State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: California vs Virginia
Choreographers in California earn a median of $75,000. In Virginia, $44,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.1% — not 67.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.6%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+53.1%
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
Virginia
Choreographers
- Median
- $44,740
- p25
- $38,930
- p75
- $47,340
- p10
- $29,970
- p90
- $80,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.