State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: California vs Utah
Special Effects Artists and Animators in California earn a median of $130,540. In Utah, $88,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.2% — not 48%.
Nominal pay gap
+48%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+32.2%
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%
Utah
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $88,210
- p25
- $60,590
- p75
- $126,770
- p10
- $29,990
- p90
- $152,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.