State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: Massachusetts vs Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $111,530. In Massachusetts, $94,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 14.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.9%
Massachusetts vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-18.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $94,890
- p25
- $60,840
- p75
- $120,430
- p10
- $51,530
- p90
- $143,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.