How much do General and Operations Managers make in Salem, OR?

Percentile spread

For General and Operations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $54,850 and the 90th percentile is $225,230. The difference is $170,380, which is 148.9% 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 $75,990 to the 75th at $171,600, covers $95,610.

The mean annual wage is $132,740, which sits above the median of $114,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 8.2% higher than the national median of $105,770 for General and Operations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,401, which is 4.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.6% higher than the Oregon median of $103,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $114,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General and Operations Managers at $110,401 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General and Operations Managers. Salem, OR ranks 7th of 13 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).).

• Albany, OR is 34 miles away, with a median of $93,220 and employment of 810. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,303, against $110,401 here.
• Corvallis, OR is 38 miles away, with a median of $93,320 and employment of 670. That median is 18.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,716, against $110,401 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $121,050 and employment of 21,070. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,825, against $110,401 here.

Employment share

General and Operations Managers accounts for 1.9% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (3,490 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 2.3% of employment (3,503,020 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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.