State comparison · 2025
Financial Managers salary: California vs New Jersey
Financial Managers in New Jersey earn a median of $199,110. In California, $180,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.8% — not 9.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.2%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-10.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Financial Managers
- Median
- $180,770
- p25
- $136,030
- p75
- $269,990
- p10
- $101,820
- p90
- $341,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -28%
New Jersey
Financial Managers
- Median
- $199,110
- p25
- $162,800
- p75
- $279,330
- p10
- $130,630
- p90
- $337,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
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.