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 $158,070400
Seattle, WA $142,6902,160
Los Angeles, CA $129,2604,780
California $128,3607,690
New Jersey $124,300160
San Francisco, CA $120,3201,740

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $77,64040
      Alabama $66,06070
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $77,670—
      Arizona $67,510—
      Tucson, AZ $58,31030
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $158,070400
      Los Angeles, CA $129,2604,780
      California $128,3607,690
      San Francisco, CA $120,3201,740
      Sacramento, CA $111,47060
      Oxnard, CA $108,01030
      San Diego, CA $97,130190
      Riverside, CA $86,58040
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $99,950170
      Colorado $95,130240
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $86,740210
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $92,720—
      Miami, FL $82,790130
      Florida $73,8201,430
      Orlando, FL $64,020800
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $79,040860
      Atlanta, GA $76,150670
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $60,95040
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $76,330—
      Illinois $74,850—
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $56,260100
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $83,210—
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,96030
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $77,64030
      Louisiana $76,72060
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $76,970—
      Massachusetts $76,500270
      Boston, MA-NH $76,210240
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $84,180220
      Maryland $81,700370
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Michigan $80,780330
      Ann Arbor, MI $79,51050
      Detroit, MI $77,390120
      Grand Rapids, MI $61,05030
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $61,79040
      Minnesota $61,79050
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $73,800—
      Missouri $72,320100
      St. Louis, MO-IL $71,44070
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $80,17040
      Raleigh, NC $75,78090
      North Carolina $65,000250
      Charlotte, NC-SC $59,840—
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $52,660120
      Omaha, NE-IA $50,37060
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $124,300160
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $54,00050
      New Mexico $50,25050
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $100,06090
      Nevada $86,290420
      Las Vegas, NV $83,200320
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $103,9401,750
      New York $102,1701,820
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ohio $83,530290
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $67,71030
      Cleveland, OH $62,37030
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $62,370—
      Oklahoma $62,370—
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $108,630470
      Portland, OR-WA $108,630370
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,59040
      Pennsylvania $60,390200
      Pittsburgh, PA $48,99060
      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 $83,940170
      Dallas, TX $79,390—
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $68,940110
      Ogden, UT $65,54040
      Utah $62,820190
      Provo, UT $51,66040
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $79,100260
      Richmond, VA $68,110—
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $63,63040
      West Virginia $53,44050
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $142,6902,160
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $55,970—
      Wisconsin $55,970160
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $53,44030