State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Alaska, $116,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.1%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-26.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $116,630
- p25
- $85,770
- p75
- $160,810
- p10
- $63,320
- p90
- $219,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
South Dakota
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $137,400
- p25
- $105,210
- p75
- $185,100
- p10
- $85,990
- p90
- $232,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.