State comparison · 2025
Artists and Related Workers, All Other salary: Virginia vs West Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $111,530. In West Virginia, $101,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.6% — not 10%.
Nominal pay gap
+10%
Virginia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-2.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
- Median
- $101,400
- p25
- $65,170
- p75
- $118,290
- p10
- $41,660
- p90
- $125,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.