General and Operations Manager Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $117K, rent takes 37.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,812/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $2,300/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new general and operations managers typically earn — is $66K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,965/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $117K locally vs. $106K nationally, a 10% difference.

Western Washington nonmetropolitan area pays $117K median vs. the U.S. average of $106K — that’s +10%.

The median is $116,520 a year, that works out to about $56 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $66,090, and experienced general and operations managers can clear $203,960. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,530/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,812/month, which eats 37.3% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median general and operations managers salary is worth about $116,520 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.