State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Ohio
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Ohio, $129,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.3%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+12.6%
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%
Ohio
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $129,940
- p25
- $92,740
- p75
- $168,600
- p10
- $65,770
- p90
- $211,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.