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State comparison · 2025

General and Operations Managers salary: Kansas vs South Dakota

Occupation

General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Kansas, $92,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.6% — not 32.4%.

Nominal pay gap
-32.4%
Kansas vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-33.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Kansas

General and Operations Managers

Median
$92,840
p25
$65,350
p75
$139,410
p10
$51,780
p90
$212,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-93%
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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
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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.