State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Colorado
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Colorado, $171,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 2%.
Nominal pay gap
+2%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
-5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $174,560
- p25
- $132,000
- p75
- $221,560
- p10
- $98,280
- p90
- $303,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -28%
Colorado
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $171,140
- p25
- $135,790
- p75
- $215,440
- p10
- $105,020
- p90
- $280,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.