State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Maine, $78,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.2%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+21.2%
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%
Maine
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $78,830
- p25
- $62,220
- p75
- $101,490
- p10
- $51,360
- p90
- $120,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.