Motion Graphics Designer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Motion Graphics Designer make in Colorado?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Motion Graphics Designer in Colorado is $80,738 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,024
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,056 to $88,216
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,063

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Motion Graphics Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,216	$7,351	$1,696	$42
Average	$80,738	$6,728	$1,553	$39
25th Percentile	$73,056	$6,088	$1,405	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Motion Graphics Designer Salaries

A Motion Graphics Designer'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 Experience Level Affects Motion Graphics Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Motion Graphics Designer'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): $66,350
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,271
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,502
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $135,121
Expert (over 8 years): $164,005

Levels	Salary
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$66,350
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$81,271
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$98,502
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$135,121
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$164,005

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How Do Motion Graphics Designer 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 Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,614.
California: $87,282.
Massachusetts: $86,119.

District of Columbia $87,614 California $87,282 Massachusetts $86,119 Washington $85,802 New Jersey $85,771 Alaska $85,660 Connecticut $84,568 New York $84,125

Hawaii $82,708 Rhode Island $82,043 Maryland $81,592 Minnesota $80,975 Colorado $80,738 Illinois $80,659 Oregon $80,358 Delaware $80,136

New Hampshire $79,997 Virginia $79,685 Pennsylvania $78,775 Nevada $78,316 North Dakota $78,166 Michigan $77,929 Wisconsin $77,842 Vermont $77,667

Texas $77,185 Maine $77,153 Arizona $77,106 Ohio $77,050 Georgia $76,322 Indiana $75,958 Wyoming $75,887 Utah $75,776

Iowa $75,729 Kansas $75,349 Louisiana $75,238 North Carolina $75,199 Missouri $75,183 Florida $74,874 Montana $74,708 Nebraska $74,550

Kentucky $74,463 South Carolina $74,146 Tennessee $73,948 Idaho $73,869 New Mexico $73,292 Oklahoma $73,165 Alabama $72,698 South Dakota $71,915

Arkansas $71,487 West Virginia $71,258 Mississippi $70,569

Top Paying Cities for Motion Graphics Designers

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:

Glen Haven: $79,157
Hygiene: $81,908
Johnstown: $79,333

Glen Haven, CO $79,157 Hygiene, CO $81,908 Johnstown, CO $79,333 Laporte, CO $78,454 Livermore, CO $78,199 Loveland, CO $79,086 Lyons, CO $81,764 Masonville, CO $78,504

Mead, CO $80,234 Milliken, CO $79,223 Niwot, CO $82,551 Red Feather Lakes, CO $78,414 Severance, CO $78,566 Timnath, CO $78,465 Wellington, CO $78,026 Windsor, CO $78,578

Brighton, CO $80,526 Ault, CO $78,429 Briggsdale, CO $78,450 Carr, CO $77,101 Eastlake, CO $80,735 Eaton, CO $78,676 Evans, CO $79,077 Fort Lupton, CO $80,296

Galeton, CO $78,684 Gilcrest, CO $79,509 Gill, CO $78,813 Greeley, CO $78,882 Henderson, CO $80,651 Hudson, CO $80,032 Keenesburg, CO $79,646 Kersey, CO $78,823

La Salle, CO $79,372 Lucerne, CO $78,797 Nunn, CO $78,179 Orchard, CO $78,441 Pierce, CO $78,479 Ohio City, CO $79,286 Parlin, CO $78,913 Penrose, CO $78,224

Pitkin, CO $79,188 Poncha Springs, CO $78,651 Powderhorn, CO $78,748 Rockvale, CO $77,868 Sargents, CO $78,518 Twin Lakes, CO $81,111 Westcliffe, CO $77,912 Wetmore, CO $77,411

Durango, CO $78,969 Cahone, CO $78,775 Cortez, CO $78,715 Dolores, CO $78,903 Dove Creek, CO $78,696 Egnar, CO $78,740 Hesperus, CO $78,279 Lewis, CO $78,914

Mancos, CO $78,714 Marvel, CO $78,277 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $78,306 Pleasant View, CO $78,548 Rico, CO $78,922 Towaoc, CO $78,387 Yellow Jacket, CO $78,820 Montrose, CO $79,217

Austin, CO $79,320 Bedrock, CO $78,720 Cedaredge, CO $79,400 Cory, CO $79,301 Crawford, CO $79,076 Delta, CO $79,215 Eckert, CO $79,340 Hotchkiss, CO $79,290

Lazear, CO $79,231 Naturita, CO $78,880 Norwood, CO $78,911 Nucla, CO $79,001 Olathe, CO $79,128 Ophir, CO $78,996 Ouray, CO $78,983 Paonia, CO $79,654

Paradox, CO $78,763 Placerville, CO $78,923 Redvale, CO $78,948 Ridgway, CO $78,972 Silverton, CO $78,839 Somerset, CO $79,896 Telluride, CO $79,011 Grand Junction, CO $79,704

Platteville, CO $79,685 Roggen, CO $78,863 Weldona, CO $78,255 Wiggins, CO $78,673 Fort Morgan, CO $78,286 Log Lane Village, CO $78,543 Akron, CO $77,719 Amherst, CO $77,470

Atwood, CO $77,991 Brush, CO $77,986 Crook, CO $77,770 Eckley, CO $77,524 Fleming, CO $77,918 Grover, CO $77,857 Haxtun, CO $77,902 Hereford, CO $77,360

Hillrose, CO $78,062 Holyoke, CO $77,667 Idalia, CO $77,277 Iliff, CO $77,974 Julesburg, CO $77,660 Lindon, CO $77,386 Merino, CO $78,059 New Raymer, CO $78,042

Otis, CO $77,789 Ovid, CO $77,686 Padroni, CO $77,776 Paoli, CO $77,903 Peetz, CO $77,755 Sedgwick, CO $77,715 Snyder, CO $78,001 Sterling, CO $78,125

Stoneham, CO $78,046 Vernon, CO $77,351 Woodrow, CO $77,547 Wray, CO $77,505 Yuma, CO $77,765 Anton, CO $77,406 Arapahoe, CO $76,795 Arriba, CO $77,074

Bethune, CO $77,188 Burlington, CO $77,116 Calhan, CO $78,336 Cascade, CO $78,980 Cheyenne Wells, CO $76,907 Cope, CO $77,369 Cripple Creek, CO $78,831 Divide, CO $78,873

Flagler, CO $77,153 Florissant, CO $78,809 Fountain, CO $78,329 Genoa, CO $77,126 Green Mountain Falls, CO $78,960 Guffey, CO $78,725 Hugo, CO $76,654 Joes, CO $77,446

Karval, CO $76,209 Kirk, CO $77,382 Kit Carson, CO $76,811 Limon, CO $77,592 Lake George, CO $78,928 Manitou Springs, CO $78,980 Matheson, CO $77,535 Peyton, CO $78,706

Ramah, CO $77,034 Rush, CO $77,217 Seibert, CO $77,121 Simla, CO $77,887 Stratton, CO $77,197 U S A F Academy, CO $78,976 Victor, CO $78,796 Vona, CO $77,166

Wild Horse, CO $76,663 Woodland Park, CO $78,915 Yoder, CO $77,515 Colorado Springs, CO $78,981 Clifton, CO $79,654 Fruita, CO $79,457 Gateway, CO $78,897 Glade Park, CO $79,170

Loma, CO $79,485 Mack, CO $79,274 Palisade, CO $79,510 Whitewater, CO $79,165 Glenwood Springs, CO $80,473 Dinosaur, CO $79,143 Aspen, CO $81,980 Snowmass Village, CO $81,977

Avon, CO $81,241 Basalt, CO $81,719 Carbondale, CO $81,415 Collbran, CO $79,432 Craig, CO $80,015 De Beque, CO $79,423 Eagle, CO $80,909 Edwards, CO $81,082

Parachute, CO $79,836 Battlement Mesa, CO $79,763 Gypsum, CO $80,506 Hamilton, CO $80,356 Hayden, CO $80,129 Maybell, CO $79,242 Meeker, CO $80,363 Meredith, CO $81,451

Mesa, CO $79,393 Minturn, CO $80,993 Molina, CO $79,346 New Castle, CO $80,195 Rangely, CO $79,465 Red Cliff, CO $80,983 Rifle, CO $79,996 Silt, CO $79,964

Slater, CO $79,635 Snowmass, CO $81,812 Wolcott, CO $80,957 Woody Creek, CO $81,975 Vail, CO $81,341 Pueblo, CO $76,583 Colorado City, CO $77,107 Aguilar, CO $77,444

Arlington, CO $76,080 Avondale, CO $76,788 Beulah, CO $77,112 Boncarbo, CO $77,482 Boone, CO $77,037 Branson, CO $76,848 Campo, CO $76,563 Cheraw, CO $76,710

Crowley, CO $76,874 Eads, CO $76,765 Fort Lyon, CO $76,680 Fowler, CO $76,900 Gardner, CO $77,652 Granada, CO $76,937 Hartman, CO $77,084 Hasty, CO $76,848

Haswell, CO $76,394 Hoehne, CO $77,356 Holly, CO $76,841 Kim, CO $76,769 La Junta, CO $76,818 Lamar, CO $77,053 Las Animas, CO $76,776 La Veta, CO $77,788

Mc Clave, CO $76,860 Manzanola, CO $76,759 Model, CO $76,876 Olney Springs, CO $76,628 Ordway, CO $76,246 Pritchett, CO $76,772 Rocky Ford, CO $76,648 Rye, CO $77,225

Sheridan Lake, CO $76,795 Springfield, CO $76,930 Sugar City, CO $76,042 Swink, CO $76,742 Trinchera, CO $77,025 Trinidad, CO $77,359 Two Buttes, CO $76,926 Vilas, CO $76,914

Walsenburg, CO $77,378 Walsh, CO $76,833 Weston, CO $77,628 Wiley, CO $76,790 Alamosa, CO $78,379 Antonito, CO $78,329 Arboles, CO $78,487 Arvada, CO $80,739

Aurora, CO $80,683 Bayfield, CO $78,708 Broomfield, CO $81,093 Commerce City, CO $80,549 Dupont, CO $80,703 Eldorado Springs, CO $82,624 Lafayette, CO $81,892 Louisville, CO $81,993

Westminster, CO $80,701 Wheat Ridge, CO $80,697 Agate, CO $77,838 Bennett, CO $79,862 Byers, CO $78,908 Castle Rock, CO $79,258 Deer Trail, CO $78,388 Elbert, CO $78,757

Elizabeth, CO $79,421 Englewood, CO $80,683 Franktown, CO $79,206 Kiowa, CO $78,850 Larkspur, CO $79,001 Littleton, CO $80,603 Lone Tree, CO $80,390 Louviers, CO $80,279

Monument, CO $78,923 Palmer Lake, CO $78,931 Parker, CO $80,096 Sedalia, CO $79,298 Strasburg, CO $79,608 Watkins, CO $80,205 Denver, CO $80,674 Thornton, CO $80,738

Boulder, CO $83,023 Golden, CO $80,691 Alma, CO $80,237 Bailey, CO $80,055 Black Hawk, CO $81,497 Bond, CO $80,949 Breckenridge, CO $80,409 Buffalo Creek, CO $79,778

Burns, CO $80,429 Central City, CO $81,039 Clark, CO $79,667 Climax, CO $80,501 Coalmont, CO $79,529 Como, CO $79,258 Conifer, CO $80,263 Cowdrey, CO $79,208

Dillon, CO $80,360 Dumont, CO $80,750 Evergreen, CO $80,551 Empire, CO $80,382 Fairplay, CO $79,332 Fraser, CO $80,473 Frisco, CO $80,856 Georgetown, CO $80,322

Granby, CO $80,258 Grand Lake, CO $80,214 Grant, CO $79,643 Hartsel, CO $78,909 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $80,151 Idaho Springs, CO $80,614 Idledale, CO $80,608 Indian Hills, CO $80,567

Jamestown, CO $82,889 Jefferson, CO $79,476 Kittredge, CO $80,575 Kremmling, CO $80,143 Leadville, CO $80,403 Mc Coy, CO $80,416 Morrison, CO $80,549 Nederland, CO $82,135

Oak Creek, CO $80,273 Parshall, CO $80,618 Phippsburg, CO $80,352 Pine, CO $79,874 Pinecliffe, CO $82,521 Rand, CO $79,535 Rollinsville, CO $81,752 Shawnee, CO $79,855

Silver Plume, CO $79,981 Steamboat Springs, CO $80,124 Tabernash, CO $80,660 Toponas, CO $80,322 Walden, CO $79,416 Ward, CO $81,919 Winter Park, CO $80,764 Yampa, CO $80,432

Silverthorne, CO $80,788 Longmont, CO $81,588 Allenspark, CO $81,218 Estes Park, CO $79,999 Bellvue, CO $78,975 Berthoud, CO $79,942 Dacono, CO $80,875 Drake, CO $79,003

Erie, CO $81,237 Firestone, CO $80,674 Fort Collins, CO $78,411 Frederick, CO $80,677 Blanca, CO $78,101 Capulin, CO $78,502 Center, CO $78,438 Chama, CO $77,834

Chimney Rock, CO $78,521 Chromo, CO $77,993 Conejos, CO $78,281 Creede, CO $78,691 Crestone, CO $78,138 Del Norte, CO $78,521 Fort Garland, CO $77,925 San Luis, CO $77,609

Homelake, CO $78,447 Hooper, CO $78,187 Ignacio, CO $78,369 Jaroso, CO $77,780 La Jara, CO $78,407 Manassa, CO $78,327 Moffat, CO $78,240 Monte Vista, CO $78,494

Mosca, CO $78,088 Pagosa Springs, CO $78,514 Romeo, CO $78,558 Saguache, CO $78,510 Sanford, CO $78,118 San Pablo, CO $77,717 South Fork, CO $78,599 Villa Grove, CO $78,346

Salida, CO $78,653 Almont, CO $80,678 Buena Vista, CO $80,555 Canon City, CO $78,303 Cimarron, CO $78,831 Coal Creek, CO $77,838 Coaldale, CO $78,461 Cotopaxi, CO $78,241

Crested Butte, CO $81,103 Florence, CO $77,716 Monarch, CO $78,818 Granite, CO $80,001 Gunnison, CO $78,892 Hillside, CO $78,212 Howard, CO $78,603 Lake City, CO $78,827

Nathrop, CO $78,890

Motion Graphics Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Motion Graphics Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Motion Graphics Designer positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Motion Graphics Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Motion Graphics Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$100,922	$49.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$96,885	$47.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$96,885	$47.0	20%
Healthcare	$92,848	$45.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$88,812	$43.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Motion Graphics Designer'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 August 01, 2026

$73,056

Average $80,738/year

$88,216

$6,088

Average $6,728/month

$7,351

$1,405

Average $1,553/week

$1,696

$35

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,216	$7,351	$1,696	$42
Average	$80,738	$6,728	$1,553	$39
25th Percentile	$73,056	$6,088	$1,405	$35

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