State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: New Mexico vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In New Mexico, $98,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.2%
New Mexico vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-31%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $98,630
- p25
- $64,090
- p75
- $142,650
- p10
- $47,710
- p90
- $214,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.