State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
General and Operations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $168,000. In Illinois, $103,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.6% — not 62.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.2%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+47.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $168,000
- p25
- $127,110
- p75
- $204,890
- p10
- $88,590
- p90
- $312,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
Illinois
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $103,570
- p25
- $72,300
- p75
- $167,980
- p10
- $53,240
- p90
- $269,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.