State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In South Dakota, $85,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.2% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.7%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+2.2%
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 Dakota
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $85,340
- p25
- $71,280
- p75
- $108,920
- p10
- $61,110
- p90
- $129,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.