An Artist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do 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 Artists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $72,723
San Francisco: $71,926
Oakland: $70,411
San Jose, CA$72,723
San Francisco, CA$71,926
Oakland, CA$70,411
New York, NY$66,386
Paramus, NJ$65,578
Queens Village, NY$65,575
Passaic, NJ$65,521
Bergenfield, NJ$65,516
Stamford, CT$65,389
Huntington, NY$65,365
Newark, NJ$64,939
Bridgeport, CT$64,817
Vallejo, CA$64,703
New Brunswick, NJ$64,680
Petaluma, CA$64,645
Middlesex, NJ$64,535
Somerset, NJ$64,495
Santa Cruz, CA$64,420
Boston, MA$64,068
Monterey, CA$63,866
Seattle, WA$63,734
Santa Rosa, CA$63,722
Los Angeles, CA$63,705
Juneau, AK$63,555
Washington, DC$63,492
Orange, CA$63,287
Santa Ana, CA$63,134
Long Beach, CA$63,077
Anaheim, CA$63,065
Anchorage, AK$63,036
Santa Maria, CA$62,863
Everett, WA$62,852
Danbury, CT$62,649
Bremerton, WA$62,569
Tacoma, WA$62,362
New Suffolk, NY$62,361
Sacramento, CA$62,344
Santa Barbara, CA$62,281
Trenton, NJ$62,218
San Diego, CA$62,218
Brockton, MA$62,154
Fairbanks, AK$62,013
Lompoc, CA$61,866
Lowell, MA$61,819
Ventura, CA$61,808
Nashua, NH$61,797
Stockton, CA$61,791
Modesto, CA$61,370
Poughkeepsie, NY$61,243
Olympia, WA$61,134
Kennewick, WA$61,134
New Haven, CT$61,111
Lawrence, MA$60,903
Hartford, CT$60,845
Riverside, CA$60,834
New Bedford, MA$60,776
Richland, WA$60,776
Bakersfield, CA$60,695
San Bernardino, CA$60,672
New Britain, CT$60,667
Atlantic City, NJ$60,667
New London, CT$60,644
Norwich, CT$60,626
Portsmouth, NH$60,615
Boulder, CO$60,492
Portland, OR$60,413
Worcester, MA$60,407
Minneapolis, MN$60,228
Philadelphia, PA$60,148
Honolulu, HI$59,957
Saint Paul, MN$59,930
Vineland, NJ$59,917
Providence, RI$59,750
Chicago, IL$59,583
Bellingham, WA$59,513
Springfield, MA$59,467
Baltimore, MD$59,450
Chico, CA$59,306
Pittsfield, MA$59,150
Manchester, NH$59,041
Spokane, WA$58,787
Denver, CO$58,781
Albany, NY$58,510
Troy, NY$58,487
Nassau, NY$58,425
Schenectady, NY$58,366
Wilmington, DE$58,320
Burlington, VT$58,239
Salem, OR$58,216
Portland, ME$58,037
Yakima, WA$57,980
Rochester, MN$57,801
Reno, NV$57,772
Fresno, CA$57,772
Milwaukee, WI$57,720
Detroit, MI$57,663
Ann Arbor, MI$57,653
Allentown, PA$57,645
Colorado Springs, CO$57,547
Syracuse, NY$57,519
Carson City, NV$57,519
Houston, TX$57,438
Eugene, OR$57,409
Gary, IN$57,340
Springfield, OR$57,294
Bismarck, ND$57,282
Galveston, TX$57,242
Medford, OR$57,155
Fort Collins, CO$57,132
Concord, NH$57,103
Austin, TX$57,086
Mesa, AZ$56,965
Reading, PA$56,959
Phoenix, AZ$56,953
Dallas, TX$56,936
Saint Cloud, MN$56,881
Madison, WI$56,804
Utica, NY$56,648
Rochester, NY$56,556
Des Moines, IA$56,550
Raleigh, NC$56,544
Atlanta, GA$56,458
Battle Creek, MI$56,440
Salt Lake City, UT$56,423
Lancaster, PA$56,337
Harrisburg, PA$56,256
Kansas City, MO$56,198
Champaign, IL$56,187
Kansas City, KS$56,187
Fort Worth, TX$56,181
Columbus, OH$56,171
Boca Raton, FL$56,158
Pittsburgh, PA$56,135
Richmond, VA$56,112
Indianapolis, IN$56,100
Cleveland, OH$56,094
Las Vegas, NV$56,025
Cincinnati, OH$56,025
Petersburg, VA$55,939
Huntsville, AL$55,852
Lansing, MI$55,814
Lebanon, PA$55,806
Pueblo, CO$55,800
Appleton, WI$55,783
Buffalo, NY$55,760
Dayton, OH$55,743
Racine, WI$55,731
Charlotte, NC$55,725
Saint Louis, MO$55,708
York, PA$55,674
Elkhart, IN$55,674
Gastonia, NC$55,663
Billings, MT$55,649
Beaumont, TX$55,633
Lorain, OH$55,622
Benton Harbor, MI$55,610
Toledo, OH$55,599
Binghamton, NY$55,570
Rock Hill, SC$55,564
Rockford, IL$55,535
Springfield, IL$55,512
Elyria, OH$55,506
Fargo, ND$55,506
Flagstaff, AZ$55,466
Fort Lauderdale, FL$55,431
Duluth, MN$55,397
Miami, FL$55,397
Cheyenne, WY$55,356
Grand Forks, ND$55,356
Bangor, ME$55,230
Cedar Rapids, IA$55,166
Durham, NC$55,142
Louisville, KY$55,137
Grand Rapids, MI$55,126
Hialeah, FL$55,120
Casper, WY$55,039
Scranton, PA$54,970
New Orleans, LA$54,953
Virginia Beach, VA$54,947
Akron, OH$54,918
Peoria, IL$54,843
Sarasota, FL$54,832
Nashville, TN$54,791
Omaha, NE$54,791
Green Bay, WI$54,791
Baton Rouge, LA$54,763
Charleston, SC$54,751
Jamestown, NY$54,722
Davenport, IA$54,722
Tucson, AZ$54,693
Saint Petersburg, FL$54,659
Tampa, FL$54,647
Evansville, IN$54,613
Port Arthur, TX$54,613
Bradenton, FL$54,590
Santa Fe, NM$54,486
Orlando, FL$54,382
Clearwater, FL$54,365
Canton, OH$54,244
La Crosse, WI$54,244
Albuquerque, NM$54,209
Newport News, VA$54,203
High Point, NC$54,186
Ogden, UT$54,163
Corpus Christi, TX$54,117
Norfolk, VA$54,082
Laramie, WY$54,082
Rock Island, IL$54,048
Saginaw, MI$54,036
Jacksonville, FL$54,030
Salisbury, NC$54,019
Boise, ID$54,007
Moline, IL$53,978
Fort Myers, FL$53,961
Memphis, TN$53,950
Tulsa, OK$53,921
Waterloo, IA$53,886
Spartanburg, SC$53,828
Lincoln, NE$53,800
Fort Wayne, IN$53,788
Provo, UT$53,782
Cedar Falls, IA$53,713
San Antonio, TX$53,690
Greensboro, NC$53,667
South Bend, IN$53,661
Savannah, GA$53,598
Muskegon, MI$53,575
Birmingham, AL$53,569
Winston Salem, NC$53,541
Lake Charles, LA$53,402
Anderson, IN$53,390
Lexington, KY$53,373
Augusta, GA$53,356
Greenville, SC$53,356
Lima, OH$53,310
Wichita, KS$53,304
Tuscaloosa, AL$53,304
Columbia, SC$53,252
Springfield, OH$53,240
Asheville, NC$53,148
Bloomington, IN$53,108
Knoxville, TN$52,900
Shreveport, LA$52,894
Wilmington, NC$52,819
Roanoke, VA$52,819
Topeka, KS$52,716
Frankfort, KY$52,709
Oklahoma City, OK$52,670
Chillicothe, OH$52,647
Longview, TX$52,641
Melbourne, FL$52,635
Sioux Falls, SD$52,543
Mobile, AL$52,537
Terre Haute, IN$52,514
Altoona, PA$52,479
Amarillo, TX$52,439
Killeen, TX$52,422
Fayetteville, AR$52,376
Chattanooga, TN$52,358
Sioux City, IA$52,306
Idaho Falls, ID$52,295
Lynchburg, VA$52,249
Gainesville, FL$52,174
Portsmouth, OH$52,145
Little Rock, AR$52,133
Lafayette, LA$52,110
Youngstown, OH$52,110
Daytona Beach, FL$52,076
Clarksville, TN$52,070
Pensacola, FL$52,064
Temple, TX$52,060
Hopkinsville, KY$51,891
Erie, PA$51,880
Florence, SC$51,857
Charleston, WV$51,764
Great Falls, MT$51,736
Macon, GA$51,655
Tallahassee, FL$51,649
Fayetteville, NC$51,638
Waco, TX$51,626
Helena, MT$51,586
Pine Bluff, AR$51,564
Vincennes, IN$51,493
Lubbock, TX$51,470
Alamogordo, NM$51,436
Twin Falls, ID$51,384
Rapid City, SD$51,367
Jackson, MS$51,263
Huntington, WV$51,259
Greenville, MS$51,257
Parkersburg, WV$51,198
Montgomery, AL$51,188
Wichita Falls, TX$51,130
Springfield, MO$51,130
Biloxi, MS$51,101
Monroe, LA$51,044
Johnstown, PA$51,003
Sumter, SC$50,980
Columbus, GA$50,974
Pascagoula, MS$50,865
Abilene, TX$50,865
Kingsport, TN$50,715
Albany, GA$50,715
Gulfport, MS$50,698
Alexandria, LA$50,507
Fort Smith, AR$50,363
El Paso, TX$50,208
Las Cruces, NM$49,948
Harlingen, TX$49,802
Pocatello, ID$49,792
Florence, AL$49,718
Brownsville, TX$49,706
Mcallen, TX$49,585
Dothan, AL$49,504
Columbus, MS$49,162
Altus, OK$48,893
Lawton, OK$48,784
Pierre, SD$48,576
What Skills Can Increase an 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.
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 an 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%.
For Artist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Artist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Artist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Artist
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$72,071
$35.0
25%
Financial Services
$69,188
$33.0
20%
Internet
$66,305
$32.0
15%
Biotechnology
$63,423
$30.0
10%
Healthcare
$63,423
$30.0
10%
Artist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an 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.
Salaries for an Artist can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $55,993 in 2023
to around $55,901 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Artist salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Artist
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Artist
Here are companies hiring for Artist and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Artist
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Artist?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Artist roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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