State comparison · 2025
Special Effects Artists and Animators salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Special Effects Artists and Animators in Washington earn a median of $133,480. In Wisconsin, $64,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 80.9% — not 105.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+105.7%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+80.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Wisconsin
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- Median
- $64,890
- p25
- $56,670
- p75
- $91,050
- p10
- $53,270
- p90
- $154,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.