State comparison · 2025
Managers, All Other salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Managers, All Other in Massachusetts earn a median of $182,950. In South Dakota, $119,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.2% — not 53.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.1%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+28.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $182,950
- p25
- $146,190
- p75
- $227,670
- p10
- $110,970
- p90
- $309,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
South Dakota
Managers, All Other
- Median
- $119,470
- p25
- $87,840
- p75
- $150,700
- p10
- $62,240
- p90
- $172,930
- 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.