Salaries

28 roles
Real disclosed pay for creative-tech roles. We only show a range where 5 or more postings stated a salary - everything below that bar is hidden, never guessed. Numbers are USD, the midpoint of each posting's stated range; we report the median and the 25th-75th percentile band. A guide, not a guarantee - it reflects what employers chose to disclose, which skews by region and company.
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▼ Pay by role 28 roles
blue band = the 25th-75th percentile of disclosed pay (the middle half)
green marker = the median (typical pay)
$the big green figure is the median; "N disclosed" is how many postings it's based on
Pay is shown per country, never blended across markets (one number mixing US ~$150k and Japan ~$23k is nobody's salary). By default each role shows its top market (the country label sits under the median); pick a country under Show market to pin every role to that market, or Exclude markets to drop them - each role then falls back to its next market and a role left with no market drops out; a sort reorders. Open a card for the all-countries seniority ladder and the full per-country breakdown. Bars share one scale across roles, so cards are visually comparable.
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Technical Director
$428,695
USA · 5 disclosed
$402,055$428,695
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$428,695$402,055-$428,695 · n=5
Canada$88,424$65,270-$145,325 · n=10
Companies: Netflix Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, KASSEN, Cre-p, Omnibus Japan, Roblox
Other Managers
$305,745
USA · 78 disclosed
$185,000$320,145
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$305,745$185,000-$320,145 · n=78
Canada$91,230$79,418-$98,564 · n=10
Companies: Roblox, Rockstar Games, Brave group, KASSEN, Kyoraku Pictures, Netflix Animation
Other Directors
$286,805
USA · 21 disclosed
$200,000$428,695
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$286,805$200,000-$428,695 · n=21
Japan$31,792$22,792-$41,153 · n=5
Companies: Roblox, ICHI, Glitz Visuals, Kyoraku Pictures, SMART ENGINEER, Scopely
DevOps / SysAdmin
$269,270
USA · 5 disclosed
$267,950$311,785
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$269,270$267,950-$311,785 · n=5
Companies: Roblox
Tools Engineer
$242,925
USA · 239 disclosed
$220,020$317,650
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$242,925$220,020-$317,650 · n=239
Canada$126,777$103,793-$180,513 · n=23
Companies: Roblox, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 2K Games, Netflix Animation, Image Engine, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Other Engineers
$220,020
USA · 125 disclosed
$157,500$285,230
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$220,020$157,500-$285,230 · n=125
Canada$109,845$83,540-$119,770 · n=6
Japan$25,831$22,792-$37,228 · n=9
Companies: Roblox, 2K Games, Kyoraku Pictures, exsa, Rockstar Games, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Other Designers
$195,825
USA · 25 disclosed
$158,695$278,770
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$195,825$158,695-$278,770 · n=25
Japan$26,591$22,792-$29,488 · n=10
Companies: Roblox, 2K Games, Kyoraku Pictures, exsa, Black Beard Design Studio, Cre-p
Tech Artist
$153,050
USA · 14 disclosed
$126,570$176,875
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$153,050$126,570-$176,875 · n=14
Canada$87,679$85,488-$99,831 · n=6
Japan$28,750$19,108-$36,864 · n=6
Companies: Glitz Visuals, exsa, HIKE, Inaho, CinemaLeap, 2K Games
Animator
$152,780
USA · 7 disclosed
$143,905$155,690
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$152,780$143,905-$155,690 · n=7
Canada$75,341$55,334-$90,693 · n=18
Japan$27,351$19,374-$35,772 · n=23
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, HIKE, チームラボ, Live2D, 2K Games, StudioGOONEYS
Producer
$139,760
USA · 7 disclosed
$120,655$179,675
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$139,760$120,655-$179,675 · n=7
Canada$97,500$97,500-$99,273 · n=5
Japan$20,918$19,526-$35,772 · n=9
Companies: HIKE, KASSEN, Stimulus Image, Concept Lab, Boundary, Toei Zukun Lab
Storyboard Artist
$138,705
USA · 6 disclosed
$135,023$150,927
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$138,705$135,023-$150,927 · n=6
Companies: Netflix Animation
Lighting Artist
$118,371
USA · 5 disclosed
$118,371$153,050
By country (median, p25-p75)
USA$118,371$118,371-$153,050 · n=5
Canada$83,332$67,364-$90,000 · n=9
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, HIKE
Matte Painter
$113,121
Canada · 5 disclosed
$107,500$133,664
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$113,121$107,500-$133,664 · n=5
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Netflix Animation
Rigger
$102,500
Canada · 6 disclosed
$78,940$108,908
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$102,500$78,940-$108,908 · n=6
Japan$27,655$19,943-$30,732 · n=6
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, KASSEN, exsa, Sublimation, Colossus Studios, Omnibus Japan
FX TD
$99,734
Canada · 5 disclosed
$92,500$117,650
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$99,734$92,500-$117,650 · n=5
Companies: Image Engine
Compositor
$91,500
Canada · 13 disclosed
$78,000$112,497
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$91,500$78,000-$112,497 · n=13
Japan$27,351$19,526-$37,228 · n=9
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Image Engine, Untold Studios, ICHI, StudioGOONEYS, KASSEN
Layout Artist
$85,091
Canada · 5 disclosed
$68,583$106,371
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$85,091$68,583-$106,371 · n=5
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Netflix Animation, Blizzard Entertainment
FX Artist
$82,753
Canada · 6 disclosed
$76,670$104,376
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$82,753$76,670-$104,376 · n=6
Japan$30,390$18,234-$36,120 · n=11
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Untold Studios, KASSEN, exsa, Black Beard Design Studio, IMAGICA GEEQ
Creature TD
$81,049
Canada · 9 disclosed
$81,049$90,693
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$81,049$81,049-$90,693 · n=9
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks
Modeler
$73,526
Canada · 6 disclosed
$71,533$75,518
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$73,526$71,533-$75,518 · n=6
Japan$27,351$21,488-$33,714 · n=23
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Kayac Polaris, Million Edge, Sword Canes Studio, Netflix Animation, Brave group
Editor
$70,484
Canada · 9 disclosed
$55,486$72,256
By country (median, p25-p75)
Canada$70,484$55,486-$72,256 · n=9
Companies: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), TREE Digital Studio, imaginate
Other Artists
$31,036
Japan · 8 disclosed
$19,089$45,901
By country (median, p25-p75)
Japan$31,036$19,089-$45,901 · n=8
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Toei Zukun Lab, Netflix Animation, Glitz Visuals, Live2D, SMART ENGINEER
Production Manager
$28,491
Japan · 9 disclosed
$19,526$41,153
By country (median, p25-p75)
Japan$28,491$19,526-$41,153 · n=9
Companies: ICHI, Glitz Visuals, Concept Lab, slanted, MARK, SMART ENGINEER
3D Generalist
$27,959
Japan · 11 disclosed
$18,880$36,500
By country (median, p25-p75)
Japan$27,959$18,880-$36,500 · n=11
Companies: ICHI, StudioGOONEYS, KASSEN, Glitz Visuals, exsa, Concept Lab
CG Director
$26,237
Japan · 10 disclosed
$18,604$36,864
By country (median, p25-p75)
Japan$26,237$18,604-$36,864 · n=10
Companies: exsa, Stimulus Image, Toei Zukun Lab, slanted, Khara, Sublimation
CG Designer
$24,312
Japan · 16 disclosed
$19,358$32,961
By country (median, p25-p75)
Japan$24,312$19,358-$32,961 · n=16
Companies: Kyoraku Pictures, Stimulus Image, Toei Zukun Lab, New Story, Twenty Eleven, TREE Digital Studio
Motion Designer
$22,792
Japan · 8 disclosed
$19,393$29,171
By country (median, p25-p75)
Japan$22,792$19,393-$29,171 · n=8
Companies: Black Beard Design Studio, Kyoraku Pictures, Concept Lab, Komaden, Million Edge, imaginate
Production Coordinator
$22,128
Japan · 6 disclosed
$17,664$26,449
By country (median, p25-p75)
Japan$22,128$17,664-$26,449 · n=6
Companies: StudioGOONEYS, exsa, Stimulus Image, Khara, BUEMON
▼ Pay by discipline & seniority 23 cells
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A frozen weekly snapshot of pay by broad discipline (Games, VFX, Tech Art...), seniority and country. Bars share one scale across cells, so they're directly comparable. Sort by median pay or read it grouped by discipline, seniority or country. Each of the Discipline / Country / Seniority menus has two groups: Show only (keep) and Exclude (hide). A value can sit in only one group at a time - pick it in one and it disappears from the other. A cell stays visible when, for every filter, it matches a "Show only" chip (if any are set there) and isn't hit by an "Exclude" chip. Honest n≥5 only - cells below that bar are left out, never guessed. This is the forward-looking view: it grows wider and deeper as more postings disclose pay each week.
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Tech Art·Senior·USA
$288,470$456,845
$343,340
n=11
Median of 11 disclosed salaries - Senior roles in Tech Art, based in USA. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $288,470 - $456,845.
Tech Art is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Other Engineers, Tools Engineer, Tech Artist, Technical Director, Layout Artist
Companies: Roblox, 2K Games, Blizzard Entertainment, Netflix Games
Games·Senior·USA
$249,315$345,040
$295,250
n=138
Median of 138 disclosed salaries - Senior roles in Games, based in USA. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $249,315 - $345,040.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Tools Engineer, Other Engineers, Other Managers, Other Directors, Other Designers, Technical Director
Companies: Roblox, 2K Games, Rockstar Games, Scopely, Blizzard Entertainment, Sony Pictures Animation
Games·Mid·USA
$205,730$256,230
$243,290
n=35
Median of 35 disclosed salaries - Mid roles in Games, based in USA. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $205,730 - $256,230.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Tools Engineer, Other Engineers, Other Managers, Gameplay Programmer, Visual Development Artist, Other Designers
Companies: Roblox, 2K Games, Rockstar Games, Netflix Animation
Games·Junior·USA
$196,750$212,490
$196,750
n=15
Median of 15 disclosed salaries - Junior roles in Games, based in USA. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $196,750 - $212,490.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Tools Engineer, Other Designers, Other Managers
Companies: Roblox
VFX·Senior·USA
$156,600$193,200
$189,000
n=5
Median of 5 disclosed salaries - Senior roles in VFX, based in USA. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $156,600 - $193,200.
VFX is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Tools Engineer, Other Managers, Other Engineers, Layout Artist
Companies: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Walt Disney Animation Studios, Blizzard Entertainment, Sony Pictures Animation
Animation·Senior·Canada
$127,282$190,764
$180,000
n=11
Median of 11 disclosed salaries - Senior roles in Animation, based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $127,282 - $190,764.
Animation is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Technical Director, Tools Engineer, Other Managers, Production Manager
Companies: Netflix Animation
Tech Art·Senior·Canada
$129,579$195,000
$180,000
n=10
Median of 10 disclosed salaries - Senior roles in Tech Art, based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $129,579 - $195,000.
Tech Art is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Technical Director, Look Dev Artist, Creature TD, Other Managers, Tech Artist
Companies: Netflix Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, EA Sports
Animation·Any level·Canada
$146,605$160,077
$156,000
n=8
Median of 8 disclosed salaries - roles in Animation (all levels), based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $146,605 - $160,077.
Animation is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Layout Artist, Surfacing Artist, Matte Painter, FX Supervisor, Producer
Companies: Netflix Animation
Games·Any level·USA
$132,399$183,950
$146,500
n=10
Median of 10 disclosed salaries - roles in Games (all levels), based in USA. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $132,399 - $183,950.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Tools Engineer, Character Designer, Other Artists, Compositor, Other Engineers, Visual Development Artist
Companies: Roblox, Sony Pictures Animation, Netflix Animation, 2K Games
VFX·Senior·Canada
$119,115$180,000
$135,408
n=19
Median of 19 disclosed salaries - Senior roles in VFX, based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $119,115 - $180,000.
VFX is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Technical Director, Other Engineers, Tools Engineer, Compositor, FX TD, Look Dev Artist
Companies: Netflix Animation, Image Engine, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Walt Disney Animation Studios, EA Sports, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Tech Art·Any level·Canada
$125,008$158,127
$130,000
n=5
Median of 5 disclosed salaries - roles in Tech Art (all levels), based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $125,008 - $158,127.
Tech Art is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Pipeline TD, Technical Director, Surfacing Artist, Rigger
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Netflix Animation, Untold Studios
VFX·Any level·Canada
$88,038$154,936
$128,095
n=16
Median of 16 disclosed salaries - roles in VFX (all levels), based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $88,038 - $154,936.
VFX is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: FX Artist, Other Artists, Layout Artist, Pipeline TD, Compositor, FX TD
Companies: Netflix Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Untold Studios, Image Engine, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Games·Senior·Canada
$86,864$144,417
$125,530
n=10
Median of 10 disclosed salaries - Senior roles in Games, based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $86,864 - $144,417.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Tools Engineer, Other Engineers, FX Artist, Look Dev Artist, Creature TD, Other Designers
Companies: 2K Games, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Untold Studios, Roblox, Netflix Animation
Games·Mid·Canada
$77,546$125,008
$120,744
n=13
Median of 13 disclosed salaries - Mid roles in Games, based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $77,546 - $125,008.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Environment Artist, Animator, CFX Artist, Compositor, Layout Artist, Lighting Artist
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, 2K Games
VFX·Mid·Canada
$100,409$118,955
$104,236
n=11
Median of 11 disclosed salaries - Mid roles in VFX, based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $100,409 - $118,955.
VFX is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Surfacing Artist, Compositor, Modeler, Environment Artist, Lighting Artist, Matte Painter
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Netflix Animation, Image Engine
VFX·Any level·USA
$83,200$89,440
$87,360
n=7
Median of 7 disclosed salaries - roles in VFX (all levels), based in USA. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $83,200 - $89,440.
VFX is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Compositor, Visual Development Artist
Companies: Sony Pictures Animation
Games·Any level·Canada
$69,436$128,752
$83,895
n=14
Median of 14 disclosed salaries - roles in Games (all levels), based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $69,436 - $128,752.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: FX Artist, Other Artists, Layout Artist, Pipeline TD, Technical Director, Compositor
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Untold Studios, Netflix Animation, 2K Games
Games·Junior·Canada
$68,390$72,010
$72,010
n=13
Median of 13 disclosed salaries - Junior roles in Games, based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $68,390 - $72,010.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Animator, Compositor, Lighting Artist, CFX Artist, Layout Artist, Matte Painter
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Image Engine
VFX·Junior·Canada
$72,010$95,000
$72,010
n=9
Median of 9 disclosed salaries - Junior roles in VFX, based in Canada. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $72,010 - $95,000.
VFX is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Compositor, Lighting Artist, Matte Painter, Pipeline TD, FX Supervisor, Tools Engineer
Companies: Sony Pictures Imageworks, Image Engine
Games·Any level·Japan
$49,067$58,881
$53,866
n=27
Median of 27 disclosed salaries - roles in Games (all levels), based in Japan. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $49,067 - $58,881.
Games is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Other Artists, Animator, Modeler, Other Designers, Game Designer, Project Manager
Companies: Toei Zukun Lab, チームラボ, CinemaLeap, Brave group, Purmoe Design Lab, ビービーメディア
Motion·Any level·Japan
$33,746$55,398
$53,816
n=19
Median of 19 disclosed salaries - roles in Motion (all levels), based in Japan. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $33,746 - $55,398.
Motion is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Animator, Motion Designer, Tech Artist, VFX Artist, Project Manager, 3D Generalist
Companies: チームラボ, CinemaLeap, Inaho, ビービーメディア, Concept Lab, Komaden
Tech Art·Any level·Japan
$18,234$56,981
$44,319
n=9
Median of 9 disclosed salaries - roles in Tech Art (all levels), based in Japan. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $18,234 - $56,981.
Tech Art is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Tech Artist, Rigger
Companies: exsa, Glitz Visuals, Sublimation, Colossus Studios, HIKE, Omnibus Japan
VFX·Any level·Japan
$19,526$60,780
$22,792
n=27
Median of 27 disclosed salaries - roles in VFX (all levels), based in Japan. Middle half (25th-75th percentile): $19,526 - $60,780.
VFX is a broad discipline spanning several roles - open Pay by role above for specific roles. Figures are this week's frozen snapshot.
Roles: Compositor, Other Designers, Animator, Producer, Other Artists, Production Manager
Companies: Concept Lab, Toei Zukun Lab, exsa, ICHI, StudioGOONEYS, Kyoraku Pictures