State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: Connecticut vs Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $111,530. In Connecticut, $103,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 7%.
Nominal pay gap
-7%
Connecticut vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-9.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $103,740
- p25
- $96,780
- p75
- $121,990
- p10
- $81,140
- p90
- $186,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $111,530
- p25
- $85,030
- p75
- $132,080
- p10
- $51,520
- p90
- $148,700
- 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.