Operations Manager salary

What a operations manager actually earns, from 287 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.

Pay in2 markets measured
$106,448Median (blended)
$71,551$152,498Typical range (25th–75th)
$102,950Official OEWS median
+2%OEWS since 2019
3584kUS employed

Switch the market above to see operations manager pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.

United States pay over time · 25th–75th band · official OEWS with the live 2026 read

What the number means

An operations manager earns a blended US median near 106,448 dollars, with the typical middle running from 71,551 dollars to 152,498 dollars. The official OEWS median is 102,950 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 2 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 14% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is construction manager, at 60 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.

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By country

  • United States$71,551$152,498 · median $106,448
  • United Kingdom$51,926$78,812 · median $64,909

Top-paying US states

OEWS median by state, highest first.

  • New Jerseymedian $149,990
  • Coloradomedian $130,340
  • Washingtonmedian $130,240
  • Connecticutmedian $130,230
  • New Yorkmedian $129,990
  • Californiamedian $125,240

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Quick answers

How much does an operations manager make?

The blended US median is about 106,448 dollars, with a typical range from 71,551 dollars to 152,498 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 102,950 dollars.

Is operations manager a good career in 2026?

Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 14% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.

What can an operations manager move into?

The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is construction manager, at 60 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.

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Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 11-1021. Live corpus 287 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.

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