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State comparison · 2025

Business Operations Specialists salary: Minnesota vs Washington

Occupation

Business Operations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $100,360. In Minnesota, $77,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 22.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-22.5%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Minnesota

Business Operations Specialists

Median
$77,820
p25
$61,830
p75
$103,570
p10
$50,890
p90
$133,910
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
98.6
Hiring velocity (180d)
-85%
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Washington

Business Operations Specialists

Median
$100,360
p25
$78,980
p75
$128,830
p10
$63,360
p90
$166,820
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
+42%
See full breakdown for Washington

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.