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Operations Specialties Manager Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of operations specialties managers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of operations specialties managers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of operations specialties managers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The operations specialties managers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Operations Specialties Manager Salary in U.S. (2019 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$66,540
25th Percentile Wage
$88,050
50th Percentile Wage
$120,960
75th Percentile Wage
$163,050
90th Percentile Wage
$204,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operations specialties managers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) operations specialties managers is $204,860. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $120,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $66,540. Notice that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 207% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operations specialties managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$120,960
1.97% 16.73%
2018
$118,580
2.43% -
2017
$115,700
3.13% -
2016
$112,080
3.41% -
2015
$108,260
2.32% -
2014
$105,750
2.44% -
2013
$103,170
2.37% -
2012
$100,720
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Table 2. Operations Specialties Manager Salary by Industry Sector (2019 survey)

The average salaries of operations specialties managers 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 operations specialties managers occupations is the information sector with an annual salary $152,920. The lowest paying sector is the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector (annual salary $93,120).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Information
$152,920
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$145,350
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$136,940
Utilities
$131,020
Finance and Insurance
$130,440
Mining
$123,750
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$116,840
Manufacturing
$113,420
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$112,850
Wholesale Trade
$112,130
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$107,810
Retail Trade
$106,990
Federal, State, and Local Government
$106,460
Construction
$105,510
Educational Services
$103,090
Health Care and Social Assistance
$102,270
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$97,440
Transportation and Warehousing
$97,050
Accommodation and Food Services
$96,930
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$93,120

Table 3. Salaries of Operations Specialties Manager Related Occupations

The average annual salary of operations specialties manager related occupations at the national level is given in Table 3. For more salary information about a specific occupation, use the links below.

Occupation Median Annual Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$146,360
Financial Managers
$129,890
Purchasing Managers
$121,110
Industrial Production Managers
$105,480
Administrative Services and Facilities Managers
$96,940
Administrative Services Managers
$96,180
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
$94,560

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