State comparison · 2025
Business Operations Specialists salary: Maryland vs South Carolina
Business Operations Specialists in Maryland earn a median of $101,500. In South Carolina, $79,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 28.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.3%
Maryland vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $101,500
- p25
- $76,470
- p75
- $131,280
- p10
- $58,240
- p90
- $162,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
South Carolina
Business Operations Specialists
- Median
- $79,110
- p25
- $64,790
- p75
- $103,380
- p10
- $48,310
- p90
- $142,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.