State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Mississippi, $76,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 40.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.5%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
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%
Mississippi
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $76,980
- p25
- $61,580
- p75
- $100,420
- p10
- $46,790
- p90
- $125,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.