Data / Hiring / Special Effects Artists and Animators / Washington
Companies hiring Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington: 121 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
28 employers had 121 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Special Effects Artists and Animators (occupation code 27-1014) with a worksite in Washington, decided through June 15, 2026; the median offered wage is $154,000 a year.
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Employers hiring Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond, Bellevue | 66 | Product Design; Product Designer; Technical Art | $163,566 | $94,515 | June 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Bungie, Inc. | Bellevue | 7 | Staff Concept Artist; Senior Hard Surface Art Outsourcing Specialist; Gameplay Animator | $115,518 | $87,589 | August 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Valve Corporation | Bellevue | 6 | Visual & User Experience Designer; 3D Environmental Artist; Art Director | $150,000 | $127,016 | May 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Riot Games, Inc. | Mercer Island, Bellevue | 5 | Rigging Technical Artist II; VFX Artist; Manager, Animation Art | $141,045 | $141,045 | August 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| ByteDance Inc. | Bellevue | 4 | Visual Designer - TikTok Monetization; Senior Product Designer, Commerce; Senior Product Designer | $218,000 | $110,729 | December 19, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Kirkland | 3 | Experience Designer I; Senior Character Artist; Senior Visual Effects Artist 2 | $154,000 | $141,045 | February 6, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Firewalk Studios LLC | Bellevue | 3 | Level Designer | $101,800 | $80,558 | December 31, 2024 | dol.gov |
| 2K Games, Inc. | Redmond, Seattle | 2 | Senior Environmental Artist; Principal Animator | $127,762 | $111,998 | January 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Visual Concepts Entertainment | Redmond | 2 | Character Artist | $84,800 | $79,830 | June 8, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | Bellevue, Seattle | 2 | Concept Artist; 3D Artist | $89,551 | $84,188 | May 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Petty Karma Interactive LLC | Shoreline | 2 | Lead Environment Artist | $74,850 | $69,701 | April 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Neural Image Corporation | Bellevue | 2 | 3D Graphic Artist | $75,000 | $66,602 | June 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | Seattle | 2 | 3D Modeler | $110,000 | $87,589 | March 23, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Phantom World Limited | Lynnwood | 1 | Lead Environment Artist | $117,000 | $115,523 | May 21, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Perfect Day Productions Inc. | Redmond | 1 | 3D Artist | $69,701 | $69,701 | June 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Vertisystem Inc. | Bellevue | 1 | Environment Artist | $75,920 | $69,701 | June 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The Artery VFX, Inc. | Seattle | 1 | Houdini Artist | $70,000 | $69,701 | May 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Magic Fuel Games Inc. | Bothell | 1 | Technical Art Director | $113,000 | $93,475 | April 2, 2025 | dol.gov |
| CD PROJEKT RED Inc. | Bothell | 1 | Senior Lighting Artist | $150,000 | $141,045 | December 20, 2024 | dol.gov |
| ArenaNet, LLC | Bellevue | 1 | Animator | $75,011 | $69,701 | August 21, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Insight Global, LLC | Redmond | 1 | Technical Artist | $93,475 | $93,475 | July 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| TikTok Inc. | Bellevue | 1 | Senior UX Designer - Business Product | $215,000 | $108,472 | June 26, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Caldron Technologies Inc. | Seattle | 1 | 3D Technical Artist | $67,000 | $66,602 | May 30, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Seattle | 1 | Product Designer | $216,580 | $108,472 | September 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Probably Monsters, Inc. | Bellevue | 1 | Graphics Engineer | $117,300 | $100,298 | May 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| ClassDojo, Inc. | Bothell | 1 | Principal Technical Artist | $233,878 | $87,589 | December 13, 2022 | dol.gov |
| Flexport, Inc. | Bellevue | 1 | Lead Product Designer | $205,000 | $112,986 | October 21, 2022 | dol.gov |
| Final Strike Games, Inc. | Redmond | 1 | Technical Art Director | $230,000 | $112,986 | October 20, 2022 | dol.gov |
Updated June 15, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.