Photo: REUTERS/Ian Waldie. Margot Kidder played Lois Lane along side Christopher Reeve's Superman in the first four comic book superhero turned into Superman movies. The Canadian born actress later went on to play part of Brigette Crosby in Smallville, set back in time when Clark Kent was just a kid.
Average Cartoonist Yearly Salary in the United States. Cartoonists earn a median salary of $42,610 per year. Salaries typically start from $18,450 and go up to $91,200. Learn more about the Cartoonist job market for salaries of real jobs in your area.
Animator Pay by Experience. According to Game Developer Magazine's salary survey, animator salaries are heavily dependent on level of experience. Artists and animators who have less than three years of experience report an average salary of $49,481 per year.Those with between three and six years of industry experience average $63,214 per year. Those with over six years of experience report significant salary gains, with an average annual salary of $97,833.s of 2011, Game Developer Magazine finds that animators working in the western states earn the highest average salary, $81,229 per year. Animators in the South earned the second-highest average wage by region, $71,818.