State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Iowa
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Iowa, $128,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.1% — not 36.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.3%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+8.1%
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%
Iowa
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $128,080
- p25
- $89,800
- p75
- $165,840
- p10
- $61,280
- p90
- $218,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.