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Special Effects Artists and Animators salary in Colorado

The median special effects artists and animators in Colorado earns $91,290 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,753 a month.

10th percentile
$57,350
25th percentile
$77,570
Median percentile
$91,290
75th percentile
$105,120
90th percentile
$124,990

Based on 210 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

$69,036 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,290
Federal income tax−$11,254
Social Security + Medicare−$6,984
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,017
Monthly take-home$5,753
Every two weeks$2,655

Does it go far here?

$88,586Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

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