State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Business Operations Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $108,160. In West Virginia, $69,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 56.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.2%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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%
West Virginia
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $69,240
- p25
- $49,290
- p75
- $95,870
- p10
- $41,410
- p90
- $125,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.