State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Nevada vs Texas
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Nevada earn a median of $97,350. In Texas, $78,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 23.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.3%
Nevada vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+19.8%
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%
Texas
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $78,930
- p25
- $62,460
- p75
- $121,960
- p10
- $56,020
- p90
- $150,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.