What are the main factors that influence a Workforce Operations Manager's salary?

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

How does experience change A Workforce Operations Manager's salary?

A Workforce Operations Manager's salary grows with experience: a CNC Machine Operator I (1-3 years)earns $48,821, a CNC Machine Operator II (3-5 years)earns $61,796, a Workforce Operations Manager (5-7 years)earns $70,300,

What are the highest paying states for a Workforce Operations Manager?

Workforce Operations Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Workforce Operations Manager roles are District of Columbia $77,150, California $76,858, Massachusetts $75,834. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Workforce Operations Manager roles make?

Salaries for Workforce Operations Manager level roles vary by specialization: Workforce Analytics Senior Manager: $178,903; Regional Workforce Manager: $118,255; Workforce Manager: $117,460; Traffic Workforce Manager: $116,643; Workforce Management Manager: $115,686.

How do different companies affect a Workforce Operations Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Workforce Operations 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.

Workforce Operations Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Workforce Operations Manager make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Workforce Operations Manager in the United States is $69,681 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,501
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,769 to $76,392
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,655

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Workforce Operations Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,392	$6,366	$1,469	$37
Average	$69,681	$5,807	$1,340	$34
25th Percentile	$60,769	$5,064	$1,169	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Workforce Operations Manager Salaries

A Workforce Operations 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Workforce Operations 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 Workforce Operations Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $77,150.
California: $76,858.
Massachusetts: $75,834.

District of Columbia $77,150

California $76,858

Massachusetts $75,834

Washington $75,555

New Jersey $75,527

Alaska $75,429

Connecticut $74,468

New York $74,078

Hawaii $72,830

Rhode Island $72,245

Maryland $71,848

Minnesota $71,304

Colorado $71,095

Illinois $71,026

Oregon $70,761

Delaware $70,566

New Hampshire $70,443

Virginia $70,168

Pennsylvania $69,367

Nevada $68,963

North Dakota $68,831

Michigan $68,622

Wisconsin $68,545

Vermont $68,392

Texas $67,967

Maine $67,939

Arizona $67,897

Ohio $67,848

Georgia $67,207

Indiana $66,887

Wyoming $66,824

Utah $66,726

Iowa $66,684

Kansas $66,350

Louisiana $66,252

North Carolina $66,218

Missouri $66,204

Florida $65,932

Montana $65,786

Nebraska $65,646

Kentucky $65,570

South Carolina $65,291

Tennessee $65,117

Idaho $65,047

New Mexico $64,538

Oklahoma $64,427

Alabama $64,016

South Dakota $63,326

Arkansas $62,950

West Virginia $62,747

Mississippi $62,141

Top Paying Cities for Workforce Operations 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: $87,888
San Francisco: $87,024
Oakland: $85,094

San Jose, CA $87,888

San Francisco, CA $87,024

Oakland, CA $85,094

New York, NY $80,753

Queens Village, NY $80,230

Paramus, NJ $79,673

Passaic, NJ $79,603

Bergenfield, NJ $79,534

Stamford, CT $79,429

Huntington, NY $79,359

Newark, NJ $78,906

Bridgeport, CT $78,767

New Brunswick, NJ $78,537

Vallejo, CA $78,391

Middlesex, NJ $78,349

Somerset, NJ $78,286

Petaluma, CA $78,126

Santa Cruz, CA $77,854

Boston, MA $77,715

Monterey, CA $77,366

Fairbanks, AK $77,318

Los Angeles, CA $77,185

Washington, DC $77,150

Seattle, WA $77,025

Santa Rosa, CA $77,011

Juneau, AK $76,809

Orange, CA $76,579

Anchorage, AK $76,454

Anaheim, CA $76,405

Santa Ana, CA $76,300

Nassau, NY $76,259

Long Beach, CA $76,231

Danbury, CT $76,210

Santa Maria, CA $75,973

Everett, WA $75,959

Bremerton, WA $75,617

Trenton, NJ $75,485

Sacramento, CA $75,457

San Diego, CA $75,422

Brockton, MA $75,395

Tacoma, WA $75,367

Santa Barbara, CA $75,269

Lowell, MA $74,990

New Suffolk, NY $74,962

Nashua, NH $74,879

Lompoc, CA $74,767

Ventura, CA $74,698

Stockton, CA $74,677

New Haven, CT $74,537

Atlantic City, NJ $74,356

Hartford, CT $74,203

Modesto, CA $74,168

Poughkeepsie, NY $74,015

New Britain, CT $73,980

Olympia, WA $73,882

Kennewick, WA $73,882

New London, CT $73,869

Norwich, CT $73,848

Lawrence, MA $73,813

Bakersfield, CA $73,618

Riverside, CA $73,520

New Bedford, MA $73,520

Richland, WA $73,450

Portsmouth, NH $73,395

Vineland, NJ $73,381

San Bernardino, CA $73,325

Boulder, CO $73,130

Worcester, MA $73,074

Portland, OR $73,011

Saint Paul, MN $72,928

Minneapolis, MN $72,928

Philadelphia, PA $72,830

Honolulu, HI $72,461

Springfield, MA $72,217

Providence, RI $72,210

Chicago, IL $72,008

Bellingham, WA $71,924

Baltimore, MD $71,848

Chico, CA $71,674

Wilmington, DE $71,555

Pittsfield, MA $71,485

Manchester, NH $71,353

Spokane, WA $71,046

Denver, CO $71,039

Albany, NY $70,712

Troy, NY $70,684

Schenectady, NY $70,538

Burlington, VT $70,384

Portland, ME $70,141

Salem, OR $70,085

Yakima, WA $70,071

Ann Arbor, MI $70,050

Rochester, MN $69,855

Fresno, CA $69,820

Reno, NV $69,820

Milwaukee, WI $69,757

Detroit, MI $69,688

Allentown, PA $69,667

Carson City, NV $69,660

Houston, TX $69,555

Colorado Springs, CO $69,548

Syracuse, NY $69,513

Eugene, OR $69,381

Bismarck, ND $69,297

Gary, IN $69,297

Galveston, TX $69,297

Springfield, OR $69,242

Medford, OR $69,074

Fort Collins, CO $69,047

Austin, TX $68,991

Mesa, AZ $68,845

Phoenix, AZ $68,831

Dallas, TX $68,810

Reading, PA $68,768

Saint Cloud, MN $68,740

Concord, NH $68,677

Madison, WI $68,649

Utica, NY $68,461

Raleigh, NC $68,406

Las Vegas, NV $68,399

Rochester, NY $68,350

Des Moines, IA $68,343

Atlanta, GA $68,231

Battle Creek, MI $68,210

Salt Lake City, UT $68,190

Lancaster, PA $68,085

Champaign, IL $68,071

Harrisburg, PA $67,987

Durham, NC $67,925

Kansas City, MO $67,918

Kansas City, KS $67,904

Fort Worth, TX $67,897

Boca Raton, FL $67,869

Cleveland, OH $67,862

Columbus, OH $67,848

Pittsburgh, PA $67,841

Richmond, VA $67,813

Indianapolis, IN $67,799

Cincinnati, OH $67,709

Petersburg, VA $67,604

Billings, MT $67,451

Lansing, MI $67,451

Huntsville, AL $67,451

Lebanon, PA $67,444

Dayton, OH $67,437

Pueblo, CO $67,437

Appleton, WI $67,416

Buffalo, NY $67,388

Racine, WI $67,353

Charlotte, NC $67,346

Saint Louis, MO $67,325

Springfield, IL $67,298

Elkhart, IN $67,284

York, PA $67,284

Gastonia, NC $67,277

Benton Harbor, MI $67,277

Beaumont, TX $67,235

Lorain, OH $67,221

Toledo, OH $67,193

Binghamton, NY $67,158

Rock Hill, SC $67,151

Rockford, IL $67,116

Fargo, ND $67,082

Elyria, OH $67,082

Flagstaff, AZ $67,033

Fort Lauderdale, FL $66,991

Miami, FL $66,949

Duluth, MN $66,838

Bangor, ME $66,747

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,670

Louisville, KY $66,636

Grand Rapids, MI $66,622

Hialeah, FL $66,615

Casper, WY $66,517

Scranton, PA $66,434

New Orleans, LA $66,413

Virginia Beach, VA $66,406

Akron, OH $66,371

Peoria, IL $66,280

Sarasota, FL $66,266

Green Bay, WI $66,218

Baton Rouge, LA $66,183

Charleston, SC $66,169

Nashville, TN $66,148

Jamestown, NY $66,134

Davenport, IA $66,134

Tucson, AZ $66,099

Cheyenne, WY $66,078

Saint Petersburg, FL $66,057

Tampa, FL $66,043

Omaha, NE $66,029

Port Arthur, TX $66,002

Evansville, IN $66,002

Bradenton, FL $65,974

Santa Fe, NM $65,848

Orlando, FL $65,779

Clearwater, FL $65,702

Canton, OH $65,556

La Crosse, WI $65,556

Grand Forks, ND $65,535

Albuquerque, NM $65,514

Tulsa, OK $65,514

Newport News, VA $65,507

High Point, NC $65,486

Ogden, UT $65,458

Corpus Christi, TX $65,402

Laramie, WY $65,360

Norfolk, VA $65,360

Rock Island, IL $65,319

Saginaw, MI $65,305

Jacksonville, FL $65,298

Salisbury, NC $65,284

Memphis, TN $65,270

Moline, IL $65,235

Fort Myers, FL $65,214

Waterloo, IA $65,124

Spartanburg, SC $65,054

Lincoln, NE $65,019

Fort Wayne, IN $65,005

Birmingham, AL $64,928

Cedar Falls, IA $64,915

Provo, UT $64,908

Springfield, OH $64,901

San Antonio, TX $64,887

Greensboro, NC $64,859

South Bend, IN $64,852

Winston Salem, NC $64,845

Boise, ID $64,824

Savannah, GA $64,775

Muskegon, MI $64,650

Lima, OH $64,566

Lake Charles, LA $64,538

Anderson, IN $64,524

Lexington, KY $64,503

Augusta, GA $64,483

Greenville, SC $64,483

Wichita, KS $64,420

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,420

Columbia, SC $64,357

Bloomington, IN $64,183

Roanoke, VA $64,141

Asheville, NC $64,050

Knoxville, TN $63,932

Shreveport, LA $63,925

Wilmington, NC $63,834

Frankfort, KY $63,702

Oklahoma City, OK $63,653

Chillicothe, OH $63,625

Longview, TX $63,618

Topeka, KS $63,598

Mobile, AL $63,493

Terre Haute, IN $63,465

Erie, PA $63,458

Altoona, PA $63,423

Melbourne, FL $63,402

Amarillo, TX $63,375

Killeen, TX $63,354

Fayetteville, AR $63,298

Sioux Falls, SD $63,249

Chattanooga, TN $63,207

Idaho Falls, ID $63,200

Gainesville, FL $63,054

Portsmouth, OH $63,019

Little Rock, AR $63,005

Lynchburg, VA $63,005

Lafayette, LA $62,977

Youngstown, OH $62,977

Temple, TX $62,950

Daytona Beach, FL $62,936

Clarksville, TN $62,929

Pensacola, FL $62,922

Hopkinsville, KY $62,713

Charleston, WV $62,706

Florence, SC $62,671

Sioux City, IA $62,629

Macon, GA $62,427

Tallahassee, FL $62,420

Fayetteville, NC $62,406

Waco, TX $62,392

Wichita Falls, TX $62,392

Pine Bluff, AR $62,364

Vincennes, IN $62,232

Lubbock, TX $62,204

Great Falls, MT $62,162

Alamogordo, NM $62,155

Abilene, TX $62,099

Rapid City, SD $62,009

Monroe, LA $62,009

Albany, GA $61,967

Huntington, WV $61,960

Jackson, MS $61,953

Greenville, MS $61,946

Parkersburg, WV $61,876

Montgomery, AL $61,863

Johnstown, PA $61,849

Springfield, MO $61,793

Biloxi, MS $61,758

Sumter, SC $61,612

Columbus, GA $61,605

Twin Falls, ID $61,563

Pascagoula, MS $61,472

Kingsport, TN $61,291

Gulfport, MS $61,270

Alexandria, LA $61,040

Fort Smith, AR $60,866

El Paso, TX $60,678

Helena, MT $60,587

Las Cruces, NM $60,364

Harlingen, TX $60,169

Pocatello, ID $60,107

Florence, AL $60,086

Brownsville, TX $60,072

Dothan, AL $59,960

Mcallen, TX $59,925

Columbus, MS $59,410

Altus, OK $59,089

Lawton, OK $58,957

Pierre, SD $58,706

What Skills Can Increase a Workforce Operations Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 1.82% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
ISO (Mentioned in 1.35% Job Postings): The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 0.96% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	1.82%
ISO	1.35%
Preventive Maintenance	0.96%

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 a Workforce Operations Manager's salary.

Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Mechanical Drawing: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dedication	$73,165	5%
Analysis	$72,468	4%
Mechanical Drawing	$72,468	4%
Work Ethic	$72,468	4%
Quality Assurance	$72,468	4%
Continuous Improvement	$72,468	4%

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Workforce Operations Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Workforce Operations 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 March 01, 2026

$60,769

Average $69,681/year

$76,392

$5,064

Average $5,807/month

$6,366

$1,169

Average $1,340/week

$1,469

$29

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,392	$6,366	$1,469	$37
Average	$69,681	$5,807	$1,340	$34
25th Percentile	$60,769	$5,064	$1,169	$29

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Salary Trends for Workforce Operations Manager

Salaries for a Workforce Operations Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,883 in 2023 to around $56,311 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Workforce Operations Manager salary trends, .

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