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Senior operations salaries in the United States
Median $123k a year across 141 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $108k to $145k. 80% of the 177 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $108k to $145k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$88k
- Mid level$102k
- Senior (this page)$123k
- Manager$144k
- Director$223k
- Executive$204k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Databricksmedian of 6 published bands$261k
Airbnbmedian of 2 published bands$227k
Verkadamedian of 2 published bands$161k
Fairemedian of 3 published bands$159k
EliseAImedian of 4 published bands$145k
Radiantmedian of 2 published bands$142k
Guidehousemedian of 17 published bands$131k
Crusoemedian of 6 published bands$128k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Project Manager | $127k | 6 |
| Sr. Construction Project Manager | $143k | 4 |
| Senior Buyer | $115k | 3 |
| Sr Logistics Specialist | $120k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Operations Analyst, User Safety & Risk OperationsOpenAI · Remote$252k to $335k
- Venture Ops LeadGuidehouse · NY, New York, US$215k to $358k
- Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Manufacturing & High-TechDatabricks · Remote$220k to $302k
- Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public SectorDatabricks · Washington, D.C.$220k to $302k
- Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native BusinessDatabricks · San Francisco, California$220k to $302k
- Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Healthcare & Life SciencesDatabricks · Remote$220k to $302k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for senior operations roles in the United States?
$123k a year in base pay, across 141 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $108k to $145k.
What do the best-paid senior operations roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $193k, and one in ten sits below $91k.
How many senior operations job posts publish a salary?
80% of the 177 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 $131k against $123k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 27 and 114 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for senior operations roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Databricks ($261k), Airbnb ($227k), Verkada ($161k).
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.