State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: New York vs Washington
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington earn a median of $133,480. In New York, $96,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 27.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.5%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $96,770
- p25
- $76,420
- p75
- $136,840
- p10
- $60,190
- p90
- $176,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -63%
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%
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.