Operations manager earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level operations manager earnings begin at:

$105.07 per hour

$218,550 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level operations manager earnings begin at:

$71.45 per hour

$148,620 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level operations manager earnings begin at:

$47.42 per hour

$98,640 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level operations manager earnings begin at:

$36.28 per hour

$75,460 per year

10th percentile

Starting level operations manager earnings begin at:

$28.61 per hour

$59,500 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Operations manager salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Wyoming $99,700
Michigan $99,530
Nevada $99,390
Minnesota $99,340
Maine $98,860
Vermont $98,640
New Mexico $98,630
North Dakota $98,170
Utah $97,850
Ohio $97,700
Arizona $94,800
Kansas $92,840
Montana $91,380
Oklahoma $90,430
Iowa $87,690
Nebraska $85,090
West Virginia $82,500
Idaho $80,390
Kentucky $79,370
Missouri $79,300
Virgin Islands, U.S. $76,830
Arkansas $74,050
Puerto Rico $62,070
Guam $59,960
New Jersey $173,690
District of Columbia $168,000
South Dakota $137,400
Connecticut $137,220
Delaware $137,220
Washington $133,750
Colorado $131,840
New York $130,860
Massachusetts $127,220
New Hampshire $124,680
California $124,390
Virginia $122,080
Wisconsin $118,730
Maryland $117,930
Rhode Island $117,380
Alaska $116,630
Alabama $111,790
Hawaii $108,180
Indiana $108,170
Tennessee $106,970
Mississippi $106,680
South Carolina $106,080
Georgia $103,730
Illinois $103,570
Oregon $103,490
Texas $103,230
Pennsylvania $103,130
North Carolina $101,950
Louisiana $101,790
Florida $101,580

How do operations manager salaries compare to similar careers?

Operations managers earn about the same as related careers in Vermont. On average, they make less than investment fund managers but more than operations research analysts.

Career Median Salary
Investment fund manager salary $125K
Supply chain manager salary $125K
Compliance manager salary $125K
Industrial production manager salary $114K
Biomass power plant manager salary $114K
Operations manager salary $99K
Business analyst salary $108K
Construction manager salary $103K
Mail superintendent salary $90K
Operations research analyst salary $90K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)