State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Minnesota, $77,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 39%.
Nominal pay gap
+39%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+24.7%
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%
Minnesota
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $77,820
- p25
- $61,830
- p75
- $103,570
- p10
- $50,890
- p90
- $133,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -85%
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.