State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington earn a median of $133,480. In North Carolina, $88,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 33.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.8%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.