State comparison · 2025
Agents and Business Managers of Artists salary: California vs Washington
Agents and Business Managers of Artists in California earn a median of $98,110. In Washington, $74,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+27.1%
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%
Washington
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $74,620
- p25
- $55,140
- p75
- $100,660
- p10
- $50,790
- p90
- $363,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.