DOL Verified Employer

VALVE - Special Effects Artists and Animators

Government-verified salary data from 132 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$115,000
35 DOL filings
WA Approval Rate 83.3% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$115,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
35
Certified: 110
Unique Job Titles
19
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
83.3%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 35 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$62,608$99,050$115,000$170,000$200,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+23.7%

VALVE pays 23.7% 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

19 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
15-1132 38 $134,000 N/A
$101,899$101,899$134,000$160,000$160,000
Special Effects Artists and Animators 35 $115,000 +15.2%
$99,050$99,050$115,000$170,000$170,000
Graphic Designers 19 $77,000 +25.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-1014.00 7 $150,000 N/A
$141,045$141,045$150,000$155,000$155,000
15-1252.00 6 $200,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1132.00 5 $160,000 N/A
$156,000$156,000$160,000$190,000$190,000
15-1133 5 $121,500 N/A
$93,000$93,000$121,500$150,000$150,000
Computer Hardware Engineers 5 $120,443 -22.3%
$110,885$110,885$120,443$130,000$130,000
Economists 2 $104,000 -9.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3071.04 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Management Analysts 1 $88,067 -13%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1 $170,000 +120.9%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1031.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111 1 $160,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2061.00 1 $205,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Industrial Engineers 1 $155,000 +53.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2112.00 1 $155,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1 $101,000 +27.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-1024.00 1 $250,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Special Effects Artists and Animators at VALVE

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2023 $250,000 $103,293 - Bellevue WA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Nov 2021 $150,000 $105,976 - BELLEVUE WA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Sep 2020 $126,000 $106,205 - BELLEVUE WA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Mar 2020 $275,000 $104,021 - BELLEVUE WA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
May 2019 $150,000 $104,021 - Bellevue WA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2019 $170,000 $89,378 - BELLEVUE WA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Mar 2019 $200,000 $104,021 - Bellevue WA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $120,000 $47,362 - Bellevue WA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2018 $190,000 $104,021 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $92,000 $91,874 - BELLEUVE WA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $200,000 $91,874 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $115,000 $99,050 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Mar 2017 $115,000 $99,050 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $115,000 $99,050 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $115,000 $99,050 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2017 $99,100 $99,050 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2016 $140,000 $99,050 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2016 $99,050 $99,050 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2016 $120,000 $60,632 - Bellevue WA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Jun 2016 $175,000 $45,053 - Bellevue WA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Mar 2016 $115,000 $91,790 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2015 $90,000 $61,443 - Bellevue WA Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2013 $81,000 $80,870 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $62,608 $62,608 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2011 $77,000 $74,152 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA

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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 2011 to 2025.