State comparison · 2025
Agents and Business Managers of Artists salary: California vs Wisconsin
Agents and Business Managers of Artists in California earn a median of $98,110. In Wisconsin, $74,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
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%
Wisconsin
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $74,990
- p25
- $53,800
- p75
- $119,630
- p10
- $44,520
- p90
- $136,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.