State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Kentucky
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Kentucky, $122,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 42%.
Nominal pay gap
+42%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+15.7%
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%
Kentucky
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $122,930
- p25
- $90,000
- p75
- $158,000
- p10
- $57,540
- p90
- $198,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.