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Special Effects Artists and Animators — wages and employment

Special Effects Artists and Animators earned a median annual wage of $99,800 in the United States in May 2024, with 21,280 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $99,800SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Special Effects Artists and Animators earned a median annual wage of $99,800 in the United States in May 2024, with 21,280 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $57,220 or less, the best-paid tenth $174,630 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $99,060 to $99,800, +0.7 %. The best-paying state is California at $128,360; the lowest New Mexico at $50,250. Among metropolitan areas, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA pays the highest median, $158,070. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
California$128,3607,690
New Jersey$124,300160
Oregon$108,630470
New York$102,1701,820
Colorado$95,130240
Texas$88,620—
Nevada$86,290420
Ohio$83,530290
Kansas$83,210—
Maryland$81,700370
Tennessee$81,660—
Michigan$80,780330
Virginia$79,100260
Georgia$79,040860
Louisiana$76,72060
Massachusetts$76,500270
Rhode Island$76,170—
Illinois$74,850—
Florida$73,8201,430
Missouri$72,320100
Arizona$67,510—
Alabama$66,06070
North Carolina$65,000250
Utah$62,820190
Oklahoma$62,370—
Minnesota$61,79050
Iowa$60,95040
Pennsylvania$60,390200
Indiana$56,260100
Wisconsin$55,970160
West Virginia$53,44050
Nebraska$52,660120
New Mexico$50,25050

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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