State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: California vs Oklahoma
Special Effects Artists and Animators in California earn a median of $130,540. In Oklahoma, $66,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.6% — not 94.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+94.9%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+54.6%
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%
Oklahoma
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $66,980
- p25
- $52,920
- p75
- $69,560
- p10
- $50,820
- p90
- $77,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.