State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: California vs Texas
Special Effects Artists and Animators in California earn a median of $130,540. In Texas, $78,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.1% — not 65.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.4%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+45.1%
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%
Texas
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $78,930
- p25
- $62,460
- p75
- $121,960
- p10
- $56,020
- p90
- $150,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.