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Operations salaries in the United States

Median $133k a year across 1,385 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $95k to $176k. 59% of the 2,337 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.

$133k
Median base
per year
$95k to $176k
Middle half
25th to 75th percentile
$72k to $224k
Most bands
10th to 90th percentile
1,385
Postings counted
live, with a band
How the published bands spread1,385 postings
$55k$255k

The middle half: $95k to $176k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.

Operations in the United States, by level

Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.

$153k
Remote postings, median
257 postings
$128k
On-site and hybrid, median
1128 postings

By job title

TitleMedianPostings
Project Manager$133k11
Business Operations$188k8
Chief of Staff$174k8
Construction Project Manager$95k8
Business Operations Manager$156k7
Chief of Staff to the CEO$193k6
Executive Assistant$100k6
Senior Project Manager$127k6

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Questions this data answers

What is the median salary for operations roles in the United States?

$133k a year in base pay, across 1,385 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $95k to $176k.

What do the best-paid operations roles in the United States offer?

One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $224k, and one in ten sits below $72k.

How many operations job posts publish a salary?

59% of the 2,337 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.

Do remote operations roles in the United States pay less?

Remote postings publish a median of $153k against $128k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 257 and 1128 postings respectively.

Which companies pay the most for operations roles in the United States?

Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Anthropic ($308k), Duolingo ($304k), Current ($270k).

Where does this data come from?

Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.

Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.