State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: Maryland vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Maryland, $117,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.2%
Maryland vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-27.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $117,930
- p25
- $78,760
- p75
- $172,410
- p10
- $58,190
- p90
- $235,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -82%
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.