State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Nebraska
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Nebraska, $116,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 49.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.9%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+22%
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%
Nebraska
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $116,430
- p25
- $80,870
- p75
- $153,570
- p10
- $59,240
- p90
- $188,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.