State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Nevada vs North Carolina
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Nevada earn a median of $97,350. In North Carolina, $88,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 10.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.2%
Nevada vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+3.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $97,350
- p25
- $77,420
- p75
- $105,920
- p10
- $72,720
- p90
- $129,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
North Carolina
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $88,350
- p25
- $62,530
- p75
- $105,260
- p10
- $53,790
- p90
- $120,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.