SOC 11-1021 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do General and Operations Managers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $101,840. The 10th percentile is $54,230 and the 90th percentile is $222,400. Employment is 2,280.
Median annual wage
$101,840
- 10th percentile
- $54,230
- 25th percentile
- $73,810
- Median
- $101,840
- 75th percentile
- $156,020
- 90th percentile
- $222,400
- Mean
- $125,390
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For General and Operations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $54,230 and the 90th percentile is $222,400. The difference is $168,170, which is 165.1% 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 $73,810 to the 75th at $156,020, covers $82,210.
The mean annual wage is $125,390, which sits above the median of $101,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $105,770 for General and Operations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,779, which is 11.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 18.1% lower than the California median of $124,390.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General and Operations Managers at $93,779 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General and Operations Managers. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 12th of 15 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).).
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $104,730 and employment of 490. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,069, against $93,779 here.
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $111,390 and employment of 3,410. That median is 9.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,382, against $93,779 here.
- Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $105,680 and employment of 2,600. That median is 3.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,917, against $93,779 here.
Employment share
General and Operations Managers accounts for 1.9% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (2,280 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 2.3% of employment (3,503,020 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $101,840. The 10th percentile is $54,230 and the 90th percentile is $222,400. Employment is 2,280.
How does that compare with the national median for General and Operations Managers?
The local median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $105,770.
What is General and Operations Managers pay in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $101,840 is $93,779. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA compare with nearby metros for General and Operations Managers?
Hanford-Corcoran, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $104,730. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 12th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.