Motion Graphics Designer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Motion Graphics Designer make in Connecticut?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Motion Graphics Designer in Connecticut is $84,568 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,531
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,522 to $92,400
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,196

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Motion Graphics Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,400	$7,700	$1,777	$44
Average	$84,568	$7,047	$1,626	$41
25th Percentile	$76,522	$6,377	$1,472	$37

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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): $69,497
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,127
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,175
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $141,530
Expert (over 8 years): $171,785

Levels	Salary
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$69,497
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$85,127
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$103,175
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$141,530
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$171,785

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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:

Old Mystic: $83,226
Oneco: $83,012
Avon: $83,386

Old Mystic, CT $83,226 Oneco, CT $83,012 Avon, CT $83,386 Bloomfield, CT $83,433 Windsor, CT $83,435 Bristol, CT $83,427 Burlington, CT $83,422 Broad Brook, CT $82,969

Canaan, CT $83,026 Canton, CT $83,345 Canton Center, CT $83,321 Colebrook, CT $83,029 Collinsville, CT $83,339 East Berlin, CT $83,294 East Canaan, CT $83,120 East Glastonbury, CT $83,434

East Granby, CT $82,980 East Hartland, CT $82,768 East Windsor Hill, CT $83,370 Ellington, CT $82,788 Farmington, CT $83,295 Falls Village, CT $83,310 Glastonbury, CT $83,437 Granby, CT $82,810

Berlin, CT $83,287 Lakeville, CT $83,382 Manchester, CT $83,427 Bolton, CT $83,319 New Britain, CT $83,262 New Hartford, CT $83,408 Norfolk, CT $83,234 North Canton, CT $83,258

North Granby, CT $82,566 Pine Meadow, CT $83,333 Plainville, CT $83,294 Barkhamsted, CT $83,166 Poquonock, CT $83,370 Riverton, CT $83,064 Vernon Rockville, CT $83,206 Rocky Hill, CT $83,344

Salisbury, CT $82,821 Sharon, CT $84,013 Simsbury, CT $83,312 Somers, CT $82,107 Somersville, CT $82,091 South Glastonbury, CT $83,415 South Windsor, CT $83,402 North Windham, CT $83,207

Pomfret Center, CT $83,120 Putnam, CT $83,072 Quinebaug, CT $83,097 Rogers, CT $83,069 Scotland, CT $83,211 South Willington, CT $83,002 South Windham, CT $83,229 South Woodstock, CT $83,111

Storrs Mansfield, CT $83,162 Thompson, CT $83,089 Ashford, CT $83,017 Willington, CT $82,991 Windham, CT $83,216 Woodstock, CT $83,087 Woodstock Valley, CT $83,053 New London, CT $83,230

Baltic, CT $83,211 Canterbury, CT $83,176 Central Village, CT $83,110 East Lyme, CT $83,257 Bozrah, CT $83,220 Gales Ferry, CT $83,225 Gilman, CT $83,237 Mashantucket, CT $83,216

Ledyard, CT $83,223 Groton, CT $83,230 Hanover, CT $83,210 Jewett City, CT $83,206 Montville, CT $83,228 Moosup, CT $83,070 Mystic, CT $83,226 Niantic, CT $83,253

North Stonington, CT $83,185 Norwich, CT $83,207 Preston, CT $83,207 Oakdale, CT $83,250 Old Lyme, CT $83,412 Stafford, CT $82,650 Stafford Springs, CT $82,692 Staffordville, CT $82,572

Suffield, CT $82,028 Taconic, CT $83,125 Tariffville, CT $83,165 Enfield, CT $82,011 Tolland, CT $82,960 Unionville, CT $83,366 East Windsor, CT $82,862 Weatogue, CT $83,389

West Granby, CT $82,987 West Hartland, CT $82,798 West Simsbury, CT $83,302 West Suffield, CT $82,043 Winchester Center, CT $83,310 Windsor Locks, CT $82,864 Winsted, CT $83,302 Hartford, CT $83,507

West Hartford, CT $83,436 East Hartford, CT $83,501 Wethersfield, CT $83,432 Newington, CT $83,279 Plainfield, CT $83,146 Quaker Hill, CT $83,230 South Lyme, CT $83,308 Sterling, CT $82,991

Stonington, CT $83,209 Pawcatuck, CT $83,164 Taftville, CT $83,207 Uncasville, CT $83,225 Versailles, CT $83,202 Voluntown, CT $83,142 Waterford, CT $83,232 Wauregan, CT $83,104

West Mystic, CT $83,227 Yantic, CT $83,212 Ansonia, CT $84,890 Beacon Falls, CT $84,663 Botsford, CT $86,224 Branford, CT $84,093 Cheshire, CT $83,938 Centerbrook, CT $83,670

Chester, CT $83,670 Clinton, CT $84,034 Cobalt, CT $83,442 Colchester, CT $83,362 Cromwell, CT $83,340 Deep River, CT $83,719 Derby, CT $85,278 Killingworth, CT $83,929

Salem, CT $83,299 Durham, CT $83,723 East Haddam, CT $83,484 East Hampton, CT $83,469 Essex, CT $83,597 Guilford, CT $84,168 Haddam, CT $83,643 Hadlyme, CT $83,528

Hawleyville, CT $86,007 Higganum, CT $83,664 Ivoryton, CT $83,687 Madison, CT $84,066 Marion, CT $83,708 Marlborough, CT $83,416 Meriden, CT $83,484 Middlefield, CT $83,546

Middle Haddam, CT $83,500 Middletown, CT $83,449 Milford, CT $86,471 Milldale, CT $83,572 Monroe, CT $87,334 Moodus, CT $83,506 Newtown, CT $86,175 North Branford, CT $84,068

Northford, CT $84,055 North Haven, CT $83,992 North Westchester, CT $83,354 Old Saybrook, CT $83,630 Orange, CT $84,380 Oxford, CT $85,331 Plantsville, CT $83,568 Portland, CT $83,406

Rockfall, CT $83,453 Sandy Hook, CT $86,100 Seymour, CT $84,935 Shelton, CT $87,062 South Britain, CT $85,645 Southbury, CT $85,615 Southington, CT $83,351 Stevenson, CT $87,519

Wallingford, CT $83,910 Stratford, CT $88,728 Westbrook, CT $83,839 New Haven, CT $83,871 East Haven, CT $83,911 Hamden, CT $83,985 West Haven, CT $83,944 Bethany, CT $84,302

Woodbridge, CT $84,121 Willimantic, CT $83,230 Abington, CT $83,109 Amston, CT $83,317 Andover, CT $83,280 Ballouville, CT $83,037 Brooklyn, CT $83,108 Chaplin, CT $83,179

Columbia, CT $83,288 Coventry, CT $83,236 Danielson, CT $83,009 Dayville, CT $83,013 Eastford, CT $83,071 East Killingly, CT $82,930 East Woodstock, CT $83,101 Fabyan, CT $83,102

Grosvenor Dale, CT $83,103 Hampton, CT $83,151 Hebron, CT $83,332 Lebanon, CT $83,258 Mansfield Center, CT $83,185 Mansfield Depot, CT $83,188 North Franklin, CT $83,220 North Grosvenordale, CT $83,109

Pomfret, CT $83,114 Bridgeport, CT $88,959 Trumbull, CT $88,481 Easton, CT $88,431 Waterbury, CT $84,210 Prospect, CT $84,189 Wolcott, CT $83,721 Bantam, CT $84,512

Bethlehem, CT $84,698 Cornwall, CT $84,109 Cornwall Bridge, CT $84,597 Gaylordsville, CT $85,364 Goshen, CT $83,896 Kent, CT $84,767 Lakeside, CT $84,605 Litchfield, CT $84,208

Middlebury, CT $84,798 Morris, CT $84,467 Naugatuck, CT $84,587 New Milford, CT $85,621 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $84,918 Northfield, CT $83,927 Oakville, CT $84,269 Pequabuck, CT $83,624

Plymouth, CT $83,898 Roxbury, CT $85,558 Sherman, CT $85,721 South Kent, CT $84,962 Terryville, CT $83,687 Thomaston, CT $84,026 Torrington, CT $83,659 Harwinton, CT $83,682

Washington, CT $85,099 Washington Depot, CT $85,155 Watertown, CT $84,387 West Cornwall, CT $83,852 Woodbury, CT $85,047 Bethel, CT $86,107 Brookfield, CT $85,970 Cos Cob, CT $89,722

Danbury, CT $85,983 New Fairfield, CT $85,983 Darien, CT $89,695 Fairfield, CT $88,906 Georgetown, CT $88,195 Greenwich, CT $89,654 Greens Farms, CT $88,854 New Canaan, CT $89,320

Norwalk, CT $89,378 Old Greenwich, CT $89,722 Redding Center, CT $87,356 Redding Ridge, CT $87,356 Ridgefield, CT $86,587 Riverside, CT $89,718 Westport, CT $88,855 Weston, CT $88,490

Southport, CT $88,885 Redding, CT $87,160 Wilton, CT $88,580 Stamford, CT $89,743 Bridgewater, CT $85,850

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	$105,710	$51.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$101,481	$49.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$101,481	$49.0	20%
Healthcare	$97,253	$47.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$93,024	$45.0	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

$76,522

Average $84,568/year

$92,400

$6,377

Average $7,047/month

$7,700

$1,472

Average $1,626/week

$1,777

$37

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,400	$7,700	$1,777	$44
Average	$84,568	$7,047	$1,626	$41
25th Percentile	$76,522	$6,377	$1,472	$37

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