Salary by Education Level
What the Data Shows
For Special Effects Artists and Animators positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $108,854 versus $95,656 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +13.8%.
Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 51.8% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.
Education vs Salary
| Education Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|
| Doctorate | $112,640 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Other | $111,488 | 6 | 0.5% |
| Master's | $108,854 | 474 | 41.5% |
| None | $104,437 | 58 | 5.1% |
| Bachelor's | $95,656 | 591 | 51.8% |
| Associate's | $66,939 | 9 | 0.8% |
| High School | $48,880 | 1 | 0.1% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median Salary |
|---|
| GOOGLE LLC |
Master's |
34.6% |
65.4% |
$115,200 |
| Blizzard Entertainment Inc. |
Bachelor's |
56.5% |
2.2% |
$97,989 |
| Activision Publishing Inc. |
Bachelor's |
54.2% |
12.5% |
$93,163 |
| Pixar |
Bachelor's |
89.5% |
10.5% |
$74,516 |
| Riot Games, Inc. |
Bachelor's |
57.1% |
33.3% |
$85,114 |
| The Mill Group, Inc. |
Bachelor's |
66.7% |
33.3% |
$61,797 |
| Electronic Arts |
Master's |
40% |
50% |
$84,000 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC |
Master's |
18.8% |
81.3% |
$77,500 |
| Facebook Inc. |
Master's |
38.6% |
61.4% |
$155,000 |
| DreamWorks Animation LLC |
Bachelor's |
100% |
0% |
$85,384 |
| Microsoft Corporation |
Bachelor's |
53.3% |
46.7% |
$126,488 |
| Framestore Inc. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$72,500 |
| DELUXE MEDIA CREATIVE SERVICES |
Master's |
33.3% |
66.7% |
$80,000 |
| BLUE SKY STUDIOS INC. |
Master's |
50% |
50% |
$85,000 |
| WALT DISNEY PICTURES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$98,800 |
| Zynga Inc. |
Master's |
25% |
75% |
$75,000 |
| Uber Group, PLLC |
Master's |
41.7% |
58.3% |
$95,000 |
| PACIFIC DATA IMAGES, INC. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$80,600 |
| Rockstar San Diego, Inc. |
None |
25% |
0% |
$85,000 |
| Apple Inc. |
Bachelor's |
70.6% |
23.5% |
$150,200 |
