State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Kansas, $83,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+6.4%
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%
Kansas
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $83,350
- p25
- $63,820
- p75
- $107,260
- p10
- $49,410
- p90
- $134,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.