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General and Operations Managers salary in El Paso, TX

General and Operations Managers in the El Paso, TX metropolitan area earn a median of $77,770 a year, an average of $100,760. About 7,850 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

General and Operations Managers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$77,770
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$100,760
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$38,650
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$188,210
Top of the range
People employed
7,850
In El Paso metro area
Rent share of median wage
16.1%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in El Paso

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,041
per month, in El Paso, TX
Income needed for median rent
$41,600
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median general and operations managers wage
$77,770
86.9% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
16.1%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$58,734
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the El Paso area. Read the El Paso, TX cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

General and Operations Managers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Washington, DC
+101.2%
Median $156,460
Mean $163,620
Employed 112,530
Nashville-Davidson, TN
+54.3%
Median $119,990
Mean $141,450
Employed 23,820
Oklahoma City, OK
+24.9%
Median $97,110
Mean $118,230
Employed 17,710
Boston, MA
+72.0%
Median $133,800
Mean $163,800
Employed 70,950
Las Vegas, NV
+25.1%
Median $97,290
Mean $133,930
Employed 27,290
Portland, OR
+55.7%
Median $121,050
Mean $147,110
Employed 21,070
Denver, CO
+83.0%
Median $142,330
Mean $171,600
Employed 22,940
Detroit, MI
+33.7%
Median $104,010
Mean $133,060
Employed 37,250

See general and operations managers pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $77,770 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.