State comparison · 2025
Agents and Business Managers of Artists salary: California vs New York
Agents and Business Managers of Artists in California earn a median of $98,110. In New York, $79,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.2%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+20.1%
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 York
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $79,620
- p25
- $57,000
- p75
- $128,630
- p10
- $52,370
- p90
- $219,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.