Special Effects Artists and Animators · SOC 27-1014
Special Effects Artists and Animators Salary in the Arizona
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Arizona
Figures describe the state of Arizona as a whole.
Special Effects Artists and Animators in the Arizona earned a median of $89,650 per year ($43.10 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $59,870 at the 10th percentile to $100,230 at the 90th. BLS estimates 190 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Special Effects Artists and Animators in the Arizona earn more than $89,650 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $65,810 and $100,230.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $59,870 | $65,810 | $89,650 | $100,230 | $100,230 |
| Hourly | $28.79 | $31.64 | $43.10 | $48.19 | $48.19 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Arizona$89,650 median for Arizona; middle half earns $65,810 to $100,230
- United Statesnational$102,030 median for United States; middle half earns $75,490 to $139,130
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −12% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Arizona
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for special effects artists and animators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Arizonathis page$89,650 median for Arizona; middle half earns $65,810 to $100,230
- $96,670 median for Phoenix metro area; middle half earns $65,810 to $100,230
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.