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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.
Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly 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 |
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.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington | $119,237 | $57.33 |
2 | Nevada | $107,078 | $51.48 |
3 | Alaska | $120,262 | $57.82 |
4 | New Jersey | $126,450 | $60.79 |
5 | Delaware | $121,430 | $58.38 |
6 | California | $128,743 | $61.90 |
7 | Texas | $101,044 | $48.58 |
8 | District of Columbia | $118,214 | $56.83 |
9 | North Carolina | $102,554 | $49.30 |
10 | Connecticut | $123,818 | $59.53 |
11 | South Dakota | $97,398 | $46.83 |
12 | Wisconsin | $103,718 | $49.86 |
13 | Georgia | $101,438 | $48.77 |
14 | Minnesota | $102,004 | $49.04 |
15 | Rhode Island | $109,369 | $52.58 |
16 | Michigan | $102,933 | $49.49 |
17 | New York | $112,357 | $54.02 |
18 | Pennsylvania | $96,063 | $46.18 |
19 | Oregon | $99,715 | $47.94 |
20 | Hawaii | $124,736 | $59.97 |
21 | Alabama | $91,770 | $44.12 |
22 | Colorado | $109,564 | $52.67 |
23 | Virginia | $106,654 | $51.28 |
24 | Massachusetts | $102,864 | $49.45 |
25 | Nebraska | $94,554 | $45.46 |
26 | Louisiana | $88,672 | $42.63 |
27 | Ohio | $89,154 | $42.86 |
28 | New Hampshire | $93,809 | $45.10 |
29 | Indiana | $89,585 | $43.07 |
30 | Illinois | $97,849 | $47.04 |
31 | Maine | $88,903 | $42.74 |
32 | New Mexico | $94,519 | $45.44 |
33 | Tennessee | $87,575 | $42.10 |
34 | Arizona | $96,973 | $46.62 |
35 | North Dakota | $81,852 | $39.35 |
36 | Arkansas | $76,256 | $36.66 |
37 | Maryland | $97,634 | $46.94 |
38 | Montana | $82,989 | $39.90 |
39 | Kansas | $85,172 | $40.95 |
40 | Oklahoma | $75,209 | $36.16 |
41 | Florida | $80,122 | $38.52 |
42 | Idaho | $80,516 | $38.71 |
43 | Mississippi | $71,223 | $34.24 |
44 | South Carolina | $80,267 | $38.59 |
45 | Wyoming | $72,442 | $34.83 |
46 | Missouri | $78,046 | $37.52 |
47 | Iowa | $66,615 | $32.03 |
48 | Kentucky | $67,881 | $32.64 |
49 | West Virginia | $70,699 | $33.99 |
50 | Vermont | $77,842 | $37.42 |
51 | Utah | $73,773 | $35.47 |
The highest-paying cities for operations directors are San Francisco, CA, Jersey City, NJ, and Stamford, CT.
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco, CA | $141,492 | $68.03 |
2 | Jersey City, NJ | $127,764 | $61.42 |
3 | Stamford, CT | $124,629 | $59.92 |
4 | Seattle, WA | $122,074 | $58.69 |
5 | Washington, DC | $119,123 | $57.27 |
6 | New York, NY | $112,915 | $54.29 |
7 | Denver, CO | $110,464 | $53.11 |
8 | Arlington, VA | $107,945 | $51.90 |
9 | Las Vegas, NV | $107,771 | $51.81 |
10 | San Antonio, TX | $104,543 | $50.26 |
11 | Raleigh, NC | $104,274 | $50.13 |
12 | Detroit, MI | $103,448 | $49.73 |
13 | Madison, WI | $103,342 | $49.68 |
14 | Boston, MA | $102,923 | $49.48 |
15 | Minneapolis, MN | $102,390 | $49.23 |
16 | Columbus, GA | $101,767 | $48.93 |
17 | Portland, OR | $99,428 | $47.80 |
18 | Chicago, IL | $98,610 | $47.41 |
19 | Baltimore, MD | $97,885 | $47.06 |
20 | Phoenix, AZ | $97,283 | $46.77 |
Operations Directors are the most in-demand in these five cities:
An operations director's salary ranges from $65,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $164,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly 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 |
The highest paying types of operations directors are senior vice president-operations, operations vice president, and senior director, operations.
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Director, Facilities & Operations | $57,665 | $4,805 | $27.72 | 83,458 |
Director Of Sales And Operations | $138,898 | $11,575 | $66.78 | 141,516 |
Director Of Business Operations | $111,945 | $9,329 | $53.82 | 202,032 |
Regional Director Of Operations | $115,156 | $9,596 | $55.36 | 130,533 |
Director, Technical Operations | $141,158 | $11,763 | $67.86 | 166,100 |
Director Of Operations And Finance | $118,503 | $9,875 | $56.97 | 186,569 |
Top companies hiring operations directors now:
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.
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Airbnb | $196,123 | $94.29 |
2 | Cheniere Energy | $184,517 | $88.71 |
3 | Meta | $183,799 | $88.36 |
4 | Stitch Fix | $181,241 | $87.14 |
5 | Apple | $180,057 | $86.57 |
6 | PayPal | $179,206 | $86.16 |
7 | $178,440 | $85.79 | |
8 | School of Visual Concepts | $176,701 | $84.95 |
9 | Mercy Corps | $175,899 | $84.57 |
10 | Brookfield Properties | $175,484 | $84.37 |
11 | Pure Storage | $173,523 | $83.42 |
12 | Maine Health/maine Mental Health Partners | $172,903 | $83.13 |
13 | Yuma Regional Medical Center | $167,673 | $80.61 |
14 | Nike | $166,954 | $80.27 |
15 | Lifetime | $166,583 | $80.09 |
16 | Earthjustice | $164,682 | $79.17 |
17 | Chewy | $164,090 | $78.89 |
18 | Rent the Runway | $163,645 | $78.68 |
19 | Novartis | $162,541 | $78.14 |
20 | Walmart | $161,784 | $77.78 |
The average operations director salary varies across industries:
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Finance | $120,460 | $57.91 |
2 | Manufacturing | $113,426 | $54.53 |
3 | Technology | $110,679 | $53.21 |
4 | Health Care | $108,607 | $52.21 |
5 | Insurance | $106,918 | $51.40 |
6 | Professional | $106,841 | $51.37 |
7 | Retail | $102,473 | $49.27 |
8 | Government | $101,272 | $48.69 |
9 | Hospitality | $100,237 | $48.19 |
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.
Compare operations director salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly 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% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mac's List | Operations Director | Tigard, OR | 12/18/2024 | $98,000 |
Humana Inc. | Associate Operation Director | Myrtle Beach, SC | 12/17/2024 | $100,000 |
Marriott International | Director of Operations | Austin, TX | 12/17/2024 | $124,000 |
Crash Champions | Director of Operations-Northwest-Adas Calibration & Automotive Diagnostics | Normandy Park, WA | 12/17/2024 | $130,000 |
International Speedway Corporation | Director, Operations-MLS Next Pro | New York, NY | 12/16/2024 | $115,000 |
Iron Mountain Inc. | Director, Operations Platform Architecture | Iron Mountain, MI | 12/16/2024 | $183,200 |
Servicenow | Director, GTM Operations | Santa Clara, CA | 12/16/2024 | $173,100 |
Barclays Center | Director of Operations 1357698 | New York, NY | 12/16/2024 | $150,000 |
Dialysisclinic | Dialysis Area Operations Director | Boston, MA | 12/16/2024 | $135,000 |
Hub International | Director of Crop Operations | Pasco, WA | 12/16/2024 | $80,000 |
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