State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Massachusetts, $93,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 16%.
Nominal pay gap
+16%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
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%
Massachusetts
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $93,270
- p25
- $69,980
- p75
- $114,750
- p10
- $55,550
- p90
- $147,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.