Game and Concept Artist salary: $156K median
The median advertised Game and Concept Artist salary is $156K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $129K to $168K: counted from 21 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $75 an hour or $12,958 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $214K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll game and concept artist jobs
$156Kmedian advertised salary
$129K – $168Kmiddle half of roles
$151Kaverage advertised salary
21roles counted
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 2K | $156K | 5 |
| 31st Union | $139K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Game and Concept Artist roles
All game and concept artist jobs- Senior Character ArtistEpic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$141K - $286KSeniorUnreal Engine
- Senior Technical ArtistRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$230K - $282KSeniorGenerative AI3D modeling
- Senior Technical ArtistEpic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$152K - $278KSeniorUnreal Engine
- Principal 3D ArtistAssured · Remote$190K - $210KRemoteLead and abovePythonRedshift
- Senior 3D Technical Artist/Creative TechnologistGeneralrobotics · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$155K - $205KSeniorPythonC++Azure
- Sr. VR Technical ArtistLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$142K - $195KSeniorPythonUnreal EngineInteraction design
- Senior 3D Concept ArtistVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$137K - $195KSeniorRedshiftPhotoshopBlender
- Expert Character Concept Artist31st Union · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$128K - $189KVisual designBlenderMaya
- Expert Character Concept Artist2K · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$128K - $189K
- Lead Level Artist2K · 🇺🇸Novato, California, United States$125K - $186KLead and aboveUnreal Engine
- Sr. Technical Character Artist IAxon · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$104K - $167KSeniorUnreal EngineNLP
- Senior Shader Technical Artist31st Union · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$113K - $165KSeniorUnreal EnginePhotoshop
- Senior Concept ArtistPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, Bellevue, WA$131K - $145KSenior
- Senior Level ArtistTake-Two Interactive Software, Inc. · 🇺🇸Massachusetts, USA$90K - $134KSenior
- Packaging Design Production Artist (Hybrid Role - New York)Olaplex · 🇺🇸New York$85K - $95K
- Global Artist Accounting Analyst - Ceremony Of RosesSony Music · 🇺🇸United States, California, Los Angeles$71K - $75KExcelSAPERP
- Coordinator, Artist Lead, Marketing – Columbia RecordsSony Music · 🇺🇸United States, New York, New York$47K - $50KLead and aboveAdobe Creative CloudVideo editingPowerPoint
Questions about Game and Concept Artist pay
- What is the average Game and Concept Artist salary?
- $151K a year on average and $156K at the median, across 21 open Game and Concept Artist 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 $129K to $168K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Game and Concept Artist pay?
- 2K ($156K), 31st Union ($139K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a game and concept artist a high-paying job?
- The median Game and Concept Artist posting advertises $156K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 11% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a game and concept artist?
- A tenth of the postings offer $214K a year or more; the highest open Game and Concept Artist role advertises up to $286K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Game and Concept Artist salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $156K a year is about $75 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,958 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $62 to $81 an hour.
- 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 Game and Concept Artist roles at companies is $156K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $129K to $168K. Counted from 21 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/game-artist/
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