State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: South Carolina vs South Dakota
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In South Carolina, $106,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.8%
South Carolina vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-27%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $106,080
- p25
- $75,480
- p75
- $158,250
- p10
- $56,520
- p90
- $219,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +60%
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.