General and Operations Managers salary

What General and Operations Managers earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 3,503,020 General and Operations Managers jobs — 2.3% of all US employment. The national median wage is $105,770 a year ($50.85 an hour) and the mean is $134,940 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$64.87	$134,940
10th percentile	$24.08	$50,090
25th percentile	$34.77	$72,320
Median (50th percentile)	$50.85	$105,770
75th percentile	$80.42	$167,280
90th percentile	$121.82	$253,390

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$157,000	$75.48	177,850	+48.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$156,460	$75.22	112,530	+47.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$149,990	$72.11	43,520	+41.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$146,030	$70.21	29,370	+38.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$142,330	$68.43	22,940	+34.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$133,800	$64.33	70,950	+26.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$125,830	$60.50	104,610	+19.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$121,630	$58.48	68,730	+15.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$121,050	$58.20	21,070	+14.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$119,600	$57.50	97,320	+13.1%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$119,600	$57.50	26,230	+13.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$117,850	$56.66	42,190	+11.4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$117,040	$56.27	44,960	+10.7%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$112,730	$54.20	18,380	+6.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$111,410	$53.56	69,320	+5.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$111,010	$53.37	125,090	+5.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$109,390	$52.59	122,930	+3.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$105,640	$50.79	74,960	-0.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$104,010	$50.01	37,250	-1.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$103,670	$49.84	35,700	-2.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$103,570	$49.80	44,890	-2.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$102,260	$49.17	23,090	-3.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$100,440	$48.29	27,430	-5.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$98,610	$47.41	81,520	-6.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$93,140	$44.78	46,410	-11.9%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.