State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Utah
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Utah, $134,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
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%
Utah
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $134,890
- p25
- $99,720
- p75
- $171,990
- p10
- $69,920
- p90
- $225,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.