How much do Special Effects Artists and Animators make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Special Effects Artists and Animators, the published 10th percentile is $53,890 and the 90th percentile is $126,250. The difference is $72,360, which is 93.1% 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 $55,670 to the 75th at $93,350, covers $37,680.

The mean annual wage is $81,970, which sits above the median of $77,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 23.9% lower than the national median of $102,030 for Special Effects Artists and Animators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,770, which is 22.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Texas median of $78,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Effects Artists and Animators at $78,770 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Special Effects Artists and Animators. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $82,570. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,198, against $78,770 here.