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Highest-paying States for Multimedia Artists and Animators

The highest-paying states for multimedia artists and animators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of multimedia artists and animators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $129,680, California is the highest paying state for multimedia artists and animators. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $97,420). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of multimedia artists and animators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Multimedia Artists and Animators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$129,680	$65,960	19,120
2	New Jersey	$97,420	$61,790	380
3	Connecticut	$87,440	$67,790	130
4	Washington	$85,870	$62,150	3,540
5	Nevada	$85,310	$69,930	100
6	Oregon	$84,890	$43,060	460
7	Arkansas	$84,800	$33,140	30
8	Maryland	$84,210	$59,320	440
9	North Dakota	$83,150	$42,320	30
10	Arizona	$81,310	$54,670	60
11	New York	$81,250	$43,680	1,600
12	Kentucky	$78,750	$53,080	80
13	Kansas	$78,400	$49,650	50
14	Massachusetts	$77,550	$62,180	810
15	Illinois	$76,740	$49,660	510
16	Colorado	$74,980	$35,360	210
17	Missouri	$74,050	$47,110	50
18	Louisiana	$74,010	$44,470	170
19	North Carolina	$71,110	$46,850	360
20	Virginia	$70,160	$51,910	360
21	New Hampshire	$69,950	$61,250	40
22	District of Columbia	$68,710	$46,990	40
23	Wisconsin	$68,630	$52,600	50
24	Idaho	$68,580	$39,260	60
25	Georgia	$68,190	$54,580	1,070
26	Minnesota	$67,540	$42,670	120
27	Michigan	$65,260	$42,850	270
28	Texas	$65,040	$47,240	910
29	Alabama	$62,940	$42,060	90
30	Hawaii	$62,080	$39,970	30
31	Florida	$60,990	$46,290	1,500
32	Oklahoma	$60,070	$43,260	50
33	Mississippi	$59,470	$34,680	30
34	Maine	$58,070	$38,090	60
35	Utah	$57,550	$31,480	250
36	Rhode Island	$56,730	$34,900	30
37	Ohio	$54,260	$41,080	510
38	Tennessee	$53,000	$52,960	90
39	Pennsylvania	$52,610	$20,800	230
40	Nebraska	$52,580	$29,830	100
41	Indiana	$51,560	$35,540	190
42	West Virginia	$50,910	$50,910	40
43	Iowa	$49,400	$40,150	60
44	Alaska	$48,530	$40,570	30
45	New Mexico	$46,600	$36,830	150
46	South Dakota	$45,120	$31,170	40
47	Montana	$44,980	$32,500	30
48	South Carolina	$44,640	$40,440	40
49	Puerto Rico	$37,210	$18,900	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of multimedia artists and animators in those states is not available at this time.