State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: North Dakota vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In North Dakota, $98,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.9% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.6%
North Dakota vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-28.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $98,170
- p25
- $68,950
- p75
- $135,180
- p10
- $52,000
- p90
- $184,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.