Motion design salary: $155K median
The median advertised Motion design salary is $155K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $119K to $188K: counted from 107 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $75 an hour or $12,917 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $215K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Motion design jobs
$155Kmedian advertised salary
$119K – $188Kmiddle half of roles
$156Kaverage advertised salary
107roles counted
Motion design salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $169K, 7% more than senior roles ($158K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $158K | $118K–$180K | 32 |
| Lead and above | $169K | $135K–$232K | 24 |
| No level in the title | $148K | $112K–$188K | 49 |
Motion design salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $184K | 32 |
| 🇺🇸California | $168K | 45 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $155K | 39 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $150K | 103 |
Skills that pay more for Motion design roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interaction design | $198K | +$43K | 12 |
| CSS | $186K | +$30K | 12 |
| HTML | $170K | +$16K | 12 |
| Design systems | $168K | +$12K | 31 |
| Figma | $159K | +$4K | 60 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| CodeRabbit | $212K | 3 |
| Perplexity | $195K | 3 |
| Brigit | $171K | 4 |
| Lucid Motors | $168K | 3 |
| iCapital | $132K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $126K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Motion design roles
All Motion design jobs- Staff Motion Designer, Design InnovationPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$159K - $327KRemoteLead and aboveDesign systemsInteraction designMotion design
- Software Engineer, 3D RenderingMirage · 🇺🇸Union Square, New York City$175K - $300KRustC++Unreal Engine
- Principal Brand DesignerSnorkel AI · 🇺🇸New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)$225K - $280KHybridLead and aboveFigmaGenerative AILLM evaluation
- Staff Product DesignerHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ$195K - $270KHybridLead and aboveFigmaDesign systemsUser research
- Creative DirectorConfido · 🇺🇸NYC Office$230K - $270KLead and aboveFigmaBrand designVideo editing
- Video StrategistFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$153K - $269KMotion designContent marketingInfluencer marketing
- Staff Brand DesignerRender · 🇺🇸Remote: United States$218K - $268KRemoteLead and aboveLLMHTMLCSS
- Brand DesignerRogo · 🇺🇸New York City$165K - $265KFigmaVisual designBrand design
- Staff Brand Designer - ConsumerKraken · 🇺🇸United States$127K - $254KRemoteLead and aboveFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Staff Product Designer, AIAsana · 🇺🇸San Francisco$223K - $253KLead and aboveLLMAIDesign systems
- Sr. Motion DesignerCursor · 🇺🇸New York, NY$172K - $250KSeniorFigmaWebGLTypography
- Senior Product DesignerCodeRabbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $250KSeniorFigmaHTMLCSS
- Product DesignerCodeRabbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $250KHybridFigmaHTMLCSS
- Member of Technical Staff, DesignSonder · 🇺🇸New York City$180K - $250KBrand designTypographyMotion design
- Staff Brand DesignerHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$181K - $249KLead and aboveFigmaBrand designTypography
- Staff Brand DesignerHarvey · 🇺🇸New York$181K - $249KLead and aboveFigmaBrand designTypography
- Motion DesignerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$223K - $247KHybridFigmaBrand designTypography
- Senior Product DesignerCalm · 🇺🇸Remote, United States$168K - $245KRemoteSeniorFigmaDesign systemsVisual design
- Brand DesignerBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$190K - $240KHybridMachine LearningBrand designMotion design
- Launch Producer, Business MarketingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$213K - $236KHybridVideo editingMotion design
Questions about Motion design pay
- What is the average Motion design salary?
- $156K a year on average and $155K at the median, across 107 open Motion design 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 $119K to $188K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Motion design pay?
- CodeRabbit ($212K), Perplexity ($195K), Brigit ($171K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a motion design a high-paying job?
- The median Motion design posting advertises $155K 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 motion design?
- A tenth of the postings offer $215K a year or more; the highest open Motion design role advertises up to $327K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Motion design salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $155K a year is about $75 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,917 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $57 to $90 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Motion design roles?
- Postings that ask for Interaction design (+$43K, 12 postings), CSS (+$30K, 12 postings), HTML (+$16K, 12 postings) advertise more than the $155K median of all Motion design 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 Motion design roles at companies is $155K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $119K to $188K. Counted from 107 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/motion-design/
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