Average General And Operations Managers Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

BLS did not publish a wage for general and operations managers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA in the latest release, but in 2021 the local median hourly wage was $48.98. There are 24,920 workers employed locally today.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for general and operations managers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 24,920
How common this job is here: 0.70×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

The last time BLS reported wages here

The latest release does not include a wage figure for general and operations managers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, but earlier releases did. Here is the most recent year with a published wage.

Last reporting year: 2021
Median hourly wage (2021): $48.98/hr
Median annual wage (2021): $101,870
Employment (2021): 25,350

This data is from the 2021 BLS release. Recent figures may differ — small-sample suppression is common for this occupation.

Where general and operations managers earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for general and operations managers this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

District of Columbia: $80.42/hr
New Jersey: $72.11/hr
Delaware: $65.82/hr
South Dakota: $64.15/hr
Colorado: $62.66/hr
Washington: $62.61/hr
Connecticut: $62.61/hr
New York: $62.50/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $78.11/hr
Trenton-Princeton, NJ: $77.14/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $73.12/hr
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: $72.80/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $71.76/hr
Boulder, CO: $71.06/hr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: $67.93/hr
Sioux Falls, SD-MN: $66.80/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for general and operations managers from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +4.4%; 164,000 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 308,700; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: 5 years or more

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.