State comparison · 2025
Coaches and Scouts salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Coaches and Scouts in District of Columbia earn a median of $65,360. In South Dakota, $36,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.9% — not 79.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.8%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+44.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Coaches and Scouts
- Median
- $65,360
- p25
- $42,960
- p75
- $106,340
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $136,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
South Dakota
Coaches and Scouts
- Median
- $36,360
- p25
- $30,260
- p75
- $47,990
- p10
- $28,270
- p90
- $64,280
- 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.