State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: Maryland vs West Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Maryland earn a median of $128,610. In West Virginia, $101,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.1% — not 26.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.8%
Maryland vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+8.1%
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
West Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $101,400
- p25
- $65,170
- p75
- $118,290
- p10
- $41,660
- p90
- $125,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.