Motion Designer salary
What a motion designer actually earns, from 222 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see motion designer pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A motion designer earns a blended US median near 91,215 dollars, with the typical middle running from 78,536 dollars to 133,389 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 99,800 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 33 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 81,988 dollars to 122,843 dollars. Demand is rated moderate, and 25% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is brand designer, at 44 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open motion designer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Motion Designer and Video EditorExperian · London, GBJul 21
- Motion DesignerFigma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$105kJul 16
- Junior Videographer & Motion Designer (m/w/d)CMF Advertising GmbH · OberurselJul 16
- Motion Designer, ExperientialStripe · USJul 7
- Motion Designer (AI-Enabled Creative Production) (Bangkok-based, relocation provided)Agoda · BangkokJul 7
- Senior Motion Designer (AI-Enabled Creative Production) (Bangkok-based, relocation provided)Agoda · BangkokJul 7
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$78,536 – $133,389 · median $91,215
- United Kingdom$43,591 – $67,324 · median $55,118
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $128,360
- New Yorkmedian $102,170
- Coloradomedian $95,130
- Texasmedian $88,620
- Kansasmedian $83,210
- Virginiamedian $79,100
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Related salaries
- Brand Designer salary$118,531 median
- Graphic Designer salary$68,638 median
- UX Designer salary$129,764 median
Quick answers
How much does a motion designer make?
The blended US median is about 91,215 dollars, with a typical range from 78,536 dollars to 133,389 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 99,800 dollars.
Is motion designer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 25% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a motion designer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is brand designer, at 44 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 27-1014. Live corpus 222 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.