State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: Michigan vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Michigan, $99,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.3% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.6%
Michigan vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-33.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $99,530
- p25
- $65,000
- p75
- $155,330
- p10
- $49,380
- p90
- $222,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.