Special Effects Artists and Animators — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$102,030
10th percentile
$58,600
90th percentile
$177,110
Employment
19,970
- CAMedian $130,540 · Employment 7,410
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $124,590 · Employment 4,650
- New York, NYMedian $96,760 · Employment 1,560
- NYMedian $96,770 · Employment 1,540
- FLMedian $85,870 · Employment 1,530
- San Francisco, CAMedian $136,770 · Employment 1,440
- WAMedian $133,480 · Employment 1,130
- Seattle, WAMedian $134,120 · Employment 1,030
- Orlando, FLMedian $91,150 · Employment 960
- ILMedian $81,180 · Employment 630
- Chicago, ILMedian $83,200 · Employment 550
- San Jose, CAMedian $156,950 · Employment 510
- VAMedian $81,510 · Employment 380
- NCMedian $88,350 · Employment 370
- NVMedian $97,350 · Employment 370
- GAMedian $81,390 · Employment 350
- UTMedian $88,210 · Employment 320
- INMedian $75,250 · Employment 300
- PAMedian $71,760 · Employment 300
- Washington, DCMedian $92,760 · Employment 290
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.