SOC 27-2032 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Choreographers — Florida
Florida
The median wage for Choreographers in Florida is $36,670 per year, substantially below the national median of $55,310 — a gap of 33.7%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow faster than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +6.1%
- Openings per year
- 700
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Related work experience
- 5 years or more
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
24.3% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Florida.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Choreographers in Florida is $36,670 per year, substantially below the national median of $55,310 — a gap of 33.7%. Pay ranges from under $31,310 at the tenth percentile to more than $64,550 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $34,010 to $55,620.
Employment stands at 180, or 0.0 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 14 states with published data for this occupation, Florida ranks 12th by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 691st of 777 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $31,310 | −43.4% |
| 25th | $34,010 | −38.5% |
| Median (50th) | $36,670 | −33.7% |
| 75th | $55,620 | +0.6% |
| 90th | $64,550 | +16.7% |
| Mean | $47,070 | −14.9% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Florida run 3.4% above the national average, so the median of $36,670 buys what $35,464 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 35.9% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$36,670as reported by BLSLocal price level
103.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$35,464US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $36,670 a year, 33.7% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $31,310 to $64,550 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 180 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 12th of 14 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Choreographers in Florida?
The median annual wage is $36,670, or $17.63 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $55,310, so pay in Florida is 33.7% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Florida earns more than $64,550 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $31,310 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 180 jobs in this occupation in Florida. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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