State wages ยท Cost of living
General and Operations Managers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $167,270. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $152,200. South Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($102,950).
National median
$102,950
Highest state median
$167,270
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$152,200
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $73,920Higher: $152,200Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $167,270 | +62.5% | 109.901 | $152,200 | 1 |
| South Dakota | $133,440 | +29.6% | 88.586 | $150,630 | 2 |
| New Jersey | $149,990 | +45.7% | 108.805 | $137,850 | 3 |
| Delaware | $136,900 | +33.0% | 99.808 | $137,160 | 4 |
| Colorado | $130,340 | +26.6% | 103.052 | $126,480 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $130,230 | +26.5% | 103.61 | $125,690 | 6 |
| Washington | $130,240 | +26.5% | 107.013 | $121,700 | 7 |
| New York | $129,990 | +26.3% | 107.921 | $120,450 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | $113,170 | +9.9% | 94.095 | $120,270 | 9 |
| Virginia | $121,530 | +18.0% | 101.104 | $120,200 | 10 |
| Alabama | $106,330 | +3.3% | 88.823 | $119,710 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | $122,040 | +18.5% | 102.28 | $119,320 | 12 |
| Alaska | $120,470 | +17.0% | 102.359 | $117,690 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | $123,850 | +20.3% | 105.757 | $117,110 | 14 |
| Indiana | $108,410 | +5.3% | 93.329 | $116,160 | 15 |
| Louisiana | $102,060 | -0.9% | 88.207 | $115,710 | 16 |
| California | $125,240 | +21.7% | 110.72 | $113,110 | 17 |
| Tennessee | $102,850 | -0.1% | 91.87 | $111,950 | 18 |
| New Mexico | $100,200 | -2.7% | 92.212 | $108,660 | 19 |
| South Carolina | $99,340 | -3.5% | 93.749 | $105,960 | 20 |
| North Carolina | $99,190 | -3.7% | 94.326 | $105,160 | 21 |
| North Dakota | $93,290 | -9.4% | 88.959 | $104,870 | 22 |
| Georgia | $99,800 | -3.1% | 96.293 | $103,640 | 23 |
| Michigan | $99,660 | -3.2% | 96.217 | $103,580 | 24 |
| Texas | $100,290 | -2.6% | 97.057 | $103,330 | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | $100,400 | -2.5% | 97.572 | $102,900 | 26 |
| New Hampshire | $107,060 | +4.0% | 104.165 | $102,780 | 27 |
| Ohio | $94,990 | -7.7% | 92.774 | $102,390 | 28 |
| Wyoming | $94,900 | -7.8% | 92.691 | $102,380 | 29 |
| Mississippi | $88,290 | -14.2% | 86.953 | $101,540 | 30 |
| Illinois | $101,430 | -1.5% | 99.958 | $101,470 | 31 |
| Maryland | $105,320 | +2.3% | 104.959 | $100,340 | 32 |
| Maine | $96,740 | -6.0% | 97.05 | $99,680 | 33 |
| Minnesota | $96,130 | -6.6% | 98.621 | $97,470 | 34 |
| Florida | $100,750 | -2.1% | 103.414 | $97,420 | 35 |
| Hawaii | $105,160 | +2.1% | 109.951 | $95,640 | 36 |
| Oregon | $98,580 | -4.2% | 103.361 | $95,370 | 37 |
| Vermont | $93,290 | -9.4% | 97.958 | $95,230 | 38 |
| Kansas | $85,600 | -16.9% | 90.068 | $95,040 | 39 |
| Nevada | $94,990 | -7.7% | 99.979 | $95,010 | 40 |
| Utah | $91,230 | -11.4% | 98.864 | $92,280 | 41 |
| Iowa | $80,620 | -21.7% | 87.762 | $91,860 | 42 |
| Oklahoma | $80,620 | -21.7% | 87.843 | $91,780 | 43 |
| Nebraska | $82,570 | -19.8% | 90.103 | $91,640 | 44 |
| Montana | $85,240 | -17.2% | 94.645 | $90,060 | 45 |
| West Virginia | $80,490 | -21.8% | 89.497 | $89,940 | 46 |
| Arizona | $90,000 | -12.6% | 100.677 | $89,390 | 47 |
| Kentucky | $77,150 | -25.1% | 90.159 | $85,570 | 48 |
| Missouri | $77,410 | -24.8% | 90.817 | $85,240 | 49 |
| Idaho | $76,480 | -25.7% | 95.494 | $80,090 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.