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
$150,010
Top 10% earn
+3%
Growth '23–'33
1,087,090
US workers

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 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($108,160), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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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 2033.

$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) pays a national median of $83,050 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $47,880 at the 10th percentile to $150,010 at the 90th, with a mean of $93,970 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 1,087,090 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 522 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 108,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.3 per 100.

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 top metro is Lexington Park, MD at $136,660 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.

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–$200,000: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $200,000 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.

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.

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
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.

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

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3%

Slower than average

Annual Openings

108,200

per year (projected)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

All safety ratings →
A

Very Safe

Safety Grade (BLS 2023)

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

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Business Operations Specialists, All Other roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Active Listening 4.1
Speaking 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Reading Comprehension 3.9
Judgment and Decision Making 3.9
Coordination 3.8
Complex Problem Solving 3.8
Writing 3.6
Monitoring 3.6
Systems Analysis 3.6

Knowledge Areas

Public Safety and Security 4.7
English Language 4.2
Customer and Personal Service 4.0
Computers and Electronics 3.9
Administration and Management 3.9
Law and Government 3.8
Personnel and Human Resources 3.4
Education and Training 3.1
Engineering and Technology 3.1
Psychology 3.0

Key Tasks

  • Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
  • Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.
  • Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
  • Fill customer orders by packaging sold items and documentation for direct shipping or by transferring orders to manufacturers or third-party distributors.
  • Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
  • Receive and process payments from customers, using electronic transaction services.
  • Create, manage, or automate orders or invoices, using order management or invoicing software.
  • Deliver e-mail confirmation of completed transactions and shipment.
  • Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
  • Correspond with online customers via electronic mail, telephone, or other electronic messaging to address questions or complaints about products, policies, or shipping methods.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$47,880$62,640$83,050$114,010$150,010
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$23.02$30.12$39.93$54.81$72.12
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$47,880

25th Percentile

$62,640

Median

$83,050

75th Percentile

$114,010

90th Percentile

$150,010

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 Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $108,740 +31% above national
4 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $108,430 +31% above national
5 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $108,330 +30% above national
6 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $105,250 +27% above national
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $104,770 +26% above national
8 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $104,500 +26% above national
9 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $102,660 +24% above national
10 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $101,920 +23% above national
11 Gettysburg, PA $101,500 +22% above national
12 Kennewick-Richland, WA $101,380 +22% above national
13 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $98,650 +19% above national
14 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $98,340 +18% above national
15 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $98,060 +18% above national
16 Odessa, TX $97,720 +18% above national
17 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $97,340 +17% above national
18 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $97,070 +17% above national
19 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $96,580 +16% above national
20 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $96,100 +16% above national
21 Oklahoma City, OK $96,100 +16% above national
22 Springfield, IL $95,990 +16% above national
23 Fayetteville, NC $95,620 +15% above national
24 St. Louis, MO-IL $95,470 +15% above national
25 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $95,460 +15% above national
26 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $95,140 +15% above national
27 Warner Robins, GA $95,060 +14% above national
28 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $95,000 +14% above national
29 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $94,990 +14% above national
30 Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,970 +14% above national
31 Anchorage, AK $94,740 +14% above national
32 Fairbanks-College, AK $94,740 +14% above national
33 Lawton, OK $94,520 +14% above national
34 Ogden, UT $94,480 +14% above national
35 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,480 +14% above national
36 Colorado Springs, CO $94,450 +14% above national
37 Urban Honolulu, HI $94,330 +14% above national
38 Boulder, CO $94,040 +13% above national
39 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $93,310 +12% above national
40 Chambersburg, PA $93,040 +12% above national
41 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $92,690 +12% above national
42 Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $92,530 +11% above national
43 Manchester-Nashua, NH $92,510 +11% above national
44 Decatur, AL $92,290 +11% above national
45 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $92,250 +11% above national
46 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $92,120 +11% above national
47 Walla Walla, WA $91,170 +10% above national
48 Tulsa, OK $90,710 +9% above national
49 Mobile, AL $90,680 +9% above national
50 Winchester, VA-WV $90,230 +9% above national
51 York-Hanover, PA $90,230 +9% above national
52 Kansas City, MO-KS $90,060 +8% above national
53 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $89,410 +8% above national
54 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $89,370 +8% above national
55 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,340 +8% above national
56 Montgomery, AL $89,320 +8% above national
57 Eagle Pass, TX $88,710 +7% above national
58 Sumter, SC $88,710 +7% above national
59 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $88,710 +7% above national
60 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $88,710 +7% above national
61 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $88,610 +7% above national
62 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $88,610 +7% above national
63 Battle Creek, MI $88,320 +6% above national
64 Midland, TX $87,890 +6% above national
65 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $87,530 +5% above national
66 Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $87,530 +5% above national
67 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $87,400 +5% above national
68 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $87,340 +5% above national
69 Dover, DE $86,900 +5% above national
70 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,900 +5% above national
71 Salinas, CA $86,590 +4% above national
72 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,540 +4% above national
73 Birmingham, AL $86,530 +4% above national
74 Portland-South Portland, ME $86,530 +4% above national
75 Yuma, AZ $86,260 +4% above national
76 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $85,800 +3% above national
77 Columbus, IN $85,460 +3% above national
78 Springfield, MA $85,400 +3% above national
79 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $84,990 +2% above national
80 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $84,970 +2% above national
81 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $84,840 +2% above national
82 Vallejo, CA $84,810 +2% above national
83 Anniston-Oxford, AL $84,640 +2% above national
84 Dothan, AL $84,580 +2% above national
85 Wichita, KS $84,460 +2% above national
86 Tucson, AZ $84,360 +2% above national
87 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $84,290 +1% above national
88 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $84,190 +1% above national
89 El Centro, CA $84,170 +1% above national
90 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $84,010 +1% above national
91 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $83,980 +1% above national
92 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $83,910 +1% above national
93 Elizabethtown, KY $83,780 +1% above national
94 Killeen-Temple, TX $83,780 +1% above national
95 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $83,600 +1% above national
96 Yuba City, CA $83,530 +1% above national
97 Binghamton, NY $83,330 same as national
98 Victoria, TX $83,280 same as national
99 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $83,250 same as national
100 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $83,230 same as national
101 New Haven, CT $83,040 same as national
102 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $82,940 same as national
103 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $82,770 same as national
104 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $82,750 same as national
105 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $82,670 same as national
106 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $82,630 1% below national
107 Napa, CA $82,630 1% below national
108 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $82,630 1% below national
109 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $82,200 1% below national
110 Omaha, NE-IA $82,140 1% below national
111 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $82,130 1% below national
112 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $82,120 1% below national
113 Dubuque, IA $82,090 1% below national
114 Greeley, CO $82,070 1% below national
115 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $82,060 1% below national
116 Columbus, OH $82,030 1% below national
117 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $82,020 1% below national
118 Ann Arbor, MI $81,810 1% below national
119 Jackson, MI $81,810 1% below national
120 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $81,810 1% below national
121 Barnstable Town, MA $81,750 2% below national
122 Monroe, MI $81,740 2% below national
123 Twin Falls, ID $81,720 2% below national
124 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $81,620 2% below national
125 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $81,610 2% below national
126 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $81,520 2% below national
127 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,370 2% below national
128 Bismarck, ND $81,330 2% below national
129 Flagstaff, AZ $81,330 2% below national
130 Jacksonville, NC $81,330 2% below national
131 Syracuse, NY $81,330 2% below national
132 Terre Haute, IN $81,330 2% below national
133 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $81,330 2% below national
134 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $81,330 2% below national
135 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $81,330 2% below national
136 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $81,330 2% below national
137 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $81,220 2% below national
138 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $81,170 2% below national
139 Albuquerque, NM $81,070 2% below national
140 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $81,070 2% below national
141 Auburn-Opelika, AL $80,790 3% below national
142 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,770 3% below national
143 Longview-Kelso, WA $80,740 3% below national
144 Vineland, NJ $80,670 3% below national
145 Salisbury, MD $80,510 3% below national
146 Helena, MT $80,410 3% below national
147 Laredo, TX $80,390 3% below national
148 Raleigh-Cary, NC $80,390 3% below national
149 Modesto, CA $80,350 3% below national
150 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $80,330 3% below national
151 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $80,250 3% below national
152 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $80,020 4% below national
153 Kankakee, IL $80,020 4% below national
154 Pittsburgh, PA $79,970 4% below national
155 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $79,960 4% below national
156 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $79,770 4% below national
157 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $79,690 4% below national
158 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $79,660 4% below national
159 Tuscaloosa, AL $79,640 4% below national
160 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $79,550 4% below national
161 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $79,490 4% below national
162 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $79,440 4% below national
163 Boise City, ID $79,440 4% below national
164 Hinesville, GA $79,440 4% below national
165 Jacksonville, FL $79,440 4% below national
166 Minot, ND $79,440 4% below national
167 Rapid City, SD $79,440 4% below national
168 Waco, TX $79,440 4% below national
169 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,440 4% below national
170 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $79,440 4% below national
171 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $79,270 5% below national
172 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $79,160 5% below national
173 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $79,130 5% below national
174 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,130 5% below national
175 Utica-Rome, NY $79,120 5% below national
176 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $79,110 5% below national
177 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $79,090 5% below national
178 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $79,000 5% below national
179 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,960 5% below national
180 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $78,900 5% below national
181 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $78,880 5% below national
182 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $78,850 5% below national
183 Clarksville, TN-KY $78,850 5% below national
184 Iowa City, IA $78,850 5% below national
185 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $78,850 5% below national
186 Texarkana, TX-AR $78,850 5% below national
187 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $78,850 5% below national
188 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $78,850 5% below national
189 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $78,850 5% below national
190 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $78,840 5% below national
191 Rochester, MN $78,790 5% below national
192 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $78,730 5% below national
193 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $78,680 5% below national
194 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $78,640 5% below national
195 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $78,590 5% below national
196 Traverse City, MI $78,520 5% below national
197 Chico, CA $78,450 6% below national
198 Richmond, VA $78,420 6% below national
199 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $78,410 6% below national
200 Missoula, MT $78,370 6% below national
201 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $78,330 6% below national
202 Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,120 6% below national
203 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $78,100 6% below national
204 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $78,020 6% below national
205 Naples-Marco Island, FL $77,910 6% below national
206 Cleveland, OH $77,850 6% below national
207 Ithaca, NY $77,830 6% below national
208 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $77,790 6% below national
209 Farmington, NM $77,780 6% below national
210 Corpus Christi, TX $77,770 6% below national
211 El Paso, TX $77,750 6% below national
212 Knoxville, TN $77,700 6% below national
213 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $77,610 7% below national
214 Jackson, MS $77,560 7% below national
215 Columbus, GA-AL $77,540 7% below national
216 Sherman-Denison, TX $77,500 7% below national
217 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $77,490 7% below national
218 Cheyenne, WY $77,440 7% below national
219 Columbia, SC $77,400 7% below national
220 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,400 7% below national
221 Punta Gorda, FL $77,380 7% below national
222 Worcester, MA $77,340 7% below national
223 Lima, OH $77,330 7% below national
224 Merced, CA $77,330 7% below national
225 Saginaw, MI $77,300 7% below national
226 Niles, MI $77,250 7% below national
227 St. Joseph, MO-KS $77,230 7% below national
228 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $77,170 7% below national
229 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,120 7% below national
230 Johnstown, PA $77,080 7% below national
231 Pittsfield, MA $77,020 7% below national
232 Lebanon, PA $76,950 7% below national
233 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,950 7% below national
234 Fresno, CA $76,770 8% below national
235 Billings, MT $76,710 8% below national
236 Midland, MI $76,660 8% below national
237 Carson City, NV $76,650 8% below national
238 Bloomington, IL $76,610 8% below national
239 Bend, OR $76,600 8% below national
240 College Station-Bryan, TX $76,560 8% below national
241 Port St. Lucie, FL $76,560 8% below national
242 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $76,550 8% below national
243 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $76,540 8% below national
244 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $76,530 8% below national
245 Yakima, WA $76,520 8% below national
246 Ames, IA $76,510 8% below national
247 Las Cruces, NM $76,510 8% below national
248 Spartanburg, SC $76,500 8% below national
249 Peoria, IL $76,490 8% below national
250 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,490 8% below national
251 Grand Junction, CO $76,400 8% below national
252 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $76,400 8% below national
253 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,400 8% below national
254 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,400 8% below national
255 Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $76,400 8% below national
256 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,400 8% below national
257 Lexington-Fayette, KY $76,390 8% below national
258 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,310 8% below national
259 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $76,310 8% below national
260 Champaign-Urbana, IL $76,260 8% below national
261 Madison, WI $76,230 8% below national
262 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,180 8% below national
263 Albany, GA $76,170 8% below national
264 Redding, CA $76,170 8% below national
265 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,120 8% below national
266 Joplin, MO-KS $75,930 9% below national
267 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $75,920 9% below national
268 Bellingham, WA $75,780 9% below national
269 Flint, MI $75,730 9% below national
270 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $75,730 9% below national
271 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,680 9% below national
272 Salem, OR $75,670 9% below national
273 Topeka, KS $75,550 9% below national
274 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $75,510 9% below national
275 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,480 9% below national
276 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $75,410 9% below national
277 Kenosha, WI $75,400 9% below national
278 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $75,380 9% below national
279 Great Falls, MT $75,360 9% below national
280 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $75,360 9% below national
281 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,360 9% below national
282 Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,360 9% below national
283 Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,360 9% below national
284 Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,360 9% below national
285 East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,340 9% below national
286 Casper, WY $75,310 9% below national
287 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $75,230 9% below national
288 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $75,220 9% below national
289 Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,190 9% below national
290 Manhattan, KS $75,120 10% below national
291 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,080 10% below national
292 Enid, OK $74,990 10% below national
293 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $74,990 10% below national
294 Eau Claire, WI $74,950 10% below national
295 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $74,900 10% below national
296 Burlington, NC $74,820 10% below national
297 Pueblo, CO $74,700 10% below national
298 Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,660 10% below national
299 Savannah, GA $74,630 10% below national
300 Rochester, NY $74,610 10% below national
301 Paducah, KY-IL $74,570 10% below national
302 Toledo, OH $74,520 10% below national
303 Gainesville, GA $74,470 10% below national
304 Goldsboro, NC $74,440 10% below national
305 Greensboro-High Point, NC $74,380 10% below national
306 Amarillo, TX $74,370 10% below national
307 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $74,340 10% below national
308 Youngstown-Warren, OH $74,220 11% below national
309 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $73,920 11% below national
310 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $73,920 11% below national
311 Fargo, ND-MN $73,920 11% below national
312 Gainesville, FL $73,920 11% below national
313 Grand Forks, ND-MN $73,920 11% below national
314 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $73,920 11% below national
315 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $73,920 11% below national
316 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $73,920 11% below national
317 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $73,830 11% below national
318 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $73,760 11% below national
319 Lancaster, PA $73,660 11% below national
320 Cleveland, TN $73,610 11% below national
321 Homosassa Springs, FL $73,500 11% below national
322 Abilene, TX $73,450 12% below national
323 Erie, PA $73,420 12% below national
324 Tyler, TX $73,400 12% below national
325 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $73,380 12% below national
326 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $73,370 12% below national
327 Albany, OR $73,320 12% below national
328 Johnson City, TN $73,320 12% below national
329 Lubbock, TX $73,320 12% below national
330 San Angelo, TX $73,320 12% below national
331 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,320 12% below national
332 Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area $73,280 12% below national
333 Sheboygan, WI $73,250 12% below national
334 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,090 12% below national
335 Decatur, IL $73,080 12% below national
336 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $72,980 12% below national
337 Cedar Rapids, IA $72,740 12% below national
338 Fort Wayne, IN $72,740 12% below national
339 Springfield, MO $72,700 12% below national
340 Wilmington, NC $72,640 13% below national
341 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $72,400 13% below national
342 Hattiesburg, MS $72,360 13% below national
343 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $72,260 13% below national
344 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,130 13% below national
345 Lawrence, KS $72,100 13% below national
346 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $72,040 13% below national
347 Grants Pass, OR $72,000 13% below national
348 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $71,970 13% below national
349 Reading, PA $71,870 13% below national
350 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,820 14% below national
351 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $71,710 14% below national
352 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,700 14% below national
353 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $71,660 14% below national
354 Altoona, PA $71,650 14% below national
355 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $71,580 14% below national
356 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $71,580 14% below national
357 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $71,580 14% below national
358 Florence, SC $71,570 14% below national
359 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,460 14% below national
360 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,440 14% below national
361 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $71,280 14% below national
362 Wichita Falls, TX $71,280 14% below national
363 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $71,280 14% below national
364 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $71,260 14% below national
365 West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $71,260 14% below national
366 Dalton, GA $71,230 14% below national
367 Bay City, MI $71,220 14% below national
368 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,180 14% below national
369 Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,010 14% below national
370 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,730 15% below national
371 Ocala, FL $70,650 15% below national
372 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $70,570 15% below national
373 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $70,570 15% below national
374 State College, PA $70,560 15% below national
375 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,460 15% below national
376 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $69,960 16% below national
377 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,570 16% below national
378 Longview, TX $69,270 17% below national
379 Alexandria, LA $69,240 17% below national
380 Bowling Green, KY $69,240 17% below national
381 Chattanooga, TN-GA $69,240 17% below national
382 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,240 17% below national
383 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,240 17% below national
384 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $69,240 17% below national
385 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $69,230 17% below national
386 Sandusky, OH $69,170 17% below national
387 Canton-Massillon, OH $68,710 17% below national
388 Duluth, MN-WI $68,280 18% below national
389 Macon-Bibb County, GA $68,210 18% below national
390 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,080 18% below national
391 Mansfield, OH $68,060 18% below national
392 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,990 18% below national
393 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,960 18% below national
394 Greenville, NC $67,940 18% below national
395 Glens Falls, NY $67,810 18% below national
396 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,750 18% below national
397 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $67,620 19% below national
398 Springfield, OH $67,600 19% below national
399 Santa Fe, NM $67,560 19% below national
400 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $67,530 19% below national
401 Reno, NV $67,430 19% below national
402 Beckley, WV $67,200 19% below national
403 Evansville, IN $67,200 19% below national
404 Grand Island, NE $67,200 19% below national
405 Lincoln, NE $67,200 19% below national
406 Medford, OR $67,200 19% below national
407 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $67,200 19% below national
408 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,200 19% below national
409 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,200 19% below national
410 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,200 19% below national
411 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,200 19% below national
412 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,200 19% below national
413 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $67,190 19% below national
414 Tallahassee, FL $67,120 19% below national
415 Green Bay, WI $66,840 20% below national
416 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $66,730 20% below national
417 Asheville, NC $66,720 20% below national
418 Charlottesville, VA $66,640 20% below national
419 St. Cloud, MN $66,620 20% below national
420 Mankato, MN $66,600 20% below national
421 Fond du Lac, WI $66,550 20% below national
422 Eugene-Springfield, OR $66,510 20% below national
423 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $66,400 20% below national
424 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,360 20% below national
425 Bloomington, IN $66,300 20% below national
426 Bangor, ME $65,920 21% below national
427 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,680 21% below national
428 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,290 21% below national
429 Roanoke, VA $65,190 22% below national
430 Appleton, WI $65,170 22% below national
431 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,170 22% below national
432 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,170 22% below national
433 Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $65,170 22% below national
434 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,170 22% below national
435 Wausau, WI $65,160 22% below national
436 Muncie, IN $65,140 22% below national
437 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,110 22% below national
438 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $64,780 22% below national
439 Lewiston, ID-WA $64,700 22% below national
440 Kingston, NY $64,680 22% below national
441 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $64,660 22% below national
442 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,590 22% below national
443 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $64,410 22% below national
444 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,400 22% below national
445 Valdosta, GA $64,370 22% below national
446 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,110 23% below national
447 Jefferson City, MO $64,060 23% below national
448 Rockford, IL $64,060 23% below national
449 Idaho Falls, ID $63,770 23% below national
450 Winston-Salem, NC $63,560 23% below national
451 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $63,470 24% below national
452 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $63,360 24% below national
453 Akron, OH $63,330 24% below national
454 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,270 24% below national
455 Rocky Mount, NC $63,140 24% below national
456 Harrisonburg, VA $63,130 24% below national
457 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,130 24% below national
458 Lake Charles, LA $63,130 24% below national
459 St. George, UT $63,130 24% below national
460 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $63,090 24% below national
461 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $63,000 24% below national
462 Corvallis, OR $62,920 24% below national
463 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,920 24% below national
464 Bozeman, MT $62,800 24% below national
465 Jackson, TN $62,770 24% below national
466 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $62,660 25% below national
467 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $62,320 25% below national
468 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,140 25% below national
469 Morgantown, WV $62,080 25% below national
470 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $62,040 25% below national
471 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,980 25% below national
472 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $61,950 25% below national
473 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760 26% below national
474 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $61,680 26% below national
475 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,660 26% below national
476 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $61,640 26% below national
477 Columbia, MO $61,600 26% below national
478 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,560 26% below national
479 Coeur d'Alene, ID $61,420 26% below national
480 Lafayette, LA $61,270 26% below national
481 Baton Rouge, LA $61,110 26% below national
482 Athens-Clarke County, GA $60,950 27% below national
483 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,880 27% below national
484 Williamsport, PA $60,870 27% below national
485 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,330 27% below national
486 Lynchburg, VA $60,250 27% below national
487 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,110 28% below national
488 Rome, GA $60,070 28% below national
489 Sebring, FL $59,870 28% below national
490 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,750 28% below national
491 Charleston, WV $59,550 28% below national
492 Hot Springs, AR $59,370 29% below national
493 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,360 29% below national
494 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $59,170 29% below national
495 Hammond, LA $59,070 29% below national
496 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $59,060 29% below national
497 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,940 29% below national
498 Monroe, LA $58,780 29% below national
499 Logan, UT-ID $58,720 29% below national
500 Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,710 29% below national
501 Pocatello, ID $58,660 29% below national
502 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $58,140 30% below national
503 Owensboro, KY $58,100 30% below national
504 Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,950 30% below national
505 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,740 30% below national
506 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $56,460 32% below national
507 Wheeling, WV-OH $55,650 33% below national
508 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,890 35% below national
509 Kokomo, IN $53,740 35% below national
510 Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,850 36% below national
511 Visalia, CA $51,920 37% below national
512 Ponce, PR $49,930 40% below national
513 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,910 40% below national
514 Morristown, TN $49,010 41% below national
515 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $46,990 43% below national
516 Jonesboro, AR $46,740 44% below national
517 Elmira, NY $46,400 44% below national
518 Mayaguez, PR $44,700 46% below national
519 Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $39,220 53% below national
520 Aguadilla, PR $38,900 53% below national
521 Arecibo, PR $38,640 53% below national
522 Guayama, PR $36,630 56% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a 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.
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 you need to become a Business Operations Specialists, All Other?
The typical entry-level education for Business Operations Specialists, All Other is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Business Operations Specialists, All Other?
Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.3 per 100 workers.
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 slower than 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 Nevada pays the least at $67,330/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?
The highest-paying metro area for Business Operations Specialists, All Other is Lexington Park, MD at $136,660/year. BLS reports wage data for 522 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

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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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