VFX Salary Intelligence
Real salary data from government sources, union rates, and industry reports. Know your worth across 24 VFX roles worldwide.
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Numbers below are estimates from aggregated public data and anonymous community submissions. See methodology.
Compositor
Compositing
Roto/Paint Artist
Compositing
FX TD
FX
Creature FX TD
Creature & CFX
Lighter
Lighting & Rendering
Animator
Animation
Rigger
Rigging
Modeler
Modeling & Sculpting
Texture Artist
Texturing & Surfacing
Look Dev Artist
Texturing & Surfacing
Matchmove Artist
Matchmove & Tracking
Matte Painter
Matte Painting & Environment
Environment Artist
Matte Painting & Environment
Concept Artist
Art & Concept Design
Layout Artist
Layout
Previs Artist
Storyboarding & Previs
Generalist
Generalist
Pipeline TD
Software & Pipeline Development
VFX Supervisor
Supervision
CG Supervisor
Supervision
VFX Producer
Production Management
VFX Coordinator
Production Management
Motion Capture TD
Motion Capture
Head of Department
Studio Management
Salary data sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), H-1B disclosure records, Canada Job Bank, UK Office for National Statistics, union rate cards, and published industry reports. All figures represent gross annual compensation in original currency. Aggregates require a minimum of 5 data points before display (k-anonymity). Individual submissions are never shown.
A note on these numbers. Salary benchmarks on VFX Engine are aggregated from publicly available sources, including government labor statistics, H-1B disclosure records, union rate cards, published industry reports, and anonymous submissions from VFX artists. Aggregates show what a role typically pays in a given country, not what any individual artist, studio, or contract will offer.
Numbers may be incomplete, outdated, or reflect sampling skew. Use them as orientation, not as a binding figure for compensation decisions. VFX Engine is not responsible for negotiation outcomes, offers accepted or declined, or hiring decisions made based on this data. Always confirm the actual offer in writing with the hiring studio.