State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: California vs Louisiana
Special Effects Artists and Animators in California earn a median of $130,540. In Louisiana, $76,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.6% — not 70.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.2%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+35.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $130,540
- p25
- $99,280
- p75
- $164,800
- p10
- $71,710
- p90
- $206,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
Louisiana
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $76,720
- p25
- $46,280
- p75
- $79,190
- p10
- $37,960
- p90
- $95,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.