State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: California vs Michigan
Special Effects Artists and Animators in California earn a median of $130,540. In Michigan, $86,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.9% — not 50.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.7%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+30.9%
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%
Michigan
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $86,630
- p25
- $68,590
- p75
- $121,830
- p10
- $54,260
- p90
- $194,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.