What are the main factors that influence a Level Designer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Level Designer's salary?

A Level Designer's salary grows with experience: a Level Designer (0-2 years)earns $63,676, a Motion Graphic Design Specialist II (2-4 years)earns $78,003, a Motion Graphic Design Specialist III (4-7 years)earns $94,579, a Motion Graphic Design Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $129,722, a Motion Graphic Design Specialist V (7-10 years)earns $157,393,

What are the highest paying states for a Level Designer?

Level Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Level Designer roles are District of Columbia $71,735, California $71,463, Massachusetts $70,511. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Level Designer roles make?

Salaries for Level Designer level roles vary by specialization: Lead Level Designer: $94,002; Senior Level Designer: $85,030; Mid Level Graphic Designer: $70,001; Architectural Designer (Level): $65,461; Entry Level Architecture Designer: $63,377.

How do different companies affect a Level Designer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Level Designer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Level Designer Salary in the United States

How much does a Level Designer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Level Designer in the United States is $64,790 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Level Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,745
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,702 to $74,188
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,428

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Level Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,188	$6,182	$1,427	$36
Average	$64,790	$5,399	$1,246	$31
25th Percentile	$55,702	$4,642	$1,071	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Level Designer Salaries

A Level Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Level Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Level Designer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,676
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,003
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,579
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,722
Expert (over 8 years): $157,393

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Level Des... Level Level Designer	$63,676
Motion Gr... Level Level Designer	$78,003
Motion Gr... Level Level Designer	$94,579
Motion Gr... Level Level Designer	$129,722
Motion Gr... Level Level Designer	$157,393

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How Do Level Designer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Level Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,735.
California: $71,463.
Massachusetts: $70,511.

District of Columbia $71,735

California $71,463

Massachusetts $70,511

Washington $70,252

New Jersey $70,226

Alaska $70,135

Connecticut $69,241

New York $68,878

Hawaii $67,718

Rhode Island $67,174

Maryland $66,805

Minnesota $66,300

Colorado $66,105

Illinois $66,040

Oregon $65,794

Delaware $65,613

New Hampshire $65,499

Virginia $65,243

Pennsylvania $64,498

Nevada $64,123

North Dakota $64,000

Michigan $63,805

Wisconsin $63,734

Vermont $63,591

Texas $63,196

Maine $63,170

Arizona $63,131

Ohio $63,086

Georgia $62,490

Indiana $62,192

Wyoming $62,134

Utah $62,043

Iowa $62,004

Kansas $61,693

Louisiana $61,602

North Carolina $61,570

Missouri $61,557

Florida $61,304

Montana $61,168

Nebraska $61,039

Kentucky $60,967

South Carolina $60,708

Tennessee $60,546

Idaho $60,481

New Mexico $60,008

Oklahoma $59,905

Alabama $59,523

South Dakota $58,881

Arkansas $58,531

West Virginia $58,343

Mississippi $57,780

Top Paying Cities for Level Designers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $81,720
San Francisco: $80,916
Oakland: $79,121

San Jose, CA $81,720

San Francisco, CA $80,916

Oakland, CA $79,121

New York, NY $75,085

Queens Village, NY $74,599

Paramus, NJ $74,081

Passaic, NJ $74,016

Bergenfield, NJ $73,951

Stamford, CT $73,854

Huntington, NY $73,789

Newark, NJ $73,368

Bridgeport, CT $73,239

New Brunswick, NJ $73,025

Vallejo, CA $72,889

Middlesex, NJ $72,850

Somerset, NJ $72,792

Petaluma, CA $72,642

Santa Cruz, CA $72,390

Boston, MA $72,260

Monterey, CA $71,936

Fairbanks, AK $71,891

Los Angeles, CA $71,768

Washington, DC $71,735

Seattle, WA $71,619

Santa Rosa, CA $71,606

Juneau, AK $71,418

Orange, CA $71,204

Anchorage, AK $71,088

Anaheim, CA $71,042

Santa Ana, CA $70,945

Nassau, NY $70,906

Long Beach, CA $70,880

Danbury, CT $70,861

Santa Maria, CA $70,640

Everett, WA $70,628

Bremerton, WA $70,310

Trenton, NJ $70,187

Sacramento, CA $70,161

San Diego, CA $70,129

Brockton, MA $70,103

Tacoma, WA $70,077

Santa Barbara, CA $69,986

Lowell, MA $69,727

New Suffolk, NY $69,701

Nashua, NH $69,623

Lompoc, CA $69,520

Ventura, CA $69,455

Stockton, CA $69,435

New Haven, CT $69,306

Atlantic City, NJ $69,137

Hartford, CT $68,995

Modesto, CA $68,962

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,820

New Britain, CT $68,787

Kennewick, WA $68,697

Olympia, WA $68,697

New London, CT $68,684

Norwich, CT $68,664

Lawrence, MA $68,632

Bakersfield, CA $68,451

New Bedford, MA $68,360

Riverside, CA $68,360

Richland, WA $68,295

Portsmouth, NH $68,243

Vineland, NJ $68,230

San Bernardino, CA $68,178

Boulder, CO $67,997

Worcester, MA $67,945

Portland, OR $67,887

Saint Paul, MN $67,809

Minneapolis, MN $67,809

Philadelphia, PA $67,718

Honolulu, HI $67,375

Springfield, MA $67,148

Providence, RI $67,142

Chicago, IL $66,954

Bellingham, WA $66,876

Baltimore, MD $66,805

Chico, CA $66,643

Wilmington, DE $66,533

Pittsfield, MA $66,468

Manchester, NH $66,345

Spokane, WA $66,060

Denver, CO $66,053

Albany, NY $65,749

Troy, NY $65,723

Schenectady, NY $65,587

Burlington, VT $65,444

Portland, ME $65,218

Salem, OR $65,166

Yakima, WA $65,153

Ann Arbor, MI $65,133

Rochester, MN $64,952

Reno, NV $64,920

Fresno, CA $64,920

Milwaukee, WI $64,861

Detroit, MI $64,796

Allentown, PA $64,777

Carson City, NV $64,771

Houston, TX $64,673

Colorado Springs, CO $64,667

Syracuse, NY $64,634

Eugene, OR $64,511

Gary, IN $64,434

Bismarck, ND $64,434

Galveston, TX $64,434

Springfield, OR $64,382

Medford, OR $64,226

Fort Collins, CO $64,200

Austin, TX $64,149

Mesa, AZ $64,012

Phoenix, AZ $64,000

Dallas, TX $63,980

Reading, PA $63,941

Saint Cloud, MN $63,915

Concord, NH $63,857

Madison, WI $63,831

Utica, NY $63,656

Raleigh, NC $63,604

Las Vegas, NV $63,598

Rochester, NY $63,552

Des Moines, IA $63,546

Atlanta, GA $63,442

Battle Creek, MI $63,423

Salt Lake City, UT $63,403

Lancaster, PA $63,306

Champaign, IL $63,293

Harrisburg, PA $63,216

Durham, NC $63,157

Kansas City, MO $63,151

Kansas City, KS $63,138

Fort Worth, TX $63,131

Boca Raton, FL $63,105

Cleveland, OH $63,099

Columbus, OH $63,086

Pittsburgh, PA $63,079

Richmond, VA $63,054

Indianapolis, IN $63,041

Cincinnati, OH $62,956

Petersburg, VA $62,859

Lansing, MI $62,717

Billings, MT $62,717

Huntsville, AL $62,717

Lebanon, PA $62,710

Pueblo, CO $62,704

Dayton, OH $62,704

Appleton, WI $62,684

Buffalo, NY $62,658

Racine, WI $62,626

Charlotte, NC $62,619

Saint Louis, MO $62,600

Springfield, IL $62,574

York, PA $62,561

Elkhart, IN $62,561

Gastonia, NC $62,555

Benton Harbor, MI $62,555

Beaumont, TX $62,516

Lorain, OH $62,503

Toledo, OH $62,477

Binghamton, NY $62,445

Rock Hill, SC $62,438

Rockford, IL $62,406

Elyria, OH $62,373

Fargo, ND $62,373

Flagstaff, AZ $62,328

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,289

Miami, FL $62,250

Duluth, MN $62,147

Bangor, ME $62,062

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,991

Louisville, KY $61,959

Grand Rapids, MI $61,946

Hialeah, FL $61,939

Casper, WY $61,848

Scranton, PA $61,771

New Orleans, LA $61,751

Virginia Beach, VA $61,745

Akron, OH $61,712

Peoria, IL $61,628

Sarasota, FL $61,615

Green Bay, WI $61,570

Baton Rouge, LA $61,537

Charleston, SC $61,525

Nashville, TN $61,505

Jamestown, NY $61,492

Davenport, IA $61,492

Tucson, AZ $61,460

Cheyenne, WY $61,440

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,421

Tampa, FL $61,408

Omaha, NE $61,395

Evansville, IN $61,369

Port Arthur, TX $61,369

Bradenton, FL $61,343

Santa Fe, NM $61,227

Orlando, FL $61,162

Clearwater, FL $61,090

La Crosse, WI $60,954

Canton, OH $60,954

Grand Forks, ND $60,935

Tulsa, OK $60,916

Albuquerque, NM $60,916

Newport News, VA $60,909

High Point, NC $60,890

Ogden, UT $60,864

Corpus Christi, TX $60,812

Laramie, WY $60,773

Norfolk, VA $60,773

Rock Island, IL $60,734

Saginaw, MI $60,721

Jacksonville, FL $60,715

Salisbury, NC $60,702

Memphis, TN $60,689

Moline, IL $60,656

Fort Myers, FL $60,637

Waterloo, IA $60,553

Spartanburg, SC $60,488

Lincoln, NE $60,456

Fort Wayne, IN $60,443

Birmingham, AL $60,371

Cedar Falls, IA $60,358

Provo, UT $60,352

Springfield, OH $60,345

San Antonio, TX $60,332

Greensboro, NC $60,306

South Bend, IN $60,300

Winston Salem, NC $60,294

Boise, ID $60,274

Savannah, GA $60,229

Muskegon, MI $60,112

Lima, OH $60,034

Lake Charles, LA $60,008

Anderson, IN $59,995

Lexington, KY $59,976

Augusta, GA $59,957

Greenville, SC $59,957

Wichita, KS $59,898

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,898

Columbia, SC $59,840

Bloomington, IN $59,678

Roanoke, VA $59,639

Asheville, NC $59,555

Knoxville, TN $59,445

Shreveport, LA $59,438

Wilmington, NC $59,354

Frankfort, KY $59,231

Oklahoma City, OK $59,186

Chillicothe, OH $59,160

Longview, TX $59,153

Topeka, KS $59,134

Mobile, AL $59,037

Terre Haute, IN $59,011

Erie, PA $59,004

Altoona, PA $58,972

Melbourne, FL $58,952

Amarillo, TX $58,926

Killeen, TX $58,907

Fayetteville, AR $58,855

Sioux Falls, SD $58,810

Chattanooga, TN $58,771

Idaho Falls, ID $58,764

Gainesville, FL $58,628

Portsmouth, OH $58,596

Little Rock, AR $58,583

Lynchburg, VA $58,583

Youngstown, OH $58,557

Lafayette, LA $58,557

Temple, TX $58,531

Daytona Beach, FL $58,518

Clarksville, TN $58,512

Pensacola, FL $58,505

Hopkinsville, KY $58,311

Charleston, WV $58,304

Florence, SC $58,272

Sioux City, IA $58,233

Macon, GA $58,045

Tallahassee, FL $58,039

Fayetteville, NC $58,026

Wichita Falls, TX $58,013

Waco, TX $58,013

Pine Bluff, AR $57,987

Vincennes, IN $57,864

Lubbock, TX $57,838

Great Falls, MT $57,799

Alamogordo, NM $57,793

Abilene, TX $57,741

Rapid City, SD $57,657

Monroe, LA $57,657

Albany, GA $57,618

Huntington, WV $57,611

Jackson, MS $57,605

Greenville, MS $57,598

Parkersburg, WV $57,533

Montgomery, AL $57,521

Johnstown, PA $57,508

Springfield, MO $57,456

Biloxi, MS $57,423

Sumter, SC $57,287

Columbus, GA $57,281

Twin Falls, ID $57,242

Pascagoula, MS $57,158

Kingsport, TN $56,989

Gulfport, MS $56,970

Alexandria, LA $56,756

Fort Smith, AR $56,594

El Paso, TX $56,419

Helena, MT $56,335

Las Cruces, NM $56,128

Harlingen, TX $55,946

Pocatello, ID $55,888

Florence, AL $55,868

Brownsville, TX $55,855

Dothan, AL $55,752

Mcallen, TX $55,719

Columbus, MS $55,240

Altus, OK $54,942

Lawton, OK $54,819

Pierre, SD $54,586

What Skills Can Increase a Level Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Motion Graphics (Mentioned in 4.25% Job Postings): Motion Graphics is essentially graphic design made video. This style combines sound, text, charts, symbols, and animation, to convey hard data and written information in a compelling and clear way.
Software Design (Mentioned in 1.86% Job Postings): Software design is the process by which an agent creates a specification of a software artifact, intended to accomplish goals, using a set of primitive components and subject to constraints. Software design may refer to either "all the activity involved in conceptualizing, framing, implementing, commissioning, and ultimately modifying complex systems" or "the activity following requirements specification and before programming, as ... [in] a stylized software engineering process." Software design usually involves problem solving and planning a software solution. This includes both a low-level component and algorithm design and a high-level, architecture design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	6.13%
Motion Graphics	4.25%
Software Design	1.86%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Level Designer's salary.

Motion Graphics: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Storytelling: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Storyboard: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Motion Graphics	$68,029	5%
Storytelling	$68,029	5%
Storyboard	$68,029	5%
Typography	$67,382	4%
Communication Skills	$67,382	4%
Collaboration	$67,382	4%

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How Education impacts a Level Designer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Level Designers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Level Designer with a No Diploma is between $54,202 and $59,919).

Level Designer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Level Designer

No Diploma 10.0%

High School 10.0%

Associates 10.0%

Bachelors 67.0%

Masters 12.2%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	10.0%
High School	10.0%
Associates	10.0%
Bachelors	67.0%
Masters	12.2%
Doctorate	0.8%

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Level Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Level Designer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$55,702

Average $64,790/year

$74,188

$4,642

Average $5,399/month

$6,182

$1,071

Average $1,246/week

$1,427

$27

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,188	$6,182	$1,427	$36
Average	$64,790	$5,399	$1,246	$31
25th Percentile	$55,702	$4,642	$1,071	$27

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Salary Trends for Level Designer

Salaries for a Level Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,638 in 2023 to around $57,107 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Level Designer salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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