State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: Ohio vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Ohio, $97,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.9%
Ohio vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-32.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $97,700
- p25
- $62,880
- p75
- $153,310
- p10
- $47,400
- p90
- $216,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.