State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: New York vs North Carolina
Choreographers in New York earn a median of $173,100. In North Carolina, $79,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 90% — not 117.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+117.4%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+90%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Choreographers
- Median
- $173,100
- p25
- $75,310
- p75
- $216,750
- p10
- $48,470
- p90
- $333,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
North Carolina
Choreographers
- Median
- $79,630
- p25
- $75,690
- p75
- $82,570
- p10
- $24,500
- p90
- $119,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.