State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: North Dakota vs Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $111,530. In North Dakota, $64,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 42.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.2%
North Dakota vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-34.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $64,470
- p25
- $47,650
- p75
- $91,560
- p10
- $44,690
- p90
- $106,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.