Operations Manager: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 439 active jobs for “Operations Manager”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $132,800 per year (n = 172). Most requested skills: stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, process improvement.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $132,800 per year | $100,000 per year – $184,000 per year | 172 |
| Europe | not enough data | 5 | |
| CIS | not enough data | 1 | |
Skills in requirements
- stakeholder management — 43%
- cross-functional collaboration — 15%
- process improvement — 15%
- data analysis — 13%
- Salesforce — 11%
- SQL — 11%
- project management — 10%
- automation — 9%
- AI tools — 8%
- program management — 7%
- Sales Operations — 7%
- Revenue Operations — 7%
- vendor management — 7%
- business operations — 6%
- customer service — 6%
- compliance — 6%
- dashboards — 6%
- Product Operations — 6%
- supply chain — 6%
- forecasting — 6%
Levels
- Junior — 58
- Middle — 193
- Senior — 95
- Lead — 78
- Head — 3
- Director — 4
FAQ
How much do “Operations Manager” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $132,800 per year, half of jobs between $100,000 per year and $184,000 per year (n = 172). Pay is stated in 41% of jobs.
Which skills do “Operations Manager” jobs require?
stakeholder management — 43%, cross-functional collaboration — 15%, process improvement — 15%, data analysis — 13%, Salesforce — 11%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 393).
How many “Operations Manager” jobs are remote?
Remote — 24%, hybrid — 19%, office — 57% (of 439 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Operations Manager” jobs?
Intern and junior — 58 jobs (13%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 83% of jobs; most often: C1 — 73%, C2 — 6%, B2 — 4%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 95%, Telegram 2%, JSearch 2%, HeadHunter 1%, LinkedIn 0%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.