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Choreographers Salary in San Diego, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Choreographers in San Diego, CA have a median annual salary of $49,560, with 50 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $42,990 at the 10th percentile to $114,390 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$49,560

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$23.83

Employment

50

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$42,990
10th
$42,990
25th
$49,560
Median
$84,660
75th
$114,390
90th

Local compared with national

San Diego, CA

$49,560

Median annual · 2025

United States

$55,310

Median annual · 2025

The San Diego, CA median is 10.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,750).

Top skills

  1. 1.InstructingImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  4. 4.CoordinationImportance 3.9
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.6
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  9. 9.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.4
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Service OrientationImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Chorel Technology Dance Designer
  • Credo Interactive DanceForms
  • Email software
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Salesforce software
  • Salesforce Visualforce
  • Social media sites
  • Web browser software
  • YouTube

Common tasks

  • Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.
  • Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.
  • Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.
  • Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.
  • Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.
  • Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.
  • Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.
  • Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.
  • Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.
  • Coordinate production music with music directors.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Choreographers salary in other locations

Other occupations in San Diego, CA