Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/united-states/ Title: Operations Manager rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Operations Manager pay in the United States: median wage $63 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $90. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Operations Manager hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an Operations Manager in the United States is **$63.45 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$90 an hour** on Deftridge. **$90/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$63.45/hr** median wage **$49-83** middle half of wages **$1,950** a month at 5 hours a week ## Operations Manager wage percentiles in United States Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $38.19 | $830 | $79,400 | | 25th | $48.64 | $1,050 | $101,200 | | Median | $63.45 | $1,370 | $132,000 | | 75th | $82.53 | $1,790 | $171,700 | | 90th | $104.17 | $2,260 | $216,700 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 1,006,160 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for an Operations Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **$81.20** highest median wage, California - **$50.13** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **1,006,160** people employed in the role - **$99.40** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an Operations Manager in the United States by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $90 | $1,950 | | Manager | $110 | $2,380 | | Director | $135 | $2,930 | - Regular role **$90** - One-off task **$105** - Task bundle **$95** - Expert hour **$120** ## Operations Manager pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Operations Manager, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $81.20 | $120 | | Delaware | $73.94 | $105 | | Washington | $72.51 | $105 | | New York | $71.96 | $105 | | Virginia | $71.40 | $105 | | Colorado | $68.24 | $100 | | Alaska | $68.16 | $100 | | District of Columbia | $66.75 | $95 | | Massachusetts | $66.75 | $95 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $99.40/hr median wage · range $76-128](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/california/) - [San Francisco $96.69/hr median wage · range $74-123](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/california/) - [Sacramento $86.24/hr median wage · range $62-104](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/california/) - [Hanford $80.04/hr median wage · range $60-95](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $80.00/hr median wage · range $59-106](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/district-of-columbia/) - [Vallejo $79.27/hr median wage · range $59-101](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/california/) - [New York City $79.26/hr median wage · range $60-103](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/new-york/) - [Huntsville $79.19/hr median wage · range $56-101](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/alabama/) - [San Diego $78.70/hr median wage · range $60-99](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/california/) - [Santa Maria $78.11/hr median wage · range $59-97](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/california/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Operations Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/) · [Operations Manager jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/operations-manager/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)