State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Illinois vs Washington
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington earn a median of $133,480. In Illinois, $81,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.2%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-34.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $81,180
- p25
- $67,230
- p75
- $108,640
- p10
- $60,760
- p90
- $136,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
Washington
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $133,480
- p25
- $100,550
- p75
- $174,990
- p10
- $65,270
- p90
- $209,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.