DOL Verified Employer

Epic Games Inc - Special Effects Artists and Animators

Government-verified salary data from 270 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$90,000
38 DOL filings
NC Approval Rate 73.3% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$90,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
38
Certified: 198
Unique Job Titles
43
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
73.3%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 38 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$53,000$85,000$90,000$110,000$166,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+28.2%

Epic Games Inc pays 28.2% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

43 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
15-1133 49 $121,000 N/A
$115,000$115,000$121,000$131,851$131,851
Special Effects Artists and Animators 38 $90,000 -9.8%
$85,000$85,000$90,000$110,000$110,000
15-1132 28 $86,750 N/A
$84,000$84,000$86,750$125,500$125,500
15-1132.00 21 $133,400 N/A
$103,500$103,500$133,400$155,106$155,106
27-1014.00 21 $90,205 N/A
$62,046$62,046$90,205$122,800$122,800
15-1252.00 18 $208,565 N/A
$182,000$182,000$208,565$220,000$220,000
15-1255.01 16 $186,600 N/A
$135,000$135,000$186,600$218,000$218,000
15-1199 7 $109,444 N/A
$82,389$82,389$109,444$110,250$110,250
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 6 $170,000 +120.9%
$77,000$77,000$170,000$175,000$175,000
Chief Executives 4 $177,500 -14%
$170,000$170,000$177,500$185,000$185,000
11-2021.00 4 $188,500 N/A
$143,000$143,000$188,500$191,500$191,500
15-1111 4 $123,250 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-1021.00 4 $92,297 N/A
$61,439$61,439$92,297$101,774$101,774
15-1133.00 3 $168,025 N/A
$155,106$155,106$168,025$210,000$210,000
15-1253.00 3 $112,000 N/A
$79,310$79,310$112,000$115,000$115,000
15-1255.00 3 $141,003 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2112.01 3 $109,928 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Marketing Managers 2 $176,199 +9.4%
$170,000$170,000$176,199$182,398$182,398
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $225,000 +34.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1161.00 2 $89,606 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111.00 2 $151,900 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1131 2 $141,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1131.00 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141 2 $126,799 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199.00 2 $88,483 N/A
$87,360$87,360$88,483$89,606$89,606
15-1221.00 2 $170,331 N/A
$145,000$145,000$170,331$195,661$195,661
15-1299.08 2 $160,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.00 2 $119,963 N/A
$112,900$112,900$119,963$127,025$127,025
Technical Writers 2 $65,250 -28.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1082.00 1 $1,270,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2051.00 1 $246,675 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1021.00 1 $95,964 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1031.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141.00 1 $111,197 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199.08 1 $111,742 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1242.00 1 $176,700 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2031.00 1 $93,912 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.01 1 $123,354 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Industrial Engineers 1 $107,250 +6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-2012.00 1 $128,800 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-3042.00 1 $88,067 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-3099.00 1 $79,469 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
3021-11-01 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Special Effects Artists and Animators at Epic Games Inc

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Nov 2022 $115,294 $81,078 - Cary NO None Certified-Expired PERM
May 2022 $115,294 $81,078 - Cary NO None Withdrawn PERM
May 2022 $82,875 $81,078 - Cary NO None Certified PERM
Feb 2022 $101,213 $101,213 - Cary NO Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Jan 2022 $115,294 $81,078 - Cary NO Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Dec 2021 $115,294 $81,078 - Cary NO None Withdrawn PERM
Oct 2021 $82,875 $81,078 - Cary NO None Withdrawn PERM
Apr 2021 $121,900 $105,997 - Culver City CA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Aug 2020 $121,900 $105,997 - Culver City CA Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Jun 2019 $90,000 $76,731 - Cary NO N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $90,000 $76,731 - Cary NO N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $90,000 $76,731 - Cary NO N/A Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2019 $166,000 $92,560 - Cary NO N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $105,500 $92,560 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2018 $95,000 $84,261 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $125,000 $84,261 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $125,000 $84,261 - CARY NC N/A Denied LCA
Mar 2018 $110,000 $84,261 - Cary NC None Certified PERM
Oct 2017 $110,000 $84,261 - Cary NC None Withdrawn PERM
Apr 2017 $85,000 $64,667 - Cary NC Bachelor's Certified PERM
Mar 2017 $107,000 $64,667 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $110,000 $64,667 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $85,000 $82,014 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $85,000 $64,667 - Cary NC Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Jan 2017 $85,000 $64,667 - Cary NC Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Jan 2017 $85,000 $64,667 - Cary NC Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Jan 2017 $85,000 $64,667 - Cary NC Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Jan 2017 $85,000 $64,667 - Cary NC Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Jan 2017 $85,000 $64,667 - Bellevue WA Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Dec 2016 $87,750 $64,667 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
May 2016 $81,000 $70,200 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2016 $85,000 $70,200 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $53,000 $49,088 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $65,000 $59,654 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $130,000 $55,266 - CARY NC N/A Certified LCA

DOL data does not contain worker names. Only employer, salary, and job details are shown.

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Hiring Locations

NC 100 WA 32 NO 25 CA 23 NY 5 UT 5 MA 3 TX 2 PA 1 PE 1 NE 1

Education Requirements

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.