State comparison · 2025
Customer Service Representatives salary: California vs West Virginia
Customer Service Representatives in California earn a median of $49,560. In West Virginia, $38,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Customer Service Representatives
- Median
- $49,560
- p25
- $44,200
- p75
- $61,510
- p10
- $38,110
- p90
- $75,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
West Virginia
Customer Service Representatives
- Median
- $38,430
- p25
- $34,440
- p75
- $48,500
- p10
- $29,590
- p90
- $56,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.