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Average General And Operations Managers Salary in Jonesboro, AR

General And Operations Managers in Jonesboro, AR earn a median annual salary of $69,370, which is -34.4% compared to the national median. There are 1,470 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Jonesboro, AR (metro area).

$69,370
Jonesboro, AR median annual wage
$33/hour median
-34.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $105,770
1,470
Local employment
24.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.08
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$37,730
25th
$48,990
Median
$69,370
75th
$103,890
90th
$155,380

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Jonesboro, AR, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
85.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$80,779
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 75.0%
Rents: 53.8%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $181,450 Compare 3,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $163,860 Compare 17,230
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $157,000 Compare 177,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $156,460 Compare 112,530
Boulder, CO $152,100 Compare 2,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $149,990 Compare 43,520

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Jonesboro, AR

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $312,020 0.96
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $269,990 6.10
Dentists, General $169,850 1.30
Pharmacists $133,520 1.35
Nurse Practitioners $126,760 2.22
Computer And Information Systems Managers $123,630 0.31
Chief Executives $120,020 1.79
Physician Assistants $117,660 0.48

Jonesboro, AR has salary data for 251 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for General And Operations Managers in Jonesboro, AR

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, General And Operations Managers are projected to change by +4.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 308,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.