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Average Special Effects Artists And Animators Salary in Nevada

Special Effects Artists And Animators in Nevada earn a median annual salary of $97,350, which is -4.6% compared to the national median. There are 370 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Nevada (state).

$97,350
Nevada median annual wage
$47/hour median
-4.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $102,030
370
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.84
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$72,720
25th
$77,420
Median
$97,350
75th
$105,920
90th
$129,470

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Nevada, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
100.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$97,370
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 90.5%
Rents: 114.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $133,480 Compare 1,130
California $130,540 Compare 7,410
New York $96,770 Compare 1,540
Colorado $91,290 Compare 210
Arizona $89,650 Compare 190
North Carolina $88,350 Compare 370

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Nevada

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Dermatologists $419,410 N/A
Radiologists $386,210 1.52
Physicians, Pathologists $384,350 0.39
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $345,600 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $326,520 N/A
Physicians, All Other $252,120 0.70
Family Medicine Physicians $251,550 0.32
Psychiatrists $210,030 0.31

Nevada has salary data for 679 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dermatologists.

Historical series

Trend for Special Effects Artists And Animators in Nevada

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Special Effects Artists And Animators are projected to change by +1.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.