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General and Operations Managers Salary in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $98,610. BLS estimates approximately 81,520 people work in this occupation in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 6.8% below the national median ($105,770).

Median salary
$98,610
Average salary
$132,100
Median hourly
$47.41
Employment
81,520

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$47,990$23.07
25th percentile$64,830$31.17
Median (50th)$98,610$47.41
75th percentile$157,230$75.59
90th percentile$243,280$116.96

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 6.1% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3.5% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
34.313
Location quotient
1.52

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ’s regional price level is above the national average (index 103.316, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $95,445 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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