State comparison · 2025
Lodging Managers salary: California vs New Jersey
Lodging Managers in New Jersey earn a median of $107,720. In California, $76,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.6%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-29.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Lodging Managers
- Median
- $76,950
- p25
- $62,690
- p75
- $99,670
- p10
- $46,150
- p90
- $143,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
New Jersey
Lodging Managers
- Median
- $107,720
- p25
- $75,680
- p75
- $120,860
- p10
- $50,380
- p90
- $146,030
- 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.