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Head of Operations salary: median $175,000 a year

Head of Operations listings that state pay run from $142,500 to $187,500 for the middle half, based on 26 current job listings. 84 head of operations roles are open now.

Head of Operations pay range

From 26 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$142,500
Median
$175,000
Upper quarter
$187,500

Do AI skills change head of operations pay?

For Operations roles in general, as of November 7, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for head of operations alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Operations listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +22.8% (about $31.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$161,000
median, from 526 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$113,000
median, from 2,471 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

See the AI-skill pay table for every function · Check your own pay against these listings

More pay data: Operations pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Open head of operations jobs

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Operations jobs in the rankings

Rankings about operations jobs

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Head of Operations salary questions

How much does a head of operations make?
Among 26 open head of operations listings that state pay, the median is $175,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $142,500 and $187,500.
Where does this head of operations pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays head of operationss the most?
Of the states with enough listings, New York has the highest median listed pay at $175,000.

Head of Operations is one of the ways chief operating officer is written. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) role page counts every spelling together: pay, best industries and states, skills and AI skills.

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