State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: Maryland vs North Carolina
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Maryland earn a median of $128,610. In North Carolina, $81,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.1% — not 57.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.1%
Maryland vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+41.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $128,610
- p25
- $102,070
- p75
- $144,680
- p10
- $80,180
- p90
- $156,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
North Carolina
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $81,850
- p25
- $68,420
- p75
- $106,330
- p10
- $57,580
- p90
- $128,380
- 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.