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Special Effects Artists and Animators salary in Tennessee

The median special effects artists and animators in Tennessee earns $83,080 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,606 a month.

10th percentile
$60,320
25th percentile
$66,070
Median percentile
$83,080
75th percentile
$101,530
90th percentile
$170,300

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

$67,277 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,080
Federal income tax−$9,448
Social Security + Medicare−$6,356
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,606
Every two weeks$2,588

Does it go far here?

$90,432Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

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