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Operations salary in the United States

What employers are offering right now, from 837 live Operations postings in the United States that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$164k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$123k–$210k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$658k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$55k
$93k
$131k
$169k
$207k
$246k
$284k
$322k

Operations pay by level

LevelMedianPostings
Entry level$98k40
Senior$155k115
Staff & principal$201k19
Director & executive$213k172

Operations pay by location

LocationMedianPostings
San Francisco$195k293
SF Bay Area$193k355
Boston$190k29
New York$163k256
Remote (US)$162k142
Seattle$160k46
Washington, DC$153k23
Chicago$148k24
Atlanta$148k6
Portland$148k6
Los Angeles$143k28
Vancouver$136k5
Toronto$124k16
Salt Lake City$119k7
Austin$118k10
Dallas$107k6
Denver$101k16
Phoenix$92k9
Nashville$83k6

Top-paying companies for Operations roles

CompanyMedianPostings
Stoke Therapeutics$311k5
NPR$293k2
Anthropic$291k36
Asana$272k2
Substack$263k2
Omada Health$262k3
OpenAI$256k39
Keros Therapeutics$247k2
Maze Therapeutics$247k5
Sierra$233k7
Ocular Therapeutix$231k2
New Leaf Energy$229k2

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Operations salary: common questions

What is the average Operations salary in the United States?
The median midpoint of 837 live Operations postings in the United States is $164k a year. Half of them fall between $123k and $210k.
How does Operations pay change with seniority?
Entry-level postings have a median of $98k, while senior postings $155k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Operations roles the most?
Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Stoke Therapeutics ($311k), NPR ($293k), Anthropic ($291k), Asana ($272k).
Where do these numbers come from?
From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.