State comparison · 2025
Choreographers salary: New York vs Tennessee
Choreographers in New York earn a median of $173,100. In Tennessee, $62,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 135.9% — not 177%.
Nominal pay gap
+177%
New York vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+135.9%
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
Tennessee
Choreographers
- Median
- $62,500
- p25
- $41,370
- p75
- $83,710
- p10
- $30,630
- p90
- $98,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.