State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: North Carolina vs Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $111,530. In North Carolina, $81,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.3% — not 26.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.6%
North Carolina vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-21.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $81,850
- p25
- $68,420
- p75
- $106,330
- p10
- $57,580
- p90
- $128,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.