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CHARACTER ARTIST salaries

254 H-1B & PERM records for "CHARACTER ARTIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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254

Results Found

$93014

Average Salary

$35500

Minimum

$217755

Maximum

Active filters: Job: CHARACTER ARTIST
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Avalanche Studios Senior Character Artist New York, NY $116265 Green Card Feb 26, 2016
Avalanche Studios Senior Character Artist New York, NY $116265 Green Card Feb 3, 2016
Electronic Arts, Inc. XDev Character Artist II Redwood City, CA $116000 H-1B Dec 21, 2023
Bungie, Inc. Senior 3D Character Artist Bellevue, WA $115518 H-1B Apr 5, 2024
Naughty Dog a limited liability company Senior Character Artist Santa Monica, CA $115000 - $140000 E-3 Oct 22, 2022
ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO Principal Online Character Artist Carlsbad, CA $115000 Green Card Jul 15, 2020
ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC. SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST Chatsworth, CA $115000 H-1B Mar 14, 2019
2K Games, Inc. Lead Character Artist Novato, CA $115000 Green Card Dec 22, 2017
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC. Senior Character Artist SANTA MONICA, CA $115000 Green Card Feb 19, 2018
2K GAMES, INC. LEAD CHARACTER ARTIST NOVATO, CA $115000 H-1B Mar 15, 2017
AVALANCHE STUDIOS NEW YORK INC. SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST NEW YORK, NY $115000 H-1B May 29, 2014
RIOT GAMES, INC. SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST SANTA MONICA, CA $114171 - $145000 H-1B Mar 30, 2015
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST FOSTER CITY, CA $113984 H-1B Apr 18, 2022
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC Character Artist - Facial Blendshapes Los Angeles, CA $112008 H-1B Apr 14, 2021
NAUGHTY DOG, INC. CHARACTER ARTIST SANTA MONICA, CA $111050 - $120000 H-1B Sep 27, 2013
RIOT GAMES, INC. SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST SANTA MONICA, CA $111030 - $150000 H-1B Jun 18, 2014
Player First Games, Inc. Senior Character Artist Los Angeles, CA $111000 - $120000 Green Card Feb 9, 2022
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Senior Character Artist Bellevue, WA $110750 H-1B Jan 21, 2020
Riot Games, Inc. Character Artist II - League, Personalization Los Angeles, CA $110365 H-1B May 23, 2022
Naughty Dog a limited liability company Character Artist Los Angeles, CA $110000 - $150000 E-3 May 1, 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Senior Character Artist Los Angeles, CA $110000 H-1B Apr 2, 2021
ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO, INC. PRINCIPAL ONLINE CHARACTER ARTIST Carlsbad, CA $110000 - $135000 H-1B Mar 19, 2019
NAUGHTY DOG A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST Santa Monica, CA $110000 - $140000 H-1B May 28, 2019
ZENIMAX MEDIA INC. SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST RICHARDSON, TX $110000 E-3 Mar 3, 2017
CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, INC. LEAD CHARACTER ARTIST REDWOOD CITY, CA $110000 H-1B Sep 10, 2010
MICROSOFT CORPORATION LEAD CHARACTER ARTIST REDMOND, WA $110000 H-1B Nov 14, 2009
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 3D CHARACTER ARTIST IRVINE, CA $109533 H-1B Apr 19, 2024
Scopely, Inc. Character Artist $107794 - $112794 Green Card Dec 19, 2024
2K Games Inc. Principal Character Artist Novato, CA $107640 - $137000 E-3 Mar 4, 2020
Riot Games, Inc. 3D Character Artist II Los Angeles, CA $107557 H-1B Sep 24, 2024
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC Senior Character Artist LOS ANGELES, CA $107123 H-1B Feb 28, 2020
Electronic Arts - Tiburon, A Florida Co… Character Artist II Austin, TX $107100 H-1B Aug 13, 2021
Naughty Dog a limited liability company Character Artist Santa Monica, CA $106000 - $110000 Green Card Oct 20, 2020
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST IRVINE, CA $105000 H-1B Jul 25, 2024
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST IRVINE, CA $105000 H-1B Oct 13, 2021
INSOMNIAC GAMES, INC. Senior Character Artist BURBANK, CA $104354 - $115000 Green Card Mar 20, 2017
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA … Senior Character Artist SAN MATEO, CA $103000 Green Card Feb 7, 2017
Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Senior Character Artist $102003 - $124000 Green Card Aug 22, 2023
ZENIMAX MEDIA INC. SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST RICHARDSON, TX $102000 E-3 Oct 26, 2015
RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT, LLC SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST CHATSWORTH, CA $102000 - $120000 H-1B Feb 16, 2016
ZENIMAX MEDIA INC. SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST RICHARDSON, TX $102000 E-3 Jul 27, 2015
NAUGTY DOG A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CHARACTER ARTIST SANTA MONICA, CA $101800 - $120000 H-1B Apr 12, 2016
TARGETCW CHARACTER ARTIST SAN DIEGO, CA $101691 - $165125 H-1B1 Sep 17, 2015
MACHINE ZONE, INC. SR. 3D CHARACTER ARTIST PALO ALTO, CA $100339 - $125000 E-3 Nov 14, 2018
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA … SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST LOS ANGELES, CA $100300 H-1B Jun 22, 2017
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC SR. CHARACTER ARTIST LOS ANGELES, CA $100230 H-1B Mar 9, 2018
RIOT GAMES INC Character Artist Los Angeles, CA $100000 Green Card Jan 23, 2021
Naughty Dog a limited liability company 3D Character Artist Santa Monica, CA $100000 E-3 Dec 1, 2020
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA … SENIOR CHARACTER ARTIST BELLEVUE, WA $100000 H-1B Apr 21, 2016
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA … Senior Character Artist SAN MATEO, CA $100000 Green Card Jul 31, 2017
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