State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Michigan
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Michigan, $134,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
+30%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+13%
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%
Michigan
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $134,260
- p25
- $104,810
- p75
- $169,280
- p10
- $78,140
- p90
- $210,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.