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Multimedia Artists and Animators

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2008).

1,898

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$91,897

Median Salary

National Average

-96.6%

Growth

Growth 2008-2020 (Filing Volume)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$50,000

25th Percentile

$66,149

Median (50th)

$88,000

75th Percentile

$112,425

90th Percentile

$140,000

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Top Employers Hiring Multimedia Artists and Animators
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
GOOGLE INC. 144 $118,154 $76,000 - $230,000 97.2%
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC 90 $65,906 $41,371 - $128,318 91.1%
PIXAR 60 $91,605 $63,721 - $140,026 91.7%
Facebook, Inc. 56 $150,808 $110,906 - $232,749 100.0%
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC 38 $100,876 $72,741 - $156,013 86.8%
ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC. 33 $88,878 $40,016 - $129,524 81.8%
RIOT GAMES INC 31 $89,981 $56,846 - $145,000 96.8%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 30 $115,098 $85,500 - $145,000 83.3%
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC 26 $87,040 $45,531 - $114,000 96.2%
PACIFIC DATA IMAGES, INC. 26 $93,854 $58,420 - $145,000 92.3%
AMAZON CORPORATE LLC 25 $68,742 $48,900 - $101,200 100.0%
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC. 25 $69,485 $36,338 - $116,669 100.0%
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. 21 $89,447 $50,000 - $165,000 100.0%
LINKEDIN CORPORATION 21 $128,618 $105,000 - $152,000 95.2%
APPLE INC. 20 $150,830 $87,385 - $185,050 95.0%
Geographic Distribution
Based on 1,898 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 175 $118,075
SAN FRANCISCO CA 155 $108,183
IRVINE CA 85 $67,377
LOS ANGELES CA 79 $77,936
REDWOOD CITY CA 70 $91,193
NEW YORK NY 62 $87,903
MENLO PARK CA 59 $152,208
SEATTLE WA 59 $81,672
EMERYVILLE CA 54 $89,459
SANTA MONICA CA 52 $79,836
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2008 59 $72,868 98.3%
FY 2010 126 $71,332 92.1%
FY 2011 72 $72,766 86.1%
FY 2012 110 $82,283 90.0%
FY 2013 55 $74,165 78.2%
FY 2014 128 $88,144 83.6%
FY 2015 159 $85,187 93.7%
FY 2016 247 $91,013 94.3%
FY 2017 233 $97,539 91.0%
FY 2018 405 $99,436 94.6%
FY 2019 302 $106,965 95.4%
FY 2020 2 $77,499 100.0%
Company Comparison - Multimedia Artists and Animators

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
GOOGLE INC. 144 $118,154 97.2%
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC 90 $65,906 91.1%
PIXAR 60 $91,605 91.7%
Facebook, Inc. 56 $150,808 100.0%
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC 38 $100,876 86.8%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.