SOC 11-1021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do General and Operations Managers make in Montgomery, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in Montgomery, AL is $107,980. The 10th percentile is $56,990 and the 90th percentile is $230,590. Employment is 2,230.

Median annual wage

$107,980

10th percentile
$56,990
25th percentile
$76,160
Median
$107,980
75th percentile
$164,190
90th percentile
$230,590
Mean
$135,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For General and Operations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $56,990 and the 90th percentile is $230,590. The difference is $173,600, which is 160.8% 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 $76,160 to the 75th at $164,190, covers $88,030.

The mean annual wage is $135,030, which sits above the median of $107,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Montgomery, AL median is 2.1% higher than the national median of $105,770 for General and Operations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,403, which is 13.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Alabama median of $111,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General and Operations Managers at $120,403 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General and Operations Managers. Montgomery, AL ranks 5th of 25 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).).

  • Auburn-Opelika, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $103,380 and employment of 920. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,567, against $120,403 here.
  • Birmingham, AL is 79 miles away, with a median of $123,560 and employment of 7,950. That median is 14.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,826, against $120,403 here.
  • Columbus, GA-AL is 91 miles away, with a median of $82,330 and employment of 2,140. That median is 23.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,199, against $120,403 here.

Employment share

General and Operations Managers accounts for 1.3% of wage-and-salary employment in Montgomery, AL (2,230 of 165,550). Nationally the occupation is 2.3% of employment (3,503,020 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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 General and Operations Managers make in Montgomery, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in Montgomery, AL is $107,980. The 10th percentile is $56,990 and the 90th percentile is $230,590. Employment is 2,230.

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

The local median is 2.1% higher than the national median of $105,770.

What is General and Operations Managers pay in Montgomery, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $107,980 is $120,403. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Montgomery, AL compare with nearby metros for General and Operations Managers?

Auburn-Opelika, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $103,380. Montgomery, AL ranks 5th of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.