State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In North Carolina, $80,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 34.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.8%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15.7%
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%
North Carolina
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $80,230
- p25
- $60,790
- p75
- $105,760
- p10
- $48,370
- p90
- $139,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.