State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In Virginia, $85,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 26.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.9%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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%
Virginia
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $85,200
- p25
- $60,660
- p75
- $121,070
- p10
- $46,650
- p90
- $156,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.