State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: Missouri vs Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $111,530. In Missouri, $63,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37% — not 43.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.4%
Missouri vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-37%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $63,130
- p25
- $45,760
- p75
- $118,120
- p10
- $40,980
- p90
- $137,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.