State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: California vs Maryland
Choreographers in California earn a median of $75,000. In Maryland, $69,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.9% — not 8.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.5%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+2.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Choreographers
- Median
- $75,000
- p25
- $51,020
- p75
- $101,740
- p10
- $42,990
- p90
- $138,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Maryland
Choreographers
- Median
- $69,140
- p25
- $68,390
- p75
- $70,360
- p10
- $59,320
- p90
- $75,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.