How much does a Motion Designer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Motion Designer in the United States is $64,313 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.
However, a Motion Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,305
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,205 to $74,254
Key Factors That Influence Motion Designer Salaries
A Motion 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, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Motion Designer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Motion 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:
How Do Motion 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 Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $81,118
San Francisco: $80,230
Oakland: $78,539
San Jose, CA$81,118
San Francisco, CA$80,230
Oakland, CA$78,539
New York, NY$74,050
Paramus, NJ$73,149
Queens Village, NY$73,146
Passaic, NJ$73,085
Bergenfield, NJ$73,079
Stamford, CT$72,938
Huntington, NY$72,911
Newark, NJ$72,436
Bridgeport, CT$72,300
Vallejo, CA$72,172
New Brunswick, NJ$72,147
Petaluma, CA$72,108
Middlesex, NJ$71,986
Somerset, NJ$71,941
Santa Cruz, CA$71,857
Boston, MA$71,465
Monterey, CA$71,239
Seattle, WA$71,092
Santa Rosa, CA$71,079
Los Angeles, CA$71,060
Juneau, AK$70,892
Washington, DC$70,822
Orange, CA$70,593
Santa Ana, CA$70,423
Long Beach, CA$70,359
Anaheim, CA$70,346
Anchorage, AK$70,314
Santa Maria, CA$70,121
Everett, WA$70,108
Danbury, CT$69,881
Bremerton, WA$69,793
Tacoma, WA$69,561
New Suffolk, NY$69,560
Sacramento, CA$69,542
Santa Barbara, CA$69,471
Trenton, NJ$69,400
San Diego, CA$69,400
Brockton, MA$69,330
Fairbanks, AK$69,172
Lompoc, CA$69,008
Lowell, MA$68,956
Ventura, CA$68,944
Nashua, NH$68,931
Stockton, CA$68,924
Modesto, CA$68,455
Poughkeepsie, NY$68,313
Olympia, WA$68,191
Kennewick, WA$68,191
New Haven, CT$68,166
Lawrence, MA$67,934
Hartford, CT$67,870
Riverside, CA$67,857
New Bedford, MA$67,793
Richland, WA$67,793
Bakersfield, CA$67,703
San Bernardino, CA$67,677
New Britain, CT$67,670
Atlantic City, NJ$67,670
New London, CT$67,645
Norwich, CT$67,625
Portsmouth, NH$67,612
Boulder, CO$67,476
Portland, OR$67,387
Worcester, MA$67,381
Minneapolis, MN$67,182
Philadelphia, PA$67,092
Honolulu, HI$66,879
Saint Paul, MN$66,848
Vineland, NJ$66,834
Providence, RI$66,648
Chicago, IL$66,461
Bellingham, WA$66,384
Springfield, MA$66,333
Baltimore, MD$66,313
Chico, CA$66,153
Pittsfield, MA$65,979
Manchester, NH$65,857
Spokane, WA$65,574
Denver, CO$65,567
Albany, NY$65,265
Troy, NY$65,239
Nassau, NY$65,170
Schenectady, NY$65,104
Wilmington, DE$65,053
Burlington, VT$64,963
Salem, OR$64,937
Portland, ME$64,738
Yakima, WA$64,673
Rochester, MN$64,474
Reno, NV$64,442
Fresno, CA$64,442
Milwaukee, WI$64,384
Detroit, MI$64,320
Ann Arbor, MI$64,309
Allentown, PA$64,300
Colorado Springs, CO$64,191
Syracuse, NY$64,159
Carson City, NV$64,159
Houston, TX$64,069
Eugene, OR$64,037
Gary, IN$63,959
Springfield, OR$63,908
Bismarck, ND$63,895
Galveston, TX$63,850
Medford, OR$63,754
Fort Collins, CO$63,728
Concord, NH$63,696
Austin, TX$63,676
Mesa, AZ$63,541
Reading, PA$63,535
Phoenix, AZ$63,529
Dallas, TX$63,509
Saint Cloud, MN$63,448
Madison, WI$63,361
Utica, NY$63,188
Rochester, NY$63,085
Des Moines, IA$63,078
Raleigh, NC$63,072
Atlanta, GA$62,975
Battle Creek, MI$62,956
Salt Lake City, UT$62,937
Lancaster, PA$62,840
Harrisburg, PA$62,750
Kansas City, MO$62,686
Champaign, IL$62,673
Kansas City, KS$62,673
Fort Worth, TX$62,667
Columbus, OH$62,656
Boca Raton, FL$62,641
Pittsburgh, PA$62,615
Richmond, VA$62,590
Indianapolis, IN$62,577
Cleveland, OH$62,570
Las Vegas, NV$62,493
Cincinnati, OH$62,493
Petersburg, VA$62,397
Huntsville, AL$62,300
Lansing, MI$62,257
Lebanon, PA$62,249
Pueblo, CO$62,242
Appleton, WI$62,223
Buffalo, NY$62,197
Dayton, OH$62,178
Racine, WI$62,165
Charlotte, NC$62,159
Saint Louis, MO$62,139
York, PA$62,101
Elkhart, IN$62,101
Gastonia, NC$62,089
Billings, MT$62,073
Beaumont, TX$62,056
Lorain, OH$62,043
Benton Harbor, MI$62,030
Toledo, OH$62,017
Binghamton, NY$61,985
Rock Hill, SC$61,979
Rockford, IL$61,946
Springfield, IL$61,921
Elyria, OH$61,914
Fargo, ND$61,914
Flagstaff, AZ$61,869
Fort Lauderdale, FL$61,831
Duluth, MN$61,792
Miami, FL$61,792
Cheyenne, WY$61,747
Grand Forks, ND$61,747
Bangor, ME$61,606
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,535
Durham, NC$61,508
Louisville, KY$61,503
Grand Rapids, MI$61,490
Hialeah, FL$61,483
Casper, WY$61,393
Scranton, PA$61,316
New Orleans, LA$61,297
Virginia Beach, VA$61,290
Akron, OH$61,258
Peoria, IL$61,175
Sarasota, FL$61,162
Nashville, TN$61,117
Omaha, NE$61,117
Green Bay, WI$61,117
Baton Rouge, LA$61,085
Charleston, SC$61,072
Jamestown, NY$61,040
Davenport, IA$61,040
Tucson, AZ$61,008
Saint Petersburg, FL$60,969
Tampa, FL$60,956
Evansville, IN$60,917
Port Arthur, TX$60,917
Bradenton, FL$60,892
Santa Fe, NM$60,776
Orlando, FL$60,660
Clearwater, FL$60,641
Canton, OH$60,506
La Crosse, WI$60,506
Albuquerque, NM$60,467
Newport News, VA$60,461
High Point, NC$60,442
Ogden, UT$60,416
Corpus Christi, TX$60,364
Norfolk, VA$60,326
Laramie, WY$60,326
Rock Island, IL$60,287
Saginaw, MI$60,274
Jacksonville, FL$60,268
Salisbury, NC$60,255
Boise, ID$60,242
Moline, IL$60,210
Fort Myers, FL$60,191
Memphis, TN$60,178
Tulsa, OK$60,146
Waterloo, IA$60,107
Spartanburg, SC$60,043
Lincoln, NE$60,011
Fort Wayne, IN$59,998
Provo, UT$59,991
Cedar Falls, IA$59,914
San Antonio, TX$59,888
Greensboro, NC$59,863
South Bend, IN$59,856
Savannah, GA$59,786
Muskegon, MI$59,760
Birmingham, AL$59,753
Winston Salem, NC$59,722
Lake Charles, LA$59,567
Anderson, IN$59,554
Lexington, KY$59,535
Augusta, GA$59,515
Greenville, SC$59,515
Lima, OH$59,464
Wichita, KS$59,458
Tuscaloosa, AL$59,458
Columbia, SC$59,400
Springfield, OH$59,387
Asheville, NC$59,284
Bloomington, IN$59,239
Knoxville, TN$59,007
Shreveport, LA$59,001
Wilmington, NC$58,917
Roanoke, VA$58,917
Topeka, KS$58,802
Frankfort, KY$58,794
Oklahoma City, OK$58,750
Chillicothe, OH$58,724
Longview, TX$58,718
Melbourne, FL$58,712
Sioux Falls, SD$58,609
Mobile, AL$58,602
Terre Haute, IN$58,576
Altoona, PA$58,538
Amarillo, TX$58,493
Killeen, TX$58,474
Fayetteville, AR$58,422
Chattanooga, TN$58,403
Sioux City, IA$58,345
Idaho Falls, ID$58,332
Lynchburg, VA$58,281
Gainesville, FL$58,197
Portsmouth, OH$58,165
Little Rock, AR$58,152
Lafayette, LA$58,126
Youngstown, OH$58,126
Daytona Beach, FL$58,088
Clarksville, TN$58,081
Pensacola, FL$58,075
Temple, TX$58,070
Hopkinsville, KY$57,882
Erie, PA$57,869
Florence, SC$57,843
Charleston, WV$57,740
Great Falls, MT$57,708
Macon, GA$57,618
Tallahassee, FL$57,612
Fayetteville, NC$57,599
Waco, TX$57,586
Helena, MT$57,541
Pine Bluff, AR$57,517
Vincennes, IN$57,438
Lubbock, TX$57,412
Alamogordo, NM$57,374
Twin Falls, ID$57,316
Rapid City, SD$57,297
Jackson, MS$57,181
Huntington, WV$57,176
Greenville, MS$57,174
Parkersburg, WV$57,109
Montgomery, AL$57,097
Wichita Falls, TX$57,033
Springfield, MO$57,033
Biloxi, MS$57,001
Monroe, LA$56,936
Johnstown, PA$56,891
Sumter, SC$56,866
Columbus, GA$56,859
Pascagoula, MS$56,737
Abilene, TX$56,737
Kingsport, TN$56,570
Albany, GA$56,570
Gulfport, MS$56,551
Alexandria, LA$56,338
Fort Smith, AR$56,178
El Paso, TX$56,004
Las Cruces, NM$55,715
Harlingen, TX$55,551
Pocatello, ID$55,541
Florence, AL$55,457
Brownsville, TX$55,444
Mcallen, TX$55,309
Dothan, AL$55,219
Columbus, MS$54,837
Altus, OK$54,538
Lawton, OK$54,415
Pierre, SD$54,184
What Skills Can Increase a Motion Designer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Initiative (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Motion Graphics (Mentioned in 4.25% Job Postings): Motion Graphics is essentially graphic design made video. This style combines sound, text, charts, symbols, and animation, to convey hard data and written information in a compelling and clear way.
Software Design (Mentioned in 1.86% Job Postings): Software design is the process by which an agent creates a specification of a software artifact, intended to accomplish goals, using a set of primitive components and subject to constraints. Software design may refer to either "all the activity involved in conceptualizing, framing, implementing, commissioning, and ultimately modifying complex systems" or "the activity following requirements specification and before programming, as ... [in] a stylized software engineering process." Software design usually involves problem solving and planning a software solution. This includes both a low-level component and algorithm design and a high-level, architecture design.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Motion Designer's salary.
Product Design: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Motion Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Motion Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 105% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Software & Networking
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, Motion Designer positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Motion Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Motion Designer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$90,038
$43.0
40%
Software & Networking
$86,823
$42.0
35%
Financial Services
$83,607
$40.0
30%
Biotechnology
$80,392
$39.0
25%
Internet
$77,176
$37.0
20%
How Education impacts a Motion Designer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Motion Designers enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Motion Designer with a No Diploma is between
$54,202
and $59,919).
Motion Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Motion 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.
Salaries for a Motion Designer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $57,500 in 2023
to around $56,971 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Motion Designer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Motion Designer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Motion Designer
Here are companies hiring for Motion Designer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Motion Designer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Motion Designer?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Motion Designer roles,
with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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