State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Nevada vs Virginia
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Nevada earn a median of $97,350. In Virginia, $81,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 19.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.4%
Nevada vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+20.7%
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%
Virginia
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $81,510
- p25
- $66,920
- p75
- $110,180
- p10
- $47,140
- p90
- $138,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.