State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: Minnesota vs South Dakota
Choreographers in Minnesota earn a median of $74,810. In South Dakota, $40,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.7% — not 85.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.5%
Minnesota vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+66.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Choreographers
- Median
- $74,810
- p25
- $41,600
- p75
- $87,360
- p10
- $41,600
- p90
- $87,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
South Dakota
Choreographers
- Median
- $40,320
- p25
- $32,940
- p75
- $49,710
- p10
- $27,300
- p90
- $64,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.