State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: California vs North Carolina
Choreographers in North Carolina earn a median of $79,630. In California, $75,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 5.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.8%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-19.8%
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
North Carolina
Choreographers
- Median
- $79,630
- p25
- $75,690
- p75
- $82,570
- p10
- $24,500
- p90
- $119,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.