Animator Salary
141 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 $114K (USD), based on 16 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $68K and $137K, with the full range running $52K to $222K.
Salary
Median
$114K
USD/yr
Average
$117K
USD/yr
Minimum
$52K
USD/yr
Maximum
$222K
USD/yr
Based on 16 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.
Where Animators are hired
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Seniority mix
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Animator
Framestore
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16 hours ago
Senior AnimatorSenior
PUBG Madison
Location
Madison, WI, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
21 hours ago
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
Senior AnimatorSenior
Monks
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/06
Kids Club Animator
AccorHotel
Location
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/06
Technical Animator - H/F/NB
Ubisoft
Location
Paris, France
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/06
Principal Technical AnimatorLead
2K Czech
Location
Prague, Czechia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
09/06
Principal Technical AnimatorLead
2K Czech
Location
Brno, Czechia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
09/06
K
Animator
Keywords Studios
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Workplace
Remote
Posted
09/06
K
Senior AnimatorSenior
Keywords Studios
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Workplace
Remote
Posted
08/06
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