State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: California vs Virginia
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560. In Virginia, $166,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 5%.
Nominal pay gap
+5%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-4.1%
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%
Virginia
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $166,230
- p25
- $138,670
- p75
- $195,190
- p10
- $110,100
- p90
- $224,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- 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.