State comparison · 2025
Marketing Managers salary: California vs Iowa
Marketing Managers in California earn a median of $193,620. In Iowa, $131,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 47.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.7%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Marketing Managers
- Median
- $193,620
- p25
- $139,950
- p75
- $271,360
- p10
- $104,370
- p90
- $326,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
Iowa
Marketing Managers
- Median
- $131,120
- p25
- $103,550
- p75
- $166,830
- p10
- $80,160
- p90
- $203,180
- 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.