Business Operations Specialists, All Other in the Evansville Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Evansville, IN at a median of $67,200 per year ($32.31/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $83,050, the metro estimate is 19% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 150 business operations specialists, all other are employed across the Evansville MSA in SOC 13-1199.

The Evansville pay distribution spans from $39,270 at the 10th percentile to $108,650 at the 90th, a 2.8× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $50,290 and the 75th at $86,650, so half of Evansville-based business operations specialists, all other earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Evansville, IN covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide IN estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.