What are the main factors that influence a Level Design's salary?

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

How does experience change A Level Design's salary?

A Level Design's salary grows with experience: a Level Design (0-2 years)earns $63,381, a Motion Graphic Design Specialist II (2-4 years)earns $77,638, a Motion Graphic Design Specialist III (4-7 years)earns $94,116, a Motion Graphic Design Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $129,095, a Motion Graphic Design Specialist V (7-10 years)earns $156,665,

What are the highest paying states for a Level Design?

Level Design salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Level Design roles are District of Columbia $69,414, California $69,151, Massachusetts $68,229. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Level Design roles make?

Salaries for Level Design level roles vary by specialization: Digital Design Engineering Manager: $176,276; UI Design Manager: $152,204; UI Design Supervisor: $150,535; Product Design Manager: $146,596; Experience Design Supervisor: $140,300.

How do different companies affect a Level Design's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Level Design 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.

Level Design Salary in the United States

How much does a Level Design make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Level Design in the United States is $62,693 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,117
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,792 to $71,814
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,777

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Level Design Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,814	$5,984	$1,381	$35
Average	$62,693	$5,224	$1,206	$30
25th Percentile	$52,792	$4,399	$1,015	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Level Design Salaries

A Level Design'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 Experience Level Affects Level Design Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Level Design's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,381
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,638
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,116
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,095
Expert (over 8 years): $156,665

Levels	Salary
Level Des... Level Level Design	$63,381
Motion Gr... Level Level Design	$77,638
Motion Gr... Level Level Design	$94,116
Motion Gr... Level Level Design	$129,095
Motion Gr... Level Level Design	$156,665

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How Do Level Design 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 Level Designs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,414.
California: $69,151.
Massachusetts: $68,229.

District of Columbia $69,414

California $69,151

Massachusetts $68,229

Washington $67,978

New Jersey $67,953

Alaska $67,865

Connecticut $67,000

New York $66,649

Hawaii $65,527

Rhode Island $65,000

Maryland $64,643

Minnesota $64,154

Colorado $63,966

Illinois $63,903

Oregon $63,665

Delaware $63,489

New Hampshire $63,379

Virginia $63,132

Pennsylvania $62,411

Nevada $62,047

North Dakota $61,928

Michigan $61,740

Wisconsin $61,671

Vermont $61,533

Texas $61,151

Maine $61,126

Arizona $61,088

Ohio $61,044

Georgia $60,468

Indiana $60,179

Wyoming $60,123

Utah $60,035

Iowa $59,997

Kansas $59,696

Louisiana $59,609

North Carolina $59,577

Missouri $59,565

Florida $59,320

Montana $59,189

Nebraska $59,063

Kentucky $58,994

South Carolina $58,744

Tennessee $58,587

Idaho $58,524

New Mexico $58,066

Oklahoma $57,966

Alabama $57,596

South Dakota $56,976

Arkansas $56,637

West Virginia $56,455

Mississippi $55,910

Top Paying Cities for Level Designs

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: $79,075
San Francisco: $78,298
Oakland: $76,561

San Jose, CA $79,075

San Francisco, CA $78,298

Oakland, CA $76,561

New York, NY $72,655

Queens Village, NY $72,185

Paramus, NJ $71,683

Passaic, NJ $71,621

Bergenfield, NJ $71,558

Stamford, CT $71,464

Huntington, NY $71,401

Newark, NJ $70,994

Bridgeport, CT $70,868

New Brunswick, NJ $70,662

Vallejo, CA $70,530

Middlesex, NJ $70,492

Somerset, NJ $70,436

Petaluma, CA $70,292

Santa Cruz, CA $70,047

Boston, MA $69,922

Monterey, CA $69,608

Fairbanks, AK $69,564

Los Angeles, CA $69,445

Washington, DC $69,414

Seattle, WA $69,301

Santa Rosa, CA $69,289

Juneau, AK $69,107

Orange, CA $68,900

Anchorage, AK $68,787

Anaheim, CA $68,743

Santa Ana, CA $68,649

Nassau, NY $68,611

Long Beach, CA $68,586

Danbury, CT $68,568

Santa Maria, CA $68,354

Everett, WA $68,342

Bremerton, WA $68,035

Trenton, NJ $67,916

Sacramento, CA $67,890

San Diego, CA $67,859

Brockton, MA $67,834

Tacoma, WA $67,809

Santa Barbara, CA $67,721

Lowell, MA $67,470

New Suffolk, NY $67,445

Nashua, NH $67,370

Lompoc, CA $67,270

Ventura, CA $67,207

Stockton, CA $67,188

New Haven, CT $67,063

Atlantic City, NJ $66,900

Hartford, CT $66,762

Modesto, CA $66,731

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,593

New Britain, CT $66,561

Olympia, WA $66,474

Kennewick, WA $66,474

New London, CT $66,461

Norwich, CT $66,442

Lawrence, MA $66,411

Bakersfield, CA $66,235

Riverside, CA $66,148

New Bedford, MA $66,148

Richland, WA $66,085

Portsmouth, NH $66,035

Vineland, NJ $66,022

San Bernardino, CA $65,972

Boulder, CO $65,797

Worcester, MA $65,746

Portland, OR $65,690

Saint Paul, MN $65,615

Minneapolis, MN $65,615

Philadelphia, PA $65,527

Honolulu, HI $65,195

Springfield, MA $64,975

Providence, RI $64,969

Chicago, IL $64,787

Bellingham, WA $64,712

Baltimore, MD $64,643

Chico, CA $64,486

Wilmington, DE $64,380

Pittsfield, MA $64,317

Manchester, NH $64,198

Spokane, WA $63,922

Denver, CO $63,916

Albany, NY $63,621

Troy, NY $63,596

Schenectady, NY $63,464

Burlington, VT $63,326

Portland, ME $63,107

Salem, OR $63,057

Yakima, WA $63,044

Ann Arbor, MI $63,025

Rochester, MN $62,850

Fresno, CA $62,819

Reno, NV $62,819

Milwaukee, WI $62,762

Detroit, MI $62,699

Allentown, PA $62,681

Carson City, NV $62,674

Houston, TX $62,580

Colorado Springs, CO $62,574

Syracuse, NY $62,543

Eugene, OR $62,424

Bismarck, ND $62,348

Gary, IN $62,348

Galveston, TX $62,348

Springfield, OR $62,298

Medford, OR $62,148

Fort Collins, CO $62,123

Austin, TX $62,073

Mesa, AZ $61,941

Phoenix, AZ $61,928

Dallas, TX $61,910

Reading, PA $61,872

Saint Cloud, MN $61,847

Concord, NH $61,790

Madison, WI $61,765

Utica, NY $61,596

Raleigh, NC $61,546

Las Vegas, NV $61,540

Rochester, NY $61,496

Des Moines, IA $61,489

Atlanta, GA $61,389

Battle Creek, MI $61,370

Salt Lake City, UT $61,352

Lancaster, PA $61,258

Champaign, IL $61,245

Harrisburg, PA $61,170

Durham, NC $61,113

Kansas City, MO $61,107

Kansas City, KS $61,095

Fort Worth, TX $61,088

Boca Raton, FL $61,063

Cleveland, OH $61,057

Columbus, OH $61,044

Pittsburgh, PA $61,038

Richmond, VA $61,013

Indianapolis, IN $61,000

Cincinnati, OH $60,919

Petersburg, VA $60,825

Billings, MT $60,687

Lansing, MI $60,687

Huntsville, AL $60,687

Lebanon, PA $60,681

Dayton, OH $60,674

Pueblo, CO $60,674

Appleton, WI $60,656

Buffalo, NY $60,631

Racine, WI $60,599

Charlotte, NC $60,593

Saint Louis, MO $60,574

Springfield, IL $60,549

Elkhart, IN $60,537

York, PA $60,537

Gastonia, NC $60,530

Benton Harbor, MI $60,530

Beaumont, TX $60,493

Lorain, OH $60,480

Toledo, OH $60,455

Binghamton, NY $60,424

Rock Hill, SC $60,417

Rockford, IL $60,386

Fargo, ND $60,355

Elyria, OH $60,355

Flagstaff, AZ $60,311

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,273

Miami, FL $60,236

Duluth, MN $60,135

Bangor, ME $60,054

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,985

Louisville, KY $59,954

Grand Rapids, MI $59,941

Hialeah, FL $59,935

Casper, WY $59,847

Scranton, PA $59,772

New Orleans, LA $59,753

Virginia Beach, VA $59,747

Akron, OH $59,715

Peoria, IL $59,634

Sarasota, FL $59,621

Green Bay, WI $59,577

Baton Rouge, LA $59,546

Charleston, SC $59,533

Nashville, TN $59,515

Jamestown, NY $59,502

Davenport, IA $59,502

Tucson, AZ $59,471

Cheyenne, WY $59,452

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,433

Tampa, FL $59,421

Omaha, NE $59,408

Port Arthur, TX $59,383

Evansville, IN $59,383

Bradenton, FL $59,358

Santa Fe, NM $59,245

Orlando, FL $59,182

Clearwater, FL $59,113

Canton, OH $58,982

La Crosse, WI $58,982

Grand Forks, ND $58,963

Albuquerque, NM $58,944

Tulsa, OK $58,944

Newport News, VA $58,938

High Point, NC $58,919

Ogden, UT $58,894

Corpus Christi, TX $58,844

Laramie, WY $58,806

Norfolk, VA $58,806

Rock Island, IL $58,769

Saginaw, MI $58,756

Jacksonville, FL $58,750

Salisbury, NC $58,737

Memphis, TN $58,725

Moline, IL $58,693

Fort Myers, FL $58,675

Waterloo, IA $58,593

Spartanburg, SC $58,530

Lincoln, NE $58,499

Fort Wayne, IN $58,486

Birmingham, AL $58,418

Cedar Falls, IA $58,405

Provo, UT $58,399

Springfield, OH $58,392

San Antonio, TX $58,380

Greensboro, NC $58,355

South Bend, IN $58,349

Winston Salem, NC $58,342

Boise, ID $58,323

Savannah, GA $58,280

Muskegon, MI $58,167

Lima, OH $58,092

Lake Charles, LA $58,066

Anderson, IN $58,054

Lexington, KY $58,035

Augusta, GA $58,016

Greenville, SC $58,016

Wichita, KS $57,960

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,960

Columbia, SC $57,903

Bloomington, IN $57,747

Roanoke, VA $57,709

Asheville, NC $57,628

Knoxville, TN $57,521

Shreveport, LA $57,515

Wilmington, NC $57,433

Frankfort, KY $57,314

Oklahoma City, OK $57,270

Chillicothe, OH $57,245

Longview, TX $57,239

Topeka, KS $57,220

Mobile, AL $57,126

Terre Haute, IN $57,101

Erie, PA $57,095

Altoona, PA $57,063

Melbourne, FL $57,045

Amarillo, TX $57,019

Killeen, TX $57,001

Fayetteville, AR $56,951

Sioux Falls, SD $56,907

Chattanooga, TN $56,869

Idaho Falls, ID $56,863

Gainesville, FL $56,731

Portsmouth, OH $56,700

Little Rock, AR $56,687

Lynchburg, VA $56,687

Lafayette, LA $56,662

Youngstown, OH $56,662

Temple, TX $56,637

Daytona Beach, FL $56,624

Clarksville, TN $56,618

Pensacola, FL $56,612

Hopkinsville, KY $56,424

Charleston, WV $56,418

Florence, SC $56,386

Sioux City, IA $56,349

Macon, GA $56,167

Tallahassee, FL $56,161

Fayetteville, NC $56,148

Waco, TX $56,135

Wichita Falls, TX $56,135

Pine Bluff, AR $56,110

Vincennes, IN $55,991

Lubbock, TX $55,966

Great Falls, MT $55,929

Alamogordo, NM $55,922

Abilene, TX $55,872

Rapid City, SD $55,791

Monroe, LA $55,791

Albany, GA $55,753

Huntington, WV $55,747

Jackson, MS $55,741

Greenville, MS $55,734

Parkersburg, WV $55,672

Montgomery, AL $55,659

Johnstown, PA $55,646

Springfield, MO $55,596

Biloxi, MS $55,565

Sumter, SC $55,433

Columbus, GA $55,427

Twin Falls, ID $55,389

Pascagoula, MS $55,308

Kingsport, TN $55,145

Gulfport, MS $55,126

Alexandria, LA $54,919

Fort Smith, AR $54,763

El Paso, TX $54,593

Helena, MT $54,512

Las Cruces, NM $54,311

Harlingen, TX $54,136

Pocatello, ID $54,079

Florence, AL $54,060

Brownsville, TX $54,048

Dothan, AL $53,947

Mcallen, TX $53,916

Columbus, MS $53,452

Altus, OK $53,164

Lawton, OK $53,045

Pierre, SD $52,819

What Skills Can Increase a Level Design's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Motion Graphics (Mentioned in 4.25% Job Postings): Motion Graphics is essentially graphic design made video. This style combines sound, text, charts, symbols, and animation, to convey hard data and written information in a compelling and clear way.
Software Design (Mentioned in 1.86% Job Postings): Software design is the process by which an agent creates a specification of a software artifact, intended to accomplish goals, using a set of primitive components and subject to constraints. Software design may refer to either "all the activity involved in conceptualizing, framing, implementing, commissioning, and ultimately modifying complex systems" or "the activity following requirements specification and before programming, as ... [in] a stylized software engineering process." Software design usually involves problem solving and planning a software solution. This includes both a low-level component and algorithm design and a high-level, architecture design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	6.13%
Motion Graphics	4.25%
Software Design	1.86%

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 Level Design's salary.

Product Design: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Product Design	$70,216	12%
Commitment	$67,709	8%
Consulting	$67,082	7%
Insight	$66,455	6%
Analysis	$66,455	6%
Motion Graphics	$65,828	5%

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How Education impacts a Level Design's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Level Designs 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 Level Design with a No Diploma is between $54,202 and $59,919).

Level Design Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Level Design

No Diploma 10.0%

High School 10.0%

Associates 10.0%

Bachelors 67.0%

Masters 12.2%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	10.0%
High School	10.0%
Associates	10.0%
Bachelors	67.0%
Masters	12.2%
Doctorate	0.8%

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Level Design Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Level Design'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

$52,792

Average $62,693/year

$71,814

$4,399

Average $5,224/month

$5,984

$1,015

Average $1,206/week

$1,381

$25

Average $30/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,814	$5,984	$1,381	$35
Average	$62,693	$5,224	$1,206	$30
25th Percentile	$52,792	$4,399	$1,015	$25

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Salary Trends for Level Design

Salaries for a Level Design can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,345 in 2023 to around $56,817 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Level Design salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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