What is the average Operations salary in Chicago?

The median midpoint of 24 live Operations postings in Chicago is $148k a year. Half of them fall between $119k and $170k.

How does Operations pay change with seniority?

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 Okta ($194k), Zoro ($127k), Robinhood ($111k).

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.

Operations salary in Chicago

What employers are offering right now, from 24 live Operations postings in Chicago that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$148k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$119k–$170k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$221k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$72k

$91k

$109k

$128k

$146k

$165k

$184k

$202k

Operations pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$155k	8

Top-paying companies for Operations roles

Company	Median	Postings
Okta	$194k	6
Zoro	$127k	4
Robinhood	$111k	2

Highest-paying open Operations jobs

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Okta

Senior Manager, xDR Strategy & Operations

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC $186k – $256k/yr

tableauexcelmachine learninganalyticsDirect from employer Aug 5

Okta

Senior Manager, GTM Compensation Strategy & Incentive Design

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California $174k – $239k/yr

pythonmachine learninganalyticssalesforceDirect from employer Aug 24

Okta

Staff Product Marketing Launch Operations Manager

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Toronto, Ontario, Canada $165k – $226k/yr

machine learninganalyticssaasDirect from employer Aug 19

Okta

GTM Strategy & Activation

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California $161k – $223k/yr

machine learningcustomer successb2bDirect from employer 1d ago

Topstep

Director of Trading & Platform Operations

Chicago, IL $170k – $210k/yr

Direct from employer Jul 9

Lyra Technology Group

VP of Operations - North

Vancouver, BC OR Chicago, IL $150k – $200k/yr

customer successDirect from employer 8d ago

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Operations salary: common questions

What is the average Operations salary in Chicago?: The median midpoint of 24 live Operations postings in Chicago is $148k a year. Half of them fall between $119k and $170k.
How does Operations pay change with seniority?: 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 Okta ($194k), Zoro ($127k), Robinhood ($111k).
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.

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