State comparison · 2025
Agents and Business Managers of Artists salary: California vs Tennessee
Agents and Business Managers of Artists in California earn a median of $98,110. In Tennessee, $75,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+8%
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%
Tennessee
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $75,390
- p25
- $51,310
- p75
- $123,950
- p10
- $44,540
- p90
- $210,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.