What are the main factors that influence a Cgi Animator's salary?

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

How does experience change A Cgi Animator's salary?

A Cgi Animator's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $64,536, a Cgi Animator (2-4 years)earns $73,474, a CAD Drafter III (4-7 years)earns $88,963, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $114,983, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $134,723,

What are the highest paying states for a Cgi Animator?

Cgi Animator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cgi Animator roles are District of Columbia $80,178, California $79,874, Massachusetts $78,809. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cgi Animator roles make?

Salaries for Cgi Animator level roles vary by specialization: Medical Animator: $138,221; Lead Animator: $126,352; Cgi Consultant: $123,646; Senior Animator: $92,118; Cgi Artist: $79,092.

How do different companies affect a Cgi Animator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cgi Animator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Cgi Animator Salary in the United States

How much does a Cgi Animator make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cgi Animator in the United States is $72,415 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Cgi Animator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,969
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,330 to $81,080
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,700

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Cgi Animator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,080	$6,757	$1,559	$39
Average	$72,415	$6,035	$1,393	$35
25th Percentile	$67,330	$5,611	$1,295	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Cgi Animator Salaries

A Cgi Animator'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cgi Animator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cgi Animator'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): $64,536
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,474
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,963
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,983
Expert (over 8 years): $134,723

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Cgi Animator	$64,536
Cgi Anima... Level Cgi Animator	$73,474
CAD Draft... Level Cgi Animator	$88,963
CAD Draft... Level Cgi Animator	$114,983
CAD Draft... Level Cgi Animator	$134,723

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How Do Cgi Animator 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 Cgi Animators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,178.
California: $79,874.
Massachusetts: $78,809.

District of Columbia $80,178

California $79,874

Massachusetts $78,809

Washington $78,519

New Jersey $78,490

Alaska $78,389

Connecticut $77,390

New York $76,984

Hawaii $75,688

Rhode Island $75,080

Maryland $74,667

Minnesota $74,102

Colorado $73,885

Illinois $73,812

Oregon $73,537

Delaware $73,334

New Hampshire $73,207

Virginia $72,922

Pennsylvania $72,089

Nevada $71,669

North Dakota $71,531

Michigan $71,314

Wisconsin $71,234

Vermont $71,075

Texas $70,633

Maine $70,604

Arizona $70,561

Ohio $70,510

Georgia $69,844

Indiana $69,511

Wyoming $69,446

Utah $69,344

Iowa $69,301

Kansas $68,953

Louisiana $68,852

North Carolina $68,816

Missouri $68,801

Florida $68,519

Montana $68,367

Nebraska $68,222

Kentucky $68,142

South Carolina $67,853

Tennessee $67,672

Idaho $67,599

New Mexico $67,071

Oklahoma $66,955

Alabama $66,527

South Dakota $65,811

Arkansas $65,420

West Virginia $65,210

Mississippi $64,580

Top Paying Cities for Cgi Animators

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: $91,337
San Francisco: $90,337
Oakland: $88,433

San Jose, CA $91,337

San Francisco, CA $90,337

Oakland, CA $88,433

New York, NY $83,378

Paramus, NJ $82,364

Queens Village, NY $82,360

Passaic, NJ $82,291

Bergenfield, NJ $82,285

Stamford, CT $82,126

Huntington, NY $82,096

Newark, NJ $81,561

Bridgeport, CT $81,408

Vallejo, CA $81,264

New Brunswick, NJ $81,235

Petaluma, CA $81,191

Middlesex, NJ $81,054

Somerset, NJ $81,003

Santa Cruz, CA $80,909

Boston, MA $80,467

Monterey, CA $80,213

Seattle, WA $80,047

Santa Rosa, CA $80,033

Los Angeles, CA $80,011

Juneau, AK $79,823

Washington, DC $79,743

Orange, CA $79,485

Santa Ana, CA $79,294

Long Beach, CA $79,222

Anaheim, CA $79,207

Anchorage, AK $79,171

Santa Maria, CA $78,954

Everett, WA $78,939

Danbury, CT $78,684

Bremerton, WA $78,585

Tacoma, WA $78,324

New Suffolk, NY $78,322

Sacramento, CA $78,302

Santa Barbara, CA $78,222

Trenton, NJ $78,143

San Diego, CA $78,143

Brockton, MA $78,063

Fairbanks, AK $77,886

Lompoc, CA $77,701

Lowell, MA $77,642

Ventura, CA $77,629

Nashua, NH $77,614

Stockton, CA $77,607

Modesto, CA $77,078

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,919

Olympia, WA $76,781

Kennewick, WA $76,781

New Haven, CT $76,752

Lawrence, MA $76,492

Hartford, CT $76,419

Riverside, CA $76,405

New Bedford, MA $76,332

Richland, WA $76,332

Bakersfield, CA $76,231

San Bernardino, CA $76,202

New Britain, CT $76,195

Atlantic City, NJ $76,195

New London, CT $76,166

Norwich, CT $76,144

Portsmouth, NH $76,130

Boulder, CO $75,976

Portland, OR $75,876

Worcester, MA $75,869

Minneapolis, MN $75,645

Philadelphia, PA $75,543

Honolulu, HI $75,304

Saint Paul, MN $75,269

Vineland, NJ $75,253

Providence, RI $75,043

Chicago, IL $74,833

Bellingham, WA $74,747

Springfield, MA $74,689

Baltimore, MD $74,667

Chico, CA $74,486

Pittsfield, MA $74,290

Manchester, NH $74,153

Spokane, WA $73,834

Denver, CO $73,827

Albany, NY $73,487

Troy, NY $73,458

Nassau, NY $73,380

Schenectady, NY $73,306

Wilmington, DE $73,248

Burlington, VT $73,146

Salem, OR $73,117

Portland, ME $72,893

Yakima, WA $72,820

Rochester, MN $72,596

Reno, NV $72,560

Fresno, CA $72,560

Milwaukee, WI $72,494

Detroit, MI $72,422

Ann Arbor, MI $72,410

Allentown, PA $72,400

Colorado Springs, CO $72,277

Syracuse, NY $72,241

Carson City, NV $72,241

Houston, TX $72,140

Eugene, OR $72,103

Gary, IN $72,017

Springfield, OR $71,959

Bismarck, ND $71,944

Galveston, TX $71,893

Medford, OR $71,785

Fort Collins, CO $71,756

Concord, NH $71,720

Austin, TX $71,698

Mesa, AZ $71,546

Reading, PA $71,539

Phoenix, AZ $71,531

Dallas, TX $71,510

Saint Cloud, MN $71,440

Madison, WI $71,343

Utica, NY $71,148

Rochester, NY $71,032

Des Moines, IA $71,024

Raleigh, NC $71,017

Atlanta, GA $70,909

Battle Creek, MI $70,887

Salt Lake City, UT $70,865

Lancaster, PA $70,757

Harrisburg, PA $70,655

Kansas City, MO $70,583

Champaign, IL $70,568

Kansas City, KS $70,568

Fort Worth, TX $70,561

Columbus, OH $70,549

Boca Raton, FL $70,532

Pittsburgh, PA $70,503

Richmond, VA $70,474

Indianapolis, IN $70,460

Cleveland, OH $70,452

Las Vegas, NV $70,365

Cincinnati, OH $70,365

Petersburg, VA $70,257

Huntsville, AL $70,148

Lansing, MI $70,100

Lebanon, PA $70,090

Pueblo, CO $70,083

Appleton, WI $70,061

Buffalo, NY $70,032

Dayton, OH $70,011

Racine, WI $69,996

Charlotte, NC $69,989

Saint Louis, MO $69,967

York, PA $69,924

Elkhart, IN $69,924

Gastonia, NC $69,910

Billings, MT $69,893

Beaumont, TX $69,873

Lorain, OH $69,859

Benton Harbor, MI $69,844

Toledo, OH $69,830

Binghamton, NY $69,793

Rock Hill, SC $69,786

Rockford, IL $69,750

Springfield, IL $69,721

Elyria, OH $69,714

Fargo, ND $69,714

Flagstaff, AZ $69,663

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,620

Duluth, MN $69,576

Miami, FL $69,576

Cheyenne, WY $69,525

Grand Forks, ND $69,525

Bangor, ME $69,366

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,286

Durham, NC $69,256

Louisville, KY $69,250

Grand Rapids, MI $69,236

Hialeah, FL $69,229

Casper, WY $69,127

Scranton, PA $69,040

New Orleans, LA $69,019

Virginia Beach, VA $69,011

Akron, OH $68,975

Peoria, IL $68,881

Sarasota, FL $68,866

Nashville, TN $68,816

Omaha, NE $68,816

Green Bay, WI $68,816

Baton Rouge, LA $68,780

Charleston, SC $68,765

Jamestown, NY $68,729

Davenport, IA $68,729

Tucson, AZ $68,693

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,649

Tampa, FL $68,635

Evansville, IN $68,591

Port Arthur, TX $68,591

Bradenton, FL $68,562

Santa Fe, NM $68,432

Orlando, FL $68,302

Clearwater, FL $68,280

Canton, OH $68,128

La Crosse, WI $68,128

Albuquerque, NM $68,084

Newport News, VA $68,077

High Point, NC $68,055

Ogden, UT $68,026

Corpus Christi, TX $67,969

Norfolk, VA $67,925

Laramie, WY $67,925

Rock Island, IL $67,882

Saginaw, MI $67,867

Jacksonville, FL $67,860

Salisbury, NC $67,845

Boise, ID $67,831

Moline, IL $67,795

Fort Myers, FL $67,773

Memphis, TN $67,759

Tulsa, OK $67,722

Waterloo, IA $67,679

Spartanburg, SC $67,606

Lincoln, NE $67,570

Fort Wayne, IN $67,556

Provo, UT $67,549

Cedar Falls, IA $67,462

San Antonio, TX $67,433

Greensboro, NC $67,404

South Bend, IN $67,396

Savannah, GA $67,317

Muskegon, MI $67,288

Birmingham, AL $67,281

Winston Salem, NC $67,245

Lake Charles, LA $67,071

Anderson, IN $67,056

Lexington, KY $67,034

Augusta, GA $67,013

Greenville, SC $67,013

Lima, OH $66,955

Wichita, KS $66,947

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,947

Columbia, SC $66,882

Springfield, OH $66,868

Asheville, NC $66,752

Bloomington, IN $66,701

Knoxville, TN $66,441

Shreveport, LA $66,433

Wilmington, NC $66,339

Roanoke, VA $66,339

Topeka, KS $66,209

Frankfort, KY $66,201

Oklahoma City, OK $66,151

Chillicothe, OH $66,122

Longview, TX $66,115

Melbourne, FL $66,107

Sioux Falls, SD $65,992

Mobile, AL $65,984

Terre Haute, IN $65,955

Altoona, PA $65,912

Amarillo, TX $65,861

Killeen, TX $65,840

Fayetteville, AR $65,782

Chattanooga, TN $65,760

Sioux City, IA $65,695

Idaho Falls, ID $65,680

Lynchburg, VA $65,622

Gainesville, FL $65,528

Portsmouth, OH $65,492

Little Rock, AR $65,477

Lafayette, LA $65,448

Youngstown, OH $65,448

Daytona Beach, FL $65,405

Clarksville, TN $65,398

Pensacola, FL $65,391

Temple, TX $65,385

Hopkinsville, KY $65,173

Erie, PA $65,159

Florence, SC $65,130

Charleston, WV $65,014

Great Falls, MT $64,978

Macon, GA $64,876

Tallahassee, FL $64,869

Fayetteville, NC $64,855

Waco, TX $64,840

Helena, MT $64,790

Pine Bluff, AR $64,762

Vincennes, IN $64,674

Lubbock, TX $64,645

Alamogordo, NM $64,601

Twin Falls, ID $64,536

Rapid City, SD $64,514

Jackson, MS $64,384

Huntington, WV $64,379

Greenville, MS $64,377

Parkersburg, WV $64,303

Montgomery, AL $64,290

Wichita Falls, TX $64,217

Springfield, MO $64,217

Biloxi, MS $64,181

Monroe, LA $64,109

Johnstown, PA $64,058

Sumter, SC $64,029

Columbus, GA $64,022

Pascagoula, MS $63,884

Abilene, TX $63,884

Kingsport, TN $63,696

Albany, GA $63,696

Gulfport, MS $63,674

Alexandria, LA $63,435

Fort Smith, AR $63,254

El Paso, TX $63,059

Las Cruces, NM $62,733

Harlingen, TX $62,549

Pocatello, ID $62,537

Florence, AL $62,443

Brownsville, TX $62,429

Mcallen, TX $62,277

Dothan, AL $62,175

Columbus, MS $61,745

Altus, OK $61,408

Lawton, OK $61,270

Pierre, SD $61,009

What Skills Can Increase a Cgi Animator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
3D CAD (Mentioned in 1.49% Job Postings): CAD is short for Computer-aided design. It's the use of computers to aid in the creation and optimization of a design. Designs made through 3D CAD software focus on the three dimensional quality of design of characters and objects.
Installation (Mentioned in 1.17% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	1.96%
3D CAD	1.49%
Installation	1.17%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cgi Animator's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$76,760	6%
Collaboration	$75,311	4%
Presentation	$75,311	4%
Telecommunications	$74,587	3%
Software Design	$74,587	3%
Innovation	$74,587	3%

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How Education impacts a Cgi Animator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cgi Animators enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Cgi Animator with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $75,297 and $80,219).

Cgi Animator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cgi Animator

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 21.0%

Associates 54.0%

Bachelors 21.9%

Masters 1.9%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	21.0%
Associates	54.0%
Bachelors	21.9%
Masters	1.9%
Doctorate	0.3%

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Cgi Animator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cgi Animator'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$67,330

Average $72,415/year

$81,080

$5,611

Average $6,035/month

$6,757

$1,295

Average $1,393/week

$1,559

$32

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,080	$6,757	$1,559	$39
Average	$72,415	$6,035	$1,393	$35
25th Percentile	$67,330	$5,611	$1,295	$32

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Salary Trends for Cgi Animator

Salaries for a Cgi Animator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $78,685 in 2023 to around $76,727 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cgi Animator salary trends, .

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2023

$78,685

2024

$77,932

2025

$76,727

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2024	$77,932
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