Special Effects Artists and Animators Salary

$81,845National Average

$48,990 - $158,070Salary Range

48Metro Areas

Special Effects Artists and Animators Salaries by Location

Location	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA	$158,070	$167,850	400
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA	$142,690	$146,600	2,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA	$129,260	$127,400	4,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA	$120,320	$131,780	1,740
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA	$111,470	$109,380	60
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR	$108,630	$112,420	370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA	$108,010	$101,740	30
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNY	$103,940	$115,230	1,750
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX	$100,630	$103,120	N/A
Reno, NVNV	$100,060	$105,590	90
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO	$99,950	$94,090	170
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA	$97,130	$106,600	190
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL	$92,720	$96,430	N/A
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC	$86,740	$90,390	210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA	$86,580	$90,240	40
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD	$84,180	$90,040	220
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX	$83,940	$90,960	170
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV	$83,200	$92,580	320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL	$82,790	$94,660	130
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC	$80,170	$78,760	40
Ann Arbor, MIMI	$79,510	$87,640	50
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ	$77,670	$77,010	N/A
Baton Rouge, LALA	$77,640	$74,660	30
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI	$77,390	$79,910	120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL	$76,330	$81,920	N/A
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA	$76,210	$87,680	240
Providence-Warwick, RI-MARI	$76,180	$68,390	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA	$76,150	$81,950	670
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC	$75,780	$74,070	90
Kansas City, MO-KSMO	$73,800	$71,870	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDPA	$73,590	$73,940	40
St. Louis, MO-ILMO	$71,440	$73,110	70
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT	$68,940	$76,850	110
Richmond, VAVA	$68,110	$78,540	N/A
Ogden, UTUT	$65,540	$77,990	40
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL	$64,020	$77,170	800
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCVA	$63,630	$69,980	40
Tulsa, OKOK	$62,370	$62,960	N/A
Cleveland, OHOH	$62,370	$66,790	30
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN	$61,790	$67,620	40
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI	$61,050	$71,630	30
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC	$59,840	$68,930	N/A
Tucson, AZAZ	$58,310	$63,310	30
Madison, WIWI	$55,970	$66,450	N/A
Morgantown, WVWV	$53,440	$57,310	30
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT	$51,660	$62,250	40
Omaha, NE-IANE	$50,370	$57,990	60
Pittsburgh, PAPA	$48,990	$58,070	60