State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Nevada vs Utah
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Nevada earn a median of $97,350. In Utah, $88,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 10.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.4%
Nevada vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+9.1%
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%
Utah
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $88,210
- p25
- $60,590
- p75
- $126,770
- p10
- $29,990
- p90
- $152,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.