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Special Effects Artists and Animators salary in Minnesota

The median special effects artists and animators in Minnesota earns $64,990 a year, 36% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,165 a month.

10th percentile
$62,070
25th percentile
$64,980
Median percentile
$64,990
75th percentile
$69,960
90th percentile
$77,990

Based on 30 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

$49,980 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,990
Federal income tax−$5,619
Social Security + Medicare−$4,972
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$4,419
Monthly take-home$4,165
Every two weeks$1,922

Does it go far here?

$65,899Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

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