State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: South Dakota vs Utah
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Utah, $97,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.7% — not 40.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.4%
South Dakota vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+56.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Utah
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $97,850
- p25
- $62,140
- p75
- $152,310
- p10
- $44,100
- p90
- $213,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
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.