Product Operations Lead Salary in the United States
How much does a Product Operations Lead make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Product Operations Lead in the United States is $82,145 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.
However, a Product Operations Lead's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,430
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,426 to $93,810
Key Factors That Influence Product Operations Lead Salaries
A Product Operations Lead's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Product Operations Lead 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 Product Operations Leads. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $103,609
San Francisco: $102,475
Oakland: $100,315
San Jose, CA$103,609
San Francisco, CA$102,475
Oakland, CA$100,315
New York, NY$94,581
Paramus, NJ$93,431
Queens Village, NY$93,427
Passaic, NJ$93,349
Bergenfield, NJ$93,341
Stamford, CT$93,160
Huntington, NY$93,127
Newark, NJ$92,520
Bridgeport, CT$92,346
Vallejo, CA$92,183
New Brunswick, NJ$92,150
Petaluma, CA$92,101
Middlesex, NJ$91,945
Somerset, NJ$91,887
Santa Cruz, CA$91,780
Boston, MA$91,279
Monterey, CA$90,991
Seattle, WA$90,803
Santa Rosa, CA$90,786
Los Angeles, CA$90,762
Juneau, AK$90,548
Washington, DC$90,458
Orange, CA$90,165
Santa Ana, CA$89,949
Long Beach, CA$89,866
Anaheim, CA$89,850
Anchorage, AK$89,809
Santa Maria, CA$89,562
Everett, WA$89,546
Danbury, CT$89,257
Bremerton, WA$89,144
Tacoma, WA$88,848
New Suffolk, NY$88,846
Sacramento, CA$88,823
Santa Barbara, CA$88,733
Trenton, NJ$88,642
San Diego, CA$88,642
Brockton, MA$88,552
Fairbanks, AK$88,351
Lompoc, CA$88,141
Lowell, MA$88,075
Ventura, CA$88,059
Nashua, NH$88,043
Stockton, CA$88,035
Modesto, CA$87,435
Poughkeepsie, NY$87,254
Olympia, WA$87,098
Kennewick, WA$87,098
New Haven, CT$87,065
Lawrence, MA$86,770
Hartford, CT$86,687
Riverside, CA$86,671
New Bedford, MA$86,589
Richland, WA$86,589
Bakersfield, CA$86,474
San Bernardino, CA$86,441
New Britain, CT$86,433
Atlantic City, NJ$86,433
New London, CT$86,400
Norwich, CT$86,375
Portsmouth, NH$86,359
Boulder, CO$86,185
Portland, OR$86,071
Worcester, MA$86,063
Minneapolis, MN$85,808
Philadelphia, PA$85,693
Honolulu, HI$85,422
Saint Paul, MN$85,383
Vineland, NJ$85,365
Providence, RI$85,127
Chicago, IL$84,888
Bellingham, WA$84,790
Springfield, MA$84,724
Baltimore, MD$84,700
Chico, CA$84,494
Pittsfield, MA$84,272
Manchester, NH$84,116
Spokane, WA$83,755
Denver, CO$83,747
Albany, NY$83,361
Troy, NY$83,328
Nassau, NY$83,240
Schenectady, NY$83,155
Wilmington, DE$83,089
Burlington, VT$82,974
Salem, OR$82,942
Portland, ME$82,687
Yakima, WA$82,605
Rochester, MN$82,350
Reno, NV$82,309
Fresno, CA$82,309
Milwaukee, WI$82,235
Detroit, MI$82,153
Ann Arbor, MI$82,139
Allentown, PA$82,128
Colorado Springs, CO$81,989
Syracuse, NY$81,948
Carson City, NV$81,948
Houston, TX$81,833
Eugene, OR$81,792
Gary, IN$81,693
Springfield, OR$81,627
Bismarck, ND$81,611
Galveston, TX$81,553
Medford, OR$81,430
Fort Collins, CO$81,397
Concord, NH$81,356
Austin, TX$81,332
Mesa, AZ$81,159
Reading, PA$81,151
Phoenix, AZ$81,143
Dallas, TX$81,118
Saint Cloud, MN$81,039
Madison, WI$80,929
Utica, NY$80,707
Rochester, NY$80,576
Des Moines, IA$80,568
Raleigh, NC$80,559
Atlanta, GA$80,436
Battle Creek, MI$80,412
Salt Lake City, UT$80,387
Lancaster, PA$80,264
Harrisburg, PA$80,149
Kansas City, MO$80,067
Champaign, IL$80,050
Kansas City, KS$80,050
Fort Worth, TX$80,042
Columbus, OH$80,028
Boca Raton, FL$80,009
Pittsburgh, PA$79,976
Richmond, VA$79,943
Indianapolis, IN$79,927
Cleveland, OH$79,919
Las Vegas, NV$79,820
Cincinnati, OH$79,820
Petersburg, VA$79,697
Huntsville, AL$79,574
Lansing, MI$79,519
Lebanon, PA$79,508
Pueblo, CO$79,500
Appleton, WI$79,475
Buffalo, NY$79,442
Dayton, OH$79,418
Racine, WI$79,401
Charlotte, NC$79,393
Saint Louis, MO$79,368
York, PA$79,319
Elkhart, IN$79,319
Gastonia, NC$79,303
Billings, MT$79,284
Beaumont, TX$79,262
Lorain, OH$79,245
Benton Harbor, MI$79,229
Toledo, OH$79,212
Binghamton, NY$79,171
Rock Hill, SC$79,163
Rockford, IL$79,122
Springfield, IL$79,089
Elyria, OH$79,081
Fargo, ND$79,081
Flagstaff, AZ$79,023
Fort Lauderdale, FL$78,974
Duluth, MN$78,925
Miami, FL$78,925
Cheyenne, WY$78,867
Grand Forks, ND$78,867
Bangor, ME$78,687
Cedar Rapids, IA$78,596
Durham, NC$78,562
Louisville, KY$78,555
Grand Rapids, MI$78,539
Hialeah, FL$78,530
Casper, WY$78,415
Scranton, PA$78,317
New Orleans, LA$78,292
Virginia Beach, VA$78,284
Akron, OH$78,243
Peoria, IL$78,136
Sarasota, FL$78,120
Nashville, TN$78,062
Omaha, NE$78,062
Green Bay, WI$78,062
Baton Rouge, LA$78,021
Charleston, SC$78,005
Jamestown, NY$77,964
Davenport, IA$77,964
Tucson, AZ$77,923
Saint Petersburg, FL$77,873
Tampa, FL$77,857
Evansville, IN$77,808
Port Arthur, TX$77,808
Bradenton, FL$77,775
Santa Fe, NM$77,627
Orlando, FL$77,479
Clearwater, FL$77,454
Canton, OH$77,282
La Crosse, WI$77,282
Albuquerque, NM$77,233
Newport News, VA$77,224
High Point, NC$77,200
Ogden, UT$77,167
Corpus Christi, TX$77,101
Norfolk, VA$77,052
Laramie, WY$77,052
Rock Island, IL$77,003
Saginaw, MI$76,986
Jacksonville, FL$76,978
Salisbury, NC$76,961
Boise, ID$76,945
Moline, IL$76,904
Fort Myers, FL$76,879
Memphis, TN$76,863
Tulsa, OK$76,822
Waterloo, IA$76,773
Spartanburg, SC$76,690
Lincoln, NE$76,649
Fort Wayne, IN$76,633
Provo, UT$76,625
Cedar Falls, IA$76,526
San Antonio, TX$76,493
Greensboro, NC$76,460
South Bend, IN$76,452
Savannah, GA$76,362
Muskegon, MI$76,329
Birmingham, AL$76,321
Winston Salem, NC$76,280
Lake Charles, LA$76,083
Anderson, IN$76,066
Lexington, KY$76,041
Augusta, GA$76,017
Greenville, SC$76,017
Lima, OH$75,951
Wichita, KS$75,943
Tuscaloosa, AL$75,943
Columbia, SC$75,869
Springfield, OH$75,853
Asheville, NC$75,721
Bloomington, IN$75,664
Knoxville, TN$75,368
Shreveport, LA$75,360
Wilmington, NC$75,253
Roanoke, VA$75,253
Topeka, KS$75,105
Frankfort, KY$75,096
Oklahoma City, OK$75,039
Chillicothe, OH$75,006
Longview, TX$74,998
Melbourne, FL$74,990
Sioux Falls, SD$74,859
Mobile, AL$74,850
Terre Haute, IN$74,817
Altoona, PA$74,768
Amarillo, TX$74,711
Killeen, TX$74,686
Fayetteville, AR$74,620
Chattanooga, TN$74,596
Sioux City, IA$74,522
Idaho Falls, ID$74,505
Lynchburg, VA$74,440
Gainesville, FL$74,333
Portsmouth, OH$74,292
Little Rock, AR$74,275
Lafayette, LA$74,242
Youngstown, OH$74,242
Daytona Beach, FL$74,193
Clarksville, TN$74,185
Pensacola, FL$74,177
Temple, TX$74,171
Hopkinsville, KY$73,930
Erie, PA$73,914
Florence, SC$73,881
Charleston, WV$73,750
Great Falls, MT$73,709
Macon, GA$73,594
Tallahassee, FL$73,585
Fayetteville, NC$73,569
Waco, TX$73,552
Helena, MT$73,495
Pine Bluff, AR$73,464
Vincennes, IN$73,364
Lubbock, TX$73,331
Alamogordo, NM$73,281
Twin Falls, ID$73,207
Rapid City, SD$73,183
Jackson, MS$73,035
Huntington, WV$73,029
Greenville, MS$73,027
Parkersburg, WV$72,943
Montgomery, AL$72,928
Wichita Falls, TX$72,846
Springfield, MO$72,846
Biloxi, MS$72,805
Monroe, LA$72,723
Johnstown, PA$72,665
Sumter, SC$72,632
Columbus, GA$72,624
Pascagoula, MS$72,468
Abilene, TX$72,468
Kingsport, TN$72,255
Albany, GA$72,255
Gulfport, MS$72,230
Alexandria, LA$71,959
Fort Smith, AR$71,753
El Paso, TX$71,532
Las Cruces, NM$71,162
Harlingen, TX$70,953
Pocatello, ID$70,940
Florence, AL$70,833
Brownsville, TX$70,817
Mcallen, TX$70,645
Dothan, AL$70,530
Columbus, MS$70,042
Altus, OK$69,659
Lawton, OK$69,503
Pierre, SD$69,207
What Skills Can Increase a Product Operations Lead's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Leadership (Mentioned in 9.94% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
5S (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): Stands for sort, sustain, set in order, standardized and shine. 5 tips that are designed to achieve clean, uncluttered, safe, and well organized workplace for a more systematized work flow.
Sustainability (Mentioned in 1.85% Job Postings): Sustainability is a societal goal that broadly aims for humans to safely co-exist on planet Earth over a long time. Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and therefore vary in the literature and over time.
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 Product Operations Lead's salary.
SOP: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Product Operations Lead Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Product Operations Lead roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 42% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average.
In contrast, Product Operations Lead positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Product Operations Lead as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Product Operations Lead
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$100,217
$48.0
22%
Biotechnology
$98,574
$47.0
20%
Software & Networking
$96,931
$47.0
18%
Energy & Utilities
$94,467
$45.0
15%
Chemicals
$90,359
$43.0
10%
How Education impacts a Product Operations Lead's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Product Operations Leads enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Product Operations Lead with a No Diploma is between
$82,992
and $88,260).
Product Operations Lead Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Product Operations Lead'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.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$74,426
Average$82,145/year
$93,810
$6,202
Average$6,845/month
$7,817
$1,431
Average$1,580/week
$1,804
$36
Average$39/hour
$45
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$93,810
$7,817
$1,804
$45
Average
$82,145
$6,845
$1,580
$39
25th Percentile
$74,426
$6,202
$1,431
$36
Salaries of Jobs related to Product Operations Lead
Salaries for a Product Operations Lead can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $68,574 in 2023
to around $68,737 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Product Operations Lead salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Product Operations Lead
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Product Operations Lead
Here are companies hiring for Product Operations Lead and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Product Operations Lead
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Product Operations Lead?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Product Operations Lead roles,
with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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