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State comparison · 2025

General and Operations Managers salary: Iowa vs New Jersey

Occupation

General and Operations Managers in New Jersey earn a median of $173,690. In Iowa, $87,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.4% — not 49.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-49.5%
Iowa vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-37.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Iowa

General and Operations Managers

Median
$87,690
p25
$60,200
p75
$129,990
p10
$42,850
p90
$191,990
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-60%
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New Jersey

General and Operations Managers

Median
$173,690
p25
$111,580
p75
$284,250
p10
$77,350
p90
$372,770
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
108.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-69%
See full breakdown for New Jersey

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.