State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
General and Operations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $168,000. In North Carolina, $101,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.4% — not 64.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.8%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+41.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $168,000
- p25
- $127,110
- p75
- $204,890
- p10
- $88,590
- p90
- $312,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
North Carolina
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $101,950
- p25
- $66,800
- p75
- $162,170
- p10
- $48,340
- p90
- $238,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.