Game artist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level game artist earnings begin at:

$61.67 per hour

$128,260 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level game artist earnings begin at:

$54.30 per hour

$112,950 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level game artist earnings begin at:

$45.62 per hour

$94,900 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level game artist earnings begin at:

$38.88 per hour

$80,860 per year

10th percentile

Starting level game artist earnings begin at:

$32.93 per hour

$68,500 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Game artist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Colorado $99,840
Connecticut $99,730
New Jersey $99,500
California $98,010
Alaska $94,900
South Carolina $93,240
New York $90,430
Hawaii $89,960
Massachusetts $88,660
Texas $88,460
Alabama $87,980
Washington $87,760
Illinois $86,800
North Carolina $86,770
Nebraska $85,600
Georgia $85,280
Pennsylvania $84,660
Missouri $83,720
West Virginia $83,160
Ohio $82,640
Guam $81,940
Indiana $81,290
South Dakota $80,720
Rhode Island $79,840
Kansas $79,300
Mississippi $78,970
Kentucky $78,830
Oklahoma $78,630
Idaho $78,090
Maine $77,640
Minnesota $77,560
Oregon $77,540
Arizona $77,369
New Mexico $76,890
Delaware $76,580
Florida $76,500
Iowa $74,810
Arkansas $74,130
Michigan $73,650
Utah $73,370
Wyoming $73,050
Tennessee $72,100
Vermont $71,490
Nevada $71,210
Wisconsin $71,050
North Dakota $68,870
Montana $66,510
Louisiana $62,800
Puerto Rico $62,800
Virgin Islands, U.S. $43,130
District of Columbia $118,800
Maryland $116,360
New Hampshire $113,770
Virginia $104,840

How do game artist salaries compare to similar careers?

Game artists earn 6% less than similar careers in Alaska. On average, they make less than naval architects but more than software quality assurance engineers.

Career Median Salary
Naval architect salary $107K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $118K
Nanosystems engineer salary $118K
Information security analyst salary $98K
Software engineer salary $98K
Game artist salary $95K
Game level designer salary $95K
Video game producer salary $95K
Search marketing strategist salary $95K
Software quality assurance engineer salary $95K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)