Animators get paid a range of salaries, from $50 per foot of film to $1,500 per week. Calculate an animator's salary, whether working for a feature film or a small-time television show, with helpful information from a writer, director and animator in this free video on cartoon animation.1  Science & Technology.nimators get paid a range of salaries, from $50 per foot of film to $1,500 per week. Calculate an animator's salary, whether working for a feature film or a small-time television show, with helpful information from a writer, director and animator in this free video on cartoon animation. 1  Science & Technology.