DOL Verified Employer

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC - Special Effects Artists and Animators

Government-verified salary data from 1,491 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$114,760
22 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 78.4% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$114,760
Certified filings
DOL Filings
22
Certified: 1,169
Unique Job Titles
83
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
78.4%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 22 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$64,834$65,000$114,760$140,000$158,961
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+29.5%

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC pays 29.5% 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

FY2017 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
15-1132 322 $127,114 N/A
$113,280$113,280$127,114$145,000$145,000
15-1133 191 $140,000 N/A
$126,000$126,000$140,000$158,225$158,225
15-1252.00 157 $163,879 N/A
$135,283$135,283$163,879$182,500$182,500
15-1132.00 123 $145,125 N/A
$128,630$128,630$145,125$164,800$164,800
15-1199 97 $115,860 N/A
$103,800$103,800$115,860$139,780$139,780
15-1133.00 85 $152,623 N/A
$135,200$135,200$152,623$170,000$170,000
15-1253.00 37 $148,490 N/A
$128,900$128,900$148,490$168,418$168,418
27-1014.00 29 $113,641 N/A
$92,480$92,480$113,641$138,200$138,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers 25 $175,000 +2.2%
$155,000$155,000$175,000$190,000$190,000
15-1121 25 $120,947 N/A
$106,000$106,000$120,947$140,010$140,010
15-2051.00 25 $144,500 N/A
$133,300$133,300$144,500$158,900$158,900
Special Effects Artists and Animators 22 $114,760 +15%
$65,000$65,000$114,760$140,000$140,000
11-3021.00 19 $189,000 N/A
$170,000$170,000$189,000$199,614$199,614
15-1122 18 $139,776 N/A
$105,000$105,000$139,776$150,000$150,000
15-2031.00 16 $132,101 N/A
$110,000$110,000$132,101$140,000$140,000
Statisticians 16 $134,160 +29.9%
$115,670$115,670$134,160$150,004$150,004
13-1161.00 15 $126,760 N/A
$120,598$120,598$126,760$150,000$150,000
15-1121.00 15 $147,004 N/A
$110,828$110,828$147,004$152,825$152,825
15-1142 15 $125,000 N/A
$117,000$117,000$125,000$128,500$128,500
15-1199.01 14 $137,301 N/A
$117,505$117,505$137,301$149,671$149,671
15-1141 12 $120,565 N/A
$110,000$110,000$120,565$153,090$153,090
15-1211.00 12 $131,400 N/A
$126,628$126,628$131,400$138,200$138,200
Marketing Managers 11 $165,000 +2.5%
$148,512$148,512$165,000$200,000$200,000
Operations Research Analysts 11 $114,000 +24.9%
$97,000$97,000$114,000$130,000$130,000
15-1299.09 10 $156,750 N/A
$137,600$137,600$156,750$181,813$181,813
15-1212.00 9 $134,600 N/A
$130,200$130,200$134,600$172,100$172,100
15-2041.00 9 $150,536 N/A
$138,900$138,900$150,536$168,900$168,900
15-1199.08 8 $127,617 N/A
$127,000$127,000$127,617$137,000$137,000
15-2051.01 8 $156,853 N/A
$132,300$132,300$156,853$161,100$161,100
15-1122.00 7 $155,000 N/A
$112,207$112,207$155,000$155,000$155,000
15-1299.08 7 $158,900 N/A
$138,600$138,600$158,900$170,914$170,914
Management Analysts 6 $84,431 -16.6%
$82,000$82,000$84,431$137,374$137,374
13-1111.00 6 $141,003 N/A
$129,900$129,900$141,003$154,942$154,942
Financial and Investment Analysts 6 $126,000 +24.3%
$78,416$78,416$126,000$126,000$126,000
15-1143 6 $94,848 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199.11 6 $141,500 N/A
$125,449$125,449$141,500$210,000$210,000
27-1021.00 6 $118,600 N/A
$108,700$108,700$118,600$147,300$147,300
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 5 $120,448 +56.5%
$64,230$64,230$120,448$132,820$132,820
13-2051.00 5 $115,000 N/A
$110,994$110,994$115,000$126,636$126,636
15-1255.01 5 $120,057 N/A
$94,669$94,669$120,057$121,514$121,514
15-1111 4 $138,720 N/A
$130,000$130,000$138,720$186,500$186,500
11-3031.00 3 $188,427 N/A
$183,800$183,800$188,427$209,700$209,700
Logisticians 3 $85,703 +6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1141.00 3 $129,864 N/A
$106,569$106,569$129,864$129,864$129,864
15-1143.00 3 $107,640 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199.09 3 $173,886 N/A
$140,000$140,000$173,886$180,000$180,000
15-1243.01 3 $125,920 N/A
$118,539$118,539$125,920$133,300$133,300
Lawyers 3 $237,500 +57.1%
$200,000$200,000$237,500$275,000$275,000
13-1081.00 2 $140,749 N/A
$133,698$133,698$140,749$147,800$147,800
Financial Specialists, All Other 2 $103,645 +29.3%
$103,600$103,600$103,645$103,690$103,690

Individual DOL Filings for Special Effects Artists and Animators at Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Oct 2022 $99,507 $99,507 - San Diego CA Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Oct 2022 $119,000 $82,742 - San Mateo CA Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2021 $88,500 $77,438 - Bellevue WA Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Apr 2020 $156,372 $91,853 - San Francisco CA Master's Certified PERM
Mar 2020 $129,162 $103,230 - Los Angeles CA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
May 2019 $89,720 $60,070 - Bellevue WA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Mar 2019 $77,459 $77,459 - SAN MATEO CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $123,600 $103,230 - LOS ANGELES CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2019 $68,640 $60,320 - SAN MATEO CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2019 $64,834 $62,296 - SAN DIEGO CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $127,070 $85,134 - BEND OR N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Aug 2018 $114,760 $111,738 - SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $61,360 $60,549 - SAN DIEGO CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
May 2018 $139,050 $110,261 - SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2018 $100,230 $99,819 - LOS ANGELES CA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2018 $65,000 $62,192 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $158,961 $99,819 - LOS ANGELES CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $140,000 $110,261 - LOS ANGELES CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $120,465 $99,819 - LOS ANGELES CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $65,000 $62,192 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $150,961 $99,819 - LOS ANGELES CA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Sep 2017 $135,000 $89,066 - San Francisco CA Master's Certified PERM

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Hiring Locations

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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 2016 to 2025.