Computer Animator Salary in Illinois

How much does a Computer Animator make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Animator in Illinois is $47,102 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,602
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,970 to $51,028
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,209

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Computer Animator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,028	$4,252	$981	$25
Average	$47,102	$3,925	$906	$23
25th Percentile	$42,970	$3,581	$826	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Animator Salaries

A Computer 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $51,164.
California: $50,970.
Massachusetts: $50,290.

District of Columbia $51,164 California $50,970 Massachusetts $50,290 Washington $50,105 New Jersey $50,087 Alaska $50,022 Connecticut $49,385 New York $49,126

Hawaii $48,299 Rhode Island $47,910 Maryland $47,647 Minnesota $47,287 Colorado $47,148 Illinois $47,102 Oregon $46,926 Delaware $46,797

New Hampshire $46,715 Virginia $46,533 Pennsylvania $46,002 Nevada $45,734 North Dakota $45,646 Michigan $45,508 Wisconsin $45,457 Vermont $45,355

Texas $45,073 Maine $45,055 Arizona $45,027 Ohio $44,995 Georgia $44,569 Indiana $44,357 Wyoming $44,315 Utah $44,251

Iowa $44,223 Kansas $44,001 Louisiana $43,936 North Carolina $43,913 Missouri $43,904 Florida $43,724 Montana $43,627 Nebraska $43,534

Kentucky $43,484 South Carolina $43,299 Tennessee $43,183 Idaho $43,137 New Mexico $42,800 Oklahoma $42,726 Alabama $42,453 South Dakota $41,996

Arkansas $41,746 West Virginia $41,612 Mississippi $41,210

Top Paying Cities for Computer 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:

Effingham: $43,418
Saint Peter: $43,359
Salem: $43,524

Effingham, IL $43,418 Saint Peter, IL $43,359 Salem, IL $43,524 Sandoval, IL $43,661 Scheller, IL $43,471 Sesser, IL $43,476 Shobonier, IL $43,499 Harwood Heights, IL $47,703

Elmwood Park, IL $47,721 Lincolnwood, IL $47,711 Niles, IL $47,660 Alsip, IL $47,276 Cicero, IL $47,733 Evergreen Park, IL $47,562 Riverdale, IL $46,836 Kankakee, IL $44,568

Aroma Park, IL $44,541 Ashkum, IL $43,742 Beaverville, IL $44,294 Bone Gap, IL $42,951 Bonnie, IL $43,393 Broughton, IL $43,386 Browns, IL $43,078 Buckner, IL $43,467

Burnt Prairie, IL $43,265 Carmi, IL $43,567 Christopher, IL $43,572 Cisne, IL $43,342 Clay City, IL $43,193 Coello, IL $43,501 Crossville, IL $43,380 Dahlgren, IL $43,378

Dale, IL $43,472 Dix, IL $43,503 Du Bois, IL $43,576 Du Quoin, IL $43,562 Ellery, IL $43,182 Emma, IL $43,587 Enfield, IL $43,411 Ewing, IL $43,383

Fairfield, IL $43,338 Farina, IL $43,320 Flora, IL $43,409 Frankfort Heights, IL $43,497 Freeman Spur, IL $43,530 Geff, IL $43,296 Golden Gate, IL $43,188 Grayville, IL $43,265

Ina, IL $43,459 Irvington, IL $43,732 Iuka, IL $43,345 Johnsonville, IL $43,331 Keenes, IL $43,326 Keensburg, IL $43,008 Kell, IL $43,448 Kinmundy, IL $43,334

Lancaster, IL $42,401 Logan, IL $43,501 Loogootee, IL $43,334 Louisville, IL $43,329 Mc Leansboro, IL $43,434 Macedonia, IL $43,365 Maunie, IL $43,602 Mill Shoals, IL $43,339

Mount Carmel, IL $42,777 Mount Vernon, IL $43,486 Mulkeytown, IL $43,408 Nason, IL $43,404 New Haven, IL $43,578 Noble, IL $43,039 Norris City, IL $43,501 Odin, IL $43,589

Omaha, IL $43,461 Opdyke, IL $43,411 Orient, IL $43,494 Patoka, IL $43,580 Radom, IL $43,655 Richview, IL $43,621 Rinard, IL $43,312 Sailor Springs, IL $43,355

Allendale, IL $41,926 Altamont, IL $43,365 Annapolis, IL $42,738 Beecher City, IL $43,328 Bridgeport, IL $41,773 Brownstown, IL $43,388 Calhoun, IL $42,450 Casey, IL $43,002

Claremont, IL $42,291 Cowden, IL $43,405 Dennison, IL $42,140 Dieterich, IL $43,334 Dundas, IL $42,784 Edgewood, IL $43,334 Flat Rock, IL $41,818 Greenup, IL $43,154

Herrick, IL $43,462 Hidalgo, IL $43,113 Hutsonville, IL $42,460 Ingraham, IL $43,166 Janesville, IL $43,307 Jewett, IL $43,236 Lakewood, IL $43,438 Lawrenceville, IL $41,502

Lerna, IL $43,349 Marshall, IL $42,342 Martinsville, IL $42,640 Alden, IL $44,514 Antioch, IL $44,783 Arlington Heights, IL $46,680 Elk Grove Village, IL $46,986 Rolling Meadows, IL $46,718

Barrington, IL $45,806 Crystal Lake, IL $44,812 Cary, IL $45,215 Deerfield, IL $46,617 Des Plaines, IL $47,314 Fox Lake, IL $44,777 Fox River Grove, IL $45,400 Glencoe, IL $47,168

Glenview, IL $47,437 Mansfield, IL $44,627 Milmine, IL $44,307 Monticello, IL $44,532 Muncie, IL $44,356 Oakwood, IL $44,164 Ogden, IL $44,616 Penfield, IL $44,505

Pesotum, IL $44,638 Philo, IL $44,770 Potomac, IL $44,306 Rantoul, IL $44,676 Ridge Farm, IL $43,454 Royal, IL $44,657 Sadorus, IL $44,676 Saint Joseph, IL $44,778

Savoy, IL $44,985 Seymour, IL $44,840 Sidell, IL $43,944 Sidney, IL $44,714 Thomasboro, IL $44,797 Tolono, IL $44,821 Weldon, IL $44,209 Westville, IL $43,797

White Heath, IL $44,718 Arcola, IL $43,925 Arthur, IL $44,171 Ashmore, IL $43,398 Atwood, IL $44,410 Bethany, IL $43,691 Brocton, IL $43,426 Camargo, IL $44,198

Charleston, IL $43,516 Chrisman, IL $43,035 Dalton City, IL $43,699 Gays, IL $43,465 Hammond, IL $44,215 Hindsboro, IL $43,789 Humboldt, IL $43,701 Hume, IL $43,674

Kansas, IL $42,943 La Place, IL $43,956 Lovington, IL $43,879 Mattoon, IL $43,559 Metcalf, IL $43,507 Murdock, IL $44,184 Newman, IL $44,081 Oakland, IL $43,612

Paris, IL $42,501 Redmon, IL $43,126 Oquawka, IL $43,442 Homer, IL $44,552 Indianola, IL $43,753 Ivesdale, IL $44,679 Longview, IL $44,494 Sullivan, IL $43,754

Tuscola, IL $44,332 Vermilion, IL $42,249 Villa Grove, IL $44,446 Windsor, IL $43,458 Alhambra, IL $44,166 Alton, IL $44,312 Batchtown, IL $43,850 Benld, IL $43,983

Bethalto, IL $44,319 Bingham, IL $43,450 Brighton, IL $44,176 Brussels, IL $44,124 Bunker Hill, IL $44,124 Butler, IL $43,662 Carrollton, IL $43,750 Coffeen, IL $43,668

Cottage Hills, IL $44,335 Donnellson, IL $43,712 Dorsey, IL $44,210 Dow, IL $44,206 Eagarville, IL $43,945 East Alton, IL $44,376 Edwardsville, IL $44,354 Eldred, IL $43,697

Elsah, IL $44,246 Fidelity, IL $44,026 Fieldon, IL $44,002 Fillmore, IL $43,544 Gillespie, IL $43,933 Glen Carbon, IL $44,449 Godfrey, IL $44,282 Golden Eagle, IL $44,142

Grafton, IL $44,143 Granite City, IL $44,578 Greenfield, IL $43,669 Hamburg, IL $43,650 Hamel, IL $44,230 Hardin, IL $43,863 Hartford, IL $44,526 Hillsboro, IL $43,740

Hillview, IL $43,480 Irving, IL $43,636 Jerseyville, IL $44,069 Kampsville, IL $43,607 Kane, IL $43,841 Litchfield, IL $43,808 Livingston, IL $44,098 Dover, IL $43,692

Eldena, IL $43,903 Grand Ridge, IL $43,596 Granville, IL $43,608 Hennepin, IL $43,596 Kasbeer, IL $43,558 Ladd, IL $43,700 La Moille, IL $43,572 Lee Center, IL $44,053

Leonore, IL $43,703 Long Point, IL $43,655 Lostant, IL $43,581 Mc Nabb, IL $43,600 Magnolia, IL $43,587 Malden, IL $43,576 Manlius, IL $43,555 Mark, IL $43,726

Marseilles, IL $43,927 Mendota, IL $43,741 Mineral, IL $43,474 Neponset, IL $43,481 New Bedford, IL $43,606 Oglesby, IL $43,652 Depue, IL $43,685 Ohio, IL $43,528

Ottawa, IL $43,667 Paw Paw, IL $44,083 Peru, IL $43,677 Princeton, IL $43,567 Rutland, IL $43,630 Seatonville, IL $43,689 Seneca, IL $44,111 Sheffield, IL $43,486

Spring Valley, IL $43,670 Standard, IL $43,707 Streator, IL $43,741 Sublette, IL $43,673 Tiskilwa, IL $43,537 Toluca, IL $43,697 Tonica, IL $43,599 Triumph, IL $43,792

Troy Grove, IL $43,684 Utica, IL $43,563 Van Orin, IL $43,575 Varna, IL $43,706 Walnut, IL $43,530 Wenona, IL $43,635 West Brooklyn, IL $43,870 Wyanet, IL $43,522

Galesburg, IL $43,562 Abingdon, IL $43,503 Adair, IL $43,398 Alexis, IL $43,432 Alpha, IL $43,430 Altona, IL $43,455 Avon, IL $43,456 Bardolph, IL $43,544

Berwick, IL $43,372 Biggsville, IL $43,374 Bishop Hill, IL $43,450 Blandinsville, IL $43,323 Bradford, IL $43,511 Bushnell, IL $43,485 Cameron, IL $43,413 Camp Grove, IL $43,654

Carman, IL $43,339 Castleton, IL $43,593 Cuba, IL $43,679 Dahinda, IL $43,537 East Galesburg, IL $43,600 Ellisville, IL $43,502 Fairview, IL $43,624 Fiatt, IL $43,702

Galva, IL $43,466 Gerlaw, IL $43,429 Gilson, IL $43,473 Gladstone, IL $43,374 Good Hope, IL $43,376 Henderson, IL $43,442 Industry, IL $43,362 Ipava, IL $43,514

Keithsburg, IL $43,419 Kewanee, IL $43,467 Kirkwood, IL $43,413 Knoxville, IL $43,527 La Fayette, IL $43,501 La Harpe, IL $43,343 Laura, IL $43,657 Littleton, IL $43,288

Little York, IL $43,412 Lomax, IL $43,352 Macomb, IL $43,459 Maquon, IL $43,571 Marietta, IL $43,459 Media, IL $43,347 Monmouth, IL $43,484 New Windsor, IL $43,429

North Henderson, IL $43,433 Oneida, IL $43,450 Ophiem, IL $43,421 Bloomington, IL $43,965 Anchor, IL $43,878 Armington, IL $43,810 Arrowsmith, IL $44,140 Atlanta, IL $43,790

Bellflower, IL $44,441 Carlock, IL $43,784 Chenoa, IL $43,645 Clinton, IL $43,807 Colfax, IL $43,745 Congerville, IL $43,793 Cooksville, IL $43,665 Cropsey, IL $43,827

Danvers, IL $43,814 Deer Creek, IL $43,855 Delavan, IL $43,814 Dewitt, IL $44,075 Downs, IL $43,764 Ellsworth, IL $43,749 El Paso, IL $43,695 Fairbury, IL $43,728

Flanagan, IL $43,650 Forrest, IL $43,787 Goodfield, IL $43,821 Graymont, IL $43,640 Gridley, IL $43,685 Heyworth, IL $43,731 Hopedale, IL $43,815 Hudson, IL $43,760

Kenney, IL $43,765 Lane, IL $44,069 Lawndale, IL $43,776 Le Roy, IL $43,891 Lexington, IL $43,691 Mc Lean, IL $43,788 Mackinaw, IL $43,832 Maroa, IL $43,757

Merna, IL $43,717 Minier, IL $43,800 Minonk, IL $43,676 Normal, IL $43,920 Pontiac, IL $43,700 Saunemin, IL $43,552 Saybrook, IL $44,257 Secor, IL $43,758

Shirley, IL $43,715 Sibley, IL $43,970 Stanford, IL $43,805 Strawn, IL $43,852 Towanda, IL $43,722 Wapella, IL $43,701 Waynesville, IL $43,674 Urbana, IL $45,032

Allerton, IL $44,209 Alvin, IL $43,856 Armstrong, IL $44,565 Bement, IL $44,428 Bismarck, IL $43,822 Bondville, IL $44,917 Broadlands, IL $44,444 Catlin, IL $43,930

Cerro Gordo, IL $44,171 Champaign, IL $45,032 Cisco, IL $44,269 Collison, IL $44,361 Danville, IL $43,984 Tilton, IL $44,002 De Land, IL $44,443 Dewey, IL $44,716

Fairmount, IL $44,215 Farmer City, IL $44,327 Fisher, IL $44,642 Fithian, IL $44,421 Foosland, IL $44,522 Georgetown, IL $43,605 Gifford, IL $44,563 Henning, IL $44,063

Prairie City, IL $43,455 Raritan, IL $43,563 Rio, IL $43,436 Roseville, IL $43,372 Saint Augustine, IL $43,434 Sciota, IL $43,301 Seaton, IL $43,423 Smithfield, IL $43,514

Smithshire, IL $43,354 Speer, IL $43,732 Stronghurst, IL $43,366 Table Grove, IL $43,456 Toulon, IL $43,560 Vermont, IL $43,436 Victoria, IL $43,502 Viola, IL $43,434

Wataga, IL $43,445 Williamsfield, IL $43,595 Woodhull, IL $43,436 Wyoming, IL $43,655 Astoria, IL $43,490 Benson, IL $43,730 Brimfield, IL $43,817 Bryant, IL $43,720

Canton, IL $43,767 Chillicothe, IL $43,824 Dunfermline, IL $43,751 Dunlap, IL $43,873 Edelstein, IL $43,814 Edwards, IL $43,909 Elmwood, IL $43,773 Eureka, IL $43,821

Farmington, IL $43,717 Forest City, IL $43,788 Glasford, IL $43,859 Green Valley, IL $43,828 Groveland, IL $43,917 Hanna City, IL $43,901 Henry, IL $43,629 Kingston Mines, IL $43,880

Lacon, IL $43,750 La Rose, IL $43,728 Lewistown, IL $43,648 Liverpool, IL $43,755 London Mills, IL $43,556 Lowpoint, IL $43,819 Manito, IL $43,817 Mapleton, IL $43,901

Metamora, IL $43,869 Morton, IL $43,901 Mossville, IL $43,903 Norris, IL $43,741 Pekin, IL $43,905 Princeville, IL $43,775 Putnam, IL $43,575 Roanoke, IL $43,777

Rome, IL $43,855 Saint David, IL $43,745 South Pekin, IL $43,873 Sparland, IL $43,703 Topeka, IL $43,769 Tremont, IL $43,868 Trivoli, IL $43,824 Washburn, IL $43,788

Washington, IL $43,906 Yates City, IL $43,682 Peoria, IL $43,955 Creve Coeur, IL $43,955 East Peoria, IL $43,955 Peoria Heights, IL $43,954 Sims, IL $43,342 Andalusia, IL $43,491

Springerton, IL $43,349 Tamaroa, IL $43,563 Texico, IL $43,365 Thompsonville, IL $43,394 Valier, IL $43,555 Vernon, IL $43,521 Walnut Hill, IL $43,557 Waltonville, IL $43,456

Wayne City, IL $43,362 West Frankfort, IL $43,489 Whittington, IL $43,400 Woodlawn, IL $43,549 Xenia, IL $43,331 Carbondale, IL $43,546 Alto Pass, IL $43,337 Anna, IL $43,450

Ava, IL $43,498 Belknap, IL $43,293 Boles, IL $43,368 Brookport, IL $43,167 Buncombe, IL $43,374 Cairo, IL $43,366 Cambria, IL $43,578 Campbell Hill, IL $43,618

Carrier Mills, IL $43,437 Carterville, IL $43,498 Cave In Rock, IL $43,273 Cobden, IL $43,402 Colp, IL $43,537 Ridott, IL $44,367 Rochelle, IL $44,356 Rock City, IL $44,368

Rock Falls, IL $43,674 Rockton, IL $44,490 Roscoe, IL $44,490 Savanna, IL $43,556 Scales Mound, IL $43,569 Seward, IL $44,445 Shannon, IL $43,956 Shirland, IL $44,463

South Beloit, IL $44,444 Sterling, IL $43,698 Stillman Valley, IL $44,434 Stockton, IL $43,735 Warren, IL $43,864 Winnebago, IL $44,512 Winslow, IL $43,976 Woosung, IL $43,824

Rockford, IL $44,509 Loves Park, IL $44,519 Machesney Park, IL $44,519 Rock Island, IL $43,317 Albany, IL $43,456 Aledo, IL $43,439 Dana, IL $43,607 Chandlerville, IL $43,837

Bluford, IL $43,374 Mahomet, IL $44,742 Andover, IL $43,420 Chapin, IL $43,664 Chatham, IL $44,356 Chesterfield, IL $43,747 Concord, IL $43,701 Easton, IL $43,751

Elkhart, IL $44,147 Emden, IL $43,795 Franklin, IL $44,007 Frederick, IL $43,462 Girard, IL $44,004 Greenview, IL $44,064 Hartsburg, IL $43,790 Havana, IL $43,674

Hettick, IL $43,707 Jacksonville, IL $43,908 Kilbourne, IL $43,782 Lincoln, IL $43,909 Lincolns New Salem, IL $44,098 Literberry, IL $43,928 Loami, IL $44,276 Lowder, IL $44,132

Manchester, IL $43,813 Mason City, IL $43,813 Meredosia, IL $43,562 Middletown, IL $44,078 Modesto, IL $43,977 Murrayville, IL $43,758 New Berlin, IL $44,259 New Holland, IL $43,897

Nilwood, IL $43,967 Oakford, IL $43,911 Palmyra, IL $43,818 Petersburg, IL $44,106 Pleasant Plains, IL $44,276 Rushville, IL $43,435 San Jose, IL $43,805 Scottville, IL $43,795

Sherman, IL $44,375 Shipman, IL $44,013 Tallula, IL $44,157 Thayer, IL $44,151 Virden, IL $44,114 Virginia, IL $43,752 Waverly, IL $44,108 Williamsville, IL $44,269

Winchester, IL $43,578 Woodson, IL $43,951 Springfield, IL $44,491 Bonfield, IL $44,433 Creal Springs, IL $43,410 Annawan, IL $43,464 Atkinson, IL $43,449 Barstow, IL $43,380

Buffalo Prairie, IL $43,468 Cambridge, IL $43,435 Carbon Cliff, IL $43,347 Coal Valley, IL $43,343 Colona, IL $43,388 Cordova, IL $43,461 Deer Grove, IL $43,517 East Moline, IL $43,367

Erie, IL $43,453 Fenton, IL $43,476 Fulton, IL $43,482 Geneseo, IL $43,432 Hampton, IL $43,412 Hillsdale, IL $43,439 Hooppole, IL $43,467 Illinois City, IL $43,475

Joy, IL $43,442 Lyndon, IL $43,514 Lynn Center, IL $43,419 Matherville, IL $43,431 Milan, IL $43,415 Moline, IL $43,262 Morrison, IL $43,544 New Boston, IL $43,450

Orion, IL $43,390 Osco, IL $43,410 Port Byron, IL $43,442 Preemption, IL $43,425 Prophetstown, IL $43,487 Rapids City, IL $43,429 Reynolds, IL $43,453 Sherrard, IL $43,419

Silvis, IL $43,329 Tampico, IL $43,513 Taylor Ridge, IL $43,478 Thomson, IL $43,551 La Salle, IL $43,648 Amboy, IL $43,753 Ancona, IL $43,613 Arlington, IL $43,499

Blackstone, IL $43,576 Buda, IL $43,482 Bureau, IL $43,664 Cedar Point, IL $43,694 Cherry, IL $43,671 Compton, IL $43,941 Cornell, IL $43,669 Dalzell, IL $43,725

Cypress, IL $43,367 De Soto, IL $43,430 Dongola, IL $43,377 Dowell, IL $43,561 Eddyville, IL $43,331 Eldorado, IL $43,509 Elizabethtown, IL $43,285 Elkville, IL $43,416

Energy, IL $43,522 Equality, IL $43,421 Galatia, IL $43,417 Golconda, IL $43,269 Goreville, IL $43,427 Gorham, IL $43,337 Grand Chain, IL $43,302 Grand Tower, IL $43,319

Grantsburg, IL $43,358 Harrisburg, IL $43,470 Herod, IL $43,291 Herrin, IL $43,539 Hurst, IL $43,521 Jacob, IL $43,335 Johnston City, IL $43,484 Jonesboro, IL $43,360

Joppa, IL $43,441 Junction, IL $43,408 Karbers Ridge, IL $43,337 Karnak, IL $43,335 Mc Clure, IL $43,281 Makanda, IL $43,407 Marion, IL $43,481 Metropolis, IL $43,352

Millcreek, IL $43,457 Miller City, IL $43,124 Mound City, IL $43,389 Mounds, IL $43,355 Muddy, IL $43,509 Murphysboro, IL $43,453 New Burnside, IL $43,399 Olive Branch, IL $43,335

Olmsted, IL $43,308 Oraville, IL $43,512 Ozark, IL $43,376 Perks, IL $43,348 Pittsburg, IL $43,428 Pomona, IL $43,315 Pulaski, IL $43,352 Raleigh, IL $43,446

Ridgway, IL $43,513 Rosiclare, IL $43,340 Royalton, IL $43,432 Shawneetown, IL $43,460 Simpson, IL $43,342 Stonefort, IL $43,352 Tamms, IL $43,338 Thebes, IL $43,312

Ullin, IL $43,364 Unity, IL $43,343 Vergennes, IL $43,465 Vienna, IL $43,410 Villa Ridge, IL $43,309 Willisville, IL $43,849 Wolf Lake, IL $43,257 Zeigler, IL $43,545

Centralia, IL $43,710 Hoyleton, IL $43,720 Akin, IL $43,368 Albion, IL $43,182 Alma, IL $43,438 Ashley, IL $43,598 Barnhill, IL $43,333 Belle Rive, IL $43,364

Bellmont, IL $43,168 Benton, IL $43,465 Bourbonnais, IL $44,810 Bradley, IL $44,804 Buckingham, IL $43,959 Buckley, IL $44,004 Cabery, IL $43,750 Campus, IL $43,871

Chatsworth, IL $43,848 Chebanse, IL $44,179 Cissna Park, IL $43,996 Claytonville, IL $43,922 Clifton, IL $43,910 Crescent City, IL $43,807 Cullom, IL $43,624 Danforth, IL $43,695

Donovan, IL $44,045 East Lynn, IL $44,123 Elliott, IL $44,389 Emington, IL $43,526 Essex, IL $44,423 Gibson City, IL $44,363 Gilman, IL $43,821 Goodwine, IL $43,939

Grant Park, IL $45,306 Herscher, IL $44,076 Hoopeston, IL $43,907 Hopkins Park, IL $44,594 Iroquois, IL $43,951 Kempton, IL $43,545 Loda, IL $44,226 Ludlow, IL $44,519

Manteno, IL $45,117 Martinton, IL $44,053 Melvin, IL $44,187 Milford, IL $43,748 Momence, IL $45,054 Onarga, IL $43,868 Papineau, IL $44,389 Paxton, IL $44,408

Pembroke Township, IL $44,592 Piper City, IL $43,797 Rankin, IL $44,236 Reddick, IL $44,126 Roberts, IL $43,986 Rossville, IL $43,876 Saint Anne, IL $44,416 Sheldon, IL $43,667

Stockland, IL $43,604 Thawville, IL $43,880 Union Hill, IL $44,325 Watseka, IL $43,762 Wellington, IL $43,800 Woodland, IL $43,812 Apple River, IL $43,702 Ashton, IL $44,110

Baileyville, IL $44,258 Belvidere, IL $44,468 Byron, IL $44,417 Caledonia, IL $44,475 Capron, IL $44,485 Cedarville, IL $44,272 Chadwick, IL $43,550 Chana, IL $44,271

Cherry Valley, IL $44,472 Dakota, IL $44,326 Davis, IL $44,394 Davis Junction, IL $44,449 Dixon, IL $43,874 Durand, IL $44,445 East Dubuque, IL $43,523 Eleroy, IL $44,178

Elizabeth, IL $43,536 Forreston, IL $44,092 Franklin Grove, IL $43,968 Freeport, IL $44,260 Galena, IL $43,552 Galt, IL $43,741 Garden Prairie, IL $44,490 German Valley, IL $44,344

Hanover, IL $43,496 Harmon, IL $43,553 Holcomb, IL $44,408 Kent, IL $43,827 Lanark, IL $43,760 Leaf River, IL $44,364 Lena, IL $43,978 Lindenwood, IL $44,399

Mc Connell, IL $44,223 Milledgeville, IL $43,680 Monroe Center, IL $44,441 Mount Carroll, IL $43,592 Mount Morris, IL $44,234 Nachusa, IL $43,861 Nora, IL $43,932 Orangeville, IL $44,309

Oregon, IL $44,233 Pearl City, IL $43,853 Pecatonica, IL $44,463 Polo, IL $43,890 Poplar Grove, IL $44,471 Midlothian, IL $46,896 Mason, IL $43,325 Romeoville, IL $46,406

Minooka, IL $45,408 Mokena, IL $46,330 Monee, IL $45,722 Morris, IL $44,598 New Lenox, IL $46,130 Oak Forest, IL $46,763 Oak Lawn, IL $47,552 Bridgeview, IL $47,613

Hometown, IL $47,600 Hickory Hills, IL $47,489 Justice, IL $47,628 Burbank, IL $47,630 Odell, IL $43,515 Olympia Fields, IL $46,063 Orland Park, IL $46,884 Palos Heights, IL $47,167

Palos Park, IL $47,108 Palos Hills, IL $47,368 Park Forest, IL $45,860 Peotone, IL $45,417 Posen, IL $46,812 Ransom, IL $43,607 Richton Park, IL $45,937 Robbins, IL $46,985

South Holland, IL $46,225 South Wilmington, IL $44,380 Steger, IL $45,795 Thornton, IL $46,055 Tinley Park, IL $46,541 Country Club Hills, IL $46,354 Verona, IL $43,986 Willow Springs, IL $47,339

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Lisle, IL $46,831 Lyons, IL $47,690 Millbrook, IL $44,766 Millington, IL $44,611 Montgomery, IL $45,740 Mooseheart, IL $45,817 Naperville, IL $46,550 Newark, IL $44,588

North Aurora, IL $45,758 Oswego, IL $45,702 Plainfield, IL $46,032 Plano, IL $44,858 Riverside, IL $47,704 Sandwich, IL $44,507 Serena, IL $44,005 Shabbona, IL $44,273

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Trilla, IL $43,321 Vandalia, IL $43,597 Watson, IL $43,369 Westfield, IL $43,271 West Liberty, IL $42,731 West Salem, IL $42,909 West Union, IL $42,338 West York, IL $42,447

Wheeler, IL $43,261 Willow Hill, IL $42,832 Yale, IL $42,942 Argenta, IL $43,912 Assumption, IL $43,735 Beason, IL $43,719 Blue Mound, IL $44,021 Boody, IL $43,971

Buffalo, IL $44,215 Bulpitt, IL $44,169 Chestnut, IL $43,927 Cornland, IL $44,200 Dawson, IL $44,330 Decatur, IL $43,917 Divernon, IL $44,207 Edinburg, IL $44,199

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Mt Zion, IL $43,890 Moweaqua, IL $43,781 Niantic, IL $44,012 Oconee, IL $43,551 Oreana, IL $43,889 Owaneco, IL $43,790 Palmer, IL $44,003 Pana, IL $43,735

Pawnee, IL $44,225 Raymond, IL $43,787 Riverton, IL $44,359 Rochester, IL $44,343 Shelbyville, IL $43,523 Stonington, IL $44,024 Taylorville, IL $44,022 Tovey, IL $44,163

Tower Hill, IL $43,573 West Point, IL $43,292 Fox Valley, IL $46,245 Golf, IL $47,582 Lovejoy, IL $44,648 Waggoner, IL $43,936 Warrensburg, IL $43,867 Alexander, IL $44,108

Alsey, IL $43,606 Arenzville, IL $43,623 Ashland, IL $44,039 Athens, IL $44,275 Auburn, IL $44,222 Bath, IL $43,592 Beardstown, IL $43,646 Bluffs, IL $43,558

Bluff Springs, IL $43,644 Browning, IL $43,484 Cantrall, IL $44,391 Carlinville, IL $43,775 Kingston, IL $44,454 Kirkland, IL $44,418 Lafox, IL $45,395 Lombard, IL $47,149

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Schaumburg, IL $46,623 Melrose Park, IL $47,695 Hillside, IL $47,658 Berkeley, IL $47,633 Stone Park, IL $47,683 Hoffman Estates, IL $46,393 Plato Center, IL $45,073 River Grove, IL $47,706

Roselle, IL $46,714 Saint Charles, IL $45,842 Schiller Park, IL $47,674 South Elgin, IL $45,695 Sycamore, IL $44,592 Union, IL $44,616 Villa Park, IL $47,360 Wasco, IL $45,314

Wayne, IL $46,028 West Chicago, IL $46,264 Wheaton, IL $46,734 Winfield, IL $46,537 Wood Dale, IL $47,224 Evanston, IL $47,672 Chicago, IL $47,753 Oak Park, IL $47,728

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Calumet City, IL $46,093 Channahon, IL $45,444 Chicago Heights, IL $45,851 Chicago Ridge, IL $47,465 Grayslake, IL $45,045 Gurnee, IL $44,987 Harvard, IL $44,535 Hebron, IL $44,295

Highland Park, IL $46,730 Fort Sheridan, IL $46,530 Palatine, IL $46,466 Highwood, IL $46,553 Ingleside, IL $44,811 Island Lake, IL $45,084 Kenilworth, IL $47,529 Lake Bluff, IL $45,744

Lake Forest, IL $46,154 Lake Villa, IL $44,853 Lake Zurich, IL $45,925 Libertyville, IL $45,513 Mchenry, IL $44,665 Morton Grove, IL $47,655 Mount Prospect, IL $47,079 Mundelein, IL $45,490

Vernon Hills, IL $45,956 Northbrook, IL $47,061 North Chicago, IL $45,375 Park Ridge, IL $47,624 Lincolnshire, IL $46,329 Prospect Heights, IL $46,908 Richmond, IL $44,608 Ringwood, IL $44,585

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Elwood, IL $45,596 Flossmoor, IL $46,150 Frankfort, IL $46,012 Gardner, IL $44,181 Glenwood, IL $45,956 Harvey, IL $46,545 Markham, IL $46,579 Hazel Crest, IL $46,369

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Smithboro, IL $43,711 Smithton, IL $44,364 Sparta, IL $43,873 Steeleville, IL $43,766 Summerfield, IL $44,276 Tilden, IL $44,029 Trenton, IL $44,222 Troy, IL $44,382

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Sutter, IL $43,255 Tennessee, IL $43,307 Timewell, IL $43,273 Ursa, IL $43,314 Versailles, IL $43,412 Warsaw, IL $43,309 Buffalo Grove, IL $46,409 Wheeling, IL $46,837

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Bartlett, IL $46,209 Bellwood, IL $47,685 Bensenville, IL $47,459 Streamwood, IL $46,211 Bloomingdale, IL $46,759 Burlington, IL $44,659 Carpentersville, IL $45,423 Clare, IL $44,436

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Esmond, IL $44,389 Forest Park, IL $47,715 Franklin Park, IL $47,678 Hanover Park, IL $46,471 Geneva, IL $45,688 Genoa, IL $44,512 Gilberts, IL $45,082 Glen Ellyn, IL $46,953

Glendale Heights, IL $46,873 Hampshire, IL $44,685 Hines, IL $47,703 Huntley, IL $44,662 Itasca, IL $47,031 Madison, IL $44,640 Marine, IL $44,255 Maryville, IL $44,461

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White Hall, IL $43,637 Wilsonville, IL $44,043 Witt, IL $43,678 Wood River, IL $44,397 Worden, IL $44,197 Wrights, IL $43,647 East Saint Louis, IL $44,648 Fairview Heights, IL $44,528

Addieville, IL $44,048 Albers, IL $44,107 Aviston, IL $44,129 Baldwin, IL $44,038 Bartelso, IL $43,910 Beckemeyer, IL $44,053 Belleville, IL $44,445 Mascoutah, IL $44,279

Scott Air Force Base, IL $44,362 Breese, IL $44,057 Carlyle, IL $43,802 Caseyville, IL $44,535 Chester, IL $43,774 Collinsville, IL $44,500 Columbia, IL $44,457 Coulterville, IL $43,818

Cutler, IL $43,661 Dupo, IL $44,578 East Carondelet, IL $44,551 Ellis Grove, IL $43,797 Evansville, IL $43,996 Freeburg, IL $44,314 Fults, IL $44,138 Germantown, IL $44,089

Greenville, IL $43,849 Hagarstown, IL $43,625 Hecker, IL $44,259 Highland, IL $44,169 Hoffman, IL $43,895 Huey, IL $43,773 Keyesport, IL $43,733 Lebanon, IL $44,349

Lenzburg, IL $44,144 Maeystown, IL $44,175 Marissa, IL $44,080 Menard, IL $43,782 Millstadt, IL $44,484 Modoc, IL $43,737 Mulberry Grove, IL $43,649 Nashville, IL $43,788

New Athens, IL $44,222 New Baden, IL $44,184 New Memphis, IL $44,153 Oakdale, IL $43,816 O Fallon, IL $44,441 Okawville, IL $44,006 Percy, IL $43,714 Pierron, IL $44,076

Pinckneyville, IL $43,679

Computer Animator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Computer Animator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 63% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Computer Animator positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Computer Animator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Computer Animator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$61,232	$29.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$56,522	$27.0	20%
Internet	$55,580	$27.0	18%
Aerospace & Defense	$52,754	$25.0	12%
Chemicals	$49,457	$24.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Computer 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 July 01, 2026

$42,970

Average $47,102/year

$51,028

$3,581

Average $3,925/month

$4,252

$826

Average $906/week

$981

$21

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,028	$4,252	$981	$25
Average	$47,102	$3,925	$906	$23
25th Percentile	$42,970	$3,581	$826	$21

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