Exactly 2,290 of Maryland's 4,560 animation professionals work in Baltimore. There has been a 7% decline in the number of animation professionals in Baltimore between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for animation professionals in Baltimore has decreased, overall employment in Baltimore has increased.

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In Baltimore, salaries for animation professionals have increased. Baltimore animation professionals made $46,833 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for animation professionals in Baltimore was $43,337 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Baltimore.

Animation professionals in Baltimore earn a median salary of $44,133 per year. The 10% of animation professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $27,320 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $72,823 per year.

On average animation professional salaries in Baltimore are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There are 3 accredited animation schools in the city. Many of Baltimore's animation professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Baltimore's animation school offers one animation degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 26 students completed animation courses.