Computer Animator Salary in Minnesota

How much does a Computer Animator make in Minnesota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Animator in Minnesota is $47,287 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): $54,816
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,139 to $51,228
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,363

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Computer Animator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,228	$4,269	$985	$25
Average	$47,287	$3,941	$909	$23
25th Percentile	$43,139	$3,595	$830	$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:

Conger: $45,273
Courtland: $45,222
Darfur: $44,989

Conger, MN $45,273 Courtland, MN $45,222 Darfur, MN $44,989 Delavan, MN $44,996 Eagle Lake, MN $45,648 Easton, MN $45,014 Ellendale, MN $45,649 Elmore, MN $44,781

Elysian, MN $45,876 Emmons, MN $44,916 Essig, MN $45,049 Fairmont, MN $44,901 Freeborn, MN $45,337 Frost, MN $44,853 Garden City, MN $44,993 Geneva, MN $45,763

Glenville, MN $45,112 Good Thunder, MN $45,074 Granada, MN $44,857 Hanska, MN $44,858 Hartland, MN $45,376 Hayward, MN $45,373 Henderson, MN $46,158 Hollandale, MN $45,565

Hope, MN $45,788 Huntley, MN $44,962 Janesville, MN $45,558 Kasota, MN $45,730 Kiester, MN $44,925 Kilkenny, MN $46,096 Lafayette, MN $45,312 Lake Crystal, MN $45,065

La Salle, MN $44,943 Le Center, MN $46,190 Le Sueur, MN $46,090 Lewisville, MN $44,896 Madelia, MN $44,931 Madison Lake, MN $45,775 Mapleton, MN $45,096 Minnesota Lake, MN $45,120

Montgomery, MN $46,355 New Prague, MN $46,930 New Richland, MN $45,485 New Ulm, MN $45,042 Nicollet, MN $45,468 Northrop, MN $45,177 Pemberton, MN $45,326 Saint Clair, MN $45,617

Saint James, MN $44,898 Saint Peter, MN $45,833 Sanborn, MN $44,719 Searles, MN $44,971 Sleepy Eye, MN $44,824 Springfield, MN $44,782 Truman, MN $44,910 Twin Lakes, MN $45,038

Vernon Center, MN $44,963 Waldorf, MN $45,222 Waseca, MN $45,638 Waterville, MN $45,955 Wells, MN $45,124 Winnebago, MN $44,989 Windom, MN $44,834 Adrian, MN $43,668

Alpha, MN $44,703 Arco, MN $44,642 Avoca, MN $44,616 Balaton, MN $44,530 Beaver Creek, MN $42,549 Bigelow, MN $44,083 Bingham Lake, MN $44,767 Brewster, MN $44,637

Butterfield, MN $44,819 Ceylon, MN $44,739 Chandler, MN $43,912 Currie, MN $44,699 Dovray, MN $44,874 Dunnell, MN $44,671 Starbuck, MN $44,675 Morris, MN $44,703

Crane Lake, MN $44,242 Cromwell, MN $44,410 Grand Rapids, MN $44,423 Ely, MN $44,307 Embarrass, MN $44,244 Esko, MN $44,398 Eveleth, MN $44,311 Finlayson, MN $44,531

Floodwood, MN $44,284 Forbes, MN $44,166 Gilbert, MN $44,299 Goodland, MN $44,230 Hibbing, MN $44,199 Hill City, MN $44,372 Holyoke, MN $44,406 Hoyt Lakes, MN $44,306

Iron, MN $44,177 Jacobson, MN $44,258 Keewatin, MN $44,398 Kerrick, MN $44,483 Kettle River, MN $44,481 Kinney, MN $44,246 Mcgregor, MN $44,415 Makinen, MN $44,252

Marble, MN $44,371 Meadowlands, MN $44,263 Melrude, MN $44,246 Moose Lake, MN $44,578 Afton, MN $47,391 Almelund, MN $46,210 Bayport, MN $47,312 Bethel, MN $46,910

Braham, MN $45,559 Brook Park, MN $44,846 Cambridge, MN $46,083 Cannon Falls, MN $46,290 Castle Rock, MN $47,038 Cedar, MN $47,124 Center City, MN $46,511 Chisago City, MN $46,915

Circle Pines, MN $47,742 Cottage Grove, MN $47,511 Dalbo, MN $45,552 Wirt, MN $44,294 Thief River Falls, MN $44,558 Alvarado, MN $44,421 Angle Inlet, MN $44,401 Argyle, MN $44,475

Badger, MN $44,504 Brooks, MN $44,515 Crookston, MN $44,441 Donaldson, MN $44,495 East Grand Forks, MN $44,366 Euclid, MN $44,397 Fisher, MN $44,368 Gatzke, MN $44,428

Goodridge, MN $44,459 Greenbush, MN $44,506 Grygla, MN $44,408 Hallock, MN $44,615 Halma, MN $44,493 Humboldt, MN $44,589 Karlstad, MN $44,523 Kennedy, MN $44,516

Lake Bronson, MN $44,484 Lancaster, MN $44,487 Mentor, MN $44,502 Middle River, MN $44,480 Newfolden, MN $44,491 Noyes, MN $44,629 Oak Island, MN $44,399 Oklee, MN $44,525

Oslo, MN $44,434 Plummer, MN $44,506 Red Lake Falls, MN $44,483 Roseau, MN $44,532 Saint Hilaire, MN $44,510 Saint Vincent, MN $44,593 Salol, MN $44,494 Stephen, MN $44,475

Strandquist, MN $44,462 Strathcona, MN $44,456 Viking, MN $44,440 Wannaska, MN $44,479 Warren, MN $44,423 Warroad, MN $44,546 Edgerton, MN $43,673 Georgetown, MN $44,515

Glyndon, MN $44,510 Morton, MN $44,753 Murdock, MN $44,661 New London, MN $45,053 Norcross, MN $44,536 Odessa, MN $44,503 Olivia, MN $44,746 Ortonville, MN $44,596

Pennock, MN $44,838 Porter, MN $44,587 Prinsburg, MN $44,764 Raymond, MN $44,701 Redwood Falls, MN $44,748 Renville, MN $44,698 Sacred Heart, MN $44,672 Seaforth, MN $44,803

Spicer, MN $45,094 Sunburg, MN $44,803 Taunton, MN $44,658 Vesta, MN $44,654 Wabasso, MN $44,703 Wanda, MN $44,866 Watson, MN $44,681 Wheaton, MN $44,589

Wood Lake, MN $44,664 Saint Cloud, MN $45,588 Albany, MN $45,324 Alexandria, MN $44,759 Ashby, MN $44,648 Avon, MN $45,458 Barrett, MN $44,619 Belgrade, MN $45,009

Bock, MN $45,551 Bowlus, MN $45,270 Brandon, MN $44,659 Brooten, MN $44,865 Buckman, MN $45,346 Burtrum, MN $45,088 Carlos, MN $44,666 Cold Spring, MN $45,504

Collegeville, MN $45,511 Cyrus, MN $44,653 Dalton, MN $44,629 Elrosa, MN $45,234 Waltham, MN $45,897 Evansville, MN $44,635 Farwell, MN $44,656 Flensburg, MN $45,110

Foley, MN $45,467 Foreston, MN $45,476 Freeport, MN $45,237 Garfield, MN $44,667 Gilman, MN $45,454 Glenwood, MN $44,758 Greenwald, MN $45,215 Grey Eagle, MN $45,066

Hillman, MN $45,039 Hoffman, MN $44,657 Holdingford, MN $45,330 Holmes City, MN $44,653 Isle, MN $44,555 Kensington, MN $44,642 Lastrup, MN $45,046 Little Falls, MN $45,082

Long Prairie, MN $44,907 Lowry, MN $44,666 Mc Grath, MN $44,425 Melrose, MN $45,149 Milaca, MN $45,410 Miltona, MN $44,665 Nelson, MN $44,676 New Munich, MN $45,215

Oak Park, MN $45,508 Ogilvie, MN $45,240 Onamia, MN $44,900 Osakis, MN $44,811 Parkers Prairie, MN $44,618 Paynesville, MN $45,362 Pease, MN $45,557 Pierz, MN $45,072

Rice, MN $45,436 Richmond, MN $45,430 Rockville, MN $45,538 Roscoe, MN $45,397 Royalton, MN $45,359 Saint Joseph, MN $45,563 Saint Stephen, MN $45,477 Saint Martin, MN $45,378

Sartell, MN $45,538 Sauk Centre, MN $44,988 Sauk Rapids, MN $45,514 Nashua, MN $44,592 Naytahwaush, MN $44,630 New York Mills, MN $44,611 Nielsville, MN $44,503 Ogema, MN $44,530

Osage, MN $44,565 Ottertail, MN $44,650 Pelican Rapids, MN $44,604 Perham, MN $44,649 Perley, MN $44,536 Ponsford, MN $44,527 Richville, MN $44,611 Richwood, MN $44,551

Rochert, MN $44,568 Rothsay, MN $44,550 Sabin, MN $44,520 Shelly, MN $44,552 Tintah, MN $44,561 Twin Valley, MN $44,525 Ulen, MN $44,520 Underwood, MN $44,638

Vergas, MN $44,603 Vining, MN $44,600 Waubun, MN $44,533 Wendell, MN $44,579 White Earth, MN $44,673 Winger, MN $44,533 Wolf Lake, MN $44,567 Wolverton, MN $44,581

Bemidji, MN $44,622 Bagley, MN $44,566 Baudette, MN $44,457 Bena, MN $44,394 Big Falls, MN $44,259 Bigfork, MN $44,302 Birchdale, MN $44,311 Blackduck, MN $44,462

Bowstring, MN $44,354 Cass Lake, MN $44,530 Clearbrook, MN $44,549 Deer River, MN $44,388 Talmoon, MN $44,368 Effie, MN $44,265 Federal Dam, MN $44,469 Gonvick, MN $44,529

Gully, MN $44,496 Hines, MN $44,485 International Falls, MN $44,461 Kelliher, MN $44,434 Lengby, MN $44,546 Leonard, MN $44,516 Littlefork, MN $44,342 Loman, MN $44,333

Longville, MN $44,501 Marcell, MN $44,316 Margie, MN $44,294 Max, MN $44,359 Mizpah, MN $44,367 Northome, MN $44,361 Outing, MN $44,437 Pennington, MN $44,448

Ponemah, MN $44,531 Puposky, MN $44,498 Ranier, MN $44,640 Kabetogama, MN $44,297 Redby, MN $44,582 Redlake, MN $44,523 Remer, MN $44,404 Roosevelt, MN $44,454

Shevlin, MN $44,526 Solway, MN $44,538 South International Falls, MN $44,468 Spring Lake, MN $44,369 Squaw Lake, MN $44,362 Swift, MN $44,457 Tenstrike, MN $44,509 Trail, MN $44,479

Swanville, MN $45,063 Moorhead, MN $44,490 Upsala, MN $45,209 Villard, MN $44,782 Wahkon, MN $44,803 Waite Park, MN $45,587 West Union, MN $44,942 Brainerd, MN $44,722

Baxter, MN $44,776 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $44,567 Aitkin, MN $44,522 Akeley, MN $44,546 Aldrich, MN $44,593 Backus, MN $44,542 Benedict, MN $44,523 Bertha, MN $44,624

Browerville, MN $44,742 Clarissa, MN $44,685 Crosby, MN $44,567 Crosslake, MN $44,597 Cushing, MN $44,762 Deerwood, MN $44,602 Eagle Bend, MN $44,623 Emily, MN $44,478

Fifty Lakes, MN $44,480 Fort Ripley, MN $44,840 Garrison, MN $44,763 Hackensack, MN $44,535 Hewitt, MN $44,603 Ironton, MN $44,615 Jenkins, MN $44,599 Lake George, MN $44,563

Lake Hubert, MN $44,635 Laporte, MN $44,534 Menahga, MN $44,583 Merrifield, MN $44,601 Motley, MN $44,577 Nevis, MN $44,567 Nisswa, MN $44,640 Palisade, MN $44,376

Park Rapids, MN $44,595 Pequot Lakes, MN $44,606 Pillager, MN $44,627 Pine River, MN $44,546 Randall, MN $44,916 Sebeka, MN $44,559 Nimrod, MN $44,554 Staples, MN $44,611

Verndale, MN $44,581 Wadena, MN $44,648 Walker, MN $44,563 Detroit Lakes, MN $44,654 Ada, MN $44,521 Audubon, MN $44,595 Barnesville, MN $44,543 Battle Lake, MN $44,645

Bejou, MN $44,479 Beltrami, MN $44,515 Bluffton, MN $44,604 Borup, MN $44,517 Breckenridge, MN $44,693 Callaway, MN $44,547 Campbell, MN $44,589 Climax, MN $44,440

Clitherall, MN $44,617 Comstock, MN $44,537 Deer Creek, MN $44,604 Dent, MN $44,614 Dilworth, MN $44,487 Elbow Lake, MN $44,631 Elizabeth, MN $44,604 Erhard, MN $44,592

Erskine, MN $44,554 Felton, MN $44,508 Fergus Falls, MN $44,678 Fertile, MN $44,534 Flom, MN $44,513 Fosston, MN $44,568 Foxhome, MN $44,556 Frazee, MN $44,606

Gary, MN $44,481 Halstad, MN $44,548 Wabasha, MN $45,790 Hawley, MN $44,515 Hendrum, MN $44,537 Henning, MN $44,623 Hitterdal, MN $44,519 Kent, MN $44,565

Lake Park, MN $44,527 Mcintosh, MN $44,553 Mahnomen, MN $44,551 Wilton, MN $44,526 Waskish, MN $44,344 Williams, MN $44,461 Mountain Iron, MN $44,216 Cotton, MN $44,310

Wayzata, MN $47,816 Navarre, MN $47,821 Young America, MN $46,723 Winsted, MN $46,245 Winthrop, MN $45,446 Zimmerman, MN $46,044 Minneapolis, MN $48,271 Nashwauk, MN $44,221

Orr, MN $44,237 Nett Lake, MN $44,523 Pengilly, MN $44,243 Virginia, MN $44,296 Saginaw, MN $44,379 Sawyer, MN $44,384 Side Lake, MN $44,225 Soudan, MN $44,357

Sturgeon Lake, MN $44,555 Swan River, MN $44,233 Swatara, MN $44,344 Taconite, MN $44,392 Tamarack, MN $44,336 Tower, MN $44,289 Twig, MN $44,392 Warba, MN $44,274

Willow River, MN $44,594 Winton, MN $44,563 Wrenshall, MN $44,396 Wright, MN $44,368 Duluth, MN $44,398 Rochester, MN $46,325 Adams, MN $45,405 Altura, MN $45,508

Austin, MN $45,670 Blooming Prairie, MN $45,937 Brownsdale, MN $45,837 Brownsville, MN $43,678 Dundas, MN $46,504 Elko New Market, MN $47,131 Faribault, MN $46,080 Farmington, MN $47,258

Forest Lake, MN $47,349 Frontenac, MN $45,852 Goodhue, MN $46,109 Grandy, MN $45,955 Grasston, MN $45,199 Hampton, MN $46,981 Harris, MN $46,038 Hastings, MN $47,106

Henriette, MN $45,212 Hinckley, MN $44,627 Hugo, MN $47,526 Isanti, MN $46,569 Lake City, MN $45,993 Lake Elmo, MN $47,589 Lakeland, MN $47,288 Lakeville, MN $47,367

Lindstrom, MN $46,698 Lonsdale, MN $46,654 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $47,166 Medford, MN $45,930 Mora, MN $44,968 Morristown, MN $45,921 Nerstrand, MN $45,975 Newport, MN $47,758

North Branch, MN $46,513 Northfield, MN $46,695 Owatonna, MN $45,916 Pine City, MN $45,233 Randolph, MN $46,843 Red Wing, MN $46,014 Rock Creek, MN $45,545 Rosemount, MN $47,532

Rush City, MN $45,706 Saint Francis, MN $46,830 Saint Paul Park, MN $47,649 Sandstone, MN $44,613 Scandia, MN $47,015 Shafer, MN $46,541 South Saint Paul, MN $47,864 Inver Grove Heights, MN $47,751

Waverly, MN $46,300 Byron, MN $46,329 Caledonia, MN $43,873 Canton, MN $44,752 Chatfield, MN $45,826 Claremont, MN $46,047 Dakota, MN $43,779 Dexter, MN $45,916

Dodge Center, MN $46,116 Dover, MN $45,928 Eitzen, MN $43,873 Elgin, MN $46,209 Elkton, MN $45,750 Eyota, MN $46,173 Fountain, MN $45,496 Grand Meadow, MN $45,895

Harmony, MN $44,903 Hayfield, MN $46,044 Hokah, MN $43,568 Homer, MN $44,091 Houston, MN $43,961 Kasson, MN $46,223 Kellogg, MN $45,707 Kenyon, MN $46,134

La Crescent, MN $43,558 Lanesboro, MN $44,913 Lansing, MN $45,756 Le Roy, MN $45,246 Lewiston, MN $44,967 Lyle, MN $45,227 Mabel, MN $44,627 Mantorville, MN $46,217

Mazeppa, MN $46,153 Millville, MN $46,109 Minnesota City, MN $44,992 Oronoco, MN $46,329 Ostrander, MN $45,671 Peterson, MN $44,832 Pine Island, MN $46,218 Plainview, MN $45,947

Preston, MN $45,122 Racine, MN $46,052 Reads Landing, MN $45,783 Rollingstone, MN $45,185 Rose Creek, MN $45,437 Rushford, MN $44,523 Saint Charles, MN $45,705 Sargeant, MN $45,972

Spring Grove, MN $44,237 Spring Valley, MN $45,810 Stewartville, MN $46,173 Taopi, MN $45,311 Utica, MN $45,296 Ellsworth, MN $43,246 Fulda, MN $44,548 Garvin, MN $44,685

Hardwick, MN $43,111 Hendricks, MN $44,526 Heron Lake, MN $44,756 Hills, MN $42,490 Holland, MN $43,974 Ihlen, MN $43,149 Iona, MN $44,142 Ivanhoe, MN $44,617

Jackson, MN $44,749 Jasper, MN $42,943 Jeffers, MN $44,752 Kanaranzi, MN $43,133 Kenneth, MN $43,404 Lake Benton, MN $44,293 Lakefield, MN $44,685 Lake Wilson, MN $44,154

Lamberton, MN $44,712 Leota, MN $43,798 Lismore, MN $43,758 Luverne, MN $42,929 Lynd, MN $44,709 Magnolia, MN $43,208 Mountain Lake, MN $44,830 Odin, MN $44,820

Okabena, MN $44,740 Ormsby, MN $44,842 Pipestone, MN $43,728 Reading, MN $44,179 Revere, MN $44,691 Round Lake, MN $44,602 Rushmore, MN $43,904 Russell, MN $44,682

Ruthton, MN $44,213 Sherburn, MN $44,808 Slayton, MN $44,416 Steen, MN $42,798 Storden, MN $44,738 Tracy, MN $44,730 Trimont, MN $44,867 Trosky, MN $43,254

Tyler, MN $44,469 Walnut Grove, MN $44,700 Welcome, MN $44,868 Westbrook, MN $44,740 Wilmont, MN $44,028 Woodstock, MN $43,929 Worthington, MN $44,423 Beaver Bay, MN $44,374

Brimson, MN $44,229 Finland, MN $44,308 Grand Marais, MN $44,399 Grand Portage, MN $44,364 Hovland, MN $44,351 Isabella, MN $44,213 Knife River, MN $44,388 Lutsen, MN $44,376

Schroeder, MN $44,349 Silver Bay, MN $44,376 Tofte, MN $44,331 Two Harbors, MN $44,392 Adolph, MN $44,398 Alborn, MN $44,337 Angora, MN $44,191 Askov, MN $44,644

Aurora, MN $44,321 Babbitt, MN $44,315 Barnum, MN $44,400 Biwabik, MN $44,369 Bovey, MN $44,298 Britt, MN $44,221 Brookston, MN $44,362 Bruno, MN $44,544

Buhl, MN $44,250 Calumet, MN $44,397 Canyon, MN $44,347 Carlton, MN $44,391 Chisholm, MN $44,246 Cloquet, MN $44,386 Cohasset, MN $44,423 Coleraine, MN $44,511

Cook, MN $44,235 Albertville, MN $46,858 Annandale, MN $45,661 Anoka, MN $47,226 Andover, MN $47,524 Hopkins, MN $48,090 Burnsville, MN $47,679 Arlington, MN $45,979

Becker, MN $45,737 Big Lake, MN $45,989 Bird Island, MN $44,731 Osseo, MN $47,755 Brownton, MN $45,604 Buffalo, MN $46,427 Buffalo Lake, MN $45,076 Carver, MN $47,198

Champlin, MN $47,730 Chanhassen, MN $47,695 Chaska, MN $47,432 Clear Lake, MN $45,542 Clearwater, MN $45,533 Cokato, MN $45,752 Cologne, MN $47,023 Crystal Bay, MN $47,697

Darwin, MN $45,556 Dassel, MN $45,722 Dayton, MN $47,506 Delano, MN $46,978 Eden Valley, MN $45,434 Elk River, MN $46,734 Excelsior, MN $47,616 Fairfax, MN $44,806

Franklin, MN $44,732 Gaylord, MN $45,773 Gibbon, MN $45,071 Glencoe, MN $45,982 Green Isle, MN $46,221 Hamburg, MN $46,547 Hamel, MN $47,641 Hanover, MN $47,192

Hector, MN $44,845 Eden Prairie, MN $47,948 Minnetonka, MN $47,925 Maple Plain, MN $47,497 Howard Lake, MN $45,995 Hutchinson, MN $45,564 Jordan, MN $47,209 Kimball, MN $45,498

Lester Prairie, MN $46,311 Litchfield, MN $45,388 Long Lake, MN $47,702 Loretto, MN $47,306 Maple Lake, MN $45,819 Mayer, MN $46,739 Dennison, MN $46,074 Stacy, MN $46,920

Stanchfield, MN $45,755 Stillwater, MN $47,408 Taylors Falls, MN $46,180 Vermillion, MN $47,179 Warsaw, MN $46,032 Webster, MN $46,940 Welch, MN $46,368 Willernie, MN $47,695

Wyoming, MN $47,126 Saint Paul, MN $48,031 Mendota, MN $48,079 Minnetonka Beach, MN $47,712 Monticello, MN $45,969 Montrose, MN $46,595 Mound, MN $47,464 New Auburn, MN $45,973

New Germany, MN $46,572 Norwood Young America, MN $46,707 Plato, MN $46,397 Princeton, MN $45,744 Prior Lake, MN $47,478 Rockford, MN $47,189 Rogers, MN $47,382 Saint Bonifacius, MN $47,308

Saint Michael, MN $46,930 Santiago, MN $45,684 Savage, MN $47,737 Shakopee, MN $47,544 Silver Creek, MN $45,733 Silver Lake, MN $45,910 South Haven, MN $45,542 Norwood, MN $46,678

Spring Park, MN $47,586 Stewart, MN $45,287 Victoria, MN $47,434 Waconia, MN $47,128 Watertown, MN $46,945 Watkins, MN $45,474 Wanamingo, MN $46,142 West Concord, MN $46,115

Winona, MN $44,305 Stockton, MN $44,895 Wykoff, MN $45,690 Zumbro Falls, MN $46,160 Zumbrota, MN $46,137 Mankato, MN $45,527 Albert Lea, MN $45,417 Alden, MN $45,077

Amboy, MN $44,972 Belle Plaine, MN $46,833 Blue Earth, MN $44,898 Bricelyn, MN $44,926 Clarks Grove, MN $45,490 Cleveland, MN $45,947 Comfrey, MN $44,771 Willmar, MN $45,007

Alberta, MN $44,611 Appleton, MN $44,663 Atwater, MN $45,125 Barry, MN $44,635 Beardsley, MN $44,445 Bellingham, MN $44,520 Belview, MN $44,654 Benson, MN $44,703

Blomkest, MN $44,724 Boyd, MN $44,643 Browns Valley, MN $44,464 Canby, MN $44,563 Chokio, MN $44,613 Clara City, MN $44,716 Clarkfield, MN $44,676 Clements, MN $44,717

Clinton, MN $44,522 Clontarf, MN $44,633 Correll, MN $44,556 Cosmos, MN $45,111 Cottonwood, MN $44,691 Danube, MN $44,701 Danvers, MN $44,616 Dawson, MN $44,672

Donnelly, MN $44,611 Dumont, MN $44,551 Echo, MN $44,643 Ghent, MN $44,714 Graceville, MN $44,528 Granite Falls, MN $44,715 Grove City, MN $45,227 Hancock, MN $44,665

Hanley Falls, MN $44,663 Herman, MN $44,595 Holloway, MN $44,611 Kandiyohi, MN $45,039 Kerkhoven, MN $44,703 Lake Lillian, MN $44,905 Lucan, MN $44,680 Madison, MN $44,579

Marietta, MN $44,424 Marshall, MN $44,777 Maynard, MN $44,667 Milan, MN $44,672 Milroy, MN $44,670 Minneota, MN $44,700 Montevideo, MN $44,722 Morgan, MN $44,751

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	$61,473	$30.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$56,744	$27.0	20%
Internet	$55,798	$27.0	18%
Aerospace & Defense	$52,961	$25.0	12%
Chemicals	$49,651	$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

$43,139

Average $47,287/year

$51,228

$3,595

Average $3,941/month

$4,269

$830

Average $909/week

$985

$21

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,228	$4,269	$985	$25
Average	$47,287	$3,941	$909	$23
25th Percentile	$43,139	$3,595	$830	$21

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