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Special Effects Artists and Animators: green card (PERM) sponsors
216 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 27-1014). Median offered salary $114,546; median time to certification 484 days.
PERM applications216
Median offered salary$114,546
Middle half of salaries$88,985–$143,100
10th–90th percentile$64,623–$167,523
Top green card sponsors
| Employer | PERM applications | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Snap Inc. | 21 | $167,523 |
| Activision Publishing Inc. | 15 | $102,253 |
| Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. | 15 | $123,072 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 13 | $148,900 |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. | 5 | $97,365 |
| Naughty Dog a limited liability company | 5 | $135,975 |
| Riot Games, Inc. | 5 | $145,262 |
| Rockstar San Diego, Inc. | 5 | $114,317 |
| JAMM Visual | 4 | $106,288 |
| Tencent America LLC | 4 | $164,762 |
| Technicolor Creative Services USA, Inc. | 3 | $124,384 |
| Bungie, Inc. | 3 | $144,350 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 3 | $122,000 |
| Rockstar New England, Inc. | 3 | $85,000 |
| Visual Concepts Entertainment | 3 | $115,450 |
| Obsidian Entertainment Inc. | 2 | $113,400 |
| Electronic Arts - Tiburon, A Florida Corporation | 2 | $108,100 |
| Samsung Research America, Inc. | 2 | $138,730 |
| Telenav, Inc. | 2 | $154,500 |
| Apple Inc. | 2 | $152,750 |
| Zynga Inc. | 2 | $113,610 |
| Cineric, Inc. | 1 | $75,816 |
| Collaboration Reverberation, Inc. | 1 | $49,629 |
| Frost Giant Studios, Inc. | 1 | $54,829 |
| DreamWorks Animation, LLC | 1 | $109,741 |
| Possible, Inc. | 1 | $135,000 |
| Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC | 1 | $90,500 |
| Blacksmithny LLC | 1 | $55,994 |
| Blue Mammoth Games, LLC. | 1 | $57,283 |
| Nelson Worldwide, LLC | 1 | $67,267 |
| Gradient Effects, LLC | 1 | $54,829 |
| Kuku Studios, Inc. | 1 | $97,500 |
| TikTok Inc. | 1 | $114,774 |
| DK Crown Holdings Inc. | 1 | $64,600 |
| Manticore Games Inc | 1 | $113,797 |
| Adobe Inc. | 1 | $119,000 |
| HubSpot, Inc. | 1 | $88,000 |
| Ingenuity Studios, LLC | 1 | $114,774 |
| Miller Creative, Inc. | 1 | $52,541 |
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $114,046 |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | 1 | $159,994 |
| Davidoff of Geneva USA, Inc. | 1 | $60,507 |
| Deutsch LA, Inc. | 1 | $175,000 |
| The Glimpse Group, Inc. | 1 | $56,000 |
| Company 3 / Method, Inc | 1 | $167,523 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1 | $164,050 |
| Webber Films LLC | 1 | $75,675 |
| C C U Service, Inc. | 1 | $55,994 |
| WALO Creative, Inc | 1 | $68,910 |
| Nasdaq, Inc. | 1 | $55,994 |
Job titles
- Technical Artist8
- Product Designer8
- Animator6
- Artist6
- Graphic Designer5
- Concept Artist4
- VFX Artist4
- Senior Concept Artist4
- Senior Animator4
- Designer3
- AR Designer, Studio (3)3
- Character Artist3
- Sr. Technical Artist3
- Computer Graphic Artist2
- Staff Concept Artist2
- 3D Artist2
- Animation Programmer2
- AR Designer, 3D (3)2
- AR Designer, VFX (3)2
- Motion Designer2
Special Effects Artists and Animators: H-1B salaries →
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).