State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: Nebraska vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Nebraska, $85,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 38.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.1%
Nebraska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-39.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $85,090
- p25
- $61,870
- p75
- $131,370
- p10
- $48,010
- p90
- $193,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.