State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Maine
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Maine, $115,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 50.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.6%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+32.1%
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%
Maine
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $115,920
- p25
- $100,700
- p75
- $145,350
- p10
- $87,360
- p90
- $184,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.