State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In North Dakota, $80,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.4%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+8.8%
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 Dakota
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $80,500
- p25
- $63,130
- p75
- $103,150
- p10
- $51,870
- p90
- $131,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.