Special Effects Artists and Animators Salary by City (2024)

Name: Special Effects Artists and Animators Salary by City - BLS OEWS 2024
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

48 metro areas · National average: $86,705 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Special Effects Artists and Animators salaries across 48 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area	Mean Annual	Median Annual	P10	P90
San Jose, CA	$167,850	$158,070	$98,940	N/A
Seattle, WA	$146,600	$142,690	$74,460	$221,690
San Francisco, CA	$131,780	$120,320	$85,210	$172,290
Los Angeles, CA	$127,400	$129,260	$64,790	$177,310
New York, NY	$115,230	$103,940	$59,990	$171,880
Portland, OR	$112,420	$108,630	$64,850	$165,040
Sacramento, CA	$109,380	$111,470	$48,680	$145,880
San Diego, CA	$106,600	$97,130	$72,600	$150,890
Reno, NV	$105,590	$100,060	$76,140	$145,070
Austin, TX	$103,120	$100,630	$57,230	$142,950
Oxnard, CA	$101,740	$108,010	$60,690	$124,480
Tampa, FL	$96,430	$92,720	$56,570	$135,440
Miami, FL	$94,660	$82,790	$62,370	$139,520
Denver, CO	$94,090	$99,950	$64,080	$110,410
Las Vegas, NV	$92,580	$83,200	$68,660	$132,480
Houston, TX	$90,960	$83,940	$55,240	$120,180
Washington, DC	$90,390	$86,740	$58,910	$124,800
Riverside, CA	$90,240	$86,580	$34,710	$147,590
Baltimore, MD	$90,040	$84,180	$62,370	$117,840
Boston, MA	$87,680	$76,210	$59,990	$135,990
Ann Arbor, MI	$87,640	$79,510	$58,220	$134,180
Atlanta, GA	$81,950	$76,150	$54,920	$127,210
Chicago, IL	$81,920	$76,330	$63,580	$113,500
Detroit, MI	$79,910	$77,390	$46,180	$120,370
Durham, NC	$78,760	$80,170	$56,080	$96,580
Richmond, VA	$78,540	$68,110	$57,390	$98,920
Ogden, UT	$77,990	$65,540	$34,180	$128,590
Orlando, FL	$77,170	$64,020	$55,080	$102,260
Phoenix, AZ	$77,010	$77,670	$54,540	$99,000
Salt Lake City, UT	$76,850	$68,940	$37,530	$128,050
Baton Rouge, LA	$74,660	$77,640	$37,960	$93,750
Raleigh, NC	$74,070	$75,780	$50,110	$103,940
Philadelphia, PA	$73,940	$73,590	$49,230	$107,470
St. Louis, MO	$73,110	$71,440	$50,220	$95,430
Kansas City, MO	$71,870	$73,800	$50,200	$97,710
Grand Rapids, MI	$71,630	$61,050	$40,230	$115,590
Virginia Beach, VA	$69,980	$63,630	$44,190	$97,130
Charlotte, NC	$68,930	$59,840	$54,800	$92,420
Providence, RI	$68,390	$76,180	$43,840	$80,040
Minneapolis, MN	$67,620	$61,790	$61,790	$76,190
Cleveland, OH	$66,790	$62,370	$56,190	$79,000
Madison, WI	$66,450	$55,970	$51,680	$86,510
Tucson, AZ	$63,310	$58,310	$48,010	$77,660
Tulsa, OK	$62,960	$62,370	$62,370	$62,370
Provo, UT	$62,250	$51,660	$45,410	$97,130
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,070	$48,990	$22,320	$95,780
Omaha, NE	$57,990	$50,370	$33,280	$78,870
Morgantown, WV	$57,310	$53,440	$53,440	$66,670