May 2025 OEWS estimate
General and Operations Manager Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $105,770. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$105,770
Mean annual salary
$134,940
Employment estimate
3,503,020
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $50,090 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $72,320 |
| P50 — median | $105,770 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $167,280 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $253,390 |
Median hourly wage
$50.85/hr
Mean hourly wage
$64.87/hr
Employment estimate
3,503,020
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $24.08/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $34.77/hr |
| P50 — median | $50.85/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $80.42/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $121.82/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $77,770
- Middle covered median
- $110,200
- Highest covered median
- $163,860
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $163,860 |
| #2 | New York, NY | $157,000 |
| #3 | Washington, DC | $156,460 |
| #4 | San Francisco, CA | $149,990 |
| #5 | Seattle, WA | $146,030 |
| #6 | Denver, CO | $142,330 |
| #7 | Boston, MA | $133,800 |
| #8 | Los Angeles, CA | $125,830 |
| #9 | Birmingham, AL | $123,560 |
| #10 | Philadelphia, PA | $121,630 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 177,850 |
| #2 | Dallas, TX | 125,090 |
| #3 | Chicago, IL | 122,930 |
| #4 | Washington, DC | 112,530 |
| #5 | Los Angeles, CA | 104,610 |
| #6 | Houston, TX | 97,320 |
| #7 | Phoenix, AZ | 81,520 |
| #8 | Miami, FL | 74,960 |
| #9 | Boston, MA | 70,950 |
| #10 | Atlanta, GA | 69,320 |