Salary report · 2026 to date
Operations jobs in United States advertised a median of $117K a year in 2026 (middle half $78K–$164K), from 1,620 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internship | $46K – $58K | $52K | $25.00 | 39 |
| Entry level | $40K – $79K | $50K | $24.14 | 108 |
| Mid level | $69K – $130K | $96K | $46.15 | 640 |
| Senior | $87K – $143K | $118K | $56.49 | 110 |
| Staff/Principal | $79K – $191K | $117K | $56.06 | 33 |
| Manager | $109K – $177K | $140K | $67.31 | 500 |
| Director | $162K – $215K | $190K | $91.26 | 142 |
| Executive |
JobRipe, "What Operations jobs pay in the United States, 2026", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2026/us/operations (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is $117K a year (about $56.22 an hour), from 1,620 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 8 January 2026 and 23 October 2026. Half of them fall between $78K and $164K.
One in ten postings advertised $207K a year or more; one in ten advertised $51K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: Mountain View $224K; San Francisco $195K; Bay Area $186K; Santa Clara $173K.
Median advertised pay is $125K for remote postings (486) and $108K for on-site ones (1059). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.
| $173K – $259K |
| $216K |
| $104 |
| 48 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | $72K – $154K | $108K | $51.97 | 1,059 |
| Remote | $89K – $173K | $125K | $60.29 | 486 |
| Hybrid | $144K – $214K | $180K | $86.54 | 75 |
| City | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $155K – $228K | $195K | $93.75 | 103 |
| New York | $105K – $170K | $147K | $70.87 | 87 |
| Hawthorne | $98K – $145K | $115K | $55.29 | 62 |
| Washington | $115K – $186K | $166K | $79.57 | 27 |
| Long Beach | $61K – $153K | $130K | $62.50 | 26 |
| Aurora | $44K – $68K | $51K | $24.50 | 19 |
| Nashville | $42K – $85K | $52K | $25.23 | 18 |
| Chicago | $75K – $160K | $115K | $55.29 | 15 |
| Redmond | $114K – $148K | $140K | $67.31 | 13 |
| Santa Clara | $150K – $234K | $173K | $82.93 | 11 |
| San Mateo | $150K – $176K | $163K | $78.57 | 10 |
| Mountain View | $198K – $257K | $224K | $107 | 9 |
| Arlington | $166K – $183K | $166K | $79.57 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $98K – $153K | $108K | $51.92 | 9 |
| Sunnyvale | $147K – $184K | $171K | $82.33 | 8 |
| Cape Canaveral | $126K – $157K | $139K | $66.71 | 8 |
| Location Negotiable After Selection | $118K – $151K | $132K | $63.37 | 8 |
| Bay Area | $173K – $259K | $186K | $89.38 | 7 |
| Goodyear | $60K – $96K | $81K | $38.75 | 7 |
| Seattle | $125K – $153K | $140K | $67.13 | 6 |
| Company | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | $98K – $145K | $116K | $55.89 | 86 |
| HelloFresh | $49K – $102K | $72K | $34.45 | 55 |
| Sephora | $40K – $48K | $44K | $21.35 | 48 |
| Relativity Space | $113K – $146K | $132K | $63.46 | 25 |
| Ryder | $51K – $86K | $65K | $31.25 | 24 |
| U.S. Army Reserve Command | $71K – $81K | $74K | $35.70 | 22 |
| Rocket Lab Corporation | $52K – $128K | $66K | $31.50 | 22 |
| Anthropic | $231K – $363K | $308K | $148 | 19 |
| Jobgether | $99K – $188K | $125K | $59.91 | 19 |
| Army National Guard Units | $73K – $86K | $86K | $41.29 | 19 |
| OpenAI | $214K – $269K | $228K | $110 | 18 |
| Veterans Health Administration | $102K – $128K | $115K | $55.41 | 18 |
| Target | $62K – $103K | $86K | $41.34 | 16 |
| United States Army Installation Management Command | $38K – $98K | $58K | $27.90 | 15 |
| Boeing | $87K – $132K | $102K | $49.23 | 14 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50) | $85K – $133K | $100K | $48.08 | 19 |
| Mid-size | $90K – $188K | $141K | $67.79 | 137 |
| Large | $68K – $171K | $113K | $54.33 | 540 |
| Enterprise | $82K – $174K | $128K | $61.30 | 262 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility | $50K – $93K | $68K | $32.45 | 121 |
| Hardware | $84K – $157K | $115K | $55.11 | 67 |
| Ai | $194K – $270K | $210K | $101 | 61 |
| Fintech | $119K – $177K | $137K | $65.92 | 54 |
| Health | $85K – $198K | $138K | $66.18 | 53 |
| Finance | $79K – $172K | $110K | $52.88 | 48 |
| Saas | $120K – $211K | $159K | $76.32 | 42 |
| Travel | $51K – $113K | $102K | $48.99 | 34 |
| Retail | $61K – $103K | $84K | $40.26 | 34 |
| Devtools | $123K – $175K | $141K | $67.60 | 19 |
| Education | $66K – $115K | $75K | $36.06 | 17 |
| Security | $161K – $221K | $190K | $91.35 | 13 |