State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In New Jersey, $91,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 18.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.8%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+17.6%
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%
New Jersey
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $91,060
- p25
- $71,680
- p75
- $117,260
- p10
- $53,300
- p90
- $151,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -89%
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.