💼General & Operations Managers
National Median Wage
$101,280
National Employment
3.1M
Best Value: Top Metros by Cost-Adjusted Wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. Higher = your salary goes further.
All Metro Areas
78 metro areas
| # | Metro Area | State | Median Wage | Cost-Adj. Wage▼ | Employment | Emp / 1K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 have wage and employment data for general & operations managers across 78 metro areas in the United States.
Data Sources
📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (Dec 2025)📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024📎FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024📎America's Health Rankings, 2025📎WalletHub/NAEP, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024📎Cook Political Report, PVI 2024📎Tax Foundation, Facts & Figures 2025📎ALEC Rich States Poor States, 2025📎WalletHub Tax Burden Study, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau / FHFA, 2025📎BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023📎EPA AirData, Median AQI by County 2024📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Net Domestic Migration 2024📎FCC / BroadbandNow, Broadband Access 2025📎National Park Service API, 2024📎USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US), 2024📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 (Commuting)📎FHWA Highway Statistics, 2023📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎EIA Natural Gas Prices, 2024📎DOL National Database of Childcare Prices, 2023📎BEA Regional Price Parities (Food), 2023📎NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), 2023-24📎EDFacts ACGR Graduation Rates, 2021-22📎NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), 2022-23📎BEA GDP by State (SAGDP9), 2023📎NASBO Fiscal Survey of States, FY2023📎Census Bureau State Government Finances, FY2022📎Pew Charitable Trusts Fiscal 50, FY2023📎Pew Charitable Trusts, FY2022📎S&P/Moody's via Ballotpedia, 2025📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES (May 2023)📎IRS Statistics of Income, Migration Data 2021-2022