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State comparison · 2025

Business Operations Specialists salary: Colorado vs Maryland

Occupation

Business Operations Specialists in Maryland earn a median of $101,500. In Colorado, $92,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 8.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-8.8%
Colorado vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-7.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Colorado

Business Operations Specialists

Median
$92,520
p25
$67,610
p75
$121,120
p10
$55,850
p90
$153,830
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-69%
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Maryland

Business Operations Specialists

Median
$101,500
p25
$76,470
p75
$131,280
p10
$58,240
p90
$162,680
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
-20%
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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.