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 $77,826 for beginners, reaching about $79,257 at mid-level, and approach $83,846 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 $90,353, California $90,010, Massachusetts $88,810. 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: $121,826; Ops Manager: $109,776; Ad Ops Coordinator: $88,199; Ad Operations Associate Junior: $81,224; Ad Ops Specialist: $79,631.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ad Ops Associate in the United States is $81,605 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): $97,016
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,251 to $89,672
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,466

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Ad Ops Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,672	$7,473	$1,724	$43
Average	$81,605	$6,800	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$75,251	$6,271	$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): $77,826
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,017
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,257
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,165
Expert (over 8 years): $83,846

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Ad Ops Associate	$77,826
Intermediate Level Ad Ops Associate	$78,017
Senior Level Ad Ops Associate	$79,257
Specialist Level Ad Ops Associate	$82,165
Expert Level Ad Ops Associate	$83,846

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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: $90,353.
California: $90,010.
Massachusetts: $88,810.

District of Columbia $90,353

California $90,010

Massachusetts $88,810

Washington $88,484

New Jersey $88,451

Alaska $88,337

Connecticut $87,211

New York $86,754

Hawaii $85,293

Rhode Island $84,608

Maryland $84,143

Minnesota $83,506

Colorado $83,261

Illinois $83,180

Oregon $82,870

Delaware $82,641

New Hampshire $82,497

Virginia $82,176

Pennsylvania $81,237

Nevada $80,764

North Dakota $80,609

Michigan $80,364

Wisconsin $80,275

Vermont $80,095

Texas $79,597

Maine $79,565

Arizona $79,516

Ohio $79,458

Georgia $78,708

Indiana $78,332

Wyoming $78,259

Utah $78,145

Iowa $78,096

Kansas $77,704

Louisiana $77,590

North Carolina $77,549

Missouri $77,533

Florida $77,214

Montana $77,043

Nebraska $76,880

Kentucky $76,790

South Carolina $76,464

Tennessee $76,260

Idaho $76,178

New Mexico $75,582

Oklahoma $75,452

Alabama $74,970

South Dakota $74,162

Arkansas $73,722

West Virginia $73,485

Mississippi $72,775

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: $102,928
San Francisco: $101,801
Oakland: $99,656

San Jose, CA $102,928

San Francisco, CA $101,801

Oakland, CA $99,656

New York, NY $93,959

Paramus, NJ $92,816

Queens Village, NY $92,812

Passaic, NJ $92,735

Bergenfield, NJ $92,727

Stamford, CT $92,548

Huntington, NY $92,514

Newark, NJ $91,911

Bridgeport, CT $91,739

Vallejo, CA $91,577

New Brunswick, NJ $91,544

Petaluma, CA $91,495

Middlesex, NJ $91,340

Somerset, NJ $91,283

Santa Cruz, CA $91,177

Boston, MA $90,679

Monterey, CA $90,393

Seattle, WA $90,206

Santa Rosa, CA $90,190

Los Angeles, CA $90,165

Juneau, AK $89,953

Washington, DC $89,863

Orange, CA $89,573

Santa Ana, CA $89,357

Long Beach, CA $89,276

Anaheim, CA $89,259

Anchorage, AK $89,218

Santa Maria, CA $88,974

Everett, WA $88,957

Danbury, CT $88,670

Bremerton, WA $88,557

Tacoma, WA $88,264

New Suffolk, NY $88,262

Sacramento, CA $88,239

Santa Barbara, CA $88,149

Trenton, NJ $88,060

San Diego, CA $88,060

Brockton, MA $87,970

Fairbanks, AK $87,770

Lompoc, CA $87,562

Lowell, MA $87,496

Ventura, CA $87,480

Nashua, NH $87,464

Stockton, CA $87,456

Modesto, CA $86,860

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,681

Olympia, WA $86,525

Kennewick, WA $86,525

New Haven, CT $86,493

Lawrence, MA $86,199

Hartford, CT $86,117

Riverside, CA $86,101

New Bedford, MA $86,020

Richland, WA $86,020

Bakersfield, CA $85,905

San Bernardino, CA $85,873

New Britain, CT $85,864

Atlantic City, NJ $85,864

New London, CT $85,832

Norwich, CT $85,807

Portsmouth, NH $85,791

Boulder, CO $85,618

Portland, OR $85,505

Worcester, MA $85,497

Minneapolis, MN $85,244

Philadelphia, PA $85,130

Honolulu, HI $84,861

Saint Paul, MN $84,822

Vineland, NJ $84,804

Providence, RI $84,567

Chicago, IL $84,330

Bellingham, WA $84,232

Springfield, MA $84,167

Baltimore, MD $84,143

Chico, CA $83,939

Pittsfield, MA $83,718

Manchester, NH $83,563

Spokane, WA $83,204

Denver, CO $83,196

Albany, NY $82,812

Troy, NY $82,780

Nassau, NY $82,692

Schenectady, NY $82,608

Wilmington, DE $82,543

Burlington, VT $82,429

Salem, OR $82,396

Portland, ME $82,143

Yakima, WA $82,062

Rochester, MN $81,809

Reno, NV $81,768

Fresno, CA $81,768

Milwaukee, WI $81,694

Detroit, MI $81,613

Ann Arbor, MI $81,599

Allentown, PA $81,588

Colorado Springs, CO $81,450

Syracuse, NY $81,409

Carson City, NV $81,409

Houston, TX $81,295

Eugene, OR $81,254

Gary, IN $81,156

Springfield, OR $81,091

Bismarck, ND $81,074

Galveston, TX $81,017

Medford, OR $80,895

Fort Collins, CO $80,862

Concord, NH $80,821

Austin, TX $80,797

Mesa, AZ $80,625

Reading, PA $80,617

Phoenix, AZ $80,609

Dallas, TX $80,585

Saint Cloud, MN $80,506

Madison, WI $80,397

Utica, NY $80,177

Rochester, NY $80,046

Des Moines, IA $80,038

Raleigh, NC $80,030

Atlanta, GA $79,907

Battle Creek, MI $79,883

Salt Lake City, UT $79,858

Lancaster, PA $79,736

Harrisburg, PA $79,622

Kansas City, MO $79,540

Champaign, IL $79,524

Kansas City, KS $79,524

Fort Worth, TX $79,516

Columbus, OH $79,502

Boca Raton, FL $79,483

Pittsburgh, PA $79,450

Richmond, VA $79,418

Indianapolis, IN $79,401

Cleveland, OH $79,393

Las Vegas, NV $79,295

Cincinnati, OH $79,295

Petersburg, VA $79,173

Huntsville, AL $79,050

Lansing, MI $78,996

Lebanon, PA $78,985

Pueblo, CO $78,977

Appleton, WI $78,953

Buffalo, NY $78,920

Dayton, OH $78,895

Racine, WI $78,879

Charlotte, NC $78,871

Saint Louis, MO $78,846

York, PA $78,797

Elkhart, IN $78,797

Gastonia, NC $78,782

Billings, MT $78,762

Beaumont, TX $78,740

Lorain, OH $78,724

Benton Harbor, MI $78,708

Toledo, OH $78,691

Binghamton, NY $78,651

Rock Hill, SC $78,642

Rockford, IL $78,602

Springfield, IL $78,569

Elyria, OH $78,561

Fargo, ND $78,561

Flagstaff, AZ $78,504

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,455

Duluth, MN $78,406

Miami, FL $78,406

Cheyenne, WY $78,349

Grand Forks, ND $78,349

Bangor, ME $78,169

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,079

Durham, NC $78,045

Louisville, KY $78,039

Grand Rapids, MI $78,022

Hialeah, FL $78,014

Casper, WY $77,900

Scranton, PA $77,802

New Orleans, LA $77,777

Virginia Beach, VA $77,769

Akron, OH $77,728

Peoria, IL $77,622

Sarasota, FL $77,606

Nashville, TN $77,549

Omaha, NE $77,549

Green Bay, WI $77,549

Baton Rouge, LA $77,508

Charleston, SC $77,492

Jamestown, NY $77,451

Davenport, IA $77,451

Tucson, AZ $77,410

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,361

Tampa, FL $77,345

Evansville, IN $77,296

Port Arthur, TX $77,296

Bradenton, FL $77,263

Santa Fe, NM $77,116

Orlando, FL $76,970

Clearwater, FL $76,945

Canton, OH $76,774

La Crosse, WI $76,774

Albuquerque, NM $76,725

Newport News, VA $76,717

High Point, NC $76,692

Ogden, UT $76,659

Corpus Christi, TX $76,594

Norfolk, VA $76,545

Laramie, WY $76,545

Rock Island, IL $76,496

Saginaw, MI $76,480

Jacksonville, FL $76,472

Salisbury, NC $76,455

Boise, ID $76,439

Moline, IL $76,398

Fort Myers, FL $76,374

Memphis, TN $76,358

Tulsa, OK $76,317

Waterloo, IA $76,268

Spartanburg, SC $76,186

Lincoln, NE $76,145

Fort Wayne, IN $76,129

Provo, UT $76,121

Cedar Falls, IA $76,023

San Antonio, TX $75,990

Greensboro, NC $75,958

South Bend, IN $75,949

Savannah, GA $75,860

Muskegon, MI $75,827

Birmingham, AL $75,819

Winston Salem, NC $75,779

Lake Charles, LA $75,582

Anderson, IN $75,566

Lexington, KY $75,541

Augusta, GA $75,517

Greenville, SC $75,517

Lima, OH $75,452

Wichita, KS $75,444

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,444

Columbia, SC $75,370

Springfield, OH $75,354

Asheville, NC $75,223

Bloomington, IN $75,166

Knoxville, TN $74,872

Shreveport, LA $74,864

Wilmington, NC $74,758

Roanoke, VA $74,758

Topeka, KS $74,611

Frankfort, KY $74,602

Oklahoma City, OK $74,546

Chillicothe, OH $74,513

Longview, TX $74,505

Melbourne, FL $74,497

Sioux Falls, SD $74,366

Mobile, AL $74,358

Terre Haute, IN $74,326

Altoona, PA $74,277

Amarillo, TX $74,219

Killeen, TX $74,195

Fayetteville, AR $74,130

Chattanooga, TN $74,105

Sioux City, IA $74,032

Idaho Falls, ID $74,015

Lynchburg, VA $73,950

Gainesville, FL $73,844

Portsmouth, OH $73,803

Little Rock, AR $73,787

Lafayette, LA $73,754

Youngstown, OH $73,754

Daytona Beach, FL $73,705

Clarksville, TN $73,697

Pensacola, FL $73,689

Temple, TX $73,683

Hopkinsville, KY $73,444

Erie, PA $73,428

Florence, SC $73,395

Charleston, WV $73,265

Great Falls, MT $73,224

Macon, GA $73,110

Tallahassee, FL $73,101

Fayetteville, NC $73,085

Waco, TX $73,069

Helena, MT $73,012

Pine Bluff, AR $72,981

Vincennes, IN $72,881

Lubbock, TX $72,849

Alamogordo, NM $72,800

Twin Falls, ID $72,726

Rapid City, SD $72,702

Jackson, MS $72,555

Huntington, WV $72,549

Greenville, MS $72,547

Parkersburg, WV $72,463

Montgomery, AL $72,449

Wichita Falls, TX $72,367

Springfield, MO $72,367

Biloxi, MS $72,326

Monroe, LA $72,245

Johnstown, PA $72,188

Sumter, SC $72,155

Columbus, GA $72,147

Pascagoula, MS $71,992

Abilene, TX $71,992

Kingsport, TN $71,779

Albany, GA $71,779

Gulfport, MS $71,755

Alexandria, LA $71,486

Fort Smith, AR $71,282

El Paso, TX $71,061

Las Cruces, NM $70,694

Harlingen, TX $70,487

Pocatello, ID $70,474

Florence, AL $70,368

Brownsville, TX $70,351

Mcallen, TX $70,180

Dothan, AL $70,066

Columbus, MS $69,581

Altus, OK $69,201

Lawton, OK $69,046

Pierre, SD $68,752

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%

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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	$84,053	3%
Insight	$84,053	3%
Negotiating	$84,053	3%
Sales Process	$83,237	2%
Initiative	$83,237	2%
Business Development	$83,237	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 May 01, 2026

$75,251

Average $81,605/year

$89,672

$6,271

Average $6,800/month

$7,473

$1,447

Average $1,569/week

$1,724

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,672	$7,473	$1,724	$43
Average	$81,605	$6,800	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$75,251	$6,271	$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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2024

$73,594

2025

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