State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs New Jersey
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In New Jersey, $161,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 8.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.1%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+6.2%
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%
New Jersey
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $161,510
- p25
- $113,930
- p75
- $203,960
- p10
- $82,500
- p90
- $273,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.