State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: North Carolina vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In North Carolina, $101,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.3% — not 25.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.8%
North Carolina vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-30.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $101,950
- p25
- $66,800
- p75
- $162,170
- p10
- $48,340
- p90
- $238,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.