Character Artist Salary in New York, New York

How much does a Character Artist make in New York, NY?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Character Artist in New York, NY is $103,250. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $84,195 to a high of $123,916, with most professionals earning between $93,276 and $114,067.

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Development savvy and experience building PBR assets within the Unreal Engine.

December 30, 2022

Manage the character art pipeline including high poly sculpts and low poly output, texture generation, and export to game engine.

December 31, 2022

Provide support, training and mentoring to users.

February 02, 2023

Assist in creating character style guides for a given design including turnarounds, expressions, body gestures, poses, layouts and attitudes that reflect the inner workings of the character.

February 28, 2023

Build clean highly animate-able topology with the ability to give and receive feedback with concept artists and character modelers.

March 16, 2023

Collaborate with mechanical designers, controls engineers, sculptors/moldmakers, assembly technicians, and others to ensure creative intent is being maintained throughout project life.

April 01, 2023

Understand mesh topology and edge loops as it translates to efficient modeling practices for in-game characters, and is experienced building detailed characters.

April 28, 2023

Create realistic 3D models and textures including characters, creatures and weapons in accordance with the artistic direction, production deadlines and technical specifications.

April 30, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Character Artist in New York, NY

Average Base Salary

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93276

114067

103250

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

95802

119581

106977

What is the average salary for Character Artist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Character Artist in New York, NY. The base salary for Character Artist ranges from $93,276 to $114,067 with the average base salary of $103,250. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $95,802 to $119,581 with the average total cash compensation of $106,977.

View Average Salary for Character Artist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$103,250	$93,276 - $114,067
Bonus	$3,727	$2,526 - $5,513
Total Pay	$106,977	$95,802 - $119,581

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Character Artist Salary Near New York, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE West New York, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,276 - $114,067	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Hoboken, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,276 - $114,067	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Union City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,276 - $114,067	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Jersey City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,276 - $114,067	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Bronx, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,276 - $114,067	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Brooklyn, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,276 - $114,067	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%

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About New York, New York

The City of New York, usually called either New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 M...

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