Motion Graphics Designer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Motion Graphics Designer make in Massachusetts?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Motion Graphics Designer in Massachusetts is $86,083 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): $101,323
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,893 to $94,060
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,437

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Motion Graphics Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,060	$7,838	$1,809	$45
Average	$86,083	$7,174	$1,655	$41
25th Percentile	$77,893	$6,491	$1,498	$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): $70,740
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,652
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $105,048
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,088
Expert (over 8 years): $174,854

Levels	Salary
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$70,740
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$86,652
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$105,048
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$144,088
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$174,854

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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: $87,578.
California: $87,246.
Massachusetts: $86,083.

District of Columbia $87,578 California $87,246 Massachusetts $86,083 Washington $85,767 New Jersey $85,735 Alaska $85,625 Connecticut $84,533 New York $84,090

Hawaii $82,674 Rhode Island $82,010 Maryland $81,559 Minnesota $80,942 Colorado $80,705 Illinois $80,626 Oregon $80,325 Delaware $80,103

New Hampshire $79,964 Virginia $79,653 Pennsylvania $78,743 Nevada $78,284 North Dakota $78,134 Michigan $77,897 Wisconsin $77,810 Vermont $77,636

Texas $77,153 Maine $77,121 Arizona $77,074 Ohio $77,019 Georgia $76,291 Indiana $75,927 Wyoming $75,856 Utah $75,745

Iowa $75,698 Kansas $75,318 Louisiana $75,207 North Carolina $75,168 Missouri $75,152 Florida $74,843 Montana $74,677 Nebraska $74,519

Kentucky $74,432 South Carolina $74,116 Tennessee $73,918 Idaho $73,839 New Mexico $73,261 Oklahoma $73,135 Alabama $72,668 South Dakota $71,885

Arkansas $71,458 West Virginia $71,229 Mississippi $70,540

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:

Agawam: $81,978
Amherst: $81,741
Barre: $82,714

Agawam, MA $81,978 Amherst, MA $81,741 Barre, MA $82,714 Belchertown, MA $81,844 Blandford, MA $81,765 Bondsville, MA $81,875 Brimfield, MA $81,717 Chester, MA $80,934

Chesterfield, MA $81,290 Chicopee, MA $81,978 Cummington, MA $80,934 Easthampton, MA $81,923 East Longmeadow, MA $81,978 East Otis, MA $82,089 Feeding Hills, MA $81,978 Gilbertville, MA $82,397

Goshen, MA $81,266 Granby, MA $81,954 Granville, MA $81,875 Hadley, MA $81,796 Hampden, MA $81,978 Hardwick, MA $82,453 Hatfield, MA $81,765 Haydenville, MA $81,638

Holyoke, MA $81,978 Huntington, MA $81,796 Leeds, MA $81,765 Leverett, MA $81,717 Ludlow, MA $81,978 Monson, MA $81,875 North Amherst, MA $81,875 Northampton, MA $81,820

Florence, MA $81,820 North Hatfield, MA $81,757 Oakham, MA $82,848 Palmer, MA $81,875 Plainfield, MA $80,934 Russell, MA $81,875 Shutesbury, MA $81,844 Southampton, MA $81,954

South Barre, MA $82,769 South Hadley, MA $81,954 Southwick, MA $81,978 Thorndike, MA $81,875 Three Rivers, MA $81,923 Wales, MA $81,717 Ware, MA $82,421 Warren, MA $82,176

West Chesterfield, MA $80,887 Westfield, MA $81,978 West Hatfield, MA $81,717 West Springfield, MA $81,978 West Warren, MA $82,516 Whately, MA $81,583 Wheelwright, MA $82,737 Wilbraham, MA $81,978

Williamsburg, MA $81,606 Woronoco, MA $81,899 Worthington, MA $80,966 Springfield, MA $81,978 Longmeadow, MA $81,978 Indian Orchard, MA $81,978 Pittsfield, MA $81,148 Adams, MA $81,068

Ashley Falls, MA $82,548 Becket, MA $81,068 Berkshire, MA $81,148 Cheshire, MA $81,148 Dalton, MA $81,148 Glendale, MA $81,124 Great Barrington, MA $80,910 Hinsdale, MA $81,148

Housatonic, MA $81,013 Lanesboro, MA $81,148 Lee, MA $81,124 Lenox, MA $81,148 Lenox Dale, MA $81,148 Middlefield, MA $81,045 Mill River, MA $81,852 Monterey, MA $80,910

North Adams, MA $80,966 North Egremont, MA $81,084 Otis, MA $80,887 Richmond, MA $81,148 Sandisfield, MA $82,160 Savoy, MA $81,045 Sheffield, MA $82,033 South Egremont, MA $81,242

Southfield, MA $82,429 South Lee, MA $81,124 Stockbridge, MA $81,124 Tyringham, MA $81,013 West Stockbridge, MA $81,092 Williamstown, MA $80,966 Windsor, MA $81,124 Greenfield, MA $81,345

Ashfield, MA $80,981 Athol, MA $82,809 Bernardston, MA $81,314 Buckland, MA $80,871 Charlemont, MA $80,681 Colrain, MA $80,950 Conway, MA $81,227 Deerfield, MA $81,369

Drury, MA $80,451 Erving, MA $81,875 Heath, MA $80,681 Lake Pleasant, MA $81,511 Millers Falls, MA $81,440 Monroe Bridge, MA $80,372 Montague, MA $81,511 Gill, MA $81,812

New Salem, MA $82,128 Northfield, MA $81,812 Orange, MA $82,532 Petersham, MA $82,793 Rowe, MA $80,499 Royalston, MA $82,935 Shelburne Falls, MA $80,942 South Deerfield, MA $81,496

Sunderland, MA $81,567 Turners Falls, MA $81,440 Warwick, MA $82,540 Wendell, MA $81,812 Wendell Depot, MA $82,105 Fitchburg, MA $83,592 Ashburnham, MA $83,204 Ashby, MA $84,707

Ayer, MA $84,921 Devens, MA $84,857 Baldwinville, MA $83,070 East Templeton, MA $83,093 Gardner, MA $83,244 Westminster, MA $83,244 Groton, MA $85,000 Harvard, MA $84,992

Hubbardston, MA $82,737 Leominster, MA $82,769 Littleton, MA $85,126 Lunenburg, MA $84,739 Pepperell, MA $85,000 Shirley, MA $84,826 Still River, MA $84,944 Templeton, MA $83,093

Townsend, MA $84,849 West Groton, MA $84,889 West Townsend, MA $84,818 Winchendon, MA $82,911 Winchendon Springs, MA $82,896 Auburn, MA $82,951 North Dartmouth, MA $83,457 South Dartmouth, MA $83,457

North Attleboro, MA $81,946 Plainville, MA $81,891 Attleboro Falls, MA $81,915 North Dighton, MA $81,867 Norton, MA $85,561 Raynham, MA $85,585 Raynham Center, MA $85,585 Rehoboth, MA $81,970

Rochester, MA $83,457 Seekonk, MA $81,970 Swansea, MA $81,891 Berkley, MA $83,505 Taunton, MA $85,506 Westport, MA $83,457 Westport Point, MA $83,457 Berlin, MA $82,896

Cataumet, MA $83,275 Blackstone, MA $81,867 Boylston, MA $82,951 Brookfield, MA $82,793 Charlton, MA $82,896 Charlton City, MA $82,896 Charlton Depot, MA $82,896 Clinton, MA $82,896

East Brookfield, MA $82,872 Douglas, MA $82,817 East Princeton, MA $82,848 Fiskdale, MA $82,714 Grafton, MA $82,951 Holden, MA $82,951 Holland, MA $82,674 Jefferson, MA $82,951

Lancaster, MA $82,817 Leicester, MA $82,951 Linwood, MA $82,769 Manchaug, MA $82,951 Millbury, MA $82,951 Millville, MA $81,788 New Braintree, MA $82,769 Northborough, MA $82,951

Northbridge, MA $82,927 North Brookfield, MA $82,848 North Grafton, MA $82,951 North Oxford, MA $82,951 North Uxbridge, MA $82,769 Oxford, MA $82,927 Princeton, MA $82,872 Rochdale, MA $82,951

Rutland, MA $82,951 Shrewsbury, MA $82,951 Southbridge, MA $82,769 South Grafton, MA $82,951 South Lancaster, MA $82,872 Spencer, MA $82,951 Sterling, MA $82,896 Sturbridge, MA $82,737

Upton, MA $82,896 Uxbridge, MA $82,793 Webster, MA $82,793 Dudley, MA $82,793 Westborough, MA $82,951 West Boylston, MA $82,951 West Brookfield, MA $82,769 West Millbury, MA $82,951

Whitinsville, MA $82,896 Sutton, MA $82,951 Worcester, MA $82,951 East Walpole, MA $85,585 Cherry Valley, MA $82,951 Paxton, MA $82,951 Framingham, MA $85,348 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $85,126

Boxborough, MA $85,071 Acton, MA $85,071 Ashland, MA $82,737 Bedford, MA $85,103 Hanscom Afb, MA $86,605 Bolton, MA $82,793 Carlisle, MA $85,126 Concord, MA $85,047

Fayville, MA $82,793 Holliston, MA $85,292 Hopedale, MA $82,769 Hopkinton, MA $82,817 Hudson, MA $82,817 Marlborough, MA $82,848 Maynard, MA $84,968 Mendon, MA $82,769

Milford, MA $82,769 Natick, MA $88,085 Sherborn, MA $88,037 Southborough, MA $82,817 Foxboro, MA $85,585 Franklin, MA $83,584 Greenbush, MA $85,427 Green Harbor, MA $85,403

Hingham, MA $86,827 Hull, MA $88,219 Humarock, MA $85,427 Mansfield, MA $85,585 Marshfield, MA $85,403 Marshfield Hills, MA $85,403 Medfield, MA $86,756 Medway, MA $85,348

Millis, MA $85,403 Minot, MA $85,427 Norfolk, MA $85,482 North Marshfield, MA $85,403 North Scituate, MA $85,403 Norwell, MA $85,482 Norwood, MA $85,585 Ocean Bluff, MA $85,403

Scituate, MA $85,403 Sharon, MA $85,585 Sheldonville, MA $83,623 South Walpole, MA $85,530 Stoughton, MA $85,585 Walpole, MA $85,561 Westwood, MA $86,835 Wrentham, MA $85,451

Boston, MA $88,219 Roxbury, MA $88,219 Roxbury Crossing, MA $88,219 Dorchester, MA $88,219 Dorchester Center, MA $88,219 Mattapan, MA $88,219 Charlestown, MA $88,219 Jamaica Plain, MA $88,219

Roslindale, MA $88,219 West Roxbury, MA $88,219 Allston, MA $88,219 Brighton, MA $88,219 Hyde Park, MA $88,219 Readville, MA $88,219 Cambridge, MA $88,219 Somerville, MA $88,219

Malden, MA $88,219 Everett, MA $88,219 Chelsea, MA $88,219 Revere, MA $88,219 Winthrop, MA $88,219 Medford, MA $88,219 West Medford, MA $88,219 Quincy, MA $88,219

Melrose, MA $88,219 Stoneham, MA $88,219 Braintree, MA $85,585 Milton, MA $88,219 Milton Village, MA $88,219 Weymouth, MA $85,585 East Weymouth, MA $85,585 South Weymouth, MA $85,585

North Weymouth, MA $85,585 East Boston, MA $88,219 Brockton, MA $85,585 Avon, MA $85,585 Bridgewater, MA $85,585 Bryantville, MA $85,530 Carver, MA $84,272 Duxbury, MA $85,348

East Bridgewater, MA $85,585 Easton, MA $85,585 Elmwood, MA $85,585 Halifax, MA $85,530 Hanover, MA $85,530 Hanson, MA $85,585 Holbrook, MA $85,585 Middleboro, MA $84,351

Manomet, MA $84,501 Lakeville, MA $83,323 Monponsett, MA $85,561 Abington, MA $85,585 North Carver, MA $85,403 North Easton, MA $85,585 North Pembroke, MA $85,506 Pembroke, MA $85,530

Plymouth, MA $84,620 Kingston, MA $85,371 South Carver, MA $83,244 Plympton, MA $85,451 Randolph, MA $85,585 Rockland, MA $85,585 South Easton, MA $85,585 West Bridgewater, MA $85,585

White Horse Beach, MA $84,557 Whitman, MA $85,585 Lexington, MA $88,219 Brookline, MA $88,219 Brookline Village, MA $88,219 Waltham, MA $88,219 North Waltham, MA $88,219 New Town, MA $88,219

Babson Park, MA $88,219 Newton, MA $88,219 Newton Center, MA $88,219 Newtonville, MA $88,219 Newton Highlands, MA $88,219 Newton Lower Falls, MA $88,219 Newton Upper Falls, MA $88,219 West Newton, MA $88,219

Auburndale, MA $88,219 Chestnut Hill, MA $88,219 Waban, MA $88,219 Watertown, MA $88,219 Arlington, MA $88,219 Arlington Heights, MA $88,219 Belmont, MA $88,219 Waverley, MA $88,219

Wellesley Hills, MA $88,219 Wellesley, MA $88,195 Needham, MA $88,219 Weston, MA $88,219 Needham Heights, MA $88,219 Nonantum, MA $88,219 Buzzards Bay, MA $83,220 Lincoln, MA $88,164

Stow, MA $84,968 Sudbury, MA $88,037 Wayland, MA $88,085 Woodville, MA $82,872 Woburn, MA $88,219 Burlington, MA $86,637 Andover, MA $83,789 Billerica, MA $85,126

Chelmsford, MA $85,126 Dracut, MA $85,126 Dunstable, MA $85,000 Haverhill, MA $83,789 Georgetown, MA $83,789 Groveland, MA $83,789 Lawrence, MA $83,789 Methuen, MA $83,789

North Andover, MA $83,789 Lowell, MA $85,126 Merrimac, MA $83,734 North Billerica, MA $85,126 North Chelmsford, MA $85,126 North Reading, MA $83,734 Nutting Lake, MA $85,126 Pinehurst, MA $85,126

Reading, MA $85,625 Tewksbury, MA $85,126 Tyngsboro, MA $85,126 Wakefield, MA $88,195 West Boxford, MA $83,789 Westford, MA $85,126 Wilmington, MA $84,446 Winchester, MA $88,219

Lynn, MA $88,219 Saugus, MA $88,219 Swampscott, MA $88,164 Nahant, MA $88,219 Amesbury, MA $83,362 Beverly, MA $88,005 Boxford, MA $83,789 Byfield, MA $83,734

Danvers, MA $83,655 Essex, MA $84,517 Gloucester, MA $84,644 Hamilton, MA $83,608 Hathorne, MA $83,655 Chilmark, MA $83,006 East Falmouth, MA $83,410 East Sandwich, MA $83,710

East Wareham, MA $83,244 Edgartown, MA $83,062 Falmouth, MA $83,275 Woods Hole, MA $83,275 Menemsha, MA $83,062 Monument Beach, MA $83,244 Nantucket, MA $83,062 North Falmouth, MA $83,299

Oak Bluffs, MA $83,085 Onset, MA $83,299 Pocasset, MA $83,275 Sagamore, MA $83,884 Sagamore Beach, MA $83,884 Sandwich, MA $83,718 Siasconset, MA $83,062 Silver Beach, MA $83,299

Vineyard Haven, MA $83,157 Wareham, MA $83,323 West Chop, MA $83,157 West Falmouth, MA $83,299 West Tisbury, MA $83,062 West Wareham, MA $83,354 Hyannis, MA $83,188 Barnstable, MA $83,465

Brewster, MA $83,062 Centerville, MA $83,434 Chatham, MA $83,062 Cotuit, MA $83,489 Ipswich, MA $83,608 Cummaquid, MA $83,212 Lynnfield, MA $85,909 Manchester, MA $84,841

Marblehead, MA $88,061 Middleton, MA $83,766 Newburyport, MA $83,631 Newbury, MA $83,789 Salisbury, MA $83,093 Peabody, MA $88,116 Prides Crossing, MA $85,783 Rockport, MA $84,636

Rowley, MA $83,655 Salem, MA $88,116 South Hamilton, MA $83,608 Topsfield, MA $83,734 Wenham, MA $83,631 West Newbury, MA $83,789 Accord, MA $85,585 Bellingham, MA $81,733

Brant Rock, MA $85,229 Canton, MA $85,585 Cohasset, MA $86,748 Dedham, MA $88,219 Dover, MA $88,140 East Mansfield, MA $85,585 Dennis, MA $83,062 Dennis Port, MA $83,062

East Dennis, MA $83,062 Eastham, MA $83,062 East Orleans, MA $83,062 Forestdale, MA $83,608 Harwich, MA $83,062 Harwich Port, MA $83,062 Hyannis Port, MA $83,180 Marstons Mills, MA $83,576

Mashpee, MA $83,631 North Chatham, MA $83,062 North Eastham, MA $84,130 North Truro, MA $85,190 Orleans, MA $83,062 Osterville, MA $83,331 Provincetown, MA $85,031 South Chatham, MA $83,062

South Dennis, MA $83,062 South Harwich, MA $83,062 South Orleans, MA $83,062 South Wellfleet, MA $84,130 South Yarmouth, MA $83,062 Truro, MA $84,130 Wellfleet, MA $84,130 West Barnstable, MA $83,615

West Chatham, MA $83,062 West Dennis, MA $83,062 West Harwich, MA $83,062 West Hyannisport, MA $83,362 West Yarmouth, MA $83,062 Yarmouth Port, MA $83,062 Assonet, MA $83,402 Attleboro, MA $81,970

Chartley, MA $85,585 Cuttyhunk, MA $83,323 Dartmouth, MA $83,457 Dighton, MA $82,571 East Freetown, MA $83,457 East Taunton, MA $85,451 Fairhaven, MA $83,457 Fall River, MA $83,457

Somerset, MA $83,378 Marion, MA $83,457 Mattapoisett, MA $83,457 New Bedford, MA $83,457 Acushnet, MA $83,457

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 March 01, 2026

$77,893

Average $86,083/year

$94,060

$6,491

Average $7,174/month

$7,838

$1,498

Average $1,655/week

$1,809

$37

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,060	$7,838	$1,809	$45
Average	$86,083	$7,174	$1,655	$41
25th Percentile	$77,893	$6,491	$1,498	$37

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