State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Louisiana, $63,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.3% — not 71.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.1%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+37.3%
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%
Louisiana
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $63,220
- p25
- $48,000
- p75
- $88,610
- p10
- $37,150
- p90
- $116,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.