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Special Effects Artists and Animators salary in Baltimore, MD

The median special effects artists and animators in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $90,050 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,565 a month.

10th percentile
$54,100
25th percentile
$66,440
Median percentile
$90,050
75th percentile
$97,810
90th percentile
$123,650

Based on 90 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$66,777 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,050
Federal income tax−$10,981
Social Security + Medicare−$6,889
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$5,403
Monthly take-home$5,565
Every two weeks$2,568

Does it go far here?

$86,183Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All special effects artists and animators salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland