SOC 11-1021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do General and Operations Managers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $125,830. The 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th percentile is $299,990. Employment is 104,610.

Median annual wage

$125,830

10th percentile
$62,400
25th percentile
$83,200
Median
$125,830
75th percentile
$187,480
90th percentile
$299,990
Mean
$157,110

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For General and Operations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th percentile is $299,990. The difference is $237,590, which is 188.8% 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 $83,200 to the 75th at $187,480, covers $104,280.

The mean annual wage is $157,110, which sits above the median of $125,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 19% higher than the national median of $105,770 for General and Operations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,799, which is 4.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% higher than the California median of $124,390.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $125,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General and Operations Managers at $110,799 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General and Operations Managers. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 1st of 10 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).).

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $103,870 and employment of 5,770. That median is 17.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,971, against $110,799 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $104,460 and employment of 4,100. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,543, against $110,799 here.
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $111,390 and employment of 3,410. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,382, against $110,799 here.

Employment share

General and Operations Managers accounts for 1.7% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (104,610 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 2.3% of employment (3,503,020 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · General and Operations Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do General and Operations Managers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $125,830. The 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th percentile is $299,990. Employment is 104,610.

How does that compare with the national median for General and Operations Managers?

The local median is 19% higher than the national median of $105,770.

What is General and Operations Managers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $125,830 is $110,799. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA compare with nearby metros for General and Operations Managers?

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $103,870. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 1st of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.