Special Effects Artists and Animators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 87 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Special Effects Artists and Animators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $158,070 400
Seattle, WA $142,690 2,160
Los Angeles, CA $129,260 4,780
California $128,360 7,690
New Jersey $124,300 160
San Francisco, CA $120,320 1,740

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $77,640 40
      Alabama $66,060 70
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $77,670 —
      Arizona $67,510 —
      Tucson, AZ $58,310 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $158,070 400
      Los Angeles, CA $129,260 4,780
      California $128,360 7,690
      San Francisco, CA $120,320 1,740
      Sacramento, CA $111,470 60
      Oxnard, CA $108,010 30
      San Diego, CA $97,130 190
      Riverside, CA $86,580 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $99,950 170
      Colorado $95,130 240
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $86,740 210
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $92,720 —
      Miami, FL $82,790 130
      Florida $73,820 1,430
      Orlando, FL $64,020 800
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $79,040 860
      Atlanta, GA $76,150 670
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $60,950 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $76,330 —
      Illinois $74,850 —
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $56,260 100
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $83,210 —
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,960 30
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $77,640 30
      Louisiana $76,720 60
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $76,970 —
      Massachusetts $76,500 270
      Boston, MA-NH $76,210 240
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $84,180 220
      Maryland $81,700 370
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Michigan $80,780 330
      Ann Arbor, MI $79,510 50
      Detroit, MI $77,390 120
      Grand Rapids, MI $61,050 30
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $61,790 40
      Minnesota $61,790 50
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $73,800 —
      Missouri $72,320 100
      St. Louis, MO-IL $71,440 70
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $80,170 40
      Raleigh, NC $75,780 90
      North Carolina $65,000 250
      Charlotte, NC-SC $59,840 —
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $52,660 120
      Omaha, NE-IA $50,370 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $124,300 160
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $54,000 50
      New Mexico $50,250 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $100,060 90
      Nevada $86,290 420
      Las Vegas, NV $83,200 320
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $103,940 1,750
      New York $102,170 1,820
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ohio $83,530 290
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $67,710 30
      Cleveland, OH $62,370 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $62,370 —
      Oklahoma $62,370 —
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $108,630 470
      Portland, OR-WA $108,630 370
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,590 40
      Pennsylvania $60,390 200
      Pittsburgh, PA $48,990 60
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $76,180 —
      Rhode Island $76,170 —
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tennessee $81,660 —
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $100,630 —
      Texas $88,620 —
      Houston, TX $83,940 170
      Dallas, TX $79,390 —
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $68,940 110
      Ogden, UT $65,540 40
      Utah $62,820 190
      Provo, UT $51,660 40
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $79,100 260
      Richmond, VA $68,110 —
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $63,630 40
      West Virginia $53,440 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $142,690 2,160
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $55,970 —
      Wisconsin $55,970 160
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $53,440 30