Average Special Effects Artists And Animators Salary in Rochester, NY

BLS tracks 30 special effects artists and animators in Rochester, NY but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Rochester, NY (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for special effects artists and animators in Rochester, NY. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 30
How common this job is here: 0.46×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

Where special effects artists and animators earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for special effects artists and animators this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

California: $61.71/hr
New Jersey: $59.76/hr
Oregon: $52.23/hr
New York: $49.12/hr
Colorado: $45.73/hr
Texas: $42.60/hr
Nevada: $41.49/hr
Ohio: $40.16/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $75.99/hr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: $68.60/hr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: $62.15/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $57.85/hr
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: $53.59/hr
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: $52.23/hr
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA: $51.93/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $49.97/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for special effects artists and animators from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +1.6%; 900 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 5,000; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.