How much do Financial Managers make in Salinas, CA?

Percentile spread

For Financial Managers, the published 10th percentile is $94,950 and the 90th percentile is $257,310. The difference is $162,360, which is 105.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $119,990 to the 75th at $191,500, covers $71,510.

The mean annual wage is $162,930, which sits above the median of $153,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 7.9% lower than the national median of $166,570 for Financial Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,652, which is 15.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% lower than the California median of $180,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $153,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Managers at $140,652 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Managers. Salinas, CA ranks 10th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $225,280 and employment of 7,970. That median is 46.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $204,015, against $140,652 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $165,800 and employment of 400. That median is 8.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,870, against $140,652 here.
• Merced, CA is 74 miles away, with a median of $134,170 and employment of 210. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,525, against $140,652 here.

Employment share

Financial Managers accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (450 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.54% of employment (841,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.