SOC 13-1199 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in Flagstaff, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Flagstaff, AZ is $81,330. The 10th percentile is $48,760 and the 90th percentile is $115,920. Employment is 210.

Median annual wage

$81,330

10th percentile
$48,760
25th percentile
$65,170
Median
$81,330
75th percentile
$101,470
90th percentile
$115,920
Mean
$85,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Business Operations Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $48,760 and the 90th percentile is $115,920. The difference is $67,160, which is 82.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $65,170 to the 75th at $101,470, covers $36,300.

The mean annual wage is $85,130, which sits above the median of $81,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Flagstaff, AZ median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $83,050 for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,067, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Arizona median of $83,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flagstaff, AZ is 100.325, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Operations Specialists, All Other at $81,067 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Flagstaff, AZ ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 94 miles away, with a median of $78,850 and employment of 170. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,250, against $81,067 here.
  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $74,900 and employment of 90. That median is 7.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,598, against $81,067 here.
  • St. George, UT is 137 miles away, with a median of $63,130 and employment of 350. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,868, against $81,067 here.

Employment share

Business Operations Specialists, All Other accounts for 0.32% of wage-and-salary employment in Flagstaff, AZ (210 of 66,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.70% of employment (1,087,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in Flagstaff, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Flagstaff, AZ is $81,330. The 10th percentile is $48,760 and the 90th percentile is $115,920. Employment is 210.

How does that compare with the national median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?

The local median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $83,050.

What is Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Flagstaff, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flagstaff, AZ is 100.325, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $81,330 is $81,067. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Flagstaff, AZ compare with nearby metros for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $78,850. Flagstaff, AZ ranks 2nd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.