State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $168,000. In South Dakota, $137,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 22.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.3%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-1.4%
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%
South Dakota
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $137,400
- p25
- $105,210
- p75
- $185,100
- p10
- $85,990
- p90
- $232,000
- 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.