State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Michigan vs Washington
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington earn a median of $133,480. In Michigan, $86,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 35.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.1%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-27.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $86,630
- p25
- $68,590
- p75
- $121,830
- p10
- $54,260
- p90
- $194,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.