State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Montana, $74,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 44.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.2%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
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%
Montana
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $74,990
- p25
- $61,530
- p75
- $88,710
- p10
- $49,870
- p90
- $109,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.