Highest-paying States for General and Operations Managers

The highest-paying states for general and operations managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of general and operations managers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $143,780, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for general and operations managers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $138,850). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of general and operations managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for General and Operations Managers (2019 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$143,780	$70,910	25,630
2	Rhode Island	$138,850	$68,900	5,240
3	New Jersey	$138,010	$68,920	46,400
4	Connecticut	$133,980	$60,730	30,480
5	New York	$131,950	$56,480	168,730
6	Delaware	$126,490	$73,560	4,070
7	Virginia	$122,470	$53,960	58,150
8	Maryland	$118,620	$55,110	47,870
9	Massachusetts	$116,250	$55,960	82,190
10	South Dakota	$115,320	$73,020	3,620
11	California	$113,250	$54,860	259,550
12	Pennsylvania	$111,410	$52,850	86,470
13	Colorado	$110,160	$49,790	38,220
14	Wisconsin	$109,810	$52,100	31,490
15	North Carolina	$107,260	$51,920	57,480
16	Washington	$107,140	$58,320	46,500
17	New Hampshire	$104,040	$54,690	13,380
18	Illinois	$100,370	$40,870	128,580
19	Hawaii	$100,300	$48,700	9,370
20	Nevada	$100,070	$53,410	20,030
21	Minnesota	$99,410	$49,400	44,010
22	Texas	$99,080	$41,950	217,080
23	Alabama	$98,630	$48,240	30,790
24	Michigan	$97,930	$41,690	65,180
25	Ohio	$97,370	$43,830	62,150
26	Louisiana	$96,330	$50,710	29,260
27	Alaska	$95,290	$50,300	6,760
28	Georgia	$91,020	$41,870	83,090
29	Tennessee	$89,510	$37,440	46,030
30	New Mexico	$89,400	$41,170	14,730
31	Indiana	$88,800	$42,180	51,040
32	Oregon	$87,510	$38,730	34,050
33	Arizona	$86,760	$40,510	54,780
34	Wyoming	$86,610	$42,150	4,990
35	North Dakota	$85,880	$43,240	8,090
36	Oklahoma	$84,860	$40,890	23,950
37	Montana	$84,450	$44,180	6,370
38	Florida	$84,280	$40,470	147,680
39	Nebraska	$83,040	$39,360	15,200
40	Maine	$82,990	$35,540	11,960
41	Iowa	$82,450	$40,060	24,120
42	South Carolina	$82,430	$41,540	33,130
43	Missouri	$79,750	$34,810	53,110
44	Kansas	$79,720	$43,300	18,340
45	Vermont	$73,080	$37,420	4,370
46	West Virginia	$72,930	$32,820	11,510
47	Kentucky	$71,200	$35,010	31,650
48	Arkansas	$70,900	$24,360	20,910
49	Utah	$67,350	$29,790	47,380
50	Idaho	$66,590	$33,150	14,600
51	Puerto Rico	$64,430	$33,250	6,300
52	Mississippi	$63,220	$26,090	20,530
53	Virgin Islands	$60,130	$29,660	970
54	Guam	$52,550	$27,070	1,590

See also: Highest-paying industries for general and operations managers, Top paying jobs in America.