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General and Operations Managers

United States. Estimated employment 3,503,020, with pages for 207 metro areas below.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 11-1021
Fig. 1 — The wage rule

Where you sit in the distribution

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$105,770 · 50th
$50,09010th
$72,32025th
$105,77050th
$167,28075th
$253,39090th

That is the medianhalf of people in this occupation in the US earn more.

Table 1 — By metro area

Where it pays

Every published General and Operations Managers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Jose, CA$163,86017,230
New York, NY$157,000177,850
Washington, DC$156,460112,530
Boulder, CO$152,1002,750
San Francisco, CA$149,99043,520
Hartford, CT$148,08013,370
Seattle, WA$146,03029,370
Denver, CO$142,33022,940
Bremerton, WA$137,9801,370
Bridgeport, CT$137,23011,140
New Haven, CT$134,4505,750
Boston, MA$133,80070,950
Midland, TX$132,4204,830
Waterbury, CT$130,9003,370
Kennewick, WA$130,4601,550
Norwich, CT$126,8702,140
Mount Vernon, WA$126,680710
Madison, WI$126,6205,130
Bellingham, WA$125,8401,270
Los Angeles, CA$125,830104,610
Longview, WA$125,600600
Milwaukee, WI$125,49010,480
Greeley, CO$123,1001,660
Olympia, WA$122,2103,670
Sheboygan, WI$122,130690
Elkhart, IN$122,0701,640
Philadelphia, PA$121,63068,730
Janesville, WI$121,540830
Portland, OR$121,05021,070
Colorado Springs, CO$120,7704,580
Indianapolis, IN$120,48017,510
Nashville, TN$119,99023,820
Houston, TX$119,60097,320
San Diego, CA$119,60026,230
Yakima, WA$119,4701,010
Lansing, MI$119,1404,470
Sacramento, CA$118,46017,980
Austin, TX$117,85042,190
Baltimore, MD$117,04044,960
Raleigh, NC$114,9409,520
Salem, OR$114,4303,490
Vallejo, CA$114,4102,310
Fond du Lac, WI$114,410580
Pueblo, CO$114,360710
Durham, NC$113,9303,400
Columbus, IN$112,760590
Charlotte, NC$112,73018,380
Green Bay, WI$112,5002,110
Worcester, MA$111,9007,910
Atlanta, GA$111,41069,320
Santa Maria, CA$111,3903,410
Oshkosh, WI$111,2101,100
Albany, NY$111,1308,890
Dallas, TX$111,010125,090
Providence, RI$110,36014,110
Santa Rosa, CA$109,9704,090
Appleton, WI$109,8901,640
Chicago, IL$109,390122,930
Richmond, VA$108,67015,770
Syracuse, NY$108,1405,730
Fort Wayne, IN$107,7802,930
Charlottesville, VA$107,2002,530
Houma, LA$107,2001,840
Baton Rouge, LA$107,1408,230
Grand Junction, CO$107,130970
Springfield, MA$106,3904,390
Lexington Park, MD$106,2501,990
Reno, NV$106,0507,930
Ann Arbor, MI$106,0003,180
Fort Collins, CO$105,7702,510
Miami, FL$105,64074,960
New Orleans, LA$105,11010,670
Knoxville, TN$104,5908,660
South Bend, IN$104,5002,070
Odessa, TX$104,1002,630
Detroit, MI$104,01037,250
Salt Lake City, UT$103,71020,870
Rochester, NY$103,6909,230
Tampa, FL$103,67035,700
Minneapolis, MN$103,57044,890
Buffalo, NY$103,28011,100
Ithaca, NY$103,220770
Carson City, NV$103,160890
Chattanooga, TN$102,9204,690
Columbus, OH$102,59029,070
Evansville, IN$102,5801,950
Memphis, TN$102,5109,730
Slidell, LA$102,4502,470
Augusta, GA$102,3604,230
Naples, FL$102,3104,440
Riverside, CA$102,26023,090
Kiryas Joel, NY$102,1405,430
Harrisburg, PA$101,8908,180
Palm Bay, FL$101,8305,090
Grand Rapids, MI$101,72010,880
Lake Charles, LA$101,3702,140
Bloomington, IN$101,310820
Allentown, PA$101,2608,730
Greensboro, NC$100,9304,710
Jacksonville, FL$100,87016,870
Pittsburgh, PA$100,84031,020
Cincinnati, OH$100,67029,330
Lafayette, IN$100,6001,030
Barnstable Town, MA$100,5903,210
Orlando, FL$100,44027,430
Virginia Beach, VA$100,34017,400
Kalamazoo, MI$100,1602,330
Crestview, FL$100,0703,020
Kingston, NY$99,9701,280
Reading, PA$99,9204,290
San Antonio, TX$99,79030,560
York, PA$99,6404,740
Lafayette, LA$99,5104,590
Lancaster, PA$98,8106,990
Winchester, VA$98,6701,350
Phoenix, AZ$98,61081,520
Shreveport, LA$98,6103,450
Rockford, IL$98,3903,340
Alexandria, LA$98,3601,040
Akron, OH$98,3409,010
Peoria, IL$98,2904,140
Midland, MI$98,270620
Pittsfield, MA$98,2101,500
Amherst Town, MA$98,2001,600
Roanoke, VA$98,1403,090
Jackson, TN$98,0401,220
Dayton, OH$98,03010,180
Battle Creek, MI$97,950920
Cleveland, OH$97,75029,510
Blacksburg, VA$97,4801,290
Beaumont, TX$97,4704,560
Kingsport, TN$97,4502,030
Wildwood, FL$97,360810
Las Vegas, NV$97,29027,290
Oklahoma City, OK$97,11017,710
Fayetteville, NC$96,9701,490
Winston, NC$96,8403,120
Champaign, IL$96,6102,260
Staunton, VA$96,450980
Tulsa, OK$96,15011,840
Decatur, IL$96,120950
Springfield, IL$95,9902,610
Provo, UT$95,7907,910
Gainesville, GA$95,7101,810
Hickory, NC$95,6401,750
Medford, OR$95,6301,680
Toledo, OH$95,1207,320
Lynchburg, VA$95,0401,930
Rocky Mount, NC$94,610610
Eugene, OR$94,1703,090
Dalton, GA$94,0501,170
Scranton, PA$93,8206,010
Monroe, MI$93,690730
Bend, OR$93,6602,260
Ogden, UT$93,6105,810
Morristown, TN$93,420670
Corvallis, OR$93,320670
Kankakee, IL$93,310970
Bloomington, IL$93,2501,900
Albany, OR$93,220810
Johnson City, TN$93,2001,280
St. Louis, MO$93,14046,410
Waco, TX$92,9903,690
Lincoln, NE$92,7803,680
Hagerstown, MD$92,4202,820
Salisbury, MD$91,5001,410
Omaha, NE$90,62011,430
Macon, GA$90,5001,910
Kansas City, MO$90,49031,080
St. Cloud, MN$89,7002,340
Louisville, KY$89,14016,830
Warner Robins, GA$87,2601,200
Mankato, MN$86,8901,180
Duluth, MN$85,9302,690
Rochester, MN$85,6502,020
Albany, GA$85,3801,110
Logan, UT$85,2901,370
Brunswick, GA$84,7701,000
Grants Pass, OR$84,700520
Boise City, ID$83,68011,270
Tucson, AZ$83,61012,130
St. George, UT$82,8502,050
Canton, OH$82,7204,510
Sandusky, OH$81,7901,380
Enid, OK$81,520540
Lexington, KY$80,4408,100
Idaho Falls, ID$80,3802,480
Coeur d'Alene, ID$80,2702,220
Yuma, AZ$79,9901,800
Grand Island, NE$79,520870
Lewiston, ID$79,030600
Sierra Vista, AZ$78,7401,040
Prescott Valley, AZ$78,4002,890
Pocatello, ID$78,100880
Lawton, OK$77,840970
Flagstaff, AZ$77,7402,180
Elizabethtown, KY$76,7701,420
Springfield, MO$76,2907,300
Jefferson City, MO$76,1702,280
Paducah, KY$75,4701,440
Columbia, MO$75,4103,440
Twin Falls, ID$75,1401,190
Cape Girardeau, MO$74,7901,450
St. Joseph, MO$74,5701,510
Lake Havasu City, AZ$74,0502,170
Owensboro, KY$73,4601,200
Bowling Green, KY$71,1702,010
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment
3,503,020 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation
SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers. Mapped to our taxonomy as general-and-operations-managers.

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