State comparison · 2025
Agents and Business Managers of Artists salary: California vs Illinois
Agents and Business Managers of Artists in California earn a median of $98,110. In Illinois, $56,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.7% — not 73.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.5%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+56.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $98,110
- p25
- $76,010
- p75
- $163,570
- p10
- $73,530
- p90
- $298,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +14%
Illinois
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $56,560
- p25
- $37,750
- p75
- $74,980
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $124,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.