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Business Operations Specialist Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of business operations specialists are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of business operations specialists in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of business operations specialists within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The business operations specialists annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Business Operations Specialist Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,710
25th Percentile Wage
$55,360
50th Percentile Wage
$76,050
75th Percentile Wage
$101,460
90th Percentile Wage
$132,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for business operations specialists. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) business operations specialists is $132,280. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $76,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $41,710. Take note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 217% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of business operations specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$76,050
0.01% 18.17%
2021
$76,040
6.04% -
2020
$71,450
3.81% -
2019
$68,730
2.34% -
2018
$67,120
1.09% -
2017
$66,390
1.70% -
2016
$65,260
1.15% -
2015
$64,510
0.98% -
2014
$63,880
1.16% -
2013
$63,140
1.44% -
2012
$62,230
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Table 2. Business Operations Specialist Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of business operations specialists in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for business operations specialists occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $102,290. The lowest paying sector is the accommodation and food services sector (annual salary $44,550).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Utilities
$102,290
Mining
$93,370
Information
$85,760
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$83,360
Federal, State, and Local Government
$81,120
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$80,850
Construction
$78,090
Finance and Insurance
$77,750
Manufacturing
$77,700
Wholesale Trade
$70,900
Transportation and Warehousing
$65,700
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$64,780
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$64,740
Educational Services
$63,960
Health Care and Social Assistance
$61,980
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$60,730
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$59,780
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$56,290
Retail Trade
$53,340
Accommodation and Food Services
$44,550

Table 3. Salaries of Business Operations Specialist Related Occupations


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