State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: California vs Nebraska
Special Effects Artists and Animators in California earn a median of $130,540. In Nebraska, $50,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 109% — not 156.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+156.8%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+109%
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%
Nebraska
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $50,830
- p25
- $43,340
- p75
- $77,330
- p10
- $43,340
- p90
- $80,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.