What are the main factors that influence an Ops Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Ops Manager's salary?

An Ops Manager's salary grows with experience: an Operations Supervisor (0-3 years)earns $66,875, an Operations Senior Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $95,806, an Ops Manager (5+ years)earns $108,741, a Senior Operations Manager (5+ years)earns $147,418, an Operations Director (5+ years)earns $204,523,

What are the highest paying states for an Ops Manager?

Ops Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ops Manager roles are District of Columbia $121,538, California $121,077, Massachusetts $119,464. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ops Manager roles make?

Salaries for Ops Manager level roles vary by specialization: It Ops Manager: $135,710; Product Ops Manager: $128,963; Ad Ops Manager: $121,822; Sales Ops Manager: $110,354; Special Assignment Ops Manager: $108,307.

How do different companies affect an Ops Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Ops Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Ops Manager Salary in the United States

How much does an Ops Manager make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ops Manager in the United States is $109,771 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

However, an Ops Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $136,525
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $97,058 to $123,775
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,484

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Ops Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,775	$10,315	$2,380	$60
Average	$109,771	$9,148	$2,111	$53
25th Percentile	$97,058	$8,088	$1,867	$47

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Key Factors That Influence Ops Manager Salaries

An Ops Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Ops Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Ops Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $66,875
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,806
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,741
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $147,418
Expert (over 8 years): $204,523

Levels	Salary
Operation... Level Ops Manager	$66,875
Operation... Level Ops Manager	$95,806
Ops Manag... Level Ops Manager	$108,741
Senior Op... Level Ops Manager	$147,418
Operation... Level Ops Manager	$204,523

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How Do Ops Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Ops Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $121,538.
California: $121,077.
Massachusetts: $119,464.

District of Columbia $121,538 California $121,077 Massachusetts $119,464 Washington $119,025 New Jersey $118,981 Alaska $118,827 Connecticut $117,312 New York $116,698

Hawaii $114,733 Rhode Island $113,811 Maryland $113,185 Minnesota $112,329 Colorado $111,999 Illinois $111,890 Oregon $111,472 Delaware $111,165

New Hampshire $110,972 Virginia $110,539 Pennsylvania $109,277 Nevada $108,640 North Dakota $108,432 Michigan $108,102 Wisconsin $107,982 Vermont $107,740

Texas $107,071 Maine $107,027 Arizona $106,961 Ohio $106,884 Georgia $105,874 Indiana $105,369 Wyoming $105,270 Utah $105,117

Iowa $105,051 Kansas $104,524 Louisiana $104,370 North Carolina $104,315 Missouri $104,293 Florida $103,865 Montana $103,635 Nebraska $103,415

Kentucky $103,295 South Carolina $102,855 Tennessee $102,581 Idaho $102,471 New Mexico $101,670 Oklahoma $101,494 Alabama $100,847 South Dakota $99,760

Arkansas $99,167 West Virginia $98,849 Mississippi $97,894

Top Paying Cities for Ops Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $138,454
San Francisco: $137,093
Oakland: $134,052

San Jose, CA $138,454

San Francisco, CA $137,093

Oakland, CA $134,052

New York, NY $127,214

Queens Village, NY $126,390

Paramus, NJ $125,512

Passaic, NJ $125,402

Bergenfield, NJ $125,293

Stamford, CT $125,128

Huntington, NY $125,018

Newark, NJ $124,305

Bridgeport, CT $124,085

New Brunswick, NJ $123,723

Vallejo, CA $123,492

Middlesex, NJ $123,427

Somerset, NJ $123,328

Petaluma, CA $123,075

Santa Cruz, CA $122,647

Boston, MA $122,428

Monterey, CA $121,879

Fairbanks, AK $121,802

Los Angeles, CA $121,593

Washington, DC $121,538

Seattle, WA $121,341

Santa Rosa, CA $121,319

Juneau, AK $121,001

Orange, CA $120,638

Anchorage, AK $120,441

Anaheim, CA $120,364

Santa Ana, CA $120,199

Nassau, NY $120,133

Long Beach, CA $120,089

Danbury, CT $120,057

Santa Maria, CA $119,683

Everett, WA $119,661

Bremerton, WA $119,123

Trenton, NJ $118,915

Sacramento, CA $118,871

San Diego, CA $118,816

Brockton, MA $118,772

Tacoma, WA $118,728

Santa Barbara, CA $118,575

Lowell, MA $118,136

New Suffolk, NY $118,092

Nashua, NH $117,960

Lompoc, CA $117,784

Ventura, CA $117,675

Stockton, CA $117,642

New Haven, CT $117,422

Atlantic City, NJ $117,137

Hartford, CT $116,895

Modesto, CA $116,840

Poughkeepsie, NY $116,599

New Britain, CT $116,544

Olympia, WA $116,390

Kennewick, WA $116,390

New London, CT $116,368

Norwich, CT $116,335

Lawrence, MA $116,280

Bakersfield, CA $115,973

Riverside, CA $115,819

New Bedford, MA $115,819

Richland, WA $115,710

Portsmouth, NH $115,622

Vineland, NJ $115,600

San Bernardino, CA $115,512

Boulder, CO $115,205

Worcester, MA $115,117

Portland, OR $115,018

Saint Paul, MN $114,886

Minneapolis, MN $114,886

Philadelphia, PA $114,733

Honolulu, HI $114,151

Springfield, MA $113,767

Providence, RI $113,756

Chicago, IL $113,437

Bellingham, WA $113,306

Baltimore, MD $113,185

Chico, CA $112,910

Wilmington, DE $112,724

Pittsfield, MA $112,614

Manchester, NH $112,406

Spokane, WA $111,923

Denver, CO $111,912

Albany, NY $111,396

Troy, NY $111,352

Schenectady, NY $111,121

Burlington, VT $110,880

Portland, ME $110,495

Salem, OR $110,408

Yakima, WA $110,386

Ann Arbor, MI $110,353

Rochester, MN $110,045

Fresno, CA $109,991

Reno, NV $109,991

Milwaukee, WI $109,892

Detroit, MI $109,782

Allentown, PA $109,749

Carson City, NV $109,738

Houston, TX $109,573

Colorado Springs, CO $109,562

Syracuse, NY $109,508

Eugene, OR $109,299

Bismarck, ND $109,167

Gary, IN $109,167

Galveston, TX $109,167

Springfield, OR $109,079

Medford, OR $108,816

Fort Collins, CO $108,772

Austin, TX $108,684

Mesa, AZ $108,454

Phoenix, AZ $108,432

Dallas, TX $108,399

Reading, PA $108,333

Saint Cloud, MN $108,289

Concord, NH $108,190

Madison, WI $108,146

Utica, NY $107,850

Raleigh, NC $107,762

Las Vegas, NV $107,751

Rochester, NY $107,674

Des Moines, IA $107,663

Atlanta, GA $107,488

Battle Creek, MI $107,455

Salt Lake City, UT $107,422

Lancaster, PA $107,257

Champaign, IL $107,235

Harrisburg, PA $107,104

Durham, NC $107,005

Kansas City, MO $106,994

Kansas City, KS $106,972

Fort Worth, TX $106,961

Boca Raton, FL $106,917

Cleveland, OH $106,906

Columbus, OH $106,884

Pittsburgh, PA $106,873

Richmond, VA $106,829

Indianapolis, IN $106,807

Cincinnati, OH $106,664

Petersburg, VA $106,500

Billings, MT $106,258

Lansing, MI $106,258

Huntsville, AL $106,258

Lebanon, PA $106,247

Dayton, OH $106,236

Pueblo, CO $106,236

Appleton, WI $106,203

Buffalo, NY $106,160

Racine, WI $106,105

Charlotte, NC $106,094

Saint Louis, MO $106,061

Springfield, IL $106,017

Elkhart, IN $105,995

York, PA $105,995

Gastonia, NC $105,984

Benton Harbor, MI $105,984

Beaumont, TX $105,918

Lorain, OH $105,896

Toledo, OH $105,852

Binghamton, NY $105,797

Rock Hill, SC $105,786

Rockford, IL $105,731

Fargo, ND $105,677

Elyria, OH $105,677

Flagstaff, AZ $105,600

Fort Lauderdale, FL $105,534

Miami, FL $105,468

Duluth, MN $105,292

Bangor, ME $105,150

Cedar Rapids, IA $105,029

Louisville, KY $104,974

Grand Rapids, MI $104,952

Hialeah, FL $104,941

Casper, WY $104,787

Scranton, PA $104,656

New Orleans, LA $104,623

Virginia Beach, VA $104,612

Akron, OH $104,557

Peoria, IL $104,414

Sarasota, FL $104,392

Green Bay, WI $104,315

Baton Rouge, LA $104,260

Charleston, SC $104,239

Nashville, TN $104,206

Jamestown, NY $104,184

Davenport, IA $104,184

Tucson, AZ $104,129

Cheyenne, WY $104,096

Saint Petersburg, FL $104,063

Tampa, FL $104,041

Omaha, NE $104,019

Port Arthur, TX $103,975

Evansville, IN $103,975

Bradenton, FL $103,931

Santa Fe, NM $103,734

Orlando, FL $103,624

Clearwater, FL $103,503

Canton, OH $103,273

La Crosse, WI $103,273

Grand Forks, ND $103,240

Albuquerque, NM $103,207

Tulsa, OK $103,207

Newport News, VA $103,196

High Point, NC $103,163

Ogden, UT $103,119

Corpus Christi, TX $103,031

Laramie, WY $102,965

Norfolk, VA $102,965

Rock Island, IL $102,899

Saginaw, MI $102,877

Jacksonville, FL $102,866

Salisbury, NC $102,844

Memphis, TN $102,822

Moline, IL $102,768

Fort Myers, FL $102,735

Waterloo, IA $102,592

Spartanburg, SC $102,482

Lincoln, NE $102,427

Fort Wayne, IN $102,405

Birmingham, AL $102,285

Cedar Falls, IA $102,263

Provo, UT $102,252

Springfield, OH $102,241

San Antonio, TX $102,219

Greensboro, NC $102,175

South Bend, IN $102,164

Winston Salem, NC $102,153

Boise, ID $102,120

Savannah, GA $102,043

Muskegon, MI $101,846

Lima, OH $101,714

Lake Charles, LA $101,670

Anderson, IN $101,648

Lexington, KY $101,615

Augusta, GA $101,582

Greenville, SC $101,582

Wichita, KS $101,483

Tuscaloosa, AL $101,483

Columbia, SC $101,384

Bloomington, IN $101,110

Roanoke, VA $101,044

Asheville, NC $100,902

Knoxville, TN $100,715

Shreveport, LA $100,704

Wilmington, NC $100,561

Frankfort, KY $100,353

Oklahoma City, OK $100,276

Chillicothe, OH $100,232

Longview, TX $100,221

Topeka, KS $100,188

Mobile, AL $100,023

Terre Haute, IN $99,979

Erie, PA $99,968

Altoona, PA $99,914

Melbourne, FL $99,881

Amarillo, TX $99,837

Killeen, TX $99,804

Fayetteville, AR $99,716

Sioux Falls, SD $99,639

Chattanooga, TN $99,573

Idaho Falls, ID $99,562

Gainesville, FL $99,332

Portsmouth, OH $99,277

Little Rock, AR $99,255

Lynchburg, VA $99,255

Lafayette, LA $99,211

Youngstown, OH $99,211

Temple, TX $99,167

Daytona Beach, FL $99,145

Clarksville, TN $99,134

Pensacola, FL $99,123

Hopkinsville, KY $98,794

Charleston, WV $98,783

Florence, SC $98,728

Sioux City, IA $98,662

Macon, GA $98,344

Tallahassee, FL $98,333

Fayetteville, NC $98,311

Waco, TX $98,289

Wichita Falls, TX $98,289

Pine Bluff, AR $98,245

Vincennes, IN $98,036

Lubbock, TX $97,993

Great Falls, MT $97,927

Alamogordo, NM $97,916

Abilene, TX $97,828

Rapid City, SD $97,685

Monroe, LA $97,685

Albany, GA $97,619

Huntington, WV $97,608

Jackson, MS $97,597

Greenville, MS $97,586

Parkersburg, WV $97,477

Montgomery, AL $97,455

Johnstown, PA $97,433

Springfield, MO $97,345

Biloxi, MS $97,290

Sumter, SC $97,060

Columbus, GA $97,049

Twin Falls, ID $96,983

Pascagoula, MS $96,840

Kingsport, TN $96,555

Gulfport, MS $96,522

Alexandria, LA $96,159

Fort Smith, AR $95,885

El Paso, TX $95,589

Helena, MT $95,446

Las Cruces, NM $95,095

Harlingen, TX $94,787

Pocatello, ID $94,688

Florence, AL $94,656

Brownsville, TX $94,634

Dothan, AL $94,458

Mcallen, TX $94,403

Columbus, MS $93,591

Altus, OK $93,086

Lawton, OK $92,877

Pierre, SD $92,482

What Skills Can Increase an Ops Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.75% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 1.6% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.
Cost Control (Mentioned in 1.17% Job Postings): Managing and analyzing financial data in determining and reducing business expenses to increase revenue and profitability.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.75%
Product Quality	1.6%
Cost Control	1.17%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Ops Manager's salary.

CVS: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Analytical Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Influencing: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
CVS	$120,748	10%
Analytical Skills	$118,553	8%
Influencing	$117,455	7%
Customer Satisfaction	$116,357	6%
Supply Chain	$116,357	6%
Project Management	$116,357	6%

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How Education impacts an Ops Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Ops Managers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Ops Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $114,075 and $121,293).

Ops Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Ops Manager

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 19.9%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 48.8%

Masters 18.9%

Doctorate 0.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	19.9%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	48.8%
Masters	18.9%
Doctorate	0.6%

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Ops Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Ops Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$97,058

Average $109,771/year

$123,775

$8,088

Average $9,148/month

$10,315

$1,867

Average $2,111/week

$2,380

$47

Average $53/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,775	$10,315	$2,380	$60
Average	$109,771	$9,148	$2,111	$53
25th Percentile	$97,058	$8,088	$1,867	$47

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Salary Trends for Ops Manager

Salaries for an Ops Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $100,244 in 2023 to around $100,455 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ops Manager salary trends, .

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2023

$100,244

2024

$100,814

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$100,455

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