General and Operations Managers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $93K, rent takes 18.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,066/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new general and operations managers typically earn — is $52K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,107/month. At HUD’s $1,066/month FMR, rent would take 34% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 12% below the national median — $93K here vs. $106K nationally. Cost of living is 10% below the national average, which narrows that gap in real purchasing power.

Kansas pays $93K median vs. the U.S. average of $106K — that’s -12%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 89.54), the purchasing-power equivalent is $104K — below the national median.

The median is $92,840 a year, that works out to about $45 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $51,780, and experienced general and operations managers can clear $212,700. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,755/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,066/month, which eats 18.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Kansas has a Regional Price Parity of 89.54 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median general and operations managers salary is worth about $103,686 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.