How much do Operations jobs pay?

$84,000 to $150,000 for the middle half, median $112,500, from 8,128 paid postings from 3,180 employers that state pay. That is below the $140,000 median for all professional postings. It is advertised pay, not what people are paid.

Is Operations pay higher or lower once the job mix is matched?

With function, level and industry matched, advertised pay is −16.1% (about $22.5k a year) against other functions.

How does Operations pay change with level?

Entry level: $65,000; Early career: $82,500; Mid-level: $115,000; Senior individual contributor: $137,500; Manager: $109,500; Director: $170,000; VP and above: $190,000.

Operations salaries: what operations jobs advertise

Name: Advertised pay in Operations (function) on U.S. professional job postings
Creator: NextChapter

Operations postings that state pay run $84,000 to $150,000 for the middle half, median $112,500, from 8,128 paid postings from 3,180 employers. With function, level and industry matched, pay is −16.1% (about $22.5k a year) against other functions.

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By Justin KullaLast updated November 3, 2026

Operations pay range

From 8,128 paid postings from 3,180 employers. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter: $84,000
Median: $112,500
Upper quarter: $150,000

The median for all professional postings is $140,000, so Operations is below it. With function, level and industry matched, Operations pay is −16.1% (about $22.5k a year) against other functions.

Operations pay by level

Levels with at least 30 paid postings from 8 employers.

Operations advertised pay by level
Group	Median	Middle half	Gap	Postings	Employers
Entry level	$65,000	$52,500 to $78,000	n/a	418	319
Early career	$82,500	$70,500 to $102,500	n/a	962	593
Mid-level	$115,000	$97,500 to $135,000	n/a	1,100	520
Senior individual contributor	$137,500	$108,500 to $165,000	n/a	1,033	555
Manager	$109,500	$82,000 to $144,000	n/a	3,388	1,588
Director	$170,000	$119,500 to $214,500	n/a	1,046	706
VP and above	$190,000	$150,000 to $253,500	n/a	181	146

Skills that go with higher Operations pay

Skills listed on 50 or more paid postings from 10 employers in this function, by median pay.

Skills in Operations postings by median pay
Skill	Median pay listing it	Raw gap	Gap, job mix matched	Postings	Employers
Cross-functional Leadership	$210,000	+26.1%	+1.5%	713	385
Quota	$172,500	+3.1%	+4.4%	2,080	753
Go-to-market	$197,500	+19.7%	+5%	3,330	1,012
Machine Learning	$209,000	+26.5%	+13.1%	2,968	732
HubSpot	$152,500	−9%	−5.6%	809	408
Stakeholder Management	$175,500	+4.8%	−2.4%	1,201	511

Compare with other functions

The groups ranked just above and below by median.

All 21 functions · 8,128 postings in this one

Questions about this data

How much do Operations jobs pay?: $84,000 to $150,000 for the middle half, median $112,500, from 8,128 paid postings from 3,180 employers that state pay. That is below the $140,000 median for all professional postings. It is advertised pay, not what people are paid.
Is Operations pay higher or lower once the job mix is matched?: With function, level and industry matched, advertised pay is −16.1% (about $22.5k a year) against other functions.
How does Operations pay change with level?: Entry level: $65,000; Early career: $82,500; Mid-level: $115,000; Senior individual contributor: $137,500; Manager: $109,500; Director: $170,000; VP and above: $190,000.

Method, download and how to cite

Data as of November 3, 2026. Rebuilt daily.

Pay is the midpoint of the range an employer posted (or stated in the posting text), converted to a year, on live U.S. professional jobs. It is advertised pay, not what anyone is paid.

A “gap, job mix matched” compares postings inside cells of the same function, level and industry, so a group is not credited for simply holding more senior or better-paid roles. It needs 150 or more postings across at least 5 cells with 15 postings on each side, and is shown as n/a otherwise. A gap is a difference in advertised pay between postings. It does not show that a skill, an industry or an employer size causes higher pay.

Download the CSV (aggregates only; no posting, employer or person is in it). Cite as: NextChapter, “Advertised pay in Operations (function) on U.S. professional job postings”, data as of November 3, 2026, https://launchyournextchapter.com/resources/pay-data/function/operations

See also the AI skills salary premium, which uses the same method for AI skills only, and the salary by job title pages.

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