State comparison · 2025
Marketing Managers salary: California vs Washington
Marketing Managers in California earn a median of $193,620. In Washington, $172,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.6% — not 12.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.4%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+8.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Marketing Managers
- Median
- $193,620
- p25
- $139,950
- p75
- $271,360
- p10
- $104,370
- p90
- $326,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
Washington
Marketing Managers
- Median
- $172,270
- p25
- $127,660
- p75
- $224,170
- p10
- $98,220
- p90
- $293,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -8%
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.