Senior Character Artist Salary in Fresno, California

How much does a Senior Character Artist make in Fresno, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Senior Character Artist in Fresno, CA is $89,095. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $80,486 to $98,431, with most professionals earning between $72,647 and $106,931.

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Develop characters based on project art and technical specifications.

April 16, 2023

Promote a positive work environment through high personal and performance standards.

December 24, 2022

Collaborate with the art director and concept artists to set the visual style and quality bar.

February 13, 2023

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

March 22, 2023

Assist in establishing pipelines for the best results in a given amount of time.

March 23, 2023

Receive feedback and modify work based on direction.

April 25, 2023

Provide support, training and mentoring to users.

May 04, 2023

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

May 07, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior Character Artist in Fresno, CA

Average Base Salary

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80486

98431

89095

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

82665

103188

92310

What is the average salary for Senior Character Artist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Character Artist in Fresno, CA. The base salary for Senior Character Artist ranges from $80,486 to $98,431 with the average base salary of $89,095. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $82,665 to $103,188 with the average total cash compensation of $92,310.

View Average Salary for Senior Character Artist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$89,095	$80,486 - $98,431
Bonus	$3,214	$2,179 - $4,757
Total Pay	$92,310	$82,665 - $103,188

* 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.

Senior Character Artist Salary Near Fresno, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Visalia, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,004 - $97,842	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Modesto, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,257 - $104,266	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Salinas, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,996 - $108,838	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Monterey, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $89,188 - $109,074	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Bakersfield, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,028 - $105,209	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE San Jose, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $100,808 - $123,284	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA

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About Fresno, California

Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-noh; Spanish for "ash tree") is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of California's Central Valley. Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. The city has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno regi...

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