Game artist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level game artist earnings begin at:

$68.33 per hour

$142,129 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level game artist earnings begin at:

$55.02 per hour

$114,443 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level game artist earnings begin at:

$43.25 per hour

$89,960 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level game artist earnings begin at:

$34.00 per hour

$70,714 per year

10th percentile

Starting level game artist earnings begin at:

$27.38 per hour

$56,940 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 about the same as related careers in Hawaii. On average, they make less than operations research analysts but more than game level designers.

Career Median Salary
Operations research analyst salary $107K
Information security analyst salary $92K
Network architect salary $93K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $100K
Nanosystems engineer salary $100K
Game artist salary $90K
IT manager salary $90K
Computer hardware engineer salary $95K
Systems administrator salary $87K
Game level designer salary $93K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)