The average wage for a game artist in the United States is around $43.40 per hour.
Avg Wage
Game artists earn an average hourly wage of $43.40.
Salaries typically start from $22.77 per hour and go up to $69.62 per hour.
37% above national average Updated in 2018
Game artist earnings by seniority
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 the United States. On average, they make less than technical product managers.
Career | Median Salary |
---|---|
Technical product manager salary | $78K |
App developer salary | $71K |
Computer programmer salary | $85K |
Informatics nurse specialist salary | $89K |
Security engineer salary | $74K |
Video game producer salary | $90K |
Systems engineer salary | $90K |
Search marketing strategist salary | $90K |
Game level designer salary | $90K |
Game artist salary | $90K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)