Anonymous Motion Designer 2023 Survey - 5/19/23

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1	What's your employment status as a motion designer?	What is your annual gross income as a FREELANCE motion designer? (IN USD)	If you had to list a day rate (IN USD), what would that be? (Freelancers)	What is your annual gross income as an EMPLOYED motion designer? (IN USD)	Combined income	What is your skill level?	What kind of animation do you do, mostly?	About how many hours per week do you work in motion design on average?	What country do you live in?	Region	How do you identify?	Which race/ethnicity best describes you? (Please choose only one.)

2	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	Not Answered	-	Mid-Level	stop motion	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	Hispanic
3	Freelance	Not Answered	$900.00	Not Answered	-	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	Hispanic
4	Freelance	Not Answered	$400.00	Not Answered	-	Senior	2D	10-20	Canada	US + Canada	Male	Hispanic
5	Freelance	Not Answered	$260.00	Not Answered	-	Mid-Level	3D	30-40	United Kingdom	UK	Male	Greek
6	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	$175.00	Not Answered	-	Mid-Level	2D	30-40	India	India	Male	Indian
7	Freelance	$495,000.00	Cinema4D = $1500, Creative / Art Direction = $2000	Not Answered	$495,000.00	Specialist	3D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
8	Freelance	$380,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$380,000.00	Specialist	generalist	60+	United States	US + Canada	Not Answered	Asian / Pacific Islander
9	Freelance	$300,000.00	$750.00	Not Answered	$300,000.00	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
10	Freelance	$290,000.00	$700.00	Not Answered	$290,000.00	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
11	Freelance	$270,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$270,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	Spain	EU	Male	White / Caucasian
12	Freelance	$254,000.00	$800.00	Not Answered	$254,000.00	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
13	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$140,000.00	$700.00	$110,000.00	$250,000.00	Senior	3D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	Egyptian
14	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$150,000.00	$1,000.00	$90,000.00	$240,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
15	Freelance	$240,000.00	$1,000.00	Not Answered	$240,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
16	Freelance	$240,000.00	$850.00	Not Answered	$240,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	Hispanic
17	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$130,000.00	$750.00	$100,000.00	$230,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
18	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$228,000.00	$228,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	Mexico	Latin America	Male	Hispanic
19	Freelance	$225,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$225,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
20	Freelance	$220,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$220,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
21	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$100,000.00	$900.00	$115,000.00	$215,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
22	Freelance	$110,000.00	$800.00	$100,000.00	$210,000.00	Senior	2D	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
23	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$100,000.00	$1,000.00	$100,000.00	$200,000.00	Junior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	Hispanic
24	Freelance	$200,000.00	$1,000.00	Not Answered	$200,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
25	Freelance	$195,000.00	$1,000.00	Not Answered	$195,000.00	Specialist	3D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Non-binary	White / Caucasian
26	Freelance	$195,000.00	$650.00	Not Answered	$195,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Not Answered	Not Answered
27	Freelance	$190,000.00	$800.00	Not Answered	$190,000.00	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
28	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	$700.00	$190,000.00	$190,000.00	Senior	3D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
29	Freelance	$180,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$180,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
30	Freelance	$180,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$180,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
31	Freelance	$180,000.00	$850.00	Not Answered	$180,000.00	Senior	3D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
32	Freelance	$180,000.00	$600.00	Not Answered	$180,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
33	Freelance	$180,000.00	$800.00	Not Answered	$180,000.00	Specialist	3D	30-40	United Kingdom	UK	Male	White / Caucasian
34	Freelance	$179,000.00	$850.00	Not Answered	$179,000.00	Specialist	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
35	Freelance	$175,000.00	$800.00	Not Answered	$175,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
36	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$170,000.00	$170,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
37	Freelance	$170,000.00	$800.00	Not Answered	$170,000.00	Senior	2D	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
38	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	Not Answered	$165,000.00	$165,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
39	Freelance	$165,000.00	$750.00	Not Answered	$165,000.00	Senior	3D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
40	Freelance	$165,000.00	$725.00	Not Answered	$165,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	Asian / Pacific Islander
41	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$25,000.00	$750.00	$135,000.00	$160,000.00	Senior	3D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
42	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$20,500.00	$600.00	$135,000.00	$155,500.00	Senior	generalist	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
43	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	$700.00	$155,000.00	$155,000.00	Senior	3D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
44	Freelance	$153,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$153,000.00	Senior	3D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
45	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	Not Answered	$150,000.00	$150,000.00	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
46	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$150,000.00	$150,000.00	Not Answered	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	middle eastern/south asian
47	Freelance	$150,000.00	$650.00	Not Answered	$150,000.00	Senior	3D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
48	Freelance	$150,000.00	$600.00	Not Answered	$150,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	Hispanic
49	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$146,000.00	$146,000.00	Mid-Level	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	Asian / Pacific Islander
50	Freelance	$85,000.00	$1,250.00	$60,000.00	$145,000.00	Senior	3D	40-50	United states	US + Canada	Male	Hispanic
51	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	$700.00	$143,000.00	$143,000.00	Mid-Level	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	Black or African American
52	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$140,000.00	$140,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
53	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	Not Answered	$135,000.00	$135,000.00	Specialist	Art/Creative Direction and 2D/3D Motion Design	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
54	Freelance	$135,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$135,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
55	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	$800.00	$135,000.00	$135,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
56	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$134,000.00	$134,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
57	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$30,000.00	Not Answered	$102,000.00	$132,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
58	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	$650.00	$131,000.00	$131,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
59	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	Not Answered	$130,000.00	$130,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
60	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$35,000.00	$750.00	$95,000.00	$130,000.00	Mid-Level	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
61	Freelance	$130,000.00	$700.00	Not Answered	$130,000.00	Senior	3D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
62	Freelance	$130,000.00	$520.00	Not Answered	$130,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	Canada	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
63	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	Not Answered	$125,000.00	$125,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
64	Freelance	$125,000.00	$850.00	Not Answered	$125,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
65	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$120,000.00	$120,000.00	Senior	2D	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
66	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	Not Answered	$120,000.00	$120,000.00	Mid-Level	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Non-binary	White / Caucasian
67	Freelance	$120,000.00	$750.00	Not Answered	$120,000.00	Senior	3D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
68	Freelance	$120,000.00	$700.00	Not Answered	$120,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
69	Freelance	$120,000.00	$700.00	Not Answered	$120,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
70	Freelance	$120,000.00	$700.00	Not Answered	$120,000.00	Mid-Level	3D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
71	Freelance	$120,000.00	$600.00	Not Answered	$120,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
72	Freelance	$120,000.00	$380.00	Not Answered	$120,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United Kingdom	UK	Female	White / Caucasian
73	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$36,400.00	Not Answered	$81,100.00	$117,500.00	Mid-Level	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
74	Freelance	$67,000.00	$445.00	$50,000.00	$117,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	Canada	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
75	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$115,000.00	$115,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
76	Freelance	$115,000.00	$700.00	Not Answered	$115,000.00	Mid-Level	3D	20-30	Canada	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
77	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	$650.00	$115,000.00	$115,000.00	Mid-Level	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Female	Asian / Pacific Islander
78	Freelance	$113,000.00	$1,100.00	Not Answered	$113,000.00	Senior	broadcast design + art direction	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
79	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$112,300.00	$112,300.00	Senior	2D	30-40	France	EU	Male	White / Caucasian
80	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	Not Answered	$110,000.00	$110,000.00	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
81	Freelance	$110,000.00	$720.00	Not Answered	$110,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	Asian / Pacific Islander
82	Freelance	$110,000.00	$500.00	Not Answered	$110,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
83	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$108,000.00	$108,000.00	Senior	UX/UI	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Male	Hispanic
84	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$106,000.00	$106,000.00	Senior	2D	less than 10	United States	US + Canada	Female	I'm half hispanic and white
85	Salaried employee "in-house" at a company	Not Answered	Not Answered	$105,000.00	$105,000.00	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
86	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$30,000.00	$800.00	$75,000.00	$105,000.00	Senior	2D	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
87	Freelance	$104,000.00	$650.00	Not Answered	$104,000.00	Senior	2D	20-30	Canada	US + Canada	Male	Asian / Pacific Islander
88	Freelance	$101,000.00	$470.00	Not Answered	$101,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	40-50	United Kingdom	UK	Male	White asian
89	Freelance	$101,000.00	$410.00	Not Answered	$101,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	40-50	United Kingdom	UK	Male	White / Caucasian
90	Freelance	$100,000.00	Not Answered	Not Answered	$100,000.00	Senior	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
91	Freelance	$100,000.00	$1,000.00	Not Answered	$100,000.00	Senior	Mix 3D into 2D	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
92	Freelance	$100,000.00	$900.00	Not Answered	$100,000.00	Senior	2D	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
93	Freelance	$100,000.00	$850.00	Not Answered	$100,000.00	Senior	generalist	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
94	Freelance	$100,000.00	$800.00	Not Answered	$100,000.00	Senior	generalist	40-50	United States	US + Canada	Female	White / Caucasian
95	Freelance	$100,000.00	$800.00	Not Answered	$100,000.00	Senior	generalist	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Male	Asian / Pacific Islander
96	Freelance	$100,000.00	$700.00	Not Answered	$100,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
97	Freelance	$100,000.00	$600.00	Not Answered	$100,000.00	Senior	2D	20-30	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
98	Mix of Salary + Freelance	$25,000.00	$550.00	$75,000.00	$100,000.00	Junior	3D	30-40	United States	US + Canada	Male	White / Caucasian
99	Salaried employee at a studio/agency	Not Answered	Not Answered	$100,000.00	$100,000.00	Specialist	generalist	40-50	United Kingdom	UK	Male	White / Caucasian
100	Freelance	$55,000.00	$550.00	$45,000.00	$100,000.00	Mid-Level	2D	30-40	Germany	EU	Male	White / Caucasian