Rhinelander, WI $57,799

Argonne, WI $57,614

Boulder Junction, WI $57,650

Brantwood, WI $57,596

Butternut, WI $57,502

Catawba, WI $57,615

Clam Lake, WI $57,303

Conover, WI $57,680

Crandon, WI $57,769

Eagle River, WI $57,766

Fifield, WI $57,578

Poplar, WI $58,470

Port Wing, WI $57,990

Seymour, WI $58,285

Oak Creek, WI $60,317

Adell, WI $59,139

Allenton, WI $59,355

Ashippun, WI $59,546

Belgium, WI $59,719

Brookfield, WI $60,923

Brownsville, WI $58,549

Butler, WI $60,958

Campbellsport, WI $58,838

Cascade, WI $58,789

Cedarburg, WI $60,404

Cedar Grove, WI $59,444

Chilton, WI $58,596

Cleveland, WI $58,361

Clyman, WI $59,079

Colgate, WI $60,307

Delafield, WI $59,946

Eden, WI $58,531

Elkhart Lake, WI $58,526

Fredonia, WI $59,704

Germantown, WI $60,558

Glenbeulah, WI $58,498

Grafton, WI $60,415

Greenbush, WI $58,496

Hartford, WI $59,775

Hartland, WI $60,128

Hingham, WI $59,045

Horicon, WI $58,908

Hubertus, WI $60,227

Hustisford, WI $59,144

Iron Ridge, WI $59,231

Ixonia, WI $59,416

Jackson, WI $60,232

Johnson Creek, WI $59,233

Juneau, WI $58,907

Kewaskum, WI $59,380

Kiel, WI $58,424

Kohler, WI $58,676

Lannon, WI $60,642

Lebanon, WI $59,201

Lomira, WI $58,823

Malone, WI $58,546

Mayville, WI $58,843

Menomonee Falls, WI $60,733

Merton, WI $60,227

Mount Calvary, WI $58,595

Nashotah, WI $59,932

Neosho, WI $59,437

Newburg, WI $59,946

New Holstein, WI $58,513

Newton, WI $58,306

North Lake, WI $60,436

Oakfield, WI $58,440

Oconomowoc, WI $59,697

Okauchee, WI $59,867

Oostburg, WI $59,152

Pewaukee, WI $60,388

Plymouth, WI $58,606

Port Washington, WI $60,049

Random Lake, WI $59,420

Richfield, WI $60,259

Rubicon, WI $59,540

Saint Cloud, WI $58,590

Saukville, WI $60,123

Sheboygan, WI $58,844

Sheboygan Falls, WI $58,646

Slinger, WI $59,963

Stockbridge, WI $58,727

Sussex, WI $60,435

West Bend, WI $59,652

Theresa, WI $59,175

Thiensville, WI $60,850

Waldo, WI $58,992

Watertown, WI $59,158

Mequon, WI $60,693

Woodland, WI $59,284

Bassett, WI $59,150

Benet Lake, WI $59,095

Big Bend, WI $60,072

Bristol, WI $59,102

Burlington, WI $59,213

Caledonia, WI $59,435

Camp Lake, WI $59,168

Cudahy, WI $60,983

Darien, WI $58,889

Delavan, WI $58,864

Dousman, WI $59,535

Eagle, WI $59,426

Cobb, WI $58,485

Cottage Grove, WI $59,915

Cross Plains, WI $59,764

Dane, WI $59,761

Darlington, WI $58,452

Deerfield, WI $59,750

De Forest, WI $59,828

Dodgeville, WI $58,747

Edgerton, WI $59,442

Edmund, WI $58,613

Evansville, WI $59,280

Footville, WI $58,909

Fort Atkinson, WI $59,188

Gotham, WI $58,745

Gratiot, WI $58,190

Hanover, WI $58,897

Highland, WI $58,406

Hollandale, WI $59,101

Janesville, WI $58,943

Shawano, WI $58,091

Sherwood, WI $58,880

Shiocton, WI $58,466

Sobieski, WI $57,982

Suamico, WI $57,966

Suring, WI $57,893

Townsend, WI $57,769

Wausaukee, WI $57,735

Wrightstown, WI $58,706

Zachow, WI $58,076

Algoma, WI $57,970

Baileys Harbor, WI $57,810

Brussels, WI $57,963

Casco, WI $57,975

Collins, WI $58,429

Denmark, WI $58,044

Egg Harbor, WI $57,856

Ellison Bay, WI $57,757

Ephraim, WI $57,855

Fish Creek, WI $57,817

Forestville, WI $57,965

Francis Creek, WI $58,111

Kellnersville, WI $58,149

Kewaunee, WI $58,002

Luxemburg, WI $57,976

Manitowoc, WI $58,220

Maplewood, WI $57,954

Maribel, WI $58,113

Mishicot, WI $58,064

New Franken, WI $57,968

Reedsville, WI $58,268

Saint Nazianz, WI $58,382

Sister Bay, WI $57,821

Sturgeon Bay, WI $57,974

Tisch Mills, WI $58,038

Two Rivers, WI $58,059

Valders, WI $58,355

Washington Island, WI $57,724

Whitelaw, WI $58,152

Green Bay, WI $57,959

East Troy, WI $59,426

Elkhorn, WI $59,017

Elm Grove, WI $60,958

Fontana, WI $58,878

Franksville, WI $59,396

Genesee Depot, WI $59,853

Genoa City, WI $59,045

Greendale, WI $60,914

Hales Corners, WI $60,810

Franklin, WI $60,459

Helenville, WI $59,092

Honey Creek, WI $59,240

Kansasville, WI $59,219

Kenosha, WI $58,968

New Berlin, WI $60,620

Lake Geneva, WI $58,845

Lyons, WI $59,162

Mukwonago, WI $59,789

Muskego, WI $60,168

New Munster, WI $59,169

North Prairie, WI $59,757

Fremont, WI $58,515

Rice Lake, WI $57,815

Sarona, WI $57,674

Shell Lake, WI $57,723

Siren, WI $58,307

Solon Springs, WI $57,979

South Range, WI $58,526

Springbrook, WI $57,563

Stone Lake, WI $57,584

Superior, WI $58,589

Trego, WI $57,624

Turtle Lake, WI $58,930

Wascott, WI $57,921

Washburn, WI $57,699

Webster, WI $57,769

Weyerhaeuser, WI $57,675

Winter, WI $57,400

Oshkosh, WI $58,668

Almond, WI $58,034

Appleton, WI $59,008

Bancroft, WI $57,853

Bear Creek, WI $58,372

Berlin, WI $58,412

Big Falls, WI $58,237

Butte Des Morts, WI $58,638

Caroline, WI $58,080

Clintonville, WI $58,230

Coloma, WI $57,882

Dale, WI $58,745

Eldorado, WI $58,529

Embarrass, WI $58,210

Eureka, WI $58,428

Fond Du Lac, WI $58,814

Jefferson, WI $59,138

Juda, WI $58,706

Lake Mills, WI $59,421

Linden, WI $58,552

Livingston, WI $58,251

Lodi, WI $59,570

Lone Rock, WI $58,568

Lowell, WI $59,191

Mc Farland, WI $59,981

Marshall, WI $59,686

Mazomanie, WI $59,546

Merrimac, WI $59,311

Middleton, WI $59,938

Milton, WI $58,969

Mineral Point, WI $58,578

Monroe, WI $58,670

Montfort, WI $58,276

Monticello, WI $59,115

Morrisonville, WI $59,766

Mount Horeb, WI $59,485

Muscoda, WI $58,178

New Glarus, WI $59,357

Oregon, WI $59,881

Orfordville, WI $58,841

Plain, WI $58,747

Prairie Du Sac, WI $59,342

Reeseville, WI $59,311

Rewey, WI $58,317

Richland Center, WI $58,119

Ridgeway, WI $59,169

Sauk City, WI $59,359

Sextonville, WI $58,653

Sharon, WI $58,875

Shullsburg, WI $58,079

South Wayne, WI $58,314

Spring Green, WI $58,973

Stoughton, WI $59,768

Sun Prairie, WI $59,828

Verona, WI $59,811

Waterloo, WI $59,502

Waunakee, WI $59,961

Windsor, WI $59,924

Woodford, WI $58,660

Madison, WI $60,088

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	$71,996	$35.0	20%
Chemicals	$68,996	$33.0	15%
Transportation	$68,396	$33.0	14%
MFG Durable	$67,196	$32.0	12%
Biotechnology	$65,996	$32.0	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.

$53,404

Average $59,996/year

$67,474

$4,450

Average $5,000/month

$5,623

$1,027

Average $1,154/week

$1,298

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,474	$5,623	$1,298	$32
Average	$59,996	$5,000	$1,154	$29
25th Percentile	$53,404	$4,450	$1,027	$26

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