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State comparison · 2025

Business Operations Specialists salary: New Jersey vs New York

Occupation

Business Operations Specialists in New Jersey earn a median of $91,060. In New York, $83,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 9.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+9.1%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

New Jersey

Business Operations Specialists

Median
$91,060
p25
$71,680
p75
$117,260
p10
$53,300
p90
$151,170
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
108.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-89%
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New York

Business Operations Specialists

Median
$83,450
p25
$61,200
p75
$112,940
p10
$45,960
p90
$144,870
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-63%
See full breakdown for New York

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.