Lead Animator Salary in New York, NY

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How much does a Lead Animator make in New York, NY? The average Lead Animator salary in New York, NY is $152,574 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $151,397 and $154,566. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Animator (Video Games)

TCWGlobal - Richardson , TX

Collaborate with lead and principal animator for direction. Qualifications: * Demo reel and breakdown from school, personal, or professional experience * Maya proficiency required. * Keyframe ...

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Gameplay Animator

Turn Me Up - Burbank , CA

Gameplay Animator Job Type: Full Time What We Need: Turn Me Up is looking for a creative and ... We are looking for someone who wants to lead the charge on ideas, further developing our ...

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Lead Unreal Engine 5 Developer for Scene Creation and Animation

Unreal Gigs - Santa Monica , CA

We are currently seeking a Lead Unreal Engine 5 Developer with a specialized focus on sculpting breathtaking environments and crafting fluid, keyframed animations. This role is designed for a ...

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3D Character Animation Manager

Eleventh Hour Games - Dallas , TX

As the 3D Character Animation Manager for Eleventh Hour Games, you will lead gameplay animation for the game, in line with the creative vision, and will rally and direct your team behind this vision

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UX Product Lead

Newance - Milwaukee , WI

Animation: Understands motion graphics and can apply those skills to create an engaging user ... Lead regular user research and design review meetings * Give and solicit feedback from other team ...

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Lead/Advanced Technical Artist

Warner Media, LLC - Salt Lake City , UT

Lead/Advanced Technical Artist Location: Salt Lake City, UT About Avalanche Software: Avalanche ... Work as a team with programmers, designers, animators, artists, and other technical artists

Lensa - 16 days ago

What does a Lead Animator do?

Common responsibilities of a Lead Animator

Training, hiring, reviews, etc.

May 15, 2023

Create high quality layout, blocking, and camera movements for use in previs and postvis shots / sequences.

June 25, 2022

Provide direction, leadership, mentorship, feedback, and training to the Animation team.

October 25, 2022

Collaborate with engineering and design teams to define animation pipeline and associated workflows.

December 01, 2022

Balance scope of production.

February 22, 2023

Track progress of team assignment.

April 28, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lead Animator in New York, NY

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151397

154566

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Includes base and annual incentives

167564

177914

171544

What is the average salary for Lead Animator in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lead Animator in New York, NY. The base salary for Lead Animator ranges from $151,397 to $154,566 with the average base salary of $152,574. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $167,564 to $177,914 with the average total cash compensation of $171,544.

View Average Salary for Lead Animator as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$152,574	$151,397 - $154,566
Bonus	$18,970	$16,167 - $23,348
Total Pay	$171,544	$167,564 - $177,914

* 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.

Lead Animator Salary Near New York, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE West New York, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,304 - $155,492	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Hoboken, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,304 - $155,492	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Union City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,304 - $155,492	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Jersey City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,304 - $155,492	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Bronx, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,304 - $155,492	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Brooklyn, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,304 - $155,492	COMPARE TO New York, NY

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The City of New York, usually called either New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 M...

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