State comparison · 2025
Agents and Business Managers of Artists salary: California vs New Jersey
Agents and Business Managers of Artists in California earn a median of $98,110. In New Jersey, $81,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.8%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $98,110
- p25
- $76,010
- p75
- $163,570
- p10
- $73,530
- p90
- $298,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +14%
New Jersey
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $81,190
- p25
- $63,920
- p75
- $134,680
- p10
- $33,160
- p90
- $166,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.