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State comparison · 2025

Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Nebraska vs Washington

Occupation

Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington earn a median of $133,480. In Nebraska, $50,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.8% — not 61.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-61.9%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-54.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Nebraska

Special Effects Artists and Animators

Median
$50,830
p25
$43,340
p75
$77,330
p10
$43,340
p90
$80,520
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
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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%
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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.