State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: New York vs South Dakota
Choreographers in New York earn a median of $173,100. In South Dakota, $40,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 252.5% — not 329.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+329.3%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+252.5%
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
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.