The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $107,640, New York is the highest paying state for choreographers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $83,470). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $107,640 |
$52,010 | 270 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $83,470 |
$60,290 | 60 |
| 3 | Washington | $74,920 |
$54,970 | 40 |
| 4 | Georgia | $70,590 |
$37,210 | 50 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $69,760 |
$52,450 | 70 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $66,950 |
$32,910 | 30 |
| 7 | Illinois | $64,720 |
$23,310 | 100 |
| 8 | Vermont | $64,630 |
$22,650 | 70 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $64,500 |
$53,090 | 110 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $63,350 |
$29,600 | 0 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $61,930 |
$38,670 | 40 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $61,470 |
$53,000 | 40 |
| 13 | Tennessee | $61,120 |
$29,470 | 50 |
| 14 | Nevada | $58,000 |
$28,420 | 70 |
| 15 | South Carolina | $54,030 |
$36,070 | 170 |
| 16 | California | $53,000 |
$30,610 | 1,840 |
| 17 | Maryland | $52,970 |
$48,200 | 70 |
| 18 | Indiana | $52,000 |
$32,860 | 50 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $51,220 |
$36,900 | 130 |
| 20 | Ohio | $51,050 |
$30,210 | 270 |
| 21 | Virginia | $50,670 |
$29,200 | 100 |
| 22 | Maine | $50,220 |
$34,080 | 0 |
| 23 | Arizona | $48,590 |
$38,430 | 40 |
| 24 | New Mexico | $47,040 |
$30,290 | 0 |
| 25 | Colorado | $46,500 |
$18,150 | 30 |
| 26 | Texas | $46,350 |
$22,170 | 560 |
| 27 | Michigan | $45,600 |
$26,240 | 80 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $45,160 |
$40,330 | 30 |
| 29 | Missouri | $44,860 |
$31,700 | 0 |
| 30 | Louisiana | $43,310 |
$20,150 | 420 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $42,090 |
$22,280 | 0 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $41,860 |
$32,550 | 50 |
| 33 | Oregon | $40,500 |
$27,210 | 30 |
| 34 | Iowa | $40,130 |
$21,170 | 0 |
| 35 | Idaho | $39,770 |
$22,950 | 0 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $39,470 |
$27,860 | 220 |
| 37 | Minnesota | $38,660 |
$30,630 | 240 |
| 38 | Wyoming | $37,930 |
$20,180 | 90 |
| 39 | Kansas | $37,690 |
$20,870 | 150 |
| 40 | Utah | $37,200 |
$28,390 | 190 |
| 41 | Alabama | $34,670 |
$27,420 | 130 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $34,540 |
$18,200 | 80 |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | $32,510 |
$16,330 | 0 |
| 44 | Florida | $32,090 |
$30,120 | 60 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $30,530 |
$16,470 | 0 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $25,860 |
$19,500 | 40 |
| 47 | Nebraska | $25,860 |
$22,790 | 170 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of choreographers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for choreographers, Top paying jobs in America.