Game artist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level game artist earnings begin at:

$61.63 per hour

$128,180 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level game artist earnings begin at:

$52.90 per hour

$110,030 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level game artist earnings begin at:

$41.72 per hour

$86,770 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level game artist earnings begin at:

$32.64 per hour

$67,890 per year

10th percentile

Starting level game artist earnings begin at:

$23.23 per hour

$48,320 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 North Carolina.

Career Median Salary
Art director salary $88K
Computer programmer salary $91K
Systems analyst salary $90K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $90K
Database administrator salary $93K
Game level designer salary $87K
Video game creative director salary $87K
Video game producer salary $87K
IT manager salary $87K
Systems engineer salary $87K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)