State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Utah vs Washington
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington earn a median of $133,480. In Utah, $88,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 33.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.9%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-28.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.