Animators salaries
3,680 H-1B & PERM records for "Animators", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.3680
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$98801
Average Salary
$26000
Minimum
$338000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIXAR | Technical Director | EMERYVILLE, CA | $109741 - $119741 | Green Card | May 29, 2015 |
| DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC | Multi-Media Artists + Animators | GLENDALE, CA | $109727 | Green Card | 2010 |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | Product Designer | PALO ALTO, CA | $109500 | Green Card | May 14, 2015 |
| WALT DISNEY PICTURES | TECHNICAL DIRECTOR | BURBANK, CA | $109474 | H-1B | Dec 1, 2011 |
| PIXAR | Multi-Media Artists and Animators | EMERYVILLE, CA | $109223 | Green Card | 2012 |
| INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC, A DIV OF LUCA… | COMPOSITOR | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $109054 | H-1B | Feb 15, 2012 |
| BUCK Design, LLC | Senior 2D Animator | Los Angeles, CA | $109000 | H-1B | Apr 25, 2025 |
| SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC | Multi-Media Artists and Animators | Bend, OR | $109000 | Green Card | 2014 |
| APN SOFTWARE SERVICES INC. | Multimedia Artists and Animators | Newark, CA | $109000 | Green Card | 2014 |
| PIXAR | Animator | EMERYVILLE, CA | $108909 - $118000 | Green Card | Mar 27, 2015 |
| ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC. | Senior Technical Artist | Woodland Hills, CA | $108610 | Green Card | Dec 16, 2022 |
| INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC, A DIV OF LUCA… | COMPOSITOR | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $108160 | H-1B | Nov 18, 2011 |
| SERVICENOW, INC. | Visual UX Designer | San Diego, CA | $108150 | Green Card | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Shuttlerock, LLC | Creative Lead | New York, NY | $108150 | H-1B | Sep 12, 2023 |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., & ALL ITS … | Digital Marketing Manager (Member Technical Staff… | NEW YORK, NY | $108150 | Green Card | Jul 19, 2019 |
| Simply Business, LLC | Senior Manager, Global Design | $108000 - $162000 | Green Card | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| KRIKEY, INC. | 3D Modeler | San Francisco, CA | $108000 | Green Card | Mar 1, 2022 |
| GOOGLE LLC | User Experience Researcher | San Bruno, CA | $108000 - $148000 | Green Card | Jan 13, 2021 |
| Corsicana Movie, LLC | DIT/On Set Color and VFX | Corsicana, TX | $108000 - $12000 | H-1B | Sep 1, 2020 |
| BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT INC. | Senior Technical Artist | IRVINE, CA | $108000 | Green Card | Jan 12, 2018 |
| MAGIC LEAP, INC. | Pipeline Technical Director | PLANTATION, FL | $108000 | Green Card | Feb 17, 2017 |
| DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC | MULTI-MEDIA ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS | GLENDALE, CA | $108000 | Green Card | 2008 |
| BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ARTIST | IRVINE, CA | $107910 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Scopely, Inc. | Character Artist | $107794 - $112794 | Green Card | Dec 19, 2024 | |
| SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC | Senior Animator | $107640 - $143300 | Green Card | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| Animatrik Virtual Production Inc. | Performance Capture Supervisor | Newport Beach, CA | $107640 | H-1B | Dec 22, 2022 |
| Animatrik Virtual Production Inc. | Performance Capture Supervisor | Newport Beach, CA | $107640 - $107641 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2021 |
| 2K Games Inc. | Principal Character Artist | Novato, CA | $107640 - $137000 | H-1B | Mar 4, 2020 |
| Animatrik Virtual Production Inc. | Performance Capture Supervisor | Newport Beach, CA | $107640 - $107641 | H-1B | Feb 14, 2020 |
| Animatrik Virtual Production Inc. | Performance Capture Supervisor | Newport Beach, CA | $107640 - $107641 | H-1B | Jul 30, 2020 |
| AUTODESK, INC. | User Interface Developer | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $107575 - $112575 | Green Card | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Dapper America, Inc. | Sr. Creative Lead | $107557 - $123690 | Green Card | Jan 28, 2026 | |
| Logan Media Inc. | Animator | $107557 | Green Card | Nov 27, 2024 | |
| THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AME… | Senior User Experience (UX) Designer | NEWARK, NJ | $107500 - $132400 | Green Card | Feb 7, 2017 |
| DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC | Effects Artists | 1000 Flower Street, CA | $107328 | Green Card | Aug 8, 2022 |
| ALEXA INTERNET | UX Designer II | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $107300 - $185000 | Green Card | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Black Entertainment TV LLC | Senior Designer/Animator | New York, NY | $107128 | Green Card | Jan 3, 2022 |
| AUTODESK, INC. | Visual and UX Designer (Graphic Designer) | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $107100 | Green Card | Apr 1, 2016 |
| BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT INC. | Cinematics Technical Artist | Irvine, CA | $107099 | Green Card | Dec 31, 2021 |
| LAB49, INC. | UX ARCHITECT | NEW YORK, NY | $107000 | Green Card | Nov 12, 2020 |
| ZAPPOS IP, INC. | Multimedia Artists | LAS VEGAS, NV | $107000 | Green Card | Feb 21, 2017 |
| PACIFIC DATA IMAGES, INC. | Multimedia Artists and Animators | Redwood City, CA | $107000 | Green Card | 2014 |
| Tilt.com, Inc | UX/UI Designer | San Francisco, CA | $106689 - $116689 | Green Card | Jan 23, 2017 |
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. | UX Designer II | East Palo Alto, CA | $106600 - $177800 | Green Card | Aug 17, 2020 |
| SAP LABS, LLC | Senior User Experience Design Specialist | Palo Alto, CA | $106538 - $159390 | Green Card | Sep 14, 2020 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | UX Designer III | Bellevue, WA | $106300 - $156600 | Green Card | Jul 27, 2020 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | UX Designer III | Bellevue, WA | $106300 - $156600 | Green Card | Jul 29, 2020 |
| AMAZON REGISTRY SERVICES, INC. | UX Designer II | Seattle, WA | $106300 - $145400 | Green Card | Aug 5, 2020 |
| JAMM Visual | Senior Lighting Artist | $106288 | Green Card | Jul 1, 2024 | |
| State Design Studios, Inc. | Animator | $106288 - $160000 | Green Card | Jul 3, 2024 |
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