How much do Special Effects Artists and Animators make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Percentile spread

For Special Effects Artists and Animators, the published 10th percentile is $57,570 and the 90th percentile is $131,320. The difference is $73,750, which is 79.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $67,120 to the 75th at $108,840, covers $41,720.

The mean annual wage is $93,400, which sits above the median of $92,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 9.5% lower than the national median of $102,030 for Special Effects Artists and Animators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,856, which is 7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the North Carolina median of $88,350.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $92,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Effects Artists and Animators at $94,856 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Effects Artists and Animators. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 111 miles away, with a median of $109,320. That median is 18.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,040, against $94,856 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 138 miles away, with a median of $79,360 and employment of 100. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,850, against $94,856 here.