Mid-level Multimedia Artist salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Redwood City, Emeryville, San Mateo, Menlo Park, Pleasanton.

Also listed as: Technical Artist, Concept Artist

Median salary$126,443
Middle 50%$116.3k–$146.5k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $132,766
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $113,610 and $159,584.
PercentileSalary
10th$113,623
25th$116,259
50th (median)$126,443
75th$146,521
90th$154,610

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $88,000 (44 filings) FY2021: median $84,400 (30 filings) FY2022: median $100,152 (25 filings) FY2023: median $113,797 (15 filings) FY2024: median $114,899 (12 filings) FY2025: median $124,800 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 30 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 44
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$88,000$76,045$104,61444
FY2021$84,400$79,789$98,97030
FY2022$100,152$90,002$110,24025
FY2023$113,797$102,995$127,11915
FY2024$114,899$113,797$144,31312
FY2025$124,800$113,654$130,82211
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

San Francisco's median mid-level Multimedia Artist salary of $126,443 is worth about $109,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Francisco = 115.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Multimedia Artists and Animators in the San Francisco, CA area earned a median of $136,770 in May 2025 (1,440 employed). The H-1B median here is $126,443, 8% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Electronic Artstoo few4
ArtSpark Studiotoo few2
Certified Kernel Techtoo few2
Pixartoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $126,443 14
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$113,610$126,44314

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.