State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Utah, $80,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 34.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.9%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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%
Utah
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $80,190
- p25
- $61,110
- p75
- $105,370
- p10
- $43,110
- p90
- $129,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.