What are the main factors that influence a Motion Graphics's salary?

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

How does experience change A Motion Graphics's salary?

A Motion Graphics's salary grows with experience: a Cook I (0-1 years)earns $32,835, a Cook II (1-3 years)earns $36,559, a Motion Graphics (3-5 years)earns $41,175, a Sous Chef (5+ years)earns $54,072,

What are the highest paying states for a Motion Graphics?

Motion Graphics salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Motion Graphics roles are District of Columbia $44,548, California $44,379, Massachusetts $43,788. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Motion Graphics roles make?

Salaries for Motion Graphics level roles vary by specialization: Motion Graphic Artist V: $156,890; Motion Graphic Designer V: $156,873; Motion Graphic Artist IV: $129,290; Motion Graphic Designer IV: $129,263; Motion Graphics Animator: $91,272.

How do different companies affect a Motion Graphics's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Motion Graphics 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.

Motion Graphics Salary in the United States

How much does a Motion Graphics make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Motion Graphics in the United States is $40,235 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,631
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,724 to $44,630
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,617

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Motion Graphics Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,630	$3,719	$858	$21
Average	$40,235	$3,353	$774	$19
25th Percentile	$35,724	$2,977	$687	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Motion Graphics Salaries

A Motion Graphics'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 Do Motion Graphics 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 Motion Graphics. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $44,548.
California: $44,379.
Massachusetts: $43,788.

District of Columbia $44,548 California $44,379 Massachusetts $43,788 Washington $43,627 New Jersey $43,611 Alaska $43,555 Connecticut $42,999 New York $42,774

Hawaii $42,054 Rhode Island $41,716 Maryland $41,487 Minnesota $41,173 Colorado $41,052 Illinois $41,012 Oregon $40,859 Delaware $40,746

New Hampshire $40,675 Virginia $40,517 Pennsylvania $40,054 Nevada $39,821 North Dakota $39,744 Michigan $39,624 Wisconsin $39,579 Vermont $39,491

Texas $39,245 Maine $39,229 Arizona $39,205 Ohio $39,177 Georgia $38,807 Indiana $38,622 Wyoming $38,586 Utah $38,529

Iowa $38,505 Kansas $38,312 Louisiana $38,256 North Carolina $38,236 Missouri $38,227 Florida $38,071 Montana $37,986 Nebraska $37,906

Kentucky $37,861 South Carolina $37,700 Tennessee $37,600 Idaho $37,560 New Mexico $37,266 Oklahoma $37,201 Alabama $36,964 South Dakota $36,566

Arkansas $36,348 West Virginia $36,232 Mississippi $35,882

Top Paying Cities for Motion Graphics

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: $50,749
San Francisco: $50,250
Oakland: $49,135

San Jose, CA $50,749

San Francisco, CA $50,250

Oakland, CA $49,135

New York, NY $46,629

Queens Village, NY $46,327

Paramus, NJ $46,005

Passaic, NJ $45,965

Bergenfield, NJ $45,924

Stamford, CT $45,864

Huntington, NY $45,824

Newark, NJ $45,562

Bridgeport, CT $45,482

New Brunswick, NJ $45,349

Vallejo, CA $45,265

Middlesex, NJ $45,240

Somerset, NJ $45,204

Petaluma, CA $45,112

Santa Cruz, CA $44,955

Boston, MA $44,874

Monterey, CA $44,673

Fairbanks, AK $44,645

Los Angeles, CA $44,569

Washington, DC $44,548

Seattle, WA $44,476

Santa Rosa, CA $44,468

Juneau, AK $44,351

Orange, CA $44,218

Anchorage, AK $44,146

Anaheim, CA $44,118

Santa Ana, CA $44,058

Nassau, NY $44,033

Long Beach, CA $44,017

Danbury, CT $44,005

Santa Maria, CA $43,868

Everett, WA $43,860

Bremerton, WA $43,663

Trenton, NJ $43,587

Sacramento, CA $43,571

San Diego, CA $43,551

Brockton, MA $43,534

Tacoma, WA $43,518

Santa Barbara, CA $43,462

Lowell, MA $43,301

New Suffolk, NY $43,285

Nashua, NH $43,237

Lompoc, CA $43,172

Ventura, CA $43,132

Stockton, CA $43,120

New Haven, CT $43,040

Atlantic City, NJ $42,935

Hartford, CT $42,846

Modesto, CA $42,826

Poughkeepsie, NY $42,738

New Britain, CT $42,718

Olympia, WA $42,661

Kennewick, WA $42,661

New London, CT $42,653

Norwich, CT $42,641

Lawrence, MA $42,621

Bakersfield, CA $42,508

Riverside, CA $42,452

New Bedford, MA $42,452

Richland, WA $42,412

Portsmouth, NH $42,380

Vineland, NJ $42,372

San Bernardino, CA $42,340

Boulder, CO $42,227

Worcester, MA $42,195

Portland, OR $42,158

Saint Paul, MN $42,110

Minneapolis, MN $42,110

Philadelphia, PA $42,054

Honolulu, HI $41,841

Springfield, MA $41,700

Providence, RI $41,696

Chicago, IL $41,579

Bellingham, WA $41,531

Baltimore, MD $41,487

Chico, CA $41,386

Wilmington, DE $41,318

Pittsfield, MA $41,277

Manchester, NH $41,201

Spokane, WA $41,024

Denver, CO $41,020

Albany, NY $40,831

Troy, NY $40,815

Schenectady, NY $40,730

Burlington, VT $40,642

Portland, ME $40,501

Salem, OR $40,469

Yakima, WA $40,461

Ann Arbor, MI $40,448

Rochester, MN $40,336

Fresno, CA $40,316

Reno, NV $40,316

Milwaukee, WI $40,279

Detroit, MI $40,239

Allentown, PA $40,227

Carson City, NV $40,223

Houston, TX $40,163

Colorado Springs, CO $40,159

Syracuse, NY $40,139

Eugene, OR $40,062

Bismarck, ND $40,014

Gary, IN $40,014

Galveston, TX $40,014

Springfield, OR $39,982

Medford, OR $39,885

Fort Collins, CO $39,869

Austin, TX $39,837

Mesa, AZ $39,752

Phoenix, AZ $39,744

Dallas, TX $39,732

Reading, PA $39,708

Saint Cloud, MN $39,692

Concord, NH $39,656

Madison, WI $39,640

Utica, NY $39,531

Raleigh, NC $39,499

Las Vegas, NV $39,495

Rochester, NY $39,467

Des Moines, IA $39,463

Atlanta, GA $39,398

Battle Creek, MI $39,386

Salt Lake City, UT $39,374

Lancaster, PA $39,314

Champaign, IL $39,306

Harrisburg, PA $39,257

Durham, NC $39,221

Kansas City, MO $39,217

Kansas City, KS $39,209

Fort Worth, TX $39,205

Boca Raton, FL $39,189

Cleveland, OH $39,185

Columbus, OH $39,177

Pittsburgh, PA $39,173

Richmond, VA $39,157

Indianapolis, IN $39,149

Cincinnati, OH $39,097

Petersburg, VA $39,036

Billings, MT $38,948

Lansing, MI $38,948

Huntsville, AL $38,948

Lebanon, PA $38,944

Dayton, OH $38,940

Pueblo, CO $38,940

Appleton, WI $38,928

Buffalo, NY $38,911

Racine, WI $38,891

Charlotte, NC $38,887

Saint Louis, MO $38,875

Springfield, IL $38,859

Elkhart, IN $38,851

York, PA $38,851

Gastonia, NC $38,847

Benton Harbor, MI $38,847

Beaumont, TX $38,823

Lorain, OH $38,815

Toledo, OH $38,799

Binghamton, NY $38,779

Rock Hill, SC $38,775

Rockford, IL $38,755

Fargo, ND $38,734

Elyria, OH $38,734

Flagstaff, AZ $38,706

Fort Lauderdale, FL $38,682

Miami, FL $38,658

Duluth, MN $38,594

Bangor, ME $38,541

Cedar Rapids, IA $38,497

Louisville, KY $38,477

Grand Rapids, MI $38,469

Hialeah, FL $38,465

Casper, WY $38,409

Scranton, PA $38,360

New Orleans, LA $38,348

Virginia Beach, VA $38,344

Akron, OH $38,324

Peoria, IL $38,272

Sarasota, FL $38,264

Green Bay, WI $38,236

Baton Rouge, LA $38,215

Charleston, SC $38,207

Nashville, TN $38,195

Jamestown, NY $38,187

Davenport, IA $38,187

Tucson, AZ $38,167

Cheyenne, WY $38,155

Saint Petersburg, FL $38,143

Tampa, FL $38,135

Omaha, NE $38,127

Port Arthur, TX $38,111

Evansville, IN $38,111

Bradenton, FL $38,095

Santa Fe, NM $38,022

Orlando, FL $37,982

Clearwater, FL $37,938

Canton, OH $37,853

La Crosse, WI $37,853

Grand Forks, ND $37,841

Albuquerque, NM $37,829

Tulsa, OK $37,829

Newport News, VA $37,825

High Point, NC $37,813

Ogden, UT $37,797

Corpus Christi, TX $37,765

Laramie, WY $37,741

Norfolk, VA $37,741

Rock Island, IL $37,716

Saginaw, MI $37,708

Jacksonville, FL $37,704

Salisbury, NC $37,696

Memphis, TN $37,688

Moline, IL $37,668

Fort Myers, FL $37,656

Waterloo, IA $37,604

Spartanburg, SC $37,564

Lincoln, NE $37,543

Fort Wayne, IN $37,535

Birmingham, AL $37,491

Cedar Falls, IA $37,483

Provo, UT $37,479

Springfield, OH $37,475

San Antonio, TX $37,467

Greensboro, NC $37,451

South Bend, IN $37,447

Winston Salem, NC $37,443

Boise, ID $37,431

Savannah, GA $37,403

Muskegon, MI $37,330

Lima, OH $37,282

Lake Charles, LA $37,266

Anderson, IN $37,258

Lexington, KY $37,246

Augusta, GA $37,234

Greenville, SC $37,234

Wichita, KS $37,197

Tuscaloosa, AL $37,197

Columbia, SC $37,161

Bloomington, IN $37,061

Roanoke, VA $37,037

Asheville, NC $36,984

Knoxville, TN $36,916

Shreveport, LA $36,912

Wilmington, NC $36,859

Frankfort, KY $36,783

Oklahoma City, OK $36,755

Chillicothe, OH $36,739

Longview, TX $36,735

Topeka, KS $36,723

Mobile, AL $36,662

Terre Haute, IN $36,646

Erie, PA $36,642

Altoona, PA $36,622

Melbourne, FL $36,610

Amarillo, TX $36,594

Killeen, TX $36,582

Fayetteville, AR $36,550

Sioux Falls, SD $36,521

Chattanooga, TN $36,497

Idaho Falls, ID $36,493

Gainesville, FL $36,409

Portsmouth, OH $36,389

Little Rock, AR $36,381

Lynchburg, VA $36,381

Lafayette, LA $36,365

Youngstown, OH $36,365

Temple, TX $36,348

Daytona Beach, FL $36,340

Clarksville, TN $36,336

Pensacola, FL $36,332

Hopkinsville, KY $36,212

Charleston, WV $36,208

Florence, SC $36,188

Sioux City, IA $36,163

Macon, GA $36,047

Tallahassee, FL $36,043

Fayetteville, NC $36,035

Waco, TX $36,027

Wichita Falls, TX $36,027

Pine Bluff, AR $36,011

Vincennes, IN $35,934

Lubbock, TX $35,918

Great Falls, MT $35,894

Alamogordo, NM $35,890

Abilene, TX $35,858

Rapid City, SD $35,805

Monroe, LA $35,805

Albany, GA $35,781

Huntington, WV $35,777

Jackson, MS $35,773

Greenville, MS $35,769

Parkersburg, WV $35,729

Montgomery, AL $35,721

Johnstown, PA $35,713

Springfield, MO $35,681

Biloxi, MS $35,660

Sumter, SC $35,576

Columbus, GA $35,572

Twin Falls, ID $35,548

Pascagoula, MS $35,495

Kingsport, TN $35,391

Gulfport, MS $35,379

Alexandria, LA $35,246

Fort Smith, AR $35,145

El Paso, TX $35,037

Helena, MT $34,985

Las Cruces, NM $34,856

Harlingen, TX $34,743

Pocatello, ID $34,707

Florence, AL $34,695

Brownsville, TX $34,687

Dothan, AL $34,622

Mcallen, TX $34,602

Columbus, MS $34,305

Altus, OK $34,119

Lawton, OK $34,043

Pierre, SD $33,898

What Skills Can Increase a Motion Graphics's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 8.86% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Food Preparation (Mentioned in 5.41% Job Postings): The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to food preparation: Food preparation – art form and applied science that includes but is not limited to cooking.
HACCP (Mentioned in 3.8% Job Postings): HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement to manufacturing and consumption of the finished product.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	8.86%
Food Preparation	5.41%
HACCP	3.8%

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 Motion Graphics's salary.

Oral Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Work Under Pressure: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Oral Communication	$43,454	8%
Work Under Pressure	$43,454	8%
Coordination	$42,649	6%
Integrity	$42,247	5%
Culinary Arts	$42,247	5%
Written Communication	$42,247	5%

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How Education impacts a Motion Graphics's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Motion Graphics enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Motion Graphics with a No Diploma is between $43,358 and $45,827).

Motion Graphics Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Motion Graphics

No Diploma 44.4%

High School 44.4%

Associates 44.4%

Bachelors 11.1%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	44.4%
High School	44.4%
Associates	44.4%
Bachelors	11.1%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Motion Graphics Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Motion Graphics'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 April 01, 2026

$35,724

Average $40,235/year

$44,630

$2,977

Average $3,353/month

$3,719

$687

Average $774/week

$858

$17

Average $19/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,630	$3,719	$858	$21
Average	$40,235	$3,353	$774	$19
25th Percentile	$35,724	$2,977	$687	$17

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Salary Trends for Motion Graphics

Salaries for a Motion Graphics can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,089 in 2023 to around $38,636 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Motion Graphics salary trends, .

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