State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: Maryland vs Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Maryland earn a median of $128,610. In Virginia, $111,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11% — not 15.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.3%
Maryland vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+11%
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
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.