Animator Salary
148 live jobsVideo & Motion
What Animators actually earn, benchmarked from real postings that disclose pay. Figures are USD only, with no currency conversion.
Animators earn a median of $108K (USD), based on 20 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $78K and $124K, with the full range running $52K to $222K.
Salary
Median
$108K
USD/yr
Average
$116K
USD/yr
Minimum
$52K
USD/yr
Maximum
$222K
USD/yr
Based on 20 disclosed USD postings · Animator, USD-disclosed
Based only on postings that disclose pay, counted in USD with no conversion. Native-currency pay by country is on the salary hub; see the full methodology.
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Senior Motion Graphics Designer / Animator, AVSenior
Wild Card Creative Group · USD 120k-135k/yr
Location
Culver City, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
9 hours ago
Motion Graphics Designer / Animator, AV
Wild Card Creative Group · USD 100k-125k/yr
Location
Culver City, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
9 hours ago
Technical Animator (12-month contract)
blackbirdinteractive · CAD 80k-100k/yr
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Workplace
Remote
Posted
19 hours ago
Senior Gameplay AnimatorSenior
2K · USD 100k/yr
Location
Novato, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20 hours ago
Senior Gameplay AnimatorSenior
2K
Location
Montréal, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20 hours ago
C
Senior Gameplay AnimatorSenior
Cloud Chamber · USD 100k/yr
Location
Novato, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20 hours ago
C
Senior Gameplay AnimatorSenior
Cloud Chamber
Location
Montréal, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20 hours ago
Animator
Framestore
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
18/06
Senior AnimatorSenior
PUBG Madison
Location
Madison, WI, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
17/06
Animator
Wix
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/06
Character Performance Animator
NetEase Games
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
17/06
FPS 1P View Gameplay Animator
NetEase Games
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
17/06
Senior 2D Character AnimatorSenior
ello · USD 120k-156k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/06
Freelance Senior AnimatorSenior
Outpost VFX
Location
Mumbai, India
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/06
Staff Technical Animator
teamLFG · USD 143k-214k/yr
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
15/06
Unreal Animator
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
12/06
3D Gameplay Animator
demiurgestudios · USD 77k-129k/yr
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
12/06
3D Animator
bjakcareer
Location
Malaysia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
12/06
Character Animator
triggerfish
Location
—
Workplace
On-site
Posted
12/06
Expert Animator
31st Union · USD 123k/yr
Location
San Mateo, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/06
Expert Animator
2K · USD 123k/yr
Location
San Mateo, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/06
Lead AnimatorLead
31st Union · USD 123k/yr
Location
San Mateo, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/06
Lead AnimatorLead
2K · USD 123k/yr
Location
San Mateo, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/06
Animator / Tech Artist - Helix Jump
voodoo
Location
Istanbul, Türkiye +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
11/06
3D ANIMATOR (SENIOR)Senior
amuseanimation
Location
—
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/06
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