State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: Tennessee vs Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $111,530. In Tennessee, $43,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.6% — not 61.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-61.4%
Tennessee vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-57.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $43,030
- p25
- $23,310
- p75
- $57,740
- p10
- $18,370
- p90
- $66,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.