H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Animator

Occupation profile for Animator covers 24 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $102,150.

FY2026 certified median
$102,150
Total filings
24
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$69,175–$134,800
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$103,418$74,386$122,179
FY20259$75,000$53,102$90,251
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$102,150$69,175$134,800

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, AnimatorFY2024 $103,418; FY2025 $75,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,150$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$103,418FY2025$75,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$102,150Certified median offer, AnimatorFY2024 $103,418; FY2025 $75,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,150$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$103,418FY2025$75,000FY2026*$102,150
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.5 filings
  2. MAKE, LLC4 filings
  3. ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC1 filings
  4. ArenaNet, LLC1 filings
  5. BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.1 filings
  6. Blue Mammoth Games, LLC.1 filings
  7. DreamWorks Animation LLC1 filings
  8. Electronic Arts Inc.1 filings
  9. Epic Games, Inc.1 filings
  10. Firaxis Games, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Culver City5 filings
  2. Minneapolis3 filings
  3. Irvine2 filings
  4. Alpharetta2 filings
  5. New York2 filings
  6. Emeryville1 filings
  7. Glendale1 filings
  8. Marina del Rey1 filings
  9. Newbury Park1 filings
  10. Playa Vista1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108027-1014$76,981$103,480$130,000$156,499
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346027-1014$62,816$65,624$68,411$71,219
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562027-1014$67,122$88,109$109,096$130,083
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206027-1014$47,798$62,275$76,773$91,250
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258027-1014$59,218$73,362$87,526$101,670
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910027-1014$60,424$78,853$97,302$115,731
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1255$77,459$103,688$129,938$156,166
    2026-27Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAArea 3710027-1014$76,898$103,355$129,834$156,291
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186027-1014$96,429$121,077$145,704$170,352
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266027-1014$80,267$111,862$143,478$175,074