The median operations manager in Texas earns $103,230 a year, or $49.63 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey. That is 2% below the national median of $105,770, and 26th of the 54 states and territories BLS publishes.
The middle half of Texas’s 431,310 operations managers earn between $64,470 and $168,510. The highest paying metro area in the state is Midland, TX, at $132,420.
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Every metro area in Texas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland, TX | $132,420 | $63.66 | $81,420 to $206,080 | 4,830 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $119,600 | $57.50 | $74,060 to $191,470 | 97,320 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $117,850 | $56.66 | $74,120 to $181,260 | 42,190 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $111,010 | $53.37 | $71,040 to $173,250 | 125,090 |
| Odessa, TX | $104,100 | $50.05 | $64,540 to $160,160 | 2,630 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $99,790 | $47.98 | $61,430 to $159,120 | 30,560 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $97,470 | $46.86 | $61,370 to $153,820 | 4,560 |
| Waco, TX | $92,990 | $44.71 | $61,370 to $148,570 | 3,690 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $90,600 | $43.56 | $57,740 to $145,810 | 5,570 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $89,940 | $43.24 | $59,740 to $135,370 | 1,500 |
| Longview, TX | $89,660 | $43.11 | $58,040 to $137,940 | 3,590 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $87,920 | $42.27 | $56,810 to $133,270 | 3,650 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $87,910 | $42.27 | $57,860 to $135,670 | 3,250 |
| Abilene, TX | $86,200 | $41.44 | $57,740 to $139,630 | 2,120 |
| Amarillo, TX | $85,770 | $41.24 | $58,270 to $130,580 | 3,610 |
| Tyler, TX | $84,150 | $40.46 | $58,510 to $130,020 | 3,300 |
| Lubbock, TX | $80,870 | $38.88 | $55,720 to $131,020 | 4,460 |
| Victoria, TX | $80,280 | $38.60 | $55,830 to $132,510 | 1,170 |
| San Angelo, TX | $79,160 | $38.06 | $53,200 to $122,930 | 1,580 |
| Laredo, TX | $78,640 | $37.81 | $53,760 to $123,130 | 2,780 |
| El Paso, TX | $77,770 | $37.39 | $51,980 to $126,130 | 7,850 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $77,060 | $37.05 | $50,590 to $120,900 | 1,630 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $76,320 | $36.69 | $49,680 to $124,290 | 1,640 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $75,350 | $36.23 | $47,630 to $120,790 | 3,440 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $74,570 | $35.85 | $49,710 to $114,650 | 6,480 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $73,540 | $35.35 | $47,800 to $109,220 | 420 |
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 Texas median costs about $139,400 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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The median operations manager in Texas earned $103,230 a year, or $49.63 an hour, in May 2025. The middle half earned between $64,470 and $168,510. Nationally the median is $105,770, so Texas pays 2% less than the country as a whole.
Midland, TX ($132,420), Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ($119,600) and Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($117,850).
Benefits at employers with fewer than 50 workers add 35% on top of wages, so an operations manager at the Texas median costs about $139,400 a year. The employer’s view is at useliaison.com/back-office-costs/operations-manager.
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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