General and Operations Managers · SOC 11-1021
General and Operations Manager Salary in the California
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025California
Figures describe the state of California as a whole.
General and Operations Managers in the California earned a median of $124,390 per year ($59.81 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $60,370 at the 10th percentile to $293,810 at the 90th. BLS estimates 300,840 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of General and Operations Managers in the California earn more than $124,390 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $81,620 and $186,230.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $60,370 | $81,620 | $124,390 | $186,230 | $293,810 |
| Hourly | $29.03 | $39.24 | $59.81 | $89.54 | $141.26 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- California$124,390 median for California; middle half earns $81,620 to $186,230
- United Statesnational$105,770 median for United States; middle half earns $72,320 to $167,280
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +18% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in California
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for general and operations managers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Californiathis page$124,390 median for California; middle half earns $81,620 to $186,230
- $163,860 median for San Jose metro area; middle half earns $102,330 to $245,630
- $149,990 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $98,890 to $220,200
- $125,830 median for Los Angeles metro area; middle half earns $83,200 to $187,480
- $119,600 median for San Diego metro area; middle half earns $78,200 to $177,430
- $118,460 median for Sacramento metro area; middle half earns $77,800 to $166,050
- $114,410 median for Vallejo metro area; middle half earns $78,270 to $170,990
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.