The salary statistics of business operations specialists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare business operations specialist salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for business operations specialists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) business operations specialists is $112,510. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $73,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid business operations specialists is $42,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of business operations specialists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $73,450 | 1.63% | 9.08% |
| 2017 | $72,250 | 1.59% | - |
| 2016 | $71,100 | 1.42% | - |
| 2015 | $70,090 | 0.86% | - |
| 2014 | $69,490 | 2.20% | - |
| 2013 | $67,960 | 1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $66,780 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].