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Operations Director salary

Average operations director salary

$104,050

$50.02 hourly rate

Entry-level operations director salary
$65,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an operations director make?

The average operations director salary in the United States is $104,050. Operations director salaries typically range between $65,000 and $164,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for operations directors is $50.02 per hour.

Operations director salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Operations directors earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can an Operations Director earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$141,492
Phoenix, AZ$97,283
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Airbnb$196,123
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Operations Director Salaries By Experience Level

Experience LevelAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
Entry-level operations director$42,900$20.60
Mid-level operations director$66,200$31.82
Senior-level operations director$120,000$57.70

Operations Director salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for an operations director typically falls between $92,635 and $190,677.
zippia
$104,050yearly
comparably[1]
$179,753yearly
Salary.com[2]
$190,677yearly
payscale[3]
$92,635yearly

Average operations director salary by state

The highest-paying states for operations directors are California, New Jersey, and Hawaii. The lowest average operations director salary states are Utah, Wyoming, and Mississippi.

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Highest paying states for operations directors

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington$119,237$57.33
2Nevada$107,078$51.48
3Alaska$120,262$57.82
4New Jersey$126,450$60.79
5Delaware$121,430$58.38
6California$128,743$61.90
7Texas$101,044$48.58
8District of Columbia$118,214$56.83
9North Carolina$102,554$49.30
10Connecticut$123,818$59.53
11South Dakota$97,398$46.83
12Wisconsin$103,718$49.86
13Georgia$101,438$48.77
14Minnesota$102,004$49.04
15Rhode Island$109,369$52.58
16Michigan$102,933$49.49
17New York$112,357$54.02
18Pennsylvania$96,063$46.18
19Oregon$99,715$47.94
20Hawaii$124,736$59.97
21Alabama$91,770$44.12
22Colorado$109,564$52.67
23Virginia$106,654$51.28
24Massachusetts$102,864$49.45
25Nebraska$94,554$45.46
26Louisiana$88,672$42.63
27Ohio$89,154$42.86
28New Hampshire$93,809$45.10
29Indiana$89,585$43.07
30Illinois$97,849$47.04
31Maine$88,903$42.74
32New Mexico$94,519$45.44
33Tennessee$87,575$42.10
34Arizona$96,973$46.62
35North Dakota$81,852$39.35
36Arkansas$76,256$36.66
37Maryland$97,634$46.94
38Montana$82,989$39.90
39Kansas$85,172$40.95
40Oklahoma$75,209$36.16
41Florida$80,122$38.52
42Idaho$80,516$38.71
43Mississippi$71,223$34.24
44South Carolina$80,267$38.59
45Wyoming$72,442$34.83
46Missouri$78,046$37.52
47Iowa$66,615$32.03
48Kentucky$67,881$32.64
49West Virginia$70,699$33.99
50Vermont$77,842$37.42
51Utah$73,773$35.47

Highest paying cities for operations directors

The highest-paying cities for operations directors are San Francisco, CA, Jersey City, NJ, and Stamford, CT.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$141,492$68.03
2Jersey City, NJ$127,764$61.42
3Stamford, CT$124,629$59.92
4Seattle, WA$122,074$58.69
5Washington, DC$119,123$57.27
6New York, NY$112,915$54.29
7Denver, CO$110,464$53.11
8Arlington, VA$107,945$51.90
9Las Vegas, NV$107,771$51.81
10San Antonio, TX$104,543$50.26
11Raleigh, NC$104,274$50.13
12Detroit, MI$103,448$49.73
13Madison, WI$103,342$49.68
14Boston, MA$102,923$49.48
15Minneapolis, MN$102,390$49.23
16Columbus, GA$101,767$48.93
17Portland, OR$99,428$47.80
18Chicago, IL$98,610$47.41
19Baltimore, MD$97,885$47.06
20Phoenix, AZ$97,283$46.77

Operations Directors are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Jersey City, NJ
  3. Stamford, CT
  4. Seattle, WA
  5. Washington, DC

Operations Director salary details

An operations director's salary ranges from $65,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $164,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Operations Director Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an operations director's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$164,000$13,667$79
75th Percentile$132,000$11,000$63
Average$104,050$8,671$50
25th Percentile$81,000$6,750$39
10th Percentile$65,000$5,417$31

Highest paying operations director jobs

The highest paying types of operations directors are senior vice president-operations, operations vice president, and senior director, operations.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Director, Facilities & Operations$57,665$4,805$27.7283,458
Director Of Sales And Operations$138,898$11,575$66.78141,516
Director Of Business Operations$111,945$9,329$53.82202,032
Regional Director Of Operations$115,156$9,596$55.36130,533
Director, Technical Operations$141,158$11,763$67.86166,100
Director Of Operations And Finance$118,503$9,875$56.97186,569

Top companies hiring operations directors now:

  1. Simon Property Group Jobs (52)
  2. Macy's Jobs (46)
  3. Concentra Jobs (109)
  4. Darden Restaurants Jobs (48)
  5. Northwestern Mutual Jobs (59)

Which companies pay operations directors the most?

Operations director salaries at Airbnb and Cheniere Energy are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average operations director salary at companies like Meta and Stitch Fix are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Airbnb$196,123$94.29
2Cheniere Energy$184,517$88.71
3Meta$183,799$88.36
4Stitch Fix$181,241$87.14
5Apple$180,057$86.57
6PayPal$179,206$86.16
7Google$178,440$85.79
8School of Visual Concepts$176,701$84.95
9Mercy Corps$175,899$84.57
10Brookfield Properties$175,484$84.37
11Pure Storage$173,523$83.42
12Maine Health/maine Mental Health Partners$172,903$83.13
13Yuma Regional Medical Center$167,673$80.61
14Nike$166,954$80.27
15Lifetime$166,583$80.09
16Earthjustice$164,682$79.17
17Chewy$164,090$78.89
18Rent the Runway$163,645$78.68
19Novartis$162,541$78.14
20Walmart$161,784$77.78

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$109,000$106,400$103,800$101,200$98,600$96,000
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Operations Director salary by industry

The average operations director salary varies across industries:

  • The average operations director salary in the finance industry is $120,460, the highest of any industry.
  • The average operations director salary in the finance industry is $113,426.
  • Operations directors in the hospitality industry earn an average salary of $100,237, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for operations directors

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$120,460$57.91
2Manufacturing$113,426$54.53
3Technology$110,679$53.21
4Health Care$108,607$52.21
5Insurance$106,918$51.40
6Professional$106,841$51.37
7Retail$102,473$49.27
8Government$101,272$48.69
9Hospitality$100,237$48.19

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Operations Director salary trends

The average operations director salary has risen by $8,533 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average operations director earned $95,517 annually, but today, they earn $104,050 a year. That works out to a 4% change in pay for operations directors over the last decade.

Compare operations director salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average operations director salary over time

Compare operations director salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Operations Director salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$104,000$50.02+2.8%
    2024$101,000$48.64-0.1%
    2023$101,000$48.71+0.5%
    2022$101,000$48.46+1.1%
    2021$99,700$47.93+1.6%

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    Barclays CenterDirector of Operations 1357698New York, NY12/16/2024$150,000
    DialysisclinicDialysis Area Operations DirectorBoston, MA12/16/2024$135,000
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