State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: Louisiana vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Louisiana, $101,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.6% — not 25.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.9%
Louisiana vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-25.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $101,790
- p25
- $68,750
- p75
- $156,040
- p10
- $50,470
- p90
- $219,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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
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.