General & Operations Managers
The national median wage for general & operations managers is $101,280 across 3.1M jobs. After cost of living, Washington goes furthest at $123,302, and 39 of 78 metros beat the national median once prices are counted.
What the job pays, metro to metro
Each line runs from the lowest metro to the highest. The mark is the national median.
BLS OES, latest release
78 metro areas tracked
Best value: top metros by cost-adjusted wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. A longer blue bar means the salary goes further there.
All metro areas
Sorted by cost-adjusted wage. Tap a column head to re-sort; metro names link to the city page where we track one.
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| 1 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | VA | $124,535 | $123,302 | 36,520 | 25.0 |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | CA | $136,720 | $120,991 | 20,898 | 25.0 |
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | IL | $116,539 | $117,716 | 63,553 | 25.0 |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | NY | $126,415 | $117,051 | 76,982 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | TX | $113,305 | $116,809 | 34,375 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | MA | $124,651 | $115,418 | 30,946 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | TX | $109,994 | $113,396 | 18,525 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Anchorage, AK | AK | $114,906 | $112,653 | 3,377 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN | $109,974 | $112,218 | 18,397 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $105,336 | $112,060 | 11,512 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $121,968 | $111,897 | 24,429 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | CT | $115,945 | $111,486 | 5,261 | 25.0 |
| 13 | St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $102,539 | $111,455 | 16,415 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $102,221 | $111,110 | 13,134 | 25.0 |
| 15 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | TN | $102,452 | $110,163 | 13,527 | 25.0 |
| 16 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | GA | $106,712 | $110,012 | 33,829 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | CO | $110,535 | $109,441 | 18,325 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | DE | $107,694 | $108,782 | 2,960 | 25.0 |
| 19 | Madison, WI | WI | $100,683 | $108,261 | 5,183 | 25.0 |
| 20 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $99,351 | $107,990 | 11,005 | 25.0 |
| 21 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | $94,533 | $107,424 | 5,886 | 25.0 |
| 22 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | $100,931 | $107,373 | 25,093 | 25.0 |
| 23 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $105,034 | $107,178 | 41,430 | 25.0 |
| 24 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $103,578 | $106,781 | 37,857 | 25.0 |
| 25 | Columbus, OH | OH | $97,843 | $106,351 | 10,039 | 25.0 |
| 26 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $98,191 | $105,582 | 9,663 | 25.0 |
| 27 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | OH | $96,977 | $105,410 | 8,305 | 25.0 |
| 28 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR | $110,670 | $105,400 | 16,686 | 25.0 |
| 29 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | $93,805 | $105,399 | 4,980 | 25.0 |
| 30 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | CT | $109,272 | $105,069 | 5,831 | 25.0 |
| 31 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | NE | $94,489 | $104,988 | 7,725 | 25.0 |
| 32 | Salt Lake City, UT | UT | $99,395 | $104,626 | 10,285 | 25.0 |
| 33 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | $97,108 | $104,417 | 5,337 | 25.0 |
| 34 | Honolulu, HI | HI | $113,359 | $103,999 | 4,296 | 25.0 |
| 35 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $96,927 | $103,114 | 18,940 | 25.0 |
| 36 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | FL | $105,738 | $102,658 | 27,344 | 25.0 |
| 37 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | IN | $94,411 | $102,621 | 11,607 | 25.0 |
| 38 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $90,091 | $102,376 | 10,527 | 25.0 |
| 39 | Tulsa, OK | OK | $89,985 | $102,256 | 7,747 | 25.0 |
| 40 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $114,195 | $101,058 | 60,879 | 25.0 |
| 41 | Boise City, ID | ID | $91,609 | $100,669 | 4,421 | 25.0 |
| 42 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | $87,108 | $100,124 | 4,841 | 25.0 |
| 43 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $100,488 | $99,493 | 8,308 | 25.0 |
| 44 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $89,032 | $98,924 | 11,516 | 25.0 |
| 45 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | VT | $95,319 | $98,267 | 1,667 | 25.0 |
| 46 | Fargo, ND-MN | ND | $87,282 | $98,070 | 2,247 | 25.0 |
| 47 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $101,111 | $97,222 | 14,039 | 25.0 |
| 48 | Richmond, VA | VA | $98,112 | $97,141 | 11,305 | 25.0 |
| 49 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $90,258 | $97,052 | 4,419 | 25.0 |
| 50 | Cheyenne, WY | WY | $88,044 | $96,752 | 939 | 25.0 |
| 51 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | NV | $93,781 | $96,681 | 12,184 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $109,232 | $96,665 | 11,608 | 25.0 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $94,635 | $96,566 | 13,711 | 25.0 |
| 54 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | VA | $97,388 | $96,424 | 9,124 | 25.0 |
| 55 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | AL | $86,314 | $95,904 | 6,470 | 25.0 |
| 56 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $108,322 | $95,860 | 16,311 | 25.0 |
| 57 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | $92,983 | $95,859 | 2,658 | 25.0 |
| 58 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | $86,079 | $95,643 | 4,979 | 25.0 |
| 59 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | NH | $100,154 | $95,385 | 2,472 | 25.0 |
| 60 | Columbia, SC | SC | $88,128 | $94,761 | 3,303 | 25.0 |
| 61 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $95,220 | $94,277 | 31,569 | 25.0 |
| 62 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | MI | $88,221 | $93,852 | 4,579 | 25.0 |
| 63 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $82,467 | $93,713 | 3,625 | 25.0 |
| 64 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $95,707 | $92,919 | 23,978 | 25.0 |
| 65 | Jackson, MS | MS | $80,280 | $92,276 | 2,891 | 25.0 |
| 66 | Wichita, KS | KS | $81,636 | $90,707 | 3,722 | 25.0 |
| 67 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $87,877 | $90,595 | 17,859 | 25.0 |
| 68 | Billings, MT | MT | $81,149 | $90,166 | 1,224 | 25.0 |
| 69 | Sioux Falls, SD | SD | $79,308 | $90,123 | 1,769 | 25.0 |
| 70 | Charleston, WV | WV | $80,332 | $89,258 | 1,414 | 25.0 |
| 71 | Knoxville, TN | TN | $82,378 | $88,578 | 7,906 | 25.0 |
| 72 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | $100,081 | $88,567 | 19,280 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $89,944 | $87,324 | 8,376 | 25.0 |
| 74 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $89,440 | $86,835 | 14,570 | 25.0 |
| 75 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | $93,605 | $86,671 | 4,935 | 25.0 |
| 76 | El Paso, TX | TX | $82,797 | $85,358 | 4,937 | 25.0 |
| 77 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | $84,986 | $84,145 | 5,235 | 25.0 |
| 78 | Rochester, NY | NY | $88,969 | $82,379 | 6,192 | 25.0 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the median salary for General & Operations Managers?
The national median annual wage for general & operations managers is $101,280, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) data.
Where do general & operations managers earn the most after adjusting for cost of living?
After adjusting for local cost of living, the top-paying metro areas for general & operations managers are Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,302), San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA ($120,991), Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($117,716).
How many metro areas have data for general & operations managers?
We show wage and employment estimates for general & operations managers across 78 metro areas in the United States. The national median wage is the latest BLS OES figure; individual metro values are modeled from it using local cost of living and regional labor-market patterns rather than taken from the published metro-level OES tables.