What are the main factors that influence a Games Artist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Games Artist's salary?

A Games Artist's salary grows with experience: an Games Artist (0-2 years)earns $57,974, an Art Designer II (2-4 years)earns $71,432, an Art Manager (4-5 years)earns $114,097, an Art Director (5+ years)earns $155,781,

What are the highest paying states for a Games Artist?

Games Artist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Games Artist roles are District of Columbia $66,028, California $65,778, Massachusetts $64,901. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Games Artist roles make?

Salaries for Games Artist level roles vary by specialization: Games Developer: $120,964; Games Designer: $109,476; Games Producer: $98,625; Games Manager: $73,677; Table Games Floor Supervisor: $56,959.

How do different companies affect a Games Artist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Games Artist 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.

Games Artist Salary in the United States

How much does a Games Artist make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Games Artist in the United States is $59,635 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,872
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,187 to $67,611
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,137

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,611	$5,634	$1,300	$33
Average	$59,635	$4,970	$1,147	$29
25th Percentile	$55,187	$4,599	$1,061	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Games Artist Salaries

A Games Artist'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 Games Artist 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 Games Artists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,028.
California: $65,778.
Massachusetts: $64,901.

District of Columbia $66,028 California $65,778 Massachusetts $64,901 Washington $64,662 New Jersey $64,639 Alaska $64,555 Connecticut $63,732 New York $63,398

Hawaii $62,331 Rhode Island $61,830 Maryland $61,490 Minnesota $61,025 Colorado $60,846 Illinois $60,786 Oregon $60,560 Delaware $60,393

New Hampshire $60,288 Virginia $60,053 Pennsylvania $59,367 Nevada $59,021 North Dakota $58,908 Michigan $58,729 Wisconsin $58,663 Vermont $58,532

Texas $58,168 Maine $58,144 Arizona $58,109 Ohio $58,067 Georgia $57,518 Indiana $57,244 Wyoming $57,190 Utah $57,107

Iowa $57,071 Kansas $56,785 Louisiana $56,701 North Carolina $56,671 Missouri $56,659 Florida $56,427 Montana $56,302 Nebraska $56,182

Kentucky $56,117 South Carolina $55,878 Tennessee $55,729 Idaho $55,669 New Mexico $55,234 Oklahoma $55,139 Alabama $54,787 South Dakota $54,196

Arkansas $53,874 West Virginia $53,701 Mississippi $53,183

Top Paying Cities for Games Artists

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: $75,218
San Francisco: $74,394
Oakland: $72,827

San Jose, CA $75,218

San Francisco, CA $74,394

Oakland, CA $72,827

New York, NY $68,663

Paramus, NJ $67,828

Queens Village, NY $67,825

Passaic, NJ $67,769

Bergenfield, NJ $67,763

Stamford, CT $67,632

Huntington, NY $67,608

Newark, NJ $67,167

Bridgeport, CT $67,041

Vallejo, CA $66,923

New Brunswick, NJ $66,899

Petaluma, CA $66,863

Middlesex, NJ $66,750

Somerset, NJ $66,708

Santa Cruz, CA $66,630

Boston, MA $66,267

Monterey, CA $66,057

Seattle, WA $65,921

Santa Rosa, CA $65,909

Los Angeles, CA $65,891

Juneau, AK $65,736

Washington, DC $65,670

Orange, CA $65,458

Santa Ana, CA $65,301

Long Beach, CA $65,241

Anaheim, CA $65,229

Anchorage, AK $65,199

Santa Maria, CA $65,020

Everett, WA $65,008

Danbury, CT $64,798

Bremerton, WA $64,716

Tacoma, WA $64,501

New Suffolk, NY $64,500

Sacramento, CA $64,484

Santa Barbara, CA $64,418

Trenton, NJ $64,352

San Diego, CA $64,352

Brockton, MA $64,287

Fairbanks, AK $64,141

Lompoc, CA $63,989

Lowell, MA $63,940

Ventura, CA $63,929

Nashua, NH $63,917

Stockton, CA $63,911

Modesto, CA $63,476

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,345

Olympia, WA $63,231

Kennewick, WA $63,231

New Haven, CT $63,207

Lawrence, MA $62,993

Hartford, CT $62,933

Riverside, CA $62,921

New Bedford, MA $62,861

Richland, WA $62,861

Bakersfield, CA $62,778

San Bernardino, CA $62,754

New Britain, CT $62,748

Atlantic City, NJ $62,748

New London, CT $62,724

Norwich, CT $62,706

Portsmouth, NH $62,694

Boulder, CO $62,568

Portland, OR $62,486

Worcester, MA $62,480

Minneapolis, MN $62,295

Philadelphia, PA $62,211

Honolulu, HI $62,015

Saint Paul, MN $61,986

Vineland, NJ $61,973

Providence, RI $61,800

Chicago, IL $61,627

Bellingham, WA $61,555

Springfield, MA $61,508

Baltimore, MD $61,490

Chico, CA $61,341

Pittsfield, MA $61,180

Manchester, NH $61,066

Spokane, WA $60,804

Denver, CO $60,798

Albany, NY $60,518

Troy, NY $60,494

Nassau, NY $60,430

Schenectady, NY $60,369

Wilmington, DE $60,321

Burlington, VT $60,238

Salem, OR $60,214

Portland, ME $60,029

Yakima, WA $59,969

Rochester, MN $59,784

Reno, NV $59,754

Fresno, CA $59,754

Milwaukee, WI $59,701

Detroit, MI $59,641

Ann Arbor, MI $59,631

Allentown, PA $59,623

Colorado Springs, CO $59,522

Syracuse, NY $59,492

Carson City, NV $59,492

Houston, TX $59,409

Eugene, OR $59,379

Gary, IN $59,307

Springfield, OR $59,259

Bismarck, ND $59,248

Galveston, TX $59,206

Medford, OR $59,116

Fort Collins, CO $59,093

Concord, NH $59,063

Austin, TX $59,045

Mesa, AZ $58,920

Reading, PA $58,914

Phoenix, AZ $58,908

Dallas, TX $58,890

Saint Cloud, MN $58,833

Madison, WI $58,753

Utica, NY $58,592

Rochester, NY $58,496

Des Moines, IA $58,490

Raleigh, NC $58,484

Atlanta, GA $58,395

Battle Creek, MI $58,377

Salt Lake City, UT $58,359

Lancaster, PA $58,270

Harrisburg, PA $58,186

Kansas City, MO $58,126

Champaign, IL $58,115

Kansas City, KS $58,115

Fort Worth, TX $58,109

Columbus, OH $58,098

Boca Raton, FL $58,085

Pittsburgh, PA $58,061

Richmond, VA $58,037

Indianapolis, IN $58,025

Cleveland, OH $58,019

Las Vegas, NV $57,948

Cincinnati, OH $57,948

Petersburg, VA $57,858

Huntsville, AL $57,769

Lansing, MI $57,729

Lebanon, PA $57,721

Pueblo, CO $57,715

Appleton, WI $57,697

Buffalo, NY $57,673

Dayton, OH $57,655

Racine, WI $57,643

Charlotte, NC $57,637

Saint Louis, MO $57,620

York, PA $57,584

Elkhart, IN $57,584

Gastonia, NC $57,572

Billings, MT $57,558

Beaumont, TX $57,542

Lorain, OH $57,530

Benton Harbor, MI $57,518

Toledo, OH $57,506

Binghamton, NY $57,476

Rock Hill, SC $57,470

Rockford, IL $57,441

Springfield, IL $57,417

Elyria, OH $57,411

Fargo, ND $57,411

Flagstaff, AZ $57,369

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,333

Duluth, MN $57,298

Miami, FL $57,298

Cheyenne, WY $57,256

Grand Forks, ND $57,256

Bangor, ME $57,125

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,059

Durham, NC $57,034

Louisville, KY $57,029

Grand Rapids, MI $57,017

Hialeah, FL $57,011

Casper, WY $56,928

Scranton, PA $56,856

New Orleans, LA $56,838

Virginia Beach, VA $56,832

Akron, OH $56,803

Peoria, IL $56,725

Sarasota, FL $56,713

Nashville, TN $56,671

Omaha, NE $56,671

Green Bay, WI $56,671

Baton Rouge, LA $56,642

Charleston, SC $56,630

Jamestown, NY $56,600

Davenport, IA $56,600

Tucson, AZ $56,570

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,534

Tampa, FL $56,522

Evansville, IN $56,486

Port Arthur, TX $56,486

Bradenton, FL $56,463

Santa Fe, NM $56,355

Orlando, FL $56,248

Clearwater, FL $56,230

Canton, OH $56,105

La Crosse, WI $56,105

Albuquerque, NM $56,069

Newport News, VA $56,063

High Point, NC $56,045

Ogden, UT $56,021

Corpus Christi, TX $55,974

Norfolk, VA $55,938

Laramie, WY $55,938

Rock Island, IL $55,902

Saginaw, MI $55,890

Jacksonville, FL $55,884

Salisbury, NC $55,872

Boise, ID $55,860

Moline, IL $55,830

Fort Myers, FL $55,813

Memphis, TN $55,801

Tulsa, OK $55,771

Waterloo, IA $55,735

Spartanburg, SC $55,675

Lincoln, NE $55,646

Fort Wayne, IN $55,634

Provo, UT $55,628

Cedar Falls, IA $55,556

San Antonio, TX $55,532

Greensboro, NC $55,508

South Bend, IN $55,502

Savannah, GA $55,437

Muskegon, MI $55,413

Birmingham, AL $55,407

Winston Salem, NC $55,378

Lake Charles, LA $55,234

Anderson, IN $55,222

Lexington, KY $55,204

Augusta, GA $55,186

Greenville, SC $55,186

Lima, OH $55,139

Wichita, KS $55,133

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,133

Columbia, SC $55,079

Springfield, OH $55,067

Asheville, NC $54,972

Bloomington, IN $54,930

Knoxville, TN $54,715

Shreveport, LA $54,709

Wilmington, NC $54,632

Roanoke, VA $54,632

Topeka, KS $54,524

Frankfort, KY $54,518

Oklahoma City, OK $54,477

Chillicothe, OH $54,453

Longview, TX $54,447

Melbourne, FL $54,441

Sioux Falls, SD $54,346

Mobile, AL $54,340

Terre Haute, IN $54,316

Altoona, PA $54,280

Amarillo, TX $54,238

Killeen, TX $54,220

Fayetteville, AR $54,173

Chattanooga, TN $54,155

Sioux City, IA $54,101

Idaho Falls, ID $54,089

Lynchburg, VA $54,041

Gainesville, FL $53,964

Portsmouth, OH $53,934

Little Rock, AR $53,922

Lafayette, LA $53,898

Youngstown, OH $53,898

Daytona Beach, FL $53,863

Clarksville, TN $53,857

Pensacola, FL $53,851

Temple, TX $53,846

Hopkinsville, KY $53,672

Erie, PA $53,660

Florence, SC $53,636

Charleston, WV $53,540

Great Falls, MT $53,511

Macon, GA $53,427

Tallahassee, FL $53,421

Fayetteville, NC $53,409

Waco, TX $53,397

Helena, MT $53,356

Pine Bluff, AR $53,333

Vincennes, IN $53,260

Lubbock, TX $53,236

Alamogordo, NM $53,201

Twin Falls, ID $53,147

Rapid City, SD $53,129

Jackson, MS $53,022

Huntington, WV $53,017

Greenville, MS $53,016

Parkersburg, WV $52,955

Montgomery, AL $52,944

Wichita Falls, TX $52,884

Springfield, MO $52,884

Biloxi, MS $52,855

Monroe, LA $52,795

Johnstown, PA $52,753

Sumter, SC $52,729

Columbus, GA $52,723

Pascagoula, MS $52,610

Abilene, TX $52,610

Kingsport, TN $52,455

Albany, GA $52,455

Gulfport, MS $52,437

Alexandria, LA $52,240

Fort Smith, AR $52,091

El Paso, TX $51,930

Las Cruces, NM $51,662

Harlingen, TX $51,511

Pocatello, ID $51,501

Florence, AL $51,423

Brownsville, TX $51,412

Mcallen, TX $51,286

Dothan, AL $51,203

Columbus, MS $50,849

Altus, OK $50,571

Lawton, OK $50,457

Pierre, SD $50,243

What Skills Can Increase a Games Artist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 5.22% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Sales Systems (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Tracking and containing relevant information about the sale using tools and software to organize the sales process.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	5.22%
Photoshop	2.43%
Sales Systems	1.74%

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 Games Artist's salary.

Study Design: Can increase your salary by up to 32%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Study Design	$78,718	32%
Consulting	$69,177	16%
Leadership	$68,580	15%
Innovation	$66,791	12%
Illustration	$65,599	10%
Project Management	$65,002	9%

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Games Artist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Games Artist'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 June 01, 2026

$55,187

Average $59,635/year

$67,611

$4,599

Average $4,970/month

$5,634

$1,061

Average $1,147/week

$1,300

$27

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,611	$5,634	$1,300	$33
Average	$59,635	$4,970	$1,147	$29
25th Percentile	$55,187	$4,599	$1,061	$27

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Salary Trends for Games Artist

Salaries for a Games Artist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,850 in 2023 to around $56,758 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Games Artist salary trends, .

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