Highest-paying Cities for Choreographers

The top 78 highest paying cities for choreographers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of choreographers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $102,510, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for choreographers. It is followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (average annual salary $96,560). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of choreographers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 78 Highest-paying cities/areas for Choreographers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$102,510	$52,000	280
2	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$96,560	$60,890	50
3	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$81,230	$39,430	n/a
4	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$72,770	$44,260	130
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$66,380	$29,360	900
6	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$64,500	$53,090	110
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$64,300	$38,920	30
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$64,100	$26,820	370
9	New Haven, Connecticut	$63,470	$54,420	n/a
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$62,530	$49,070	80
11	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$61,820	$52,530	n/a
12	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$61,120	$26,980	80
13	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$60,580	$38,750	60
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$60,500	$28,440	90
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$59,610	$47,450	400
16	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$58,760	$33,210	250
17	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$58,000	$28,420	70
18	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$57,820	$31,000	n/a
19	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$56,450	$33,160	80
20	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$54,270	$40,440	40
21	Columbia, South Carolina	$54,030	$36,980	40
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$53,990	$22,170	200
23	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$53,910	$21,810	40
24	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$53,220	$21,910	160
25	Memphis, Tennessee	$52,870	$43,320	40
26	Jackson, Mississippi	$51,760	$23,910	30
27	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$51,000	$33,700	140
28	Richmond, Virginia	$50,670	$37,020	40
29	Kansas City, Missouri	$48,550	$26,980	130
30	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$48,290	$29,570	80
31	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$47,970	$29,180	180
32	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$47,300	$39,610	50
33	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$47,230	$39,410	n/a
34	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$47,040	$30,630	n/a
35	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$46,770	$41,840	80
36	Columbus, Ohio	$46,570	$34,250	n/a
37	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$45,250	$22,460	110
38	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$43,020	$20,800	170
39	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$42,380	$23,760	n/a
40	Salt Lake City, Utah	$42,030	$17,880	30
41	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$40,250	$33,590	60
42	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$40,090	$20,780	60
43	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$39,940	$30,610	40
44	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$39,760	$20,190	70
45	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$39,210	$25,070	90
46	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$38,670	$38,240	180
47	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$38,660	$18,320	n/a
48	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,050	$23,820	n/a
49	Erie, Pennsylvania	$37,720	$32,600	n/a
50	Iowa City, Iowa	$37,020	$18,770	30
51	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$36,890	$27,510	40
52	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$36,730	$26,110	n/a
53	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$36,520	$18,810	n/a
54	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$35,660	$18,770	270
55	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$34,390	$27,340	n/a
56	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$34,110	$19,950	80
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$34,080	$23,320	70
58	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$33,430	$22,280	80
59	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$31,550	$17,300	n/a
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$31,070	$26,210	100
61	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$30,780	$21,530	70
62	Lafayette, Louisiana	$30,560	$17,730	50
63	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$29,930	$17,190	30
64	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$29,520	$25,650	30
65	Casper, Wyoming	$29,480	$19,730	40
66	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$29,400	$23,370	100
67	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$28,230	$24,970	n/a
68	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$28,110	$19,000	n/a
69	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$27,770	$17,800	80
70	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$27,610	$19,250	n/a
71	Lincoln, Nebraska	$26,550	$22,790	70
72	Modesto, California	$26,440	$18,100	90
73	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$24,510	$20,990	n/a
74	Alexandria, Louisiana	$23,400	$20,730	40
75	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$22,300	$20,120	n/a
76	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$21,410	$17,100	40
77	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$18,800	$16,040	60
78	Wichita, Kansas	$17,900	$15,980	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for choreographers.