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General and Operations Managers Salary in California

The median annual wage for general and operations managers in California is $124,390 ($59.81 per hour) +17.6% vs. the national median of $105,770. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$124,390
Mean annual wage
$152,250
Median hourly wage
$59.81
Employment in CA
300,840

300,840 employed · 16.5 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in California

Wage distribution for general and operations managers in California (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$60,370$29.03
25th percentile$81,620$39.24
Median (50th)$124,390$59.81
75th percentile$186,230$89.54
90th percentile$293,810$141.26

What this salary is worth in California

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$112,346

California prices are 110.7 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
19.6%

Median gross rent in California: $2,036/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $3,110/mo

Est. affordable home price
$453,767

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in California is $734,700 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.