Special Effects Artists and Animator salary
102,030 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 27-1014
Half of all special effects artists and animators in the United States earn more than 102,030 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay127of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.84×75,490 USD – 139,130 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 75,490 USD |
| Median | 102,030 USD |
| Mean | 112,870 USD |
| Upper quartile | 139,130 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 27-1014 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
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- Geographers 102,040 USD
- Power Plant Operators 102,040 USD
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- Management Analysts 101,860 USD
- Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 101,420 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov