State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: California vs New Jersey
General and Operations Managers in New Jersey earn a median of $173,690. In California, $124,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.6% — not 28.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.4%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-29.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $124,390
- p25
- $81,620
- p75
- $186,230
- p10
- $60,370
- p90
- $293,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
New Jersey
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $173,690
- p25
- $111,580
- p75
- $284,250
- p10
- $77,350
- p90
- $372,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.