State comparison · 2025
Customer Service Representatives salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Customer Service Representatives in Massachusetts earn a median of $49,120. In South Dakota, $40,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.8%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+1.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Customer Service Representatives
- Median
- $49,120
- p25
- $41,500
- p75
- $61,090
- p10
- $35,440
- p90
- $74,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
South Dakota
Customer Service Representatives
- Median
- $40,650
- p25
- $36,470
- p75
- $48,290
- p10
- $31,050
- p90
- $55,680
- 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.