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

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

How does experience change an Ad Ops Associate's salary?

An Ad Ops Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $77,807 for beginners, reaching about $79,239 at mid-level, and approach $83,829 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Ad Ops Associate?

Ad Ops Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ad Ops Associate roles are District of Columbia $90,334, California $89,992, Massachusetts $88,792. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ad Ops Associate roles make?

Salaries for Ad Ops Associate level roles vary by specialization: Ad Ops Manager: $121,810; Ops Manager: $109,736; Ad Ops Coordinator: $88,210; Ad Operations Associate Junior: $81,208; Ad Ops Specialist: $79,624.

How do different companies affect an Ad Ops Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Ad Ops Associate 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.

Ad Ops Associate Salary in the United States

How much does an Ad Ops Associate make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ad Ops Associate in the United States is $81,588 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,000
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,229 to $89,655
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,440

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Ad Ops Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,655	$7,471	$1,724	$43
Average	$81,588	$6,799	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$75,229	$6,269	$1,447	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Ad Ops Associate Salaries

An Ad Ops Associate'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 Ad Ops Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Ad Ops Associate'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): $77,807
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,998
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,239
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,148
Expert (over 8 years): $83,829

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Ad Ops Associate	$77,807
Intermediate Level Ad Ops Associate	$77,998
Senior Level Ad Ops Associate	$79,239
Specialist Level Ad Ops Associate	$82,148
Expert Level Ad Ops Associate	$83,829

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How Do Ad Ops Associate 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 Ad Ops Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,334.
California: $89,992.
Massachusetts: $88,792.

District of Columbia $90,334

California $89,992

Massachusetts $88,792

Washington $88,466

New Jersey $88,433

Alaska $88,319

Connecticut $87,193

New York $86,736

Hawaii $85,276

Rhode Island $84,591

Maryland $84,126

Minnesota $83,489

Colorado $83,244

Illinois $83,163

Oregon $82,853

Delaware $82,624

New Hampshire $82,481

Virginia $82,159

Pennsylvania $81,221

Nevada $80,748

North Dakota $80,593

Michigan $80,348

Wisconsin $80,258

Vermont $80,079

Texas $79,581

Maine $79,548

Arizona $79,500

Ohio $79,442

Georgia $78,692

Indiana $78,317

Wyoming $78,243

Utah $78,129

Iowa $78,080

Kansas $77,688

Louisiana $77,574

North Carolina $77,533

Missouri $77,517

Florida $77,199

Montana $77,027

Nebraska $76,864

Kentucky $76,774

South Carolina $76,448

Tennessee $76,244

Idaho $76,163

New Mexico $75,567

Oklahoma $75,436

Alabama $74,955

South Dakota $74,147

Arkansas $73,707

West Virginia $73,470

Mississippi $72,760

Top Paying Cities for Ad Ops Associates

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: $102,907
San Francisco: $101,896
Oakland: $99,636

San Jose, CA $102,907

San Francisco, CA $101,896

Oakland, CA $99,636

New York, NY $94,553

Queens Village, NY $93,941

Paramus, NJ $93,288

Passaic, NJ $93,206

Bergenfield, NJ $93,125

Stamford, CT $93,002

Huntington, NY $92,921

Newark, NJ $92,390

Bridgeport, CT $92,227

New Brunswick, NJ $91,958

Vallejo, CA $91,787

Middlesex, NJ $91,738

Somerset, NJ $91,664

Petaluma, CA $91,477

Santa Cruz, CA $91,158

Boston, MA $90,995

Monterey, CA $90,587

Fairbanks, AK $90,530

Los Angeles, CA $90,375

Washington, DC $90,334

Seattle, WA $90,188

Santa Rosa, CA $90,171

Juneau, AK $89,935

Orange, CA $89,665

Anchorage, AK $89,519

Anaheim, CA $89,461

Santa Ana, CA $89,339

Nassau, NY $89,290

Long Beach, CA $89,257

Danbury, CT $89,233

Santa Maria, CA $88,956

Everett, WA $88,939

Bremerton, WA $88,540

Trenton, NJ $88,384

Sacramento, CA $88,352

San Diego, CA $88,311

Brockton, MA $88,278

Tacoma, WA $88,246

Santa Barbara, CA $88,132

Lowell, MA $87,805

New Suffolk, NY $87,773

Nashua, NH $87,675

Lompoc, CA $87,544

Ventura, CA $87,463

Stockton, CA $87,438

New Haven, CT $87,275

Atlantic City, NJ $87,063

Hartford, CT $86,883

Modesto, CA $86,842

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,663

New Britain, CT $86,622

Olympia, WA $86,508

Kennewick, WA $86,508

New London, CT $86,492

Norwich, CT $86,467

Lawrence, MA $86,426

Bakersfield, CA $86,198

Riverside, CA $86,084

New Bedford, MA $86,084

Richland, WA $86,002

Portsmouth, NH $85,937

Vineland, NJ $85,921

San Bernardino, CA $85,855

Boulder, CO $85,627

Worcester, MA $85,562

Portland, OR $85,488

Saint Paul, MN $85,390

Minneapolis, MN $85,390

Philadelphia, PA $85,276

Honolulu, HI $84,844

Springfield, MA $84,558

Providence, RI $84,550

Chicago, IL $84,313

Bellingham, WA $84,215

Baltimore, MD $84,126

Chico, CA $83,922

Wilmington, DE $83,783

Pittsfield, MA $83,701

Manchester, NH $83,546

Spokane, WA $83,187

Denver, CO $83,179

Albany, NY $82,796

Troy, NY $82,763

Schenectady, NY $82,592

Burlington, VT $82,412

Portland, ME $82,127

Salem, OR $82,061

Yakima, WA $82,045

Ann Arbor, MI $82,021

Rochester, MN $81,792

Fresno, CA $81,751

Reno, NV $81,751

Milwaukee, WI $81,678

Detroit, MI $81,596

Allentown, PA $81,572

Carson City, NV $81,564

Houston, TX $81,441

Colorado Springs, CO $81,433

Syracuse, NY $81,392

Eugene, OR $81,237

Bismarck, ND $81,139

Gary, IN $81,139

Galveston, TX $81,139

Springfield, OR $81,074

Medford, OR $80,878

Fort Collins, CO $80,846

Austin, TX $80,780

Mesa, AZ $80,609

Phoenix, AZ $80,593

Dallas, TX $80,568

Reading, PA $80,519

Saint Cloud, MN $80,487

Concord, NH $80,413

Madison, WI $80,381

Utica, NY $80,160

Raleigh, NC $80,095

Las Vegas, NV $80,087

Rochester, NY $80,030

Des Moines, IA $80,022

Atlanta, GA $79,891

Battle Creek, MI $79,867

Salt Lake City, UT $79,842

Lancaster, PA $79,720

Champaign, IL $79,704

Harrisburg, PA $79,606

Durham, NC $79,532

Kansas City, MO $79,524

Kansas City, KS $79,508

Fort Worth, TX $79,500

Boca Raton, FL $79,467

Cleveland, OH $79,459

Columbus, OH $79,442

Pittsburgh, PA $79,434

Richmond, VA $79,402

Indianapolis, IN $79,385

Cincinnati, OH $79,279

Petersburg, VA $79,157

Billings, MT $78,977

Lansing, MI $78,977

Huntsville, AL $78,977

Lebanon, PA $78,969

Dayton, OH $78,961

Pueblo, CO $78,961

Appleton, WI $78,937

Buffalo, NY $78,904

Racine, WI $78,863

Charlotte, NC $78,855

Saint Louis, MO $78,831

Springfield, IL $78,798

Elkhart, IN $78,782

York, PA $78,782

Gastonia, NC $78,773

Benton Harbor, MI $78,773

Beaumont, TX $78,724

Lorain, OH $78,708

Toledo, OH $78,676

Binghamton, NY $78,635

Rock Hill, SC $78,627

Rockford, IL $78,586

Fargo, ND $78,545

Elyria, OH $78,545

Flagstaff, AZ $78,488

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,439

Miami, FL $78,390

Duluth, MN $78,259

Bangor, ME $78,153

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,064

Louisville, KY $78,023

Grand Rapids, MI $78,006

Hialeah, FL $77,998

Casper, WY $77,884

Scranton, PA $77,786

New Orleans, LA $77,762

Virginia Beach, VA $77,754

Akron, OH $77,713

Peoria, IL $77,607

Sarasota, FL $77,590

Green Bay, WI $77,533

Baton Rouge, LA $77,492

Charleston, SC $77,476

Nashville, TN $77,452

Jamestown, NY $77,435

Davenport, IA $77,435

Tucson, AZ $77,395

Cheyenne, WY $77,370

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,346

Tampa, FL $77,329

Omaha, NE $77,313

Port Arthur, TX $77,280

Evansville, IN $77,280

Bradenton, FL $77,248

Santa Fe, NM $77,101

Orlando, FL $77,019

Clearwater, FL $76,930

Canton, OH $76,758

La Crosse, WI $76,758

Grand Forks, ND $76,734

Albuquerque, NM $76,709

Tulsa, OK $76,709

Newport News, VA $76,701

High Point, NC $76,677

Ogden, UT $76,644

Corpus Christi, TX $76,579

Laramie, WY $76,530

Norfolk, VA $76,530

Rock Island, IL $76,481

Saginaw, MI $76,464

Jacksonville, FL $76,456

Salisbury, NC $76,440

Memphis, TN $76,424

Moline, IL $76,383

Fort Myers, FL $76,358

Waterloo, IA $76,252

Spartanburg, SC $76,171

Lincoln, NE $76,130

Fort Wayne, IN $76,114

Birmingham, AL $76,024

Cedar Falls, IA $76,008

Provo, UT $75,999

Springfield, OH $75,991

San Antonio, TX $75,975

Greensboro, NC $75,942

South Bend, IN $75,934

Winston Salem, NC $75,926

Boise, ID $75,902

Savannah, GA $75,844

Muskegon, MI $75,698

Lima, OH $75,600

Lake Charles, LA $75,567

Anderson, IN $75,551

Lexington, KY $75,526

Augusta, GA $75,502

Greenville, SC $75,502

Wichita, KS $75,428

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,428

Columbia, SC $75,355

Bloomington, IN $75,151

Roanoke, VA $75,102

Asheville, NC $74,996

Knoxville, TN $74,857

Shreveport, LA $74,849

Wilmington, NC $74,743

Frankfort, KY $74,588

Oklahoma City, OK $74,531

Chillicothe, OH $74,498

Longview, TX $74,490

Topeka, KS $74,466

Mobile, AL $74,343

Terre Haute, IN $74,311

Erie, PA $74,302

Altoona, PA $74,262

Melbourne, FL $74,237

Amarillo, TX $74,204

Killeen, TX $74,180

Fayetteville, AR $74,115

Sioux Falls, SD $74,058

Chattanooga, TN $74,009

Idaho Falls, ID $74,000

Gainesville, FL $73,829

Portsmouth, OH $73,788

Little Rock, AR $73,772

Lynchburg, VA $73,772

Lafayette, LA $73,739

Youngstown, OH $73,739

Temple, TX $73,707

Daytona Beach, FL $73,690

Clarksville, TN $73,682

Pensacola, FL $73,674

Hopkinsville, KY $73,429

Charleston, WV $73,421

Florence, SC $73,380

Sioux City, IA $73,331

Macon, GA $73,095

Tallahassee, FL $73,087

Fayetteville, NC $73,070

Waco, TX $73,054

Wichita Falls, TX $73,054

Pine Bluff, AR $73,021

Vincennes, IN $72,866

Lubbock, TX $72,834

Great Falls, MT $72,785

Alamogordo, NM $72,777

Abilene, TX $72,711

Rapid City, SD $72,605

Monroe, LA $72,605

Albany, GA $72,556

Huntington, WV $72,548

Jackson, MS $72,540

Greenville, MS $72,532

Parkersburg, WV $72,450

Montgomery, AL $72,434

Johnstown, PA $72,418

Springfield, MO $72,352

Biloxi, MS $72,312

Sumter, SC $72,140

Columbus, GA $72,132

Twin Falls, ID $72,083

Pascagoula, MS $71,977

Kingsport, TN $71,765

Gulfport, MS $71,741

Alexandria, LA $71,471

Fort Smith, AR $71,267

El Paso, TX $71,047

Helena, MT $70,941

Las Cruces, NM $70,680

Harlingen, TX $70,451

Pocatello, ID $70,378

Florence, AL $70,354

Brownsville, TX $70,337

Dothan, AL $70,207

Mcallen, TX $70,166

Columbus, MS $69,562

Altus, OK $69,187

Lawton, OK $69,032

Pierre, SD $68,738

What Skills Can Increase an Ad Ops Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 6.55% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
B2B (Mentioned in 2.28% Job Postings): B2B (business-to-business), a type of electronic commerce (e-commerce), is the exchange of products, services or information between businesses, rather than between businesses and consumers (B2C).
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.75% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	6.55%
B2B	2.28%
Microsoft Office	1.75%

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 Ad Ops Associate's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Negotiating: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$84,036	3%
Insight	$84,036	3%
Negotiating	$84,036	3%
Sales Process	$83,220	2%
Initiative	$83,220	2%
Business Development	$83,220	2%

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How Education impacts an Ad Ops Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Ad Ops Associates enter the field with a Associate'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 Ad Ops Associate with a Associate's Degree is between $87,244 and $92,911).

Ad Ops Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Ad Ops Associate

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 6.4%

Associates 5.2%

Bachelors 74.4%

Masters 13.1%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	6.4%
Associates	5.2%
Bachelors	74.4%
Masters	13.1%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Ad Ops Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Ad Ops Associate'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 January 01, 2026

$75,229

Average $81,588/year

$89,655

$6,269

Average $6,799/month

$7,471

$1,447

Average $1,569/week

$1,724

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,655	$7,471	$1,724	$43
Average	$81,588	$6,799	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$75,229	$6,269	$1,447	$36

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Salary Trends for Ad Ops Associate

Salaries for an Ad Ops Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,924 in 2023 to around $73,147 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ad Ops Associate salary trends, .

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2023

$73,924

2024

$73,594

2025

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2024	$73,594
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