State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: Mississippi vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Mississippi, $106,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.4%
Mississippi vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-20.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $106,680
- p25
- $68,920
- p75
- $158,890
- p10
- $48,620
- p90
- $238,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.