Animator Salary Survey
Visual Effects Artists Salary Survey
The Croner Animation and Visual Effects Survey is the benchmark compensation survey of the animation and visual effects industry. The Croner Survey provides up-to-date competitive compensation information about positions in companies that produce animated feature films or develop animation and/or visual effects for feature films, television, software games, digital and streamed entertainment.
The Survey has served as the benchmark resource for compensation professionals in the Animation and Visual Effects industries since its inception in 1994.
World-Class Participants
In 2023, 21 companies participated in this Croner Survey, reporting on 116 unique jobs in the U.S. and 29 unique jobs in Canada. In addition, 50 roll-up positions – by organization level or job function – are reported in the U.S. and 23 in Canada.
These companies use the Survey data to understand current market trends and salary differentials to benchmark compensation; establish job architecture, rational pay levels and pay structures; and make informed decisions about bonus plans and equity plans. The results include comprehensive data for animation salaries and visual effects salaries.

Valuable Data for Critical Decisions
Participant companies use our Survey results to understand salary differentials, benchmark sector-specific compensation, establish rational pay levels and pay structures and make well-informed decisions about their competitive bonus plans and equity plans.
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