VFX Artist Salary

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The average VFX artist salary in the United States is $128,140 per year, or $61.61 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $5,047 and goes up to $16,688 per month, or about $200,261 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$61.61$2,464$10,678$128,140

The top-paying states for visual effects artists are California at $155,043 per year, New Jersey at $119,922, and New York at $115,276. The lowest-paying area is South Carolina, with an average salary of $57,098 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$29.11$37.54$54.71$72.58$96.28
Weekly$1,165$1,502$2,188$2,903$3,851
Monthly$5,047$6,507$9,483$12,581$16,688
Annual$60,559$78,085$113,793$150,972$200,261

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$57,490$111,226$207,866
2023$58,640$112,894$210,568
2024$59,813$114,587$213,305
2025$61,009$116,306$216,078
2026$62,229$118,051$218,887
2027$63,474$119,822$221,733
2028$64,743$121,619$224,615
2029$66,038$123,443$227,535

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$37.99$6,586$79,028
Arizona$45.29$7,850$94,197
Arkansas$48.90$8,476$101,718
California$74.54$12,920$155,043
Colorado$50.99$8,838$106,053
Connecticut$55.10$9,551$114,609
District of Columbia$41.51$7,195$86,342
Florida$36.64$6,351$76,211
Georgia$41.53$7,199$86,388
Illinois$44.42$7,700$92,403
Indiana$30.11$5,219$62,629
Iowa$28.07$4,865$58,386
Kentucky$42.68$7,397$88,769
Louisiana$41.10$7,124$85,491
Maryland$52.41$9,084$109,009
Massachusetts$46.90$8,129$97,543
Michigan$37.70$6,535$78,419
Minnesota$37.67$6,530$78,361
Missouri$39.70$6,881$82,570
Nebraska$30.93$5,361$64,331
Nevada$49.24$8,535$102,419
New Jersey$57.65$9,994$119,922
New Mexico$32.28$5,595$67,137
New York$55.42$9,606$115,276
North Carolina$41.41$7,177$86,124
Oklahoma$35.59$6,169$74,026
Oregon$49.94$8,656$103,868
Pennsylvania$30.17$5,230$62,756
South Carolina$27.45$4,758$57,098
Tennessee$34.15$5,920$71,036
Texas$42.30$7,332$87,987
Utah$32.58$5,647$67,758
Virginia$43.41$7,524$90,287
Washington$51.40$8,909$106,904
West Virginia$30.71$5,323$63,871
Wisconsin$42.94$7,442$89,309

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$33.21$1,328$5,756$69,069
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$39.37$1,575$6,823$81,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$42.75$1,710$7,411$88,930
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$42.14$1,686$7,304$87,653
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$48.95$1,958$8,484$101,810
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$47.65$1,906$8,260$99,119
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$41.95$1,678$7,272$87,262
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$37.65$1,506$6,525$78,304
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$44.10$1,764$7,645$91,736
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$42.91$1,717$7,439$89,263
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$46.31$1,852$8,027$96,324
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$46.83$1,873$8,118$97,417
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$37.44$1,498$6,490$77,878
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$43.79$1,752$7,591$91,092
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$30.70$1,228$5,321$63,848
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$48.03$1,921$8,325$99,901
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$44.23$1,769$7,667$92,000
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$42.11$1,685$7,300$87,596
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$31.57$1,263$5,472$65,665
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$33.72$1,349$5,845$70,139
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$31.76$1,270$5,505$66,056
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$48.88$1,955$8,473$101,672
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$75.86$3,034$13,149$157,792
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$38.92$1,557$6,746$80,949
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$39.07$1,563$6,772$81,259
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$31.01$1,240$5,375$64,504
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$56.29$2,252$9,757$117,082
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$33.84$1,353$5,865$70,380
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$31.76$1,271$5,506$66,068
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$36.32$1,453$6,295$75,544
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$44.98$1,799$7,797$93,564
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$36.92$1,477$6,400$76,797
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$43.37$1,735$7,517$90,206
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$46.79$1,871$8,109$97,313
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$26.44$1,058$4,583$54,993
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$49.27$1,971$8,541$102,488
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$30.91$1,236$5,357$64,285
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$41.88$1,675$7,258$87,101
Richmond, VA(0040060)$39.27$1,571$6,806$81,673
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$49.11$1,964$8,512$102,143
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$58.54$2,342$10,148$121,774
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$34.02$1,361$5,897$70,760
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$55.07$2,203$9,546$114,552
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$63.85$2,554$11,067$132,802
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$75.57$3,023$13,099$157,182
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$77.08$3,083$13,361$160,333
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$63.02$2,521$10,923$131,077
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$58.78$2,351$10,189$122,268
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$52.33$2,093$9,071$108,848
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$41.47$1,659$7,188$86,262
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$42.25$1,690$7,323$87,872
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$33.50$1,340$5,808$69,690
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$41.57$1,663$7,206$86,469
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$53.04$2,122$9,193$110,320