State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: Montana vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Montana, $91,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.7% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.5%
Montana vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-37.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $91,380
- p25
- $64,990
- p75
- $128,650
- p10
- $48,890
- p90
- $187,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.