Character Artist Salary in Salem, Oregon

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Character Artist in Salem, OR is $88,615. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Character Artist in Salem, OR can go up to $106,350 and the lowest down to $72,258, but most earn between $80,053 and $97,898. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Character Artist in the United States.

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Development savvy and experience building PBR assets within the Unreal Engine.

December 30, 2022

Manage the character art pipeline including high poly sculpts and low poly output, texture generation, and export to game engine.

December 31, 2022

Provide support, training and mentoring to users.

February 02, 2023

Assist in creating character style guides for a given design including turnarounds, expressions, body gestures, poses, layouts and attitudes that reflect the inner workings of the character.

February 28, 2023

Build clean highly animate-able topology with the ability to give and receive feedback with concept artists and character modelers.

March 16, 2023

Collaborate with mechanical designers, controls engineers, sculptors/moldmakers, assembly technicians, and others to ensure creative intent is being maintained throughout project life.

April 01, 2023

Understand mesh topology and edge loops as it translates to efficient modeling practices for in-game characters, and is experienced building detailed characters.

April 28, 2023

Create realistic 3D models and textures including characters, creatures and weapons in accordance with the artistic direction, production deadlines and technical specifications.

April 30, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Character Artist in Salem, OR

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80053

97898

88615

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

82220

102633

91812

What is the average salary for Character Artist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Character Artist in Salem, OR. The base salary for Character Artist ranges from $80,053 to $97,898 with the average base salary of $88,615. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $82,220 to $102,633 with the average total cash compensation of $91,812.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$88,615	$80,053 - $97,898
Bonus	$3,197	$2,167 - $4,735
Total Pay	$91,812	$82,220 - $102,633

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Character Artist Salary Near Salem, OR

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Albany, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,876 - $95,235	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Oregon City, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,749 - $101,195	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Corvallis, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,830 - $95,180	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Lake Oswego, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,068 - $101,585	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Beaverton, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,068 - $101,585	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Clackamas, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,962 - $101,455	COMPARE TO Salem, OR

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About Salem, Oregon

Salem /ˈseɪləm/ is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County. Salem was founded in 1842, became the capital of the Oregon Territory in 1851, and was incorporated in 1857. Salem had a population of 169,798 in 2017, making it the second-largest city in the state after Portland. Salem is a little under an hour's driving dis...

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