Special Effects Artists and Animators visa sponsorship salary

Across 333 certified work-visa filings classified under SOC 27-1014, the median wage for Special Effects Artists and Animators is $120,000. The middle half falls between $87,443 and $154,500; the top decile begins at $195,113.

This page groups every job title employers filed under this occupation code, so it covers the same work described as Human Interface Designer, Technical Artist, Animator and others.

Median: $120,000
25th pct: $87,443
75th pct: $154,500
90th pct: $195,113
Filings: 333

Who sponsors Special Effects Artists and Animators

Ranked by number of certified filings for this occupation

Employers filing Special Effects Artists and Animators, with wage percentiles
Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Apple Inc.	31	$164,254	$176,717	$195,500
Microsoft Corporation	24	$149,021	$173,774	$195,097
Activision Publishing INC	22	$96,767	$106,340	$139,183
Blizzard Entertainment, INC.	14	$108,649	$126,861	$139,647
Electronic Arts Inc.	14	$95,554	$117,867	$126,443
Riot Games, Inc.	11	$116,565	$134,742	$141,045
ByteDance Inc.	10	$167,250	$203,359	$257,500
Snap INC.	8	$127,946	$134,742	$152,734
DreamWorks Animation LLC	6	$90,932	$111,620	$130,066
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC	5	$109,100	$115,274	$142,007
Framestore, Inc	4	$132,600	$168,750	$190,625
2K Games, Inc.	4	$112,708	$126,805	$165,375
Naughty Dog a limited liability company	4	$120,000	$120,000	$123,750
Pixar	4	$94,453	$109,263	$127,795
LNW Gaming, Inc.	4	$83,173	$100,425	$123,725
ZeniMax Media Inc.	4	$64,625	$80,694	$96,230
Rockstar Games, Inc.	3	$134,217	$175,000	$175,000
Meta Platforms, Inc	3	$163,697	$170,594	$187,990
Tencent America LLC	3	$157,800	$165,600	$179,118
Netflix Global, LLC	3	$134,742	$134,742	$148,325
Epic Games, Inc.	3	$110,644	$122,800	$131,905
Lola Visual Effects LLC	3	$120,000	$120,000	$120,000
Bungie, Inc.	3	$91,500	$108,000	$136,000
Genies, Inc.	3	$98,794	$107,557	$126,279
Rockstar San Diego, Inc.	3	$92,099	$100,000	$105,000
Rockstar New England, Inc.	3	$85,983	$96,150	$98,075
Dream Machine FX Media LLC	3	$87,696	$95,000	$120,000
Make, LLC	3	$53,102	$53,102	$53,102
TikTok Inc.	2	$129,000	$136,000	$143,000
CD PROJEKT RED Inc	2	$120,000	$130,000	$140,000
ArtSpark Studio, LLC	2	$127,400	$130,000	$132,600
Certified Kernel Tech LLC	2	$113,654	$113,654	$113,654
Firewalk Studios LLC	2	$105,668	$109,535	$113,403
BUCK Design, LLC	2	$85,750	$93,500	$101,250
Elsevier, Inc.	2	$82,164	$82,164	$82,164
Xite LLC	2	$81,120	$81,120	$81,120
Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida Corporation	2	$76,182	$80,355	$84,527
Hornet Animations, Inc.	2	$71,828	$79,030	$86,232
Petty Karma Interactive, LLC	2	$72,276	$74,851	$77,425
Petrol Advertising, Inc.	2	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Param Healthcare & IT services, Inc	2	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000
Sigma Games LLC	2	$55,000	$55,000	$55,000

By state

Where this occupation is filed from

Special Effects Artists and Animators filings and median wage by state
State	Filings	Median
California	195	$134,742
Washington	32	$146,550
New York	30	$90,178
Texas	11	$103,467
Massachusetts	9	$95,000
Georgia	9	$74,000
Nevada	6	$82,775
Pennsylvania	5	$82,164
Florida	4	$90,428
Maryland	4	$73,549
Wisconsin	4	$110,518
New Jersey	4	$99,871
North Carolina	3	$122,800
Illinois	3	$90,000
Minnesota	3	$53,102

Job titles in this occupation

The exact wording employers used on their filings

Job titles filed under SOC 27-1014
Job title	Filings	Median
Human Interface Designer	40	$175,800
Technical Artist	15	$145,000
Animator	12	$85,467
Motion Designer	11	$93,434
Multimedia Specialist	6	$52,509
3d Artist	6	$63,000
Media Specialist	6	$62,587
Interactive Engineer	4	$247,500
Senior Digital Designer	4	$75,144
Digital Artist	4	$94,550
Environment Artist	4	$96,021
Production	4	$160,971
Level Designer	3	$117,270
3d Generalist	3	$70,000
Vfx Artist, Games Studio	3	$134,742
Lead Environment Artist	3	$80,000
Senior Character Artist	3	$135,000
Computer Graphics Animator	3	$120,000
Story Artist II	3	$138,965
Junior Artist	3	$55,000
Visual Development Artist	3	$89,752
Senior Technical Artist	3	$160,495
Associate Environment Artist	3	$83,600
Senior Lighting Artist	2	$127,700
Technical Art	2	$199,700
Rigging Technical Artist II	2	$141,045
Associate Artist	2	$73,286
Senior Ui Artist	2	$155,356
Visual Designer II	2	$82,164
Artist	2	$98,696
Effects Artist	2	$129,633
Art M5	2	$177,626
Vfx Artist	2	$109,635
Vfx Supervisor/head of Nuke	2	$187,500
Senior Compositor	2	$155,800
Special Effects Artist and Animator	2	$164,154
Character Artist	2	$101,500
Animator I	2	$94,453
Technical Artist 2	2	$117,867
Visual Design Artist	2	$111,708
Motion Design Director	2	$158,500
Multimedia Art and Concept Design Instructor	2	$130,000
Artist Relations and Creative Technologies	2	$137,644
Senior Concept Artist	2	$147,500
Lead Character Artist	2	$157,383
Artist I	2	$91,926
Jr. Designer/animator	2	$72,000
Staff Concept Artist	2	$135,250
Gameplay Animator	2	$114,000
Game Designer II	2	$116,418
Sr. Ar Designer, Vfx (5)	2	$152,734
3d Animator	1	$85,000
Ui/ux Designer (3)	1	$134,742
Principal Technical Animator	1	$205,385
Visual Designer - Tiktok Monetization	1	$143,100
Tools Engineer, Ar Effect Tools	1	$287,100
Principal Animator	1	$140,000
Visual Effects Supervisor	1	$338,000
Motion Graphics Artist	1	$53,040
Shader Technical Artist	1	$113,610

SOC 27-1014 is the federal occupation code the employer assigned to these filings. It is chosen by the employer and reviewed by the Department of Labor, so it is more consistent than the free-text job title — but two companies can still classify similar work differently. Where a title looks misplaced, the wage level usually explains more of the gap than the code does.