State comparison · 2025
General and Operations Managers salary: South Dakota vs Wisconsin
General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400. In Wisconsin, $118,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.9% — not 15.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.7%
South Dakota vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+22.9%
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
Wisconsin
General and Operations Managers
- Median
- $118,730
- p25
- $79,360
- p75
- $171,130
- p10
- $59,540
- p90
- $247,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.