13 Series · SOC 13-1199

Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$83,050
Median / year
+2.2%
2024→2025
$150,010
Top 10% earn
+3%
Growth '24–'34
1,087,090
Estimated US jobs

Business Operations Specialists, All Other earn a median of $83,050 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $83,050, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $47,880 (10th percentile) to $150,010 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,087,090 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($108,160).

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The pay verdict

Business Operations Specialists, All Other earn a median of $83,050, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 76% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #11 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3% by 2034.

$83,050
Median annual wage
Top 24%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#11 of 32
in Business and Financial Operations
3.1×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $108,160. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-1199) has a national median of $83,050 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $47,880 to $150,010, and the published mean is $93,970. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 1,087,090 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 522 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $81,270 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $83,050 in May 2025, a rise of $1,780 (+2.2%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 108,200 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Business and Financial Operations Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $108,160, which is +30% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Lexington Park, MD at $136,660. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 1,087,090 jobs Median $83,050/yr

Median Salary

$83,050

per year

Median Hourly

$39.93/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$93,970

average

Employment

1,087,090

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$83,050 Top 24% higher than 76% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 (this entry) 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$83,050 · 76th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Business Operations Specialists, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 13-series occupations with growth data, Business Operations Specialists, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +3% growth and $83,050 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $40000$60000$80000$100000$120000 -10%0%10%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Accountants and Audi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.6% · Median annual wage: $83680Business Operations … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $83050Project Management S… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.6% · Median annual wage: $102320Human Resources Spec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.2% · Median annual wage: $75940Market Research Anal… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.7% · Median annual wage: $78760Management Analysts - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.8% · Median annual wage: $101860Buyers and Purchasin… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.8% · Median annual wage: $77710Training and Develop… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 10.8% · Median annual wage: $69280Compliance Officers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $80730Financial and Invest… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.7% · Median annual wage: $102740Claims Adjusters, Ex… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.1% · Median annual wage: $78000Loan Officers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $76690Personal Financial A… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.6% · Median annual wage: $105070Logisticians - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 16.7% · Median annual wage: $82320Cost Estimators - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -4.2% · Median annual wage: $78740Meeting, Convention,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.8% · Median annual wage: $61160Financial Specialist… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $81100Compensation, Benefi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.3% · Median annual wage: $78210Fundraisers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $72550Insurance Underwriters - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.6% · Median annual wage: $81370Tax Preparers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $54920Financial Examiners - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 18.5% · Median annual wage: $94160Labor Relations Spec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.1% · Median annual wage: $95420Credit Analysts - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -4.4% · Median annual wage: $83510
Among 24 13-series occupations with growth data, Business Operations Specialists, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +3% growth and $83,050 median pay.
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  • Accountants and Audi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $83680
  • Business Operations …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $83050
  • Project Management S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $102320
  • Human Resources Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.2%, Median annual wage $75940
  • Market Research Anal…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $78760
  • Management Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.8%, Median annual wage $101860
  • Buyers and Purchasin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $77710
  • Training and Develop…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.8%, Median annual wage $69280
  • Compliance Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $80730
  • Financial and Invest…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $102740
  • Claims Adjusters, Ex…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.1%, Median annual wage $78000
  • Loan Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $76690
  • Personal Financial A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.6%, Median annual wage $105070
  • Logisticians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.7%, Median annual wage $82320
  • Cost Estimators: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $78740
  • Meeting, Convention,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.8%, Median annual wage $61160
  • Financial Specialist…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $81100
  • Compensation, Benefi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.3%, Median annual wage $78210
  • Fundraisers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $72550
  • Insurance Underwriters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.6%, Median annual wage $81370
  • Tax Preparers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $54920
  • Financial Examiners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 18.5%, Median annual wage $94160
  • Labor Relations Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $95420
  • Credit Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.4%, Median annual wage $83510

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

108,200

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+36,300

1,205,700 (2024) → 1,242,000 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Business and Financial Operations Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

0.3/100K

Injury Rate

0.3/100

Danger Index

1.4/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$47,880
25th$62,640
Median$83,050
75th$114,010
90th$150,010

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$23.02
25th$30.12
Median$39.93
75th$54.81
90th$72.12

Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 9 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$65,000$70,000$75,000$80,000$85,000 201520162017201820212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $68,170National median - 2016: $69,040National median - 2017: $70,010National median - 2018: $70,530National median - 2021: $74,670National median - 2022: $75,990National median - 2023: $79,590National median - 2024: $81,270National median - 2025: $83,050$83,050
National median annual wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $68,170
2016 $69,040
2017 $70,010
2018 $70,530
2021 $74,670
2022 $75,990
2023 $79,590
2024 $81,270
2025 $83,050

2015 median

$68,170

2025 median

$83,050

2021–2025 change (same SOC)

+$8,380 (+11.2%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+2.7%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Business Operations Specialists, All Other by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $68,170 First banked release 926,610
May 2016 $69,040 +1.3% 958,670
May 2017 $70,010 +1.4% 1,001,420
May 2018 $70,530 +0.7% 1,060,580
May 2021 $74,670 Classification break 1,030,330
May 2022 $75,990 +1.8% 1,081,230
May 2023 $79,590 +4.7% 1,103,440
May 2024 $81,270 +2.1% 1,128,200
May 2025 $83,050 +2.2% 1,087,090

Across the 9 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $68,170 in May 2015 to $83,050 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2021–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.7% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 1,030,330 in May 2021 to 1,087,090 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2021 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $108,160 +30% above national
2 Maryland $101,500 +22% above national
3 Washington $100,360 +21% above national
4 Alabama $100,240 +21% above national
5 Delaware $95,040 +14% above national
6 Alaska $94,740 +14% above national
7 Oklahoma $93,640 +13% above national
8 Massachusetts $93,270 +12% above national
9 Hawaii $92,620 +12% above national
10 Colorado $92,520 +11% above national
11 New Jersey $91,060 +10% above national
12 Guam $88,610 +7% above national
13 Rhode Island $88,130 +6% above national
14 California $87,570 +5% above national
15 Connecticut $85,530 +3% above national
16 South Dakota $85,340 +3% above national
17 Virginia $85,200 +3% above national
18 New Hampshire $83,740 +1% above national
19 New York $83,450 same as national
20 Kansas $83,350 same as national
21 Arizona $83,280 same as national
22 Illinois $82,070 1% below national
23 Michigan $81,810 1% below national
24 Texas $80,820 3% below national
25 Pennsylvania $80,590 3% below national
26 North Dakota $80,500 3% below national
27 Iowa $80,470 3% below national
28 Missouri $80,420 3% below national
29 North Carolina $80,230 3% below national
30 Utah $80,190 3% below national
31 Florida $79,650 4% below national
32 Ohio $79,350 4% below national
33 South Carolina $79,110 5% below national
34 New Mexico $79,100 5% below national
35 Indiana $79,030 5% below national
36 Maine $78,830 5% below national
37 Tennessee $78,690 5% below national
38 Georgia $78,410 6% below national
39 Nebraska $77,980 6% below national
40 Minnesota $77,820 6% below national
41 Oregon $77,170 7% below national
42 Mississippi $76,980 7% below national
43 Idaho $76,400 8% below national
44 Montana $74,990 10% below national
45 Kentucky $74,690 10% below national
46 Wyoming $74,060 11% below national
47 Vermont $71,710 14% below national
48 West Virginia $69,240 17% below national
49 Wisconsin $67,370 19% below national
50 Nevada $67,330 19% below national
51 Virgin Islands $65,170 22% below national
52 Louisiana $63,220 24% below national
53 Arkansas $61,240 26% below national
54 Puerto Rico $46,700 44% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Lexington Park, MD $136,660 +65% above national
2 Huntsville, AL $124,950 +50% above national
3 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $108,330 +30% above national
4 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $105,250 +27% above national
5 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $104,770 +26% above national
6 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $104,500 +26% above national
7 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $102,660 +24% above national
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $101,920 +23% above national
9 Gettysburg, PA $101,500 +22% above national
10 Kennewick-Richland, WA $101,380 +22% above national
11 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $98,650 +19% above national
12 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $98,340 +18% above national
13 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $98,060 +18% above national
14 Odessa, TX $97,720 +18% above national
15 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $96,580 +16% above national
16 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $96,100 +16% above national
17 Oklahoma City, OK $96,100 +16% above national
18 Springfield, IL $95,990 +16% above national
19 Fayetteville, NC $95,620 +15% above national
20 St. Louis, MO-IL $95,470 +15% above national
21 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $95,460 +15% above national
22 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $95,140 +15% above national
23 Warner Robins, GA $95,060 +14% above national
24 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $95,000 +14% above national
25 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $94,990 +14% above national
26 Anchorage, AK $94,740 +14% above national
27 Fairbanks-College, AK $94,740 +14% above national
28 Lawton, OK $94,520 +14% above national
29 Ogden, UT $94,480 +14% above national
30 Colorado Springs, CO $94,450 +14% above national
31 Urban Honolulu, HI $94,330 +14% above national
32 Boulder, CO $94,040 +13% above national
33 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $93,310 +12% above national
34 Chambersburg, PA $93,040 +12% above national
35 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $92,690 +12% above national
36 Manchester-Nashua, NH $92,510 +11% above national
37 Decatur, AL $92,290 +11% above national
38 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $92,250 +11% above national
39 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $92,120 +11% above national
40 Walla Walla, WA $91,170 +10% above national
41 Tulsa, OK $90,710 +9% above national
42 Mobile, AL $90,680 +9% above national
43 Winchester, VA-WV $90,230 +9% above national
44 York-Hanover, PA $90,230 +9% above national
45 Kansas City, MO-KS $90,060 +8% above national
46 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $89,410 +8% above national
47 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $89,370 +8% above national
48 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,340 +8% above national
49 Montgomery, AL $89,320 +8% above national
50 Eagle Pass, TX $88,710 +7% above national
51 Sumter, SC $88,710 +7% above national
52 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $88,610 +7% above national
53 Battle Creek, MI $88,320 +6% above national
54 Midland, TX $87,890 +6% above national
55 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $87,530 +5% above national
56 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $87,400 +5% above national
57 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $87,340 +5% above national
58 Dover, DE $86,900 +5% above national
59 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,900 +5% above national
60 Salinas, CA $86,590 +4% above national
61 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,540 +4% above national
62 Birmingham, AL $86,530 +4% above national
63 Portland-South Portland, ME $86,530 +4% above national
64 Yuma, AZ $86,260 +4% above national
65 Columbus, IN $85,460 +3% above national
66 Springfield, MA $85,400 +3% above national
67 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $84,990 +2% above national
68 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $84,970 +2% above national
69 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $84,840 +2% above national
70 Vallejo, CA $84,810 +2% above national
71 Anniston-Oxford, AL $84,640 +2% above national
72 Dothan, AL $84,580 +2% above national
73 Wichita, KS $84,460 +2% above national
74 Tucson, AZ $84,360 +2% above national
75 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $84,290 +1% above national
76 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $84,190 +1% above national
77 El Centro, CA $84,170 +1% above national
78 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $84,010 +1% above national
79 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $83,980 +1% above national
80 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $83,910 +1% above national
81 Elizabethtown, KY $83,780 +1% above national
82 Killeen-Temple, TX $83,780 +1% above national
83 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $83,600 +1% above national
84 Yuba City, CA $83,530 +1% above national
85 Binghamton, NY $83,330 same as national
86 Victoria, TX $83,280 same as national
87 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $83,230 same as national
88 New Haven, CT $83,040 same as national
89 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $82,940 same as national
90 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $82,770 same as national
91 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $82,750 same as national
92 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $82,630 1% below national
93 Napa, CA $82,630 1% below national
94 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $82,630 1% below national
95 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $82,200 1% below national
96 Omaha, NE-IA $82,140 1% below national
97 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $82,130 1% below national
98 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $82,120 1% below national
99 Dubuque, IA $82,090 1% below national
100 Greeley, CO $82,070 1% below national
101 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $82,060 1% below national
102 Columbus, OH $82,030 1% below national
103 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $82,020 1% below national
104 Ann Arbor, MI $81,810 1% below national
105 Jackson, MI $81,810 1% below national
106 Barnstable Town, MA $81,750 2% below national
107 Monroe, MI $81,740 2% below national
108 Twin Falls, ID $81,720 2% below national
109 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $81,610 2% below national
110 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $81,520 2% below national
111 Bismarck, ND $81,330 2% below national
112 Flagstaff, AZ $81,330 2% below national
113 Jacksonville, NC $81,330 2% below national
114 Syracuse, NY $81,330 2% below national
115 Terre Haute, IN $81,330 2% below national
116 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $81,330 2% below national
117 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $81,170 2% below national
118 Albuquerque, NM $81,070 2% below national
119 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $81,070 2% below national
120 Auburn-Opelika, AL $80,790 3% below national
121 Longview-Kelso, WA $80,740 3% below national
122 Vineland, NJ $80,670 3% below national
123 Salisbury, MD $80,510 3% below national
124 Helena, MT $80,410 3% below national
125 Laredo, TX $80,390 3% below national
126 Raleigh-Cary, NC $80,390 3% below national
127 Modesto, CA $80,350 3% below national
128 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $80,020 4% below national
129 Kankakee, IL $80,020 4% below national
130 Pittsburgh, PA $79,970 4% below national
131 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $79,960 4% below national
132 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $79,770 4% below national
133 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $79,690 4% below national
134 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $79,660 4% below national
135 Tuscaloosa, AL $79,640 4% below national
136 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $79,550 4% below national
137 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $79,490 4% below national
138 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $79,440 4% below national
139 Boise City, ID $79,440 4% below national
140 Hinesville, GA $79,440 4% below national
141 Jacksonville, FL $79,440 4% below national
142 Minot, ND $79,440 4% below national
143 Rapid City, SD $79,440 4% below national
144 Waco, TX $79,440 4% below national
145 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $79,270 5% below national
146 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $79,130 5% below national
147 Utica-Rome, NY $79,120 5% below national
148 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $79,110 5% below national
149 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $79,090 5% below national
150 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $78,900 5% below national
151 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $78,880 5% below national
152 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $78,850 5% below national
153 Clarksville, TN-KY $78,850 5% below national
154 Iowa City, IA $78,850 5% below national
155 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $78,850 5% below national
156 Texarkana, TX-AR $78,850 5% below national
157 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $78,850 5% below national
158 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $78,840 5% below national
159 Rochester, MN $78,790 5% below national
160 Traverse City, MI $78,520 5% below national
161 Chico, CA $78,450 6% below national
162 Richmond, VA $78,420 6% below national
163 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $78,410 6% below national
164 Missoula, MT $78,370 6% below national
165 Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,120 6% below national
166 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $78,100 6% below national
167 Naples-Marco Island, FL $77,910 6% below national
168 Cleveland, OH $77,850 6% below national
169 Ithaca, NY $77,830 6% below national
170 Farmington, NM $77,780 6% below national
171 Corpus Christi, TX $77,770 6% below national
172 El Paso, TX $77,750 6% below national
173 Knoxville, TN $77,700 6% below national
174 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $77,610 7% below national
175 Jackson, MS $77,560 7% below national
176 Columbus, GA-AL $77,540 7% below national
177 Sherman-Denison, TX $77,500 7% below national
178 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $77,490 7% below national
179 Cheyenne, WY $77,440 7% below national
180 Columbia, SC $77,400 7% below national
181 Punta Gorda, FL $77,380 7% below national
182 Worcester, MA $77,340 7% below national
183 Lima, OH $77,330 7% below national
184 Merced, CA $77,330 7% below national
185 Saginaw, MI $77,300 7% below national
186 Niles, MI $77,250 7% below national
187 St. Joseph, MO-KS $77,230 7% below national
188 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $77,170 7% below national
189 Johnstown, PA $77,080 7% below national
190 Pittsfield, MA $77,020 7% below national
191 Lebanon, PA $76,950 7% below national
192 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,950 7% below national
193 Fresno, CA $76,770 8% below national
194 Billings, MT $76,710 8% below national
195 Midland, MI $76,660 8% below national
196 Carson City, NV $76,650 8% below national
197 Bloomington, IL $76,610 8% below national
198 Bend, OR $76,600 8% below national
199 College Station-Bryan, TX $76,560 8% below national
200 Port St. Lucie, FL $76,560 8% below national
201 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $76,550 8% below national
202 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $76,530 8% below national
203 Yakima, WA $76,520 8% below national
204 Ames, IA $76,510 8% below national
205 Las Cruces, NM $76,510 8% below national
206 Spartanburg, SC $76,500 8% below national
207 Peoria, IL $76,490 8% below national
208 Grand Junction, CO $76,400 8% below national
209 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $76,400 8% below national
210 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,400 8% below national
211 Lexington-Fayette, KY $76,390 8% below national
212 Champaign-Urbana, IL $76,260 8% below national
213 Madison, WI $76,230 8% below national
214 Albany, GA $76,170 8% below national
215 Redding, CA $76,170 8% below national
216 Joplin, MO-KS $75,930 9% below national
217 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $75,920 9% below national
218 Bellingham, WA $75,780 9% below national
219 Flint, MI $75,730 9% below national
220 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $75,730 9% below national
221 Salem, OR $75,670 9% below national
222 Topeka, KS $75,550 9% below national
223 Kenosha, WI $75,400 9% below national
224 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $75,380 9% below national
225 Great Falls, MT $75,360 9% below national
226 Casper, WY $75,310 9% below national
227 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $75,230 9% below national
228 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $75,220 9% below national
229 Manhattan, KS $75,120 10% below national
230 Enid, OK $74,990 10% below national
231 Eau Claire, WI $74,950 10% below national
232 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $74,900 10% below national
233 Burlington, NC $74,820 10% below national
234 Pueblo, CO $74,700 10% below national
235 Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,660 10% below national
236 Savannah, GA $74,630 10% below national
237 Rochester, NY $74,610 10% below national
238 Paducah, KY-IL $74,570 10% below national
239 Toledo, OH $74,520 10% below national
240 Gainesville, GA $74,470 10% below national
241 Goldsboro, NC $74,440 10% below national
242 Greensboro-High Point, NC $74,380 10% below national
243 Amarillo, TX $74,370 10% below national
244 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $74,340 10% below national
245 Youngstown-Warren, OH $74,220 11% below national
246 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $73,920 11% below national
247 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $73,920 11% below national
248 Fargo, ND-MN $73,920 11% below national
249 Gainesville, FL $73,920 11% below national
250 Grand Forks, ND-MN $73,920 11% below national
251 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $73,920 11% below national
252 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $73,920 11% below national
253 Lancaster, PA $73,660 11% below national
254 Cleveland, TN $73,610 11% below national
255 Homosassa Springs, FL $73,500 11% below national
256 Abilene, TX $73,450 12% below national
257 Erie, PA $73,420 12% below national
258 Tyler, TX $73,400 12% below national
259 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $73,370 12% below national
260 Albany, OR $73,320 12% below national
261 Johnson City, TN $73,320 12% below national
262 Lubbock, TX $73,320 12% below national
263 San Angelo, TX $73,320 12% below national
264 Sheboygan, WI $73,250 12% below national
265 Decatur, IL $73,080 12% below national
266 Cedar Rapids, IA $72,740 12% below national
267 Fort Wayne, IN $72,740 12% below national
268 Springfield, MO $72,700 12% below national
269 Wilmington, NC $72,640 13% below national
270 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $72,400 13% below national
271 Hattiesburg, MS $72,360 13% below national
272 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $72,260 13% below national
273 Lawrence, KS $72,100 13% below national
274 Grants Pass, OR $72,000 13% below national
275 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $71,970 13% below national
276 Reading, PA $71,870 13% below national
277 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $71,710 14% below national
278 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $71,660 14% below national
279 Altoona, PA $71,650 14% below national
280 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $71,580 14% below national
281 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $71,580 14% below national
282 Florence, SC $71,570 14% below national
283 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $71,280 14% below national
284 Wichita Falls, TX $71,280 14% below national
285 Dalton, GA $71,230 14% below national
286 Bay City, MI $71,220 14% below national
287 Ocala, FL $70,650 15% below national
288 State College, PA $70,560 15% below national
289 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $69,960 16% below national
290 Longview, TX $69,270 17% below national
291 Alexandria, LA $69,240 17% below national
292 Bowling Green, KY $69,240 17% below national
293 Chattanooga, TN-GA $69,240 17% below national
294 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $69,230 17% below national
295 Sandusky, OH $69,170 17% below national
296 Canton-Massillon, OH $68,710 17% below national
297 Duluth, MN-WI $68,280 18% below national
298 Macon-Bibb County, GA $68,210 18% below national
299 Mansfield, OH $68,060 18% below national
300 Greenville, NC $67,940 18% below national
301 Glens Falls, NY $67,810 18% below national
302 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $67,620 19% below national
303 Springfield, OH $67,600 19% below national
304 Santa Fe, NM $67,560 19% below national
305 Reno, NV $67,430 19% below national
306 Beckley, WV $67,200 19% below national
307 Evansville, IN $67,200 19% below national
308 Grand Island, NE $67,200 19% below national
309 Lincoln, NE $67,200 19% below national
310 Medford, OR $67,200 19% below national
311 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $67,200 19% below national
312 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $67,190 19% below national
313 Tallahassee, FL $67,120 19% below national
314 Green Bay, WI $66,840 20% below national
315 Asheville, NC $66,720 20% below national
316 Charlottesville, VA $66,640 20% below national
317 St. Cloud, MN $66,620 20% below national
318 Mankato, MN $66,600 20% below national
319 Fond du Lac, WI $66,550 20% below national
320 Eugene-Springfield, OR $66,510 20% below national
321 Bloomington, IN $66,300 20% below national
322 Bangor, ME $65,920 21% below national
323 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,680 21% below national
324 Roanoke, VA $65,190 22% below national
325 Appleton, WI $65,170 22% below national
326 Wausau, WI $65,160 22% below national
327 Muncie, IN $65,140 22% below national
328 Lewiston, ID-WA $64,700 22% below national
329 Kingston, NY $64,680 22% below national
330 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $64,410 22% below national
331 Valdosta, GA $64,370 22% below national
332 Jefferson City, MO $64,060 23% below national
333 Rockford, IL $64,060 23% below national
334 Idaho Falls, ID $63,770 23% below national
335 Winston-Salem, NC $63,560 23% below national
336 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $63,470 24% below national
337 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $63,360 24% below national
338 Akron, OH $63,330 24% below national
339 Rocky Mount, NC $63,140 24% below national
340 Harrisonburg, VA $63,130 24% below national
341 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,130 24% below national
342 Lake Charles, LA $63,130 24% below national
343 St. George, UT $63,130 24% below national
344 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $63,090 24% below national
345 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $63,000 24% below national
346 Corvallis, OR $62,920 24% below national
347 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,920 24% below national
348 Bozeman, MT $62,800 24% below national
349 Jackson, TN $62,770 24% below national
350 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $62,660 25% below national
351 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $62,320 25% below national
352 Morgantown, WV $62,080 25% below national
353 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $62,040 25% below national
354 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $61,950 25% below national
355 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,660 26% below national
356 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $61,640 26% below national
357 Columbia, MO $61,600 26% below national
358 Coeur d'Alene, ID $61,420 26% below national
359 Lafayette, LA $61,270 26% below national
360 Baton Rouge, LA $61,110 26% below national
361 Athens-Clarke County, GA $60,950 27% below national
362 Williamsport, PA $60,870 27% below national
363 Lynchburg, VA $60,250 27% below national
364 Rome, GA $60,070 28% below national
365 Sebring, FL $59,870 28% below national
366 Charleston, WV $59,550 28% below national
367 Hot Springs, AR $59,370 29% below national
368 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $59,170 29% below national
369 Hammond, LA $59,070 29% below national
370 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $59,060 29% below national
371 Monroe, LA $58,780 29% below national
372 Logan, UT-ID $58,720 29% below national
373 Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,710 29% below national
374 Pocatello, ID $58,660 29% below national
375 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $58,140 30% below national
376 Owensboro, KY $58,100 30% below national
377 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $56,460 32% below national
378 Wheeling, WV-OH $55,650 33% below national
379 Kokomo, IN $53,740 35% below national
380 Visalia, CA $51,920 37% below national
381 Ponce, PR $49,930 40% below national
382 Morristown, TN $49,010 41% below national
383 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $46,990 43% below national
384 Jonesboro, AR $46,740 44% below national
385 Elmira, NY $46,400 44% below national
386 Mayaguez, PR $44,700 46% below national
387 Aguadilla, PR $38,900 53% below national
388 Arecibo, PR $38,640 53% below national
389 Guayama, PR $36,630 56% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 13 (Business and Financial Operations Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Business and Financial Operations Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($83,050 here) and reported employment (1,087,090 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make?
The median annual salary for Business Operations Specialists, All Other is $83,050 ($39.93/hour). The salary range spans from $47,880 at the 10th percentile to $150,010 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $83,050, Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay is higher than 76% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Business Operations Specialists, All Other the most?
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Business Operations Specialists, All Other at $108,160/year, which is +30% above the national median.
What education do Business Operations Specialists, All Other need?
BLS assigns Business Operations Specialists, All Other to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Business Operations Specialists, All Other in this release. WageDex shows the Business and Financial Operations Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Business Operations Specialists, All Other a good career?
Employment for Business Operations Specialists, All Other is projected to grow 3% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 108,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay vary by state?
Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $108,160/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $46,700/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Lexington Park, MD at $136,660/year. BLS reports a median for 389 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay figures in a real decision

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These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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