What are the main factors that influence an Animator/Photographer's salary?

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

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

Animator/Photographer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Animator/Photographer roles are District of Columbia $55,984, California $55,772, Massachusetts $55,029. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Animator/Photographer Salary in the United States

How much does an Animator/Photographer make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animator/Photographer in the United States is $50,564 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,916
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,912 to $61,740
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,035

10% $34,035

50% (Median) $50,564

90% $71,916

Animator/Photographer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,740	$5,145	$1,187	$30
Average	$50,564	$4,214	$972	$24
25th Percentile	$41,912	$3,493	$806	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Animator/Photographer Salaries

An Animator/Photographer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $55,984.
California: $55,772.
Massachusetts: $55,029.

District of Columbia $55,984 California $55,772 Massachusetts $55,029 Washington $54,827 New Jersey $54,806 Alaska $54,736 Connecticut $54,038 New York $53,755

Hawaii $52,849 Rhode Island $52,425 Maryland $52,137 Minnesota $51,742 Colorado $51,590 Illinois $51,540 Oregon $51,348 Delaware $51,206

New Hampshire $51,117 Virginia $50,918 Pennsylvania $50,336 Nevada $50,043 North Dakota $49,947 Michigan $49,795 Wisconsin $49,740 Vermont $49,629

Texas $49,320 Maine $49,300 Arizona $49,270 Ohio $49,234 Georgia $48,769 Indiana $48,536 Wyoming $48,491 Utah $48,420

Iowa $48,390 Kansas $48,147 Louisiana $48,076 North Carolina $48,051 Missouri $48,041 Florida $47,844 Montana $47,737 Nebraska $47,636

Kentucky $47,581 South Carolina $47,378 Tennessee $47,252 Idaho $47,201 New Mexico $46,832 Oklahoma $46,751 Alabama $46,453 South Dakota $45,953

Arkansas $45,680 West Virginia $45,533 Mississippi $45,093

Top Paying Cities for Animator/Photographer

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: $63,776
San Francisco: $63,078
Oakland: $61,749

San Jose, CA $63,776

San Francisco, CA $63,078

Oakland, CA $61,749

New York, NY $58,219

Paramus, NJ $57,511

Queens Village, NY $57,508

Passaic, NJ $57,460

Bergenfield, NJ $57,456

Stamford, CT $57,345

Huntington, NY $57,324

Newark, NJ $56,950

Bridgeport, CT $56,844

Vallejo, CA $56,743

New Brunswick, NJ $56,723

Petaluma, CA $56,692

Middlesex, NJ $56,596

Somerset, NJ $56,561

Santa Cruz, CA $56,495

Boston, MA $56,187

Monterey, CA $56,009

Seattle, WA $55,893

Santa Rosa, CA $55,883

Los Angeles, CA $55,868

Juneau, AK $55,737

Washington, DC $55,681

Orange, CA $55,501

Santa Ana, CA $55,368

Long Beach, CA $55,317

Anaheim, CA $55,307

Anchorage, AK $55,282

Santa Maria, CA $55,130

Everett, WA $55,120

Danbury, CT $54,942

Bremerton, WA $54,872

Tacoma, WA $54,690

New Suffolk, NY $54,689

Sacramento, CA $54,675

Santa Barbara, CA $54,619

San Diego, CA $54,564

Trenton, NJ $54,564

Brockton, MA $54,508

Fairbanks, AK $54,384

Lompoc, CA $54,255

Lowell, MA $54,214

Ventura, CA $54,205

Nashua, NH $54,194

Stockton, CA $54,189

Modesto, CA $53,820

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,709

Olympia, WA $53,613

Kennewick, WA $53,613

New Haven, CT $53,593

Lawrence, MA $53,411

Hartford, CT $53,360

Riverside, CA $53,350

New Bedford, MA $53,300

Richland, WA $53,300

Bakersfield, CA $53,229

San Bernardino, CA $53,208

New Britain, CT $53,203

Atlantic City, NJ $53,203

New London, CT $53,183

Norwich, CT $53,168

Portsmouth, NH $53,158

Boulder, CO $53,051

Portland, OR $52,981

Worcester, MA $52,976

Minneapolis, MN $52,819

Philadelphia, PA $52,748

Honolulu, HI $52,582

Saint Paul, MN $52,557

Vineland, NJ $52,546

Providence, RI $52,399

Chicago, IL $52,253

Bellingham, WA $52,192

Springfield, MA $52,152

Baltimore, MD $52,137

Chico, CA $52,010

Pittsfield, MA $51,874

Manchester, NH $51,778

Spokane, WA $51,555

Denver, CO $51,550

Albany, NY $51,312

Troy, NY $51,292

Nassau, NY $51,238

Schenectady, NY $51,186

Wilmington, DE $51,145

Burlington, VT $51,075

Salem, OR $51,054

Portland, ME $50,898

Yakima, WA $50,847

Rochester, MN $50,690

Reno, NV $50,665

Fresno, CA $50,665

Milwaukee, WI $50,620

Detroit, MI $50,569

Ann Arbor, MI $50,560

Allentown, PA $50,554

Colorado Springs, CO $50,468

Syracuse, NY $50,443

Carson City, NV $50,443

Houston, TX $50,372

Eugene, OR $50,347

Gary, IN $50,286

Springfield, OR $50,245

Bismarck, ND $50,235

Galveston, TX $50,200

Medford, OR $50,124

Fort Collins, CO $50,104

Concord, NH $50,079

Austin, TX $50,063

Mesa, AZ $49,957

Reading, PA $49,952

Phoenix, AZ $49,947

Dallas, TX $49,932

Saint Cloud, MN $49,883

Madison, WI $49,816

Utica, NY $49,679

Rochester, NY $49,598

Des Moines, IA $49,593

Raleigh, NC $49,588

Atlanta, GA $49,512

Battle Creek, MI $49,497

Salt Lake City, UT $49,482

Lancaster, PA $49,406

Harrisburg, PA $49,335

Kansas City, MO $49,285

Kansas City, KS $49,275

Champaign, IL $49,275

Fort Worth, TX $49,270

Columbus, OH $49,261

Boca Raton, FL $49,249

Pittsburgh, PA $49,229

Richmond, VA $49,209

Indianapolis, IN $49,199

Cleveland, OH $49,194

Las Vegas, NV $49,133

Cincinnati, OH $49,133

Petersburg, VA $49,057

Huntsville, AL $48,981

Lansing, MI $48,947

Lebanon, PA $48,941

Pueblo, CO $48,936

Appleton, WI $48,921

Buffalo, NY $48,900

Dayton, OH $48,885

Racine, WI $48,875

Charlotte, NC $48,870

Saint Louis, MO $48,855

York, PA $48,825

Elkhart, IN $48,825

Gastonia, NC $48,815

Billings, MT $48,803

Beaumont, TX $48,789

Lorain, OH $48,779

Benton Harbor, MI $48,769

Toledo, OH $48,759

Binghamton, NY $48,734

Rock Hill, SC $48,729

Rockford, IL $48,703

Springfield, IL $48,683

Elyria, OH $48,678

Fargo, ND $48,678

Flagstaff, AZ $48,643

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,612

Duluth, MN $48,582

Miami, FL $48,582

Grand Forks, ND $48,546

Cheyenne, WY $48,546

Bangor, ME $48,435

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,380

Durham, NC $48,358

Louisville, KY $48,354

Grand Rapids, MI $48,344

Hialeah, FL $48,339

Casper, WY $48,268

Scranton, PA $48,208

New Orleans, LA $48,193

Virginia Beach, VA $48,187

Akron, OH $48,162

Peoria, IL $48,096

Sarasota, FL $48,086

Nashville, TN $48,051

Omaha, NE $48,051

Green Bay, WI $48,051

Baton Rouge, LA $48,026

Charleston, SC $48,016

Davenport, IA $47,990

Jamestown, NY $47,990

Tucson, AZ $47,965

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,935

Tampa, FL $47,925

Evansville, IN $47,894

Port Arthur, TX $47,894

Bradenton, FL $47,874

Santa Fe, NM $47,783

Orlando, FL $47,692

Clearwater, FL $47,677

La Crosse, WI $47,571

Canton, OH $47,571

Albuquerque, NM $47,540

Newport News, VA $47,535

High Point, NC $47,520

Ogden, UT $47,500

Corpus Christi, TX $47,459

Norfolk, VA $47,429

Laramie, WY $47,429

Rock Island, IL $47,399

Saginaw, MI $47,389

Jacksonville, FL $47,384

Salisbury, NC $47,373

Boise, ID $47,363

Moline, IL $47,338

Fort Myers, FL $47,323

Memphis, TN $47,313

Tulsa, OK $47,287

Waterloo, IA $47,257

Spartanburg, SC $47,207

Lincoln, NE $47,181

Fort Wayne, IN $47,171

Provo, UT $47,166

Cedar Falls, IA $47,105

San Antonio, TX $47,085

Greensboro, NC $47,065

South Bend, IN $47,060

Savannah, GA $47,004

Muskegon, MI $46,984

Birmingham, AL $46,979

Winston Salem, NC $46,954

Lake Charles, LA $46,832

Anderson, IN $46,822

Lexington, KY $46,807

Augusta, GA $46,792

Greenville, SC $46,792

Lima, OH $46,751

Wichita, KS $46,746

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,746

Columbia, SC $46,701

Springfield, OH $46,691

Asheville, NC $46,610

Bloomington, IN $46,575

Knoxville, TN $46,392

Shreveport, LA $46,387

Wilmington, NC $46,322

Roanoke, VA $46,322

Topeka, KS $46,231

Frankfort, KY $46,225

Oklahoma City, OK $46,190

Chillicothe, OH $46,170

Longview, TX $46,165

Melbourne, FL $46,160

Sioux Falls, SD $46,079

Mobile, AL $46,074

Terre Haute, IN $46,054

Altoona, PA $46,023

Amarillo, TX $45,988

Killeen, TX $45,973

Fayetteville, AR $45,932

Chattanooga, TN $45,917

Sioux City, IA $45,872

Idaho Falls, ID $45,862

Lynchburg, VA $45,821

Gainesville, FL $45,755

Portsmouth, OH $45,730

Little Rock, AR $45,720

Lafayette, LA $45,700

Youngstown, OH $45,700

Daytona Beach, FL $45,669

Clarksville, TN $45,664

Pensacola, FL $45,659

Temple, TX $45,656

Hopkinsville, KY $45,508

Erie, PA $45,497

Florence, SC $45,477

Charleston, WV $45,396

Great Falls, MT $45,371

Macon, GA $45,300

Tallahassee, FL $45,295

Fayetteville, NC $45,285

Waco, TX $45,275

Helena, MT $45,240

Pine Bluff, AR $45,220

Vincennes, IN $45,159

Lubbock, TX $45,138

Alamogordo, NM $45,108

Twin Falls, ID $45,063

Rapid City, SD $45,047

Jackson, MS $44,956

Huntington, WV $44,953

Greenville, MS $44,951

Parkersburg, WV $44,900

Montgomery, AL $44,891

Wichita Falls, TX $44,840

Springfield, MO $44,840

Biloxi, MS $44,815

Monroe, LA $44,764

Johnstown, PA $44,729

Sumter, SC $44,709

Columbus, GA $44,704

Pascagoula, MS $44,608

Abilene, TX $44,608

Kingsport, TN $44,476

Albany, GA $44,476

Gulfport, MS $44,461

Alexandria, LA $44,294

Fort Smith, AR $44,168

El Paso, TX $44,031

Las Cruces, NM $43,804

Harlingen, TX $43,675

Pocatello, ID $43,667

Florence, AL $43,601

Brownsville, TX $43,591

Mcallen, TX $43,485

Dothan, AL $43,414

Columbus, MS $43,114

Altus, OK $42,878

Lawton, OK $42,782

Pierre, SD $42,600

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

Understanding how an Animator/Photographer'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.

$41,912

Average $50,564/year

$61,740

$3,493

Average $4,214/month

$5,145

$806

Average $972/week

$1,187

$20

Average $24/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,740	$5,145	$1,187	$30
Average	$50,564	$4,214	$972	$24
25th Percentile	$41,912	$3,493	$806	$20

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