Illustrator salary: $118K median
The median advertised Illustrator salary is $118K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $100K to $152K: counted from 47 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $56 an hour or $9,792 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $190K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Illustrator jobs
$118Kmedian advertised salary
$100K – $152Kmiddle half of roles
$128Kaverage advertised salary
47roles counted
Illustrator salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $138K | 21 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $118K | 45 |
Skills that pay more for Illustrator roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance marketing | $139K | +$21K | 6 |
| Design systems | $139K | +$21K | 12 |
| Illustration | $138K | +$20K | 11 |
| Brand design | $130K | +$12K | 21 |
| Security clearance | $126K | +$8K | 5 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Roblox | $166K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $126K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Illustrator roles
All Illustrator jobs- Eyewear DesignerSesame · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $280KPhotoshopIllustrator
- Creative DesignerBridgewater Associates · 🇺🇸New York City$160K - $265KFigmaDesign systemsVisual design
- Staff Brand Designer - ConsumerKraken · 🇺🇸United States$127K - $254KRemoteLead and aboveFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Sr Video ProducerDatabricks · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$178K - $244KSeniorAdobe Creative CloudVideo editingPhotoshop
- Senior Brand DesignerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$185K - $231KSeniorFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Brand DesignerConversion · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office$150K - $200KFigmaHubSpotClickHouse
- Senior Experiences Art DirectorOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$143K - $197KLead and aboveMachine LearningFigmaAWS
- Senior Brand DesignerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$147K - $185KSeniorFigmaBrand designTypography
- Manager, Digital DesignPoshmark · 🇺🇸US California (Redwood City) - Office$123K - $182KFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Technical IllustratorAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $175KComputer VisionSecurity clearanceAdobe Creative Cloud
- Brand DesignerWarp · 🇺🇸New York$125K - $170KLLMFigmaWorkday
- Staff Graphic Designer, Print & PackagingHims & Hers · 🇺🇸US - Remote$150K - $170KRemoteLead and aboveFigmaVisual designBrand design
- Sr. Graphic Designer, Marketing & CommunicationsSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$115K - $160KSeniorFigmaVisual designTypography
- Lead Technical WriterSkyryse · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$120K - $160KLead and abovePythonRubyGit
- Brand DesignerApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$100K - $160KFigmaVisual designBrand design
- Sr. Learning Experience DesignerPeloton · 🇺🇸New York, New York$124K - $152KSeniorAgileAdobe Creative CloudPhotoshop
- Lead Brand & Creative Designer (US)Freehand · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $150KLead and aboveFigmaHTMLCSS
- Instructional DesignerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$108K - $143KTypeScriptC#Figma
- Art DirectorKettle · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$110K - $140KLead and aboveFigmaAgilePhotoshop
- Technical Illustrator/CAD DesignerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$112K - $135KIllustrationIllustratorMechatronics
Questions about Illustrator pay
- What is the average Illustrator salary?
- $128K a year on average and $118K at the median, across 47 open Illustrator 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 $100K to $152K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Illustrator pay?
- Roblox ($166K), Anduril Industries ($126K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an illustrator a high-paying job?
- The median Illustrator posting advertises $118K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 32% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an illustrator?
- A tenth of the postings offer $190K a year or more; the highest open Illustrator role advertises up to $280K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Illustrator salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $118K a year is about $56 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $9,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $48 to $73 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Illustrator roles?
- Postings that ask for Performance marketing (+$21K, 6 postings), Design systems (+$21K, 12 postings), Illustration (+$20K, 11 postings) advertise more than the $118K median of all Illustrator 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 Illustrator roles at companies is $118K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $100K to $152K. Counted from 47 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/illustrator/
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