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Special Effects Artists and Animators: H-1B salaries and wage levels

244certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$127,150median offer
$93k to $156kmiddle half of offers
29%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

What employers offer

244 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$50k to $60k: 4 LCAs$60k to $70k: 17 LCAs$70k to $80k: 17 LCAs$80k to $90k: 14 LCAs$90k to $100k: 19 LCAs$100k to $110k: 18 LCAs$110k to $120k: 18 LCAs$120k to $130k: 18 LCAs$130k to $140k: 22 LCAs$140k to $150k: 18 LCAs$150k to $160k: 22 LCAs$160k to $170k: 13 LCAs$170k to $180k: 9 LCAs$180k to $190k: 7 LCAs$190k to $200k: 12 LCAs$200k to $210k: 4 LCAs$210k to $220k: 5 LCAs$220k to $230k: 1 LCA$230k to $240k: 2 LCAs$240k to $250k: 2 LCAs$250k to $260k: 1 LCA$260k to $270k: 1 LCA $50k to $60k: 4 LCAs$60k to $70k: 17 LCAs$70k to $80k: 17 LCAs$80k to $90k: 14 LCAs$90k to $100k: 19 LCAs$100k to $110k: 18 LCAs$110k to $120k: 18 LCAs$120k to $130k: 18 LCAs$130k to $140k: 22 LCAs$140k to $150k: 18 LCAs$150k to $160k: 22 LCAs$160k to $170k: 13 LCAs$170k to $180k: 9 LCAs$180k to $190k: 7 LCAs$190k to $200k: 12 LCAs$200k to $210k: 4 LCAs$210k to $220k: 5 LCAs$220k to $230k: 1 LCA$230k to $240k: 2 LCAs$240k to $250k: 2 LCAs$250k to $260k: 1 LCA$260k to $270k: 1 LCA
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 1 LCA

Lottery entries

103 new-employment LCAs
Special Effects Artists and Animators 18%19%29%29% 103
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

204 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$126,394 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 Apple Inc. 22 $166,078
2 Microsoft Corporation 17 $176,390
3 Blizzard Entertainment, INC. 14 $120,072
4 Electronic Arts Inc. 12 $147,340
5 Snap INC. 12 $152,734
6 TT Commerce & Global Services LLC 12 $196,266
7 Activision Publishing INC 10 $121,103
8 Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida Corporation 7 $110,250
9 LNW Gaming, Inc. 6 $100,212
10 Framestore, Inc 5 $97,000
11 Tencent America LLC 5 $161,352
12 Rockstar San Diego, Inc. 4 $95,708
13 2K Games, Inc. 3 $158,100
14 Certain Affinity, Inc. 3 $100,000
15 Naughty Dog a limited liability company 3 $110,000
16 ProbablyMonsters Inc. 3 $89,378
17 SciPlay Games, LLC 3 $75,275
All other employers 103 –