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General and Operations Managers Salary in North Carolina

The median annual wage for general and operations managers in North Carolina is $101,950 ($49.01 per hour) -3.6% vs. the national median of $105,770. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$101,950
Mean annual wage
$128,520
Median hourly wage
$49.01
Employment in NC
63,740

63,740 employed · 12.9 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in North Carolina

Wage distribution for general and operations managers in North Carolina (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$48,340$23.24
25th percentile$66,800$32.11
Median (50th)$101,950$49.01
75th percentile$162,170$77.97
90th percentile$238,230$114.54

What this salary is worth in North Carolina

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$108,083

North Carolina prices are 94.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
14.5%

Median gross rent in North Carolina: $1,228/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,549/mo

Est. affordable home price
$371,907

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 North Carolina is $288,900 (ACS 2020-2024).

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

General and Operations Managers salary in other states

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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.