State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: California vs South Carolina
Choreographers in California earn a median of $75,000. In South Carolina, $42,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.1% — not 76.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.1%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+49.1%
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
South Carolina
Choreographers
- Median
- $42,580
- p25
- $42,230
- p75
- $45,660
- p10
- $36,910
- p90
- $56,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.