Pay by state · 54 states
General and Operations Manager Salary by State (2026)
General and Operations Managers earn the most in New Jersey at $173,690 a year and the least in Guam at $67,690 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $105,770. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $173,690New Jersey
- National median
- $105,770BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $67,690Guam
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
General and Operations Manager salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of general and operations managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJNew Jersey | $173,690 | $111,580 | $284,250 | 53,000 | $159,634 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $168,000 | $127,110 | $204,890 | 36,150 | $152,865 |
| 3 | SDSouth Dakota | $137,400 | $105,210 | $185,100 | 4,280 | $155,104 |
| 4 | CTConnecticut | $137,220 | $95,300 | $207,860 | 39,070 | $132,439 |
| 5 | DEDelaware | $137,220 | $97,920 | $200,010 | 5,000 | $137,484 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $133,750 | $101,030 | $188,290 | 50,630 | $124,985 |
| 7 | COColorado | $131,840 | $91,180 | $195,190 | 41,870 | $127,935 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $130,860 | $85,770 | $209,110 | 206,740 | $121,255 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $127,220 | $82,190 | $199,540 | 95,880 | $120,295 |
| 10 | NHNew Hampshire | $124,680 | $79,830 | $175,660 | 22,110 | $119,695 |
| 11 | CACalifornia | $124,390 | $81,620 | $186,230 | 300,840 | $112,346 |
| 12 | VAVirginia | $122,080 | $78,240 | $178,490 | 103,590 | $120,747 |
| 13 | WIWisconsin | $118,730 | $79,360 | $171,130 | 36,910 | $126,181 |
| 14 | MDMaryland | $117,930 | $78,760 | $172,410 | 96,740 | $112,358 |
| 15 | RIRhode Island | $117,380 | $85,700 | $171,220 | 9,150 | $114,763 |
| 16 | AKAlaska | $116,630 | $85,770 | $160,810 | 6,020 | $113,942 |
| 17 | ALAlabama | $111,790 | $76,840 | $169,510 | 30,170 | $125,857 |
| 18 | HIHawaii | $108,180 | $75,050 | $157,490 | 13,380 | $98,389 |
| 19 | INIndiana | $108,170 | $75,690 | $167,830 | 47,180 | $115,902 |
| 20 | TNTennessee | $106,970 | $72,500 | $163,820 | 63,720 | $116,436 |
| 21 | MSMississippi | $106,680 | $68,920 | $158,890 | 10,630 | $122,687 |
| 22 | SCSouth Carolina | $106,080 | $75,480 | $158,250 | 32,230 | $113,153 |
| 23 | GAGeorgia | $103,730 | $68,000 | $165,100 | 111,060 | $107,723 |
| 24 | ILIllinois | $103,570 | $72,300 | $167,980 | 171,300 | $103,614 |
| 25 | OROregon | $103,490 | $74,670 | $160,590 | 36,190 | $100,125 |
| 26 | TXTexas | $103,230 | $64,470 | $168,510 | 431,310 | $106,360 |
| 27 | PAPennsylvania | $103,130 | $72,580 | $158,800 | 172,010 | $105,696 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $101,950 | $66,800 | $162,170 | 63,740 | $108,083 |
| 29 | LALouisiana | $101,790 | $68,750 | $156,040 | 43,220 | $115,399 |
| 30 | FLFlorida | $101,580 | $68,400 | $158,340 | 236,290 | $98,227 |
| 31 | WYWyoming | $99,700 | $64,090 | $144,250 | 7,470 | $107,562 |
| 32 | MIMichigan | $99,530 | $65,000 | $155,330 | 85,860 | $103,443 |
| 33 | NVNevada | $99,390 | $64,220 | $157,340 | 38,920 | $99,411 |
| 34 | MNMinnesota | $99,340 | $64,650 | $150,530 | 72,860 | $100,729 |
| 35 | MEMaine | $98,860 | $71,090 | $135,210 | 14,770 | $101,865 |
| 36 | VTVermont | $98,640 | $75,460 | $148,620 | 8,000 | $100,696 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $98,630 | $64,090 | $142,650 | 16,330 | $106,960 |
| 38 | NDNorth Dakota | $98,170 | $68,950 | $135,180 | 11,150 | $110,354 |
| 39 | UTUtah | $97,850 | $62,140 | $152,310 | 42,580 | $98,974 |
| 40 | OHOhio | $97,700 | $62,880 | $153,310 | 153,160 | $105,310 |
| 41 | AZArizona | $94,800 | $63,040 | $149,550 | 110,480 | $94,163 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $92,840 | $65,350 | $139,410 | 24,660 | $103,078 |
| 43 | MTMontana | $91,380 | $64,990 | $128,650 | 11,840 | $96,550 |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $90,430 | $60,130 | $135,600 | 43,890 | $102,945 |
| 45 | IAIowa | $87,690 | $60,200 | $129,990 | 30,760 | $99,918 |
| 46 | NENebraska | $85,090 | $61,870 | $131,370 | 24,030 | $94,436 |
| 47 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $82,850 | $62,400 | $114,990 | 1,040 | N/A |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $82,500 | $59,550 | $125,180 | 15,300 | $92,182 |
| 49 | IDIdaho | $80,390 | $57,470 | $121,050 | 24,880 | $84,183 |
| 50 | KYKentucky | $79,370 | $53,820 | $124,710 | 52,100 | $88,033 |
| 51 | MOMissouri | $79,300 | $54,850 | $123,340 | 109,020 | $87,318 |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $74,050 | $48,760 | $117,510 | 34,570 | $85,177 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $73,570 | $48,940 | $109,420 | 7,190 | N/A |
| 54 | GUGuam | $67,690 | $47,320 | $97,470 | 1,580 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For General and Operations Managers, that changes the ranking: New Jersey leads on raw pay at $173,690, while New Jersey leads once prices are taken into account at $159,634.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
General and Operations Manager pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays General and Operations Managers the most?
New Jersey reports the highest median wage for General and Operations Managers at $173,690 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($168,000) and South Dakota ($137,400).
Which state pays General and Operations Managers the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for General and Operations Managers at $67,690 a year, $106,000 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do General and Operations Managers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Jersey first at $159,634 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $173,690. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.