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Operations Manager salary

Manages operational units or cross-functional operations. Based on 26 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 26 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$74,054
Median
$77,500
75th percentile
$82,650

Operations ladderCareer path

The generalist path to running the organization's back office: coordinate logistics and vendors, then manage facilities, systems and administrative staff, then direct operations across sites, then take the number-two seat. Project management and operations analysis are parallel specialist tracks.

  1. Step 1Operations Coordinator$54,080median of 23 postings
  2. Step 2 · this pageOperations Manager$77,500median of 26 postings
  3. Step 3Operations Director$105,230median of 6 postings
  4. Step 4Chief Operating OfficerNot enough postings yet

Each rung shows the posted-salary median from its own page. The rungs span more than one job function, so they never all appear under Related occupations.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Orange (1), Riverside (1).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$50M-$100M$75,00017 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (1), $20M-$50M (4), $100M+ (3).

By career level

Manager / Supervisor$77,50024 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (1), Staff / Specialist (1).

Organizations hiring now

Brilliant CornersBudget $50M-$100M$80,000–$82,000View org →Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$4,576View org →Family Service AssociationRiverside County · Budget $20M-$50M$72,000–$85,000View org →Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$70,304View org →MAACSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$90,000–$110,000View org →San Diego Blood BankSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$73,840View org →

Related occupations

Customer Service RepresentativeBusiness & Operations AnalystOperations CoordinatorProject ManagerOperations Director
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How this page is built
Figures reflect 26 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.