State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Texas
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Texas, $134,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+13.9%
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%
Texas
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $134,390
- p25
- $102,620
- p75
- $173,480
- p10
- $78,050
- p90
- $220,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.