Operations salary in United States

1,211 open operations postings in United States publish a pay range. Converted to a yearly figure, the median is $115K, and the middle half sits between $73K and $162K. These figures cover the 1,823 open operations jobs in United States, of which 66% show pay. Advertised ranges are what employers offer, not what people are paid, and senior roles publish pay less often.

Counted from live job postings on 17 Oct 2026; newest posted 17 Oct 2026.

1,823

open jobs

376

employers

$115K

median pay (1211 ranges)

129

remote

Advertised pay, yearly

$73K

25th percentile

$115K

Median

$162K

75th percentile

By level

Internship

$52K

$46K – $62K · 38

Entry level

$44K

$40K – $74K · 101

Mid level

$98K

$69K – $132K · 493

Senior

$120K

$95K – $151K · 75

Staff/Principal

$89K

$79K – $191K · 24

Manager

$145K

$106K – $186K · 381

Director

$196K

$163K – $247K · 68

Executive

$195K

$126K – $259K · 31

Top employers

Skills asked for most

sql 228 sourcing 184 negotiation 140 python 120 recruiting 105 accounting 89 saas 88 power bi 80 customer success 78 tableau 70

Questions people ask

What is the average operations salary in United States?

The median advertised pay is $115K a year, from 1,211 postings with a published range. Half of them fall between $73K and $162K.

How does operations pay change with seniority in United States?

Median by level: internship $52K (38 postings); entry level $44K (101 postings); mid level $98K (493 postings); senior $120K (75 postings); staff/principal $89K (24 postings); manager $145K (381 postings); director $196K (68 postings); executive $195K (31 postings).

Who is hiring operations staff in United States?

376 employers have open roles; the most active are SpaceX (186), Ryder (64), HelloFresh (59), Sephora (50) and Walmart (49).

Operations pay in other countries

Operations salary in United Kingdom 55 Operations salary in Canada 50 Operations salary in Germany 9 Operations salary in Australia 8 Operations salary in Spain 7

Other salaries in United States

Healthcare salary 1,136 Software Engineering salary 2,525 Sales salary 2,404 Nursing & Care salary 1,225 Engineering (General) salary 1,883 Retail & Stores salary 1,268 Marketing salary 958 Finance & Accounting salary 951 Security salary 1,002 Hospitality & Food Service salary 785 DevOps & SRE salary 847 Data Science & ML salary 739

Operations: jobs and interviews

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Operations salary in United States

Advertised pay, yearly

By level

Top employers

Skills asked for most

Questions people ask

Operations pay in other countries

Other salaries in United States

Operations: jobs and interviews

Pay tools

Operations salary in United States

Advertised pay, yearly

By level

Top employers

Skills asked for most

Questions people ask

Operations pay in other countries

Other salaries in United States

Operations: jobs and interviews

Pay tools

Latest jobs with pay shown