Best Cities for Choreographerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where choreographerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	New YorkState	2.78	$173,100	$153,867	13%
2	MinnesotaState	1.38	$74,810	$76,337	21%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.36	$74,810	$75,186	24%
4	OhioState	1.34	$66,910	$74,015	19%
5	CaliforniaState	1.22	$75,000	$67,751	36%
6	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.20	$70,360	$66,503	29%
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.16	$75,000	$64,378	36%
8	MarylandState	1.14	$69,140	$63,315	29%
9	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.07	$61,130	$59,063	31%
10	LouisianaState	1.03	$51,170	$56,792	25%
11	NebraskaState	0.98	$49,490	$54,087	25%
12	IndianaState	0.90	$44,840	$49,547	28%
13	TexasState	0.88	$46,460	$48,598	36%
14	AlabamaState	0.81	$38,990	$44,765	29%
15	South DakotaState	0.80	$40,320	$44,405	29%
16	FloridaState	0.65	$36,670	$36,128	56%
17	IllinoisState	0.64	$34,560	$35,483	46%
18	UtahState	0.61	$33,640	$33,573	53%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).