State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In South Carolina, $79,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+16.6%
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%
South Carolina
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $79,110
- p25
- $64,790
- p75
- $103,380
- p10
- $48,310
- p90
- $142,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.