After Effects salary: $136K median
The median advertised After Effects salary is $136K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $112K to $175K: counted from 64 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $65 an hour or $11,333 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $215K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll After Effects jobs
$136Kmedian advertised salary
$112K – $175Kmiddle half of roles
$147Kaverage advertised salary
64roles counted
After Effects salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $164K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸California | $152K | 26 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $137K | 60 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $120K | 20 |
Skills that pay more for After Effects roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lottie | $175K | +$39K | 9 |
| Paid social | $158K | +$22K | 10 |
| Brand design | $156K | +$20K | 34 |
| Typography | $148K | +$12K | 38 |
| HTML | $146K | +$10K | 6 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Brex | $280K | 5 |
| Perplexity | $195K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $126K | 3 |
Highest-paying open After Effects roles
All After Effects jobs- Brand Design Manager, GrowthBrex · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$248K - $311KFigmaBrand designTypography
- Brand Design Manager, GrowthBrex · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$248K - $311KFigmaBrand designTypography
- Staff Brand DesignerRender · 🇺🇸Remote: United States$218K - $268KRemoteLead and aboveLLMHTMLCSS
- Brand DesignerRogo · 🇺🇸New York City$165K - $265KFigmaVisual designBrand design
- Lead Product Designer, Growth (Mobile)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $260KHybridLead and aboveSwiftSwiftUIJetpack Compose
- Staff Brand Designer - ConsumerKraken · 🇺🇸United States$127K - $254KRemoteLead and aboveFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Sr. Motion DesignerCursor · 🇺🇸New York, NY$172K - $250KSeniorFigmaWebGLTypography
- Motion DesignerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$223K - $247KHybridFigmaBrand designTypography
- Sr Video ProducerDatabricks · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$178K - $244KSeniorAdobe Creative CloudVideo editingPhotoshop
- Brand Designer, GrowthPerplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $225KHybridFigmaVisual designBrand design
- Video EditorPlanetScale · 🇺🇸Remote US$150K - $200KRemotePostgreSQLMySQLTypography
- Designer, Growth MarketingRunway Ml · Remote$130K - $200KRemoteHTMLA/B testingDesign systems
- Brand DesignerConversion · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office$150K - $200KFigmaHubSpotClickHouse
- Brand Art DirectorOkta · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, C…$128K - $197KLead and aboveMachine LearningFigmaIAM
- Senior Developer Social & Content ManagerCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$160K - $195KSeniorMotion designAfter EffectsPremiere Pro
- Sr. 3D Generalist, UXLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$142K - $195KSeniorPythonUnreal EngineGenerative AI
- Brand DesignerRender · 🇺🇸Remote: United States$158K - $194KRemoteLLMHTMLCSS
- Senior Brand DesignerLambda · 🇺🇸San Jose Office (First St)$143K - $190KHybridSeniorMachine LearningFigmaDesign systems
- Senior Video ProducerRunPod · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$142K - $189KRemoteSeniorHelp deskMotion designAfter Effects
- Senior Motion Designer & EditorAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$110K - $180KSeniorUnreal EngineDesign systemsTypography
Questions about After Effects pay
- What is the average After Effects salary?
- $147K a year on average and $136K at the median, across 64 open After Effects postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $112K to $175K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest After Effects pay?
- Brex ($280K), Perplexity ($195K), Anduril Industries ($126K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an after effects a high-paying job?
- The median After Effects posting advertises $136K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 22% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an after effects?
- A tenth of the postings offer $215K a year or more; the highest open After Effects role advertises up to $311K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the After Effects salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $136K a year is about $65 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,333 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $54 to $84 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for After Effects roles?
- Postings that ask for Lottie (+$39K, 9 postings), Paid social (+$22K, 10 postings), Brand design (+$20K, 34 postings) advertise more than the $136K median of all After Effects postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for After Effects roles at companies is $136K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $112K to $175K. Counted from 64 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/after-effects/
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