State comparison · 2025
Agents and Business Managers of Artists salary: California vs Texas
Agents and Business Managers of Artists in California earn a median of $98,110. In Texas, $82,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 18.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.3%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+3.8%
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%
Texas
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $82,920
- p25
- $68,210
- p75
- $102,390
- p10
- $43,330
- p90
- $132,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.