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First-Line Supervisors Of Housekeeping And Janitorial Workers Salary: California vs Massachusetts

First-Line Supervisors Of Housekeeping And Janitorial Workers earn a median of $58,110 in California and $59,760 in Massachusetts. That is a nominal gap of $1,650 (-2.8%), with Massachusetts paying more before any cost-of-living adjustment.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates. Cost-of-living adjustment uses BEA Regional Price Parities, most recent release.

$58,110
California median
$52,484 after COL
$59,760
Massachusetts median
$56,507 after COL
-2.8%
Nominal gap
Massachusetts leads
-7.1%
Adjusted gap
Massachusetts leads after COL

The story behind the numbers

On raw wages, Massachusetts pays $1,650 more per year than California for first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers, a gap of +2.8%.

After adjusting for cost of living, Massachusetts still comes out ahead, with roughly $4,023 of extra purchasing power (+7.1% real gap). Local prices do not reverse the nominal advantage.

Full breakdown by location

Detailed wage, employment, and cost-of-living figures for first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers in each location. Click through to the full local salary page for percentiles, outlook, and peer areas.

First-Line Supervisors Of Housekeeping And Janitorial Workers

California

Median salary
$58,110
Mean salary
$60,980
Employment
16,130
Location quotient
0.79
Jobs per 1,000
0.9
COL-adjusted median
$52,484
Regional Price Parity
110.7%

Exact state RPP match.

Full First-Line Supervisors Of Housekeeping And Janitorial Workers page for California →

First-Line Supervisors Of Housekeeping And Janitorial Workers

Massachusetts

Median salary
$59,760
Mean salary
$60,550
Employment
3,190
Location quotient
0.77
Jobs per 1,000
0.9
COL-adjusted median
$56,507
Regional Price Parity
105.8%

Exact state RPP match.

Full First-Line Supervisors Of Housekeeping And Janitorial Workers page for Massachusetts →

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Common questions about this comparison

What does the cost-of-living adjustment actually do? +

It divides each location's nominal median wage by its Regional Price Parity (RPP), which measures how local prices compare to the national average (100 = national). A wage of $100,000 in an area with RPP 120 has the same purchasing power as roughly $83,000 nationally.

Why would the nominal and adjusted winners disagree? +

High-cost metros often pay higher salaries, but not by enough to fully offset the higher cost of housing, goods, and services. When that happens, the location with the lower nominal wage actually offers more real purchasing power.

What is a location quotient? +

The location quotient measures how concentrated an occupation is in a given area versus the national average. A value of 2.0 means the occupation is twice as common there as nationally. It is a signal of what a state specializes in.