Motion Graphics Designer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Motion Graphics Designer make in South Dakota?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Motion Graphics Designer in South Dakota is $71,890 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,590
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,034 to $78,537
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,793

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Motion Graphics Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,537	$6,545	$1,510	$38
Average	$71,890	$5,991	$1,382	$35
25th Percentile	$65,034	$5,420	$1,251	$31

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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): $59,077
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,366
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,725
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $120,328
Expert (over 8 years): $146,026

Levels	Salary
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$59,077
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$72,366
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$87,725
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$120,328
Motion Gr... Level Motion Graphics Designer	$146,026

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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: $87,584.
California: $87,251.
Massachusetts: $86,089.

District of Columbia $87,584 California $87,251 Massachusetts $86,089 Washington $85,772 New Jersey $85,741 Alaska $85,630 Connecticut $84,538 New York $84,095

Hawaii $82,679 Rhode Island $82,015 Maryland $81,564 Minnesota $80,947 Colorado $80,710 Illinois $80,631 Oregon $80,330 Delaware $80,108

New Hampshire $79,969 Virginia $79,658 Pennsylvania $78,748 Nevada $78,289 North Dakota $78,139 Michigan $77,901 Wisconsin $77,814 Vermont $77,640

Texas $77,158 Maine $77,126 Arizona $77,079 Ohio $77,023 Georgia $76,296 Indiana $75,932 Wyoming $75,861 Utah $75,750

Iowa $75,702 Kansas $75,323 Louisiana $75,212 North Carolina $75,172 Missouri $75,157 Florida $74,848 Montana $74,682 Nebraska $74,524

Kentucky $74,437 South Carolina $74,120 Tennessee $73,923 Idaho $73,843 New Mexico $73,266 Oklahoma $73,139 Alabama $72,673 South Dakota $71,890

Arkansas $71,462 West Virginia $71,233 Mississippi $70,545

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:

Alcester: $70,513
Aurora: $70,616
Baltic: $71,407

Alcester, SD $70,513 Aurora, SD $70,616 Baltic, SD $71,407 Beresford, SD $70,553 Brandon, SD $71,803 Brookings, SD $70,616 Burbank, SD $70,387 Canistota, SD $70,616

Canton, SD $71,249 Centerville, SD $70,616 Chancellor, SD $71,011 Chester, SD $70,616 Colman, SD $70,616 Colton, SD $70,932 Crooks, SD $71,803 Davis, SD $70,616

Dell Rapids, SD $71,091 Egan, SD $70,616 Elk Point, SD $70,671 Elkton, SD $70,616 Fairview, SD $70,695 Flandreau, SD $70,616 Freeman, SD $70,616 Garretson, SD $71,486

Gayville, SD $70,387 Harrisburg, SD $71,803 Hartford, SD $71,407 Hudson, SD $70,553 Humboldt, SD $70,932 Hurley, SD $70,616 Irene, SD $70,616 Jefferson, SD $71,051

Lennox, SD $71,249 Lesterville, SD $70,616 Lyons, SD $71,565 Madison, SD $70,616 Marion, SD $70,616 Menno, SD $70,616 Mission Hill, SD $70,497 Monroe, SD $70,616

Belle Fourche, SD $69,208 Black Hawk, SD $70,394 Box Elder, SD $70,394 Buffalo, SD $69,208 Buffalo Gap, SD $69,208 Camp Crook, SD $69,208 Caputa, SD $70,315 Custer, SD $69,208

Deadwood, SD $69,208 Edgemont, SD $69,208 Enning, SD $69,208 Fairburn, SD $69,208 Fort Meade, SD $69,208 Hermosa, SD $69,841 Hill City, SD $69,445 Hot Springs, SD $69,208

Howes, SD $69,208 Interior, SD $69,208 Keystone, SD $69,762 Kyle, SD $69,208 Lead, SD $69,208 Ludlow, SD $69,208 Manderson, SD $69,208 Mud Butte, SD $69,208

Nemo, SD $69,762 Newell, SD $69,208 New Underwood, SD $69,841 Nisland, SD $69,208 Oelrichs, SD $69,208 Oglala, SD $69,208 Oral, SD $69,208 Owanka, SD $69,208

Piedmont, SD $69,999 Pine Ridge, SD $69,208 Porcupine, SD $69,208 Pringle, SD $69,208 Quinn, SD $69,208 Redig, SD $69,208 Saint Onge, SD $69,208 Scenic, SD $69,208

Smithwick, SD $69,208 Spearfish, SD $69,208 Sturgis, SD $69,208 Union Center, SD $69,208 Vale, SD $69,208 Wall, SD $69,208 Wasta, SD $69,208 White Owl, SD $69,208

Whitewood, SD $69,208 Wounded Knee, SD $69,208 Leola, SD $71,470 Long Lake, SD $71,470 Mansfield, SD $65,458 Mellette, SD $65,458 Northville, SD $65,458 Onaka, SD $65,458

Orient, SD $65,458 Pierpont, SD $74,967 Redfield, SD $65,458 Rockham, SD $65,458 Roscoe, SD $65,458 Selby, SD $65,458 Seneca, SD $65,458 Stratford, SD $65,458

Tolstoy, SD $65,458 Tulare, SD $65,458 Turton, SD $65,458 Warner, SD $65,458 Westport, SD $70,213 Pierre, SD $66,645 Agar, SD $65,458 Belvidere, SD $65,458

Blunt, SD $66,566 Burke, SD $65,458 Colome, SD $65,458 Dallas, SD $65,458 Draper, SD $65,458 Fort Pierre, SD $66,566 Gregory, SD $65,458 Hamill, SD $65,458

Harrold, SD $65,617 Hayes, SD $65,458 Herrick, SD $65,458 Holabird, SD $65,458 Ideal, SD $65,458 Kadoka, SD $67,333 Kennebec, SD $65,458 Long Valley, SD $67,333

Lower Brule, SD $65,458 Martin, SD $69,208 Midland, SD $65,458 Milesville, SD $67,333 Mission, SD $65,458 Murdo, SD $65,458 Norris, SD $65,458 Okaton, SD $65,458

Okreek, SD $65,458 Onida, SD $65,933 Parmelee, SD $65,458 Philip, SD $67,333 Presho, SD $65,458 Reliance, SD $65,458 Rosebud, SD $65,458 Saint Charles, SD $65,458

Saint Francis, SD $65,458 Tuthill, SD $67,333 Vivian, SD $65,458 Wanblee, SD $69,208 White River, SD $65,458 Winner, SD $65,458 Witten, SD $65,458 Wood, SD $65,458

Mobridge, SD $65,458 Bison, SD $69,208 Bullhead, SD $77,482 Cherry Creek, SD $65,458 Dupree, SD $65,458 Eagle Butte, SD $65,458 Faith, SD $69,208 Glencross, SD $65,458

Glenham, SD $65,458 Herreid, SD $77,482 Isabel, SD $65,458 Keldron, SD $77,482 Lantry, SD $65,458 Lemmon, SD $77,482 Little Eagle, SD $77,482 Lodgepole, SD $73,345

Mc Intosh, SD $77,482 Mc Laughlin, SD $77,482 Meadow, SD $73,345 Morristown, SD $77,482 Mound City, SD $71,470 Pollock, SD $77,482 Prairie City, SD $69,208 Ralph, SD $69,208

Reva, SD $69,208 Ridgeview, SD $65,458 Timber Lake, SD $65,458 Trail City, SD $65,458 Wakpala, SD $71,470 Walker, SD $77,482 Watauga, SD $77,482 Whitehorse, SD $65,458

Rapid City, SD $70,394 Ellsworth Afb, SD $70,394 Allen, SD $69,208 Batesland, SD $69,208 Montrose, SD $70,616 North Sioux City, SD $71,098 Nunda, SD $70,616 Oldham, SD $70,616

Olivet, SD $70,616 Parker, SD $70,616 Ramona, SD $70,616 Renner, SD $71,803 Rowena, SD $71,803 Rutland, SD $70,616 Salem, SD $70,616 Scotland, SD $70,616

Sinai, SD $70,616 Springfield, SD $70,497 Tabor, SD $70,497 Tea, SD $71,723 Trent, SD $70,616 Tyndall, SD $70,616 Utica, SD $70,616 Valley Springs, SD $71,723

Vermillion, SD $70,387 Viborg, SD $70,616 Volga, SD $70,616 Volin, SD $70,616 Wakonda, SD $70,616 Wentworth, SD $70,616 Winfred, SD $70,616 Worthing, SD $71,328

Yankton, SD $70,497 Sioux Falls, SD $71,803 Vienna, SD $70,616 Wallace, SD $70,616 Waubay, SD $74,967 Webster, SD $74,967 White, SD $70,616 Willow Lake, SD $70,616

Wilmot, SD $74,967 Mitchell, SD $70,616 Alexandria, SD $70,616 Alpena, SD $68,037 Armour, SD $70,616 Artesian, SD $70,616 Avon, SD $70,616 Bonesteel, SD $68,037

Bridgewater, SD $70,616 Canova, SD $70,616 Carpenter, SD $70,616 Carthage, SD $70,616 Cavour, SD $70,616 Chamberlain, SD $65,458 Corsica, SD $70,616 Dante, SD $70,616

Delmont, SD $70,616 Dimock, SD $70,616 Emery, SD $70,616 Ethan, SD $70,616 Fairfax, SD $68,037 Fedora, SD $70,616 Fort Thompson, SD $65,458 Fulton, SD $70,616

Gann Valley, SD $65,458 Geddes, SD $68,037 Harrison, SD $70,616 Highmore, SD $65,458 Stephan, SD $65,458 Hitchcock, SD $65,458 Howard, SD $70,616 Huron, SD $68,037

Iroquois, SD $70,616 Kaylor, SD $70,616 Kimball, SD $65,458 Lake Andes, SD $70,616 Lane, SD $68,037 Letcher, SD $70,616 Marty, SD $70,616 Miller, SD $65,458

Mount Vernon, SD $70,616 New Holland, SD $68,037 Oacoma, SD $65,458 Parkston, SD $70,616 Pickstown, SD $70,616 Plankinton, SD $68,037 Platte, SD $68,037 Pukwana, SD $65,458

Ree Heights, SD $65,458 Saint Lawrence, SD $65,458 Spencer, SD $70,616 Stickney, SD $70,616 Tripp, SD $70,616 Virgil, SD $65,458 Wagner, SD $70,616 Wessington, SD $65,458

Wessington Springs, SD $65,458 White Lake, SD $65,458 Wolsey, SD $65,458 Woonsocket, SD $70,616 Yale, SD $70,616 Aberdeen, SD $65,458 Akaska, SD $65,458 Amherst, SD $74,967

Andover, SD $74,967 Ashton, SD $65,458 Barnard, SD $70,213 Bath, SD $70,213 Bowdle, SD $65,458 Brentford, SD $65,458 Britton, SD $74,967 Claremont, SD $74,967

Columbia, SD $70,213 Conde, SD $65,458 Cresbard, SD $65,458 Doland, SD $68,037 Eureka, SD $71,470 Faulkton, SD $65,458 Ferney, SD $70,213 Frankfort, SD $65,458

Frederick, SD $74,967 Gettysburg, SD $65,458 Groton, SD $70,213 Hecla, SD $74,967 Hosmer, SD $65,458 Houghton, SD $74,967 Hoven, SD $65,458 Ipswich, SD $65,458

Java, SD $65,458 Langford, SD $74,967 Lebanon, SD $65,458 Watertown, SD $70,616 Arlington, SD $70,616 Astoria, SD $70,616 Badger, SD $70,616 Big Stone City, SD $74,302

Bradley, SD $70,616 Brandt, SD $70,616 Bristol, SD $74,967 Bruce, SD $70,616 Bryant, SD $70,616 Castlewood, SD $70,616 Claire City, SD $74,967 Clark, SD $70,616

Clear Lake, SD $70,616 Corona, SD $74,967 De Smet, SD $70,616 Eden, SD $74,967 Erwin, SD $70,616 Estelline, SD $70,616 Florence, SD $70,616 Garden City, SD $70,616

Gary, SD $70,616 Goodwin, SD $70,616 Grenville, SD $74,967 Hayti, SD $70,616 Hazel, SD $70,616 Henry, SD $70,616 Kranzburg, SD $70,616 Labolt, SD $70,616

Lake City, SD $74,967 Lake Norden, SD $70,616 Lake Preston, SD $70,616 Marvin, SD $72,791 Milbank, SD $74,302 New Effington, SD $74,967 Ortley, SD $74,967 Peever, SD $74,967

Raymond, SD $68,037 Revillo, SD $70,616 Rosholt, SD $74,967 Roslyn, SD $74,967 Sisseton, SD $74,967 South Shore, SD $70,616 Stockholm, SD $70,616 Strandburg, SD $70,616

Summit, SD $72,791 Toronto, SD $70,616 Twin Brooks, SD $72,791 Veblen, SD $74,967

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 April 01, 2026

$65,034

Average $71,890/year

$78,537

$5,420

Average $5,991/month

$6,545

$1,251

Average $1,382/week

$1,510

$31

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,537	$6,545	$1,510	$38
Average	$71,890	$5,991	$1,382	$35
25th Percentile	$65,034	$5,420	$1,251	$31

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