State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Washington, $133,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 2.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.7%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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
Washington
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $133,750
- p25
- $101,030
- p75
- $188,290
- p10
- $77,680
- p90
- $269,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -8%
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.