How much do Special Effects Artists and Animators make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For Special Effects Artists and Animators, the published 10th percentile is $61,910 and the 90th percentile is $150,000. The difference is $88,090, which is 106.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,560 to the 75th at $127,080, covers $63,520.

The mean annual wage is $101,170, which sits above the median of $82,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 19.1% lower than the national median of $102,030 for Special Effects Artists and Animators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,198, which is 17.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% higher than the Texas median of $78,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Effects Artists and Animators at $84,198 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Effects Artists and Animators. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $77,690. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,770, against $84,198 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $79,390. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,010, against $84,198 here.