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Animator Salaries in the United States

How much does a Animator make in the United States?

Animators earn $41,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 47% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Animators work for Avid Technology at $81,000 annually while the lowest paid Animators work for Davison earning approximately $30,000 each year.

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$60K
"I feel I'm being paid fairly, given the amount of work. If I were given more to do, then I would be a little under paid, but in my company I believe the compensation is more than fair."
Posted 10 years ago in Deerfield Beach, FL

$60K Iron Bridge Tools' Average Animator Salary (1 salaries)

+$19K (37%) more than national average Animator salary ($41K)
-$6K (9%) less than average Iron Bridge Tools salary ($66K)
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Equal to average Iron Bridge Tools Animator salary ($60K)
"I feel I'm being paid fairly, given the amount of work. If I were given more to do, then I would be a little under paid, but in my company I believe the compensation is more than fair."

$56K Anki's Average Animator Salary (1 salaries)

+$15K (30%) more than national average Animator salary ($41K)
-$14K (22%) less than average Anki salary ($70K)
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"Better for an entry level"

$52K College Essay Advisors' Average Animator Salary (1 salaries)

+$11K (23%) more than national average Animator salary ($41K)
Equal to average College Essay Advisors salary ($52K)
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Equal to average College Essay Advisors Animator salary ($52K)
"I mean, it's not an animation company, it's an educational company that helps kids prepare for college, so obviously I'm not making animation studio wages, but it's still a nice hourly wage for the work I do!"

$42K 3D Studio Bunker's Average Animator Salary (1 salaries)

+$1K (2%) more than national average Animator salary ($41K)
Equal to average 3D Studio Bunker salary ($42K)
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"I would say I'm in the middle. Not too much but not too little. I could stand to make more as my experience and job title become more diversified and key to my employer."

$31K Vidico's Average Animator Salary (1 salaries)

-$10K (27%) less than national average Animator salary ($41K)
Equal to average Vidico salary ($31K)
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Equal to average Vidico Animator salary ($31K)
"I wouldn't know. This is my first position as a motion designer."

$23K Brigham Young University's Average Animator Salary (1 salaries)

-$18K (56%) less than national average Animator salary ($41K)
-$7K (26%) less than average Brigham Young University salary ($30K)
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Equal to average Brigham Young University Animator salary ($23K)
"Underpaid... but what else can you expect from an entry-level job on a college campus"

$36K Meteor Games' Average Animator Salary (3 salaries)

-$5K (12%) less than national average Animator salary ($41K)
-$17K (38%) less than average Meteor Games salary ($53K)
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$150K
+$5K (12%) more than average Meteor Games Animator salary ($36K)
-$6K (18%) less than average Meteor Games Animator salary ($36K)
+$5K (12%) more than average Meteor Games Animator salary ($36K)

$81K Avid Technology's Average Animator Salary (2 salaries)

+$40K (65%) more than national average Animator salary ($41K)
+$10K (13%) more than average Avid Technology salary ($71K)
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$150K
-$10K (13%) less than average Avid Technology Animator salary ($81K)
+$9K (10%) more than average Avid Technology Animator salary ($81K)

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