illustrator salary
illustrator salary
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- arthur0
Freelance illustrators have much higher potential earnings than salaried. I've been an illustrator for 12 years. The first 5 or so years weren't so great, barely scratching 40k, but I was very disorganized. The last several years have been very good, but have worked me like a dog. Years fluctuate, but I average between 130k-180k, and I'm not tooting my own horn, just answering the question. I know the big guys make much much more.
This is done through sheer volume of work. I get some good jobs that pay great, but most pay average. I just do a lot of them. I billed over 90 jobs last year.