Operations manager salary in New York
The median operations manager in New York earns $130,860 a year, or $62.91 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey. That is 24% above the national median of $105,770, and 8th of the 54 states and territories BLS publishes.
The middle half of New York’s 206,740 operations managers earn between $85,770 and $209,110. The highest paying metro area in the state is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, at $157,000.
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Operations manager salary by city in New York
Every metro area in New York where BLS publishes a median for operations managers, highest first. A metro that crosses a state line appears under each of its states.
| Metro area | Median annual | Median hourly | Middle half earns | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $157,000 | $75.48 | $100,040 to $226,350 | 177,850 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $111,130 | $53.43 | $78,130 to $165,630 | 8,890 |
| Syracuse, NY | $108,140 | $51.99 | $76,400 to $164,950 | 5,730 |
| Rochester, NY | $103,690 | $49.85 | $71,740 to $160,540 | 9,230 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $103,280 | $49.65 | $73,810 to $160,040 | 11,100 |
| Ithaca, NY | $103,220 | $49.62 | $70,680 to $156,290 | 770 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $102,140 | $49.11 | $73,860 to $156,740 | 5,430 |
| Kingston, NY | $99,970 | $48.06 | $70,680 to $141,570 | 1,280 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $98,650 | $47.43 | $66,460 to $140,290 | 1,070 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $98,350 | $47.28 | $68,560 to $144,160 | 2,080 |
| Binghamton, NY | $96,420 | $46.36 | $67,030 to $143,010 | 1,790 |
| Elmira, NY | $94,830 | $45.59 | $63,510 to $138,630 | 640 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $93,870 | $45.13 | $63,310 to $134,280 | 760 |
What an operations manager costs an employer in New York
Wages are the start. At employers with fewer than 50 workers, benefits add 35% on top (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation), so an operations manager at the New York median costs about $176,700 a year. The employer’s view for every state and metro is on what an operations manager costs, and the routine part of the job is what Liaison does inside the tools a business already runs.
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Questions
How much does an operations manager make in New York?
The median operations manager in New York earned $130,860 a year, or $62.91 an hour, in May 2025. The middle half earned between $85,770 and $209,110. Nationally the median is $105,770, so New York pays 24% more than the country as a whole.
Which cities in New York pay operations managers the most?
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($157,000), Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($111,130) and Syracuse, NY ($108,140).
What does an operations manager cost an employer in New York?
Benefits at employers with fewer than 50 workers add 35% on top of wages, so an operations manager at the New York median costs about $176,700 a year. The employer’s view is at useliaison.com/back-office-costs/operations-manager.
Operations manager salary in other states
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation 11-1021. Annual figures assume 2,080 hours a year. Updated 2026-10-02.
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