New study highlights the pay gap between managers and employees

The insurance site smartestdollar.com put out a list of cities with the largest pay gap between employees and managers. The bottom line: wage gaps in Arizona metros are better than most. The median annual salary for an employee in Arizona is $44,000, according to their data. Management jobs meanwhile command a median take-home of $77,000, making a gap of 42.9% between management-level jobs and those considered non-supervisory.