State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Illinois, $82,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $108,160
- p25
- $81,720
- p75
- $140,670
- p10
- $64,110
- p90
- $194,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
Illinois
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $82,070
- p25
- $62,340
- p75
- $109,030
- p10
- $46,360
- p90
- $137,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -85%
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.