Game artist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level game artist earnings begin at:

$63.02 per hour

$131,080 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level game artist earnings begin at:

$53.23 per hour

$110,720 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level game artist earnings begin at:

$43.48 per hour

$90,430 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level game artist earnings begin at:

$33.54 per hour

$69,770 per year

10th percentile

Starting level game artist earnings begin at:

$25.22 per hour

$52,460 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 New York. On average, they make less than nanosystems engineers but more than IT managers.

Career Median Salary
Nanosystems engineer salary $93K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $93K
Film and video editor salary $77K
Intelligence analyst salary $84K
Computer programmer salary $85K
Game artist salary $90K
Game level designer salary $90K
Video game creative director salary $90K
Video game producer salary $90K
IT manager salary $90K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)