Side-by-side distribution
Management Consultant
$132,175
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22.3%
- Live roles
- 269
Operations Manager
$140,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.4%
- Live roles
- 2,753
Highest-paying jobs
Management Consultant - London, UK
Consultant in Pain Management - London
Consultant Pain Management PAYE
SAP Materials Management Consultant – Onsite in St. Louis, MO (Active Secret Clearance Required)
Regional VP, Wealth Management Consultant
Management Consultant - New York
SAP Order Management SD Consultant (TM/LE) – Onsite in St. Louis, MO
SAP WM (Warehouse Management) Consultant (Relocation OR 100% travel to St. Louis, MO or Philadelphia, PA) (Active Secret Clearance required)
SAP WM (Warehouse Management) Consultant
SAP Production Planning (PP) and Quality Management (QM) Consultant
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Office Manager/Ops Generalist
Threat Intel Manager, Influence Operations & Surveillance
Technical Program Manager, Revenue Operations
Data Operations Manager, Human Data
Senior Manager, Cloud Operations Engineering
Senior Program Manager, Consumer Device Safety Operations
Sr. Manager, Programmatic Tech Operations
Procurement & Finance Operations Manager
Product Engagement Manager, User Operations
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$141,550 | 14 |
SEI
|
$160,000 | 5 |
Kalles Group
|
$130,000 | 3 |
Strata Decision Technology
|
$100,000 | 3 |
Konrad
|
$90,000 | 3 |
|
The Berkeley Partnership
|
$532,076 | 2 |
| CT CyberMedia Technologies | $150,000 | 2 |
Highspring
|
$125,632 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
DoorDash USA
|
$161,700 | 28 |
|
OpenAI
|
$228,000 | 17 |
Harvey
|
$187,150 | 16 |
Commure
|
$140,000 | 15 |
Anduril Industries
|
$150,000 | 13 |
CoreWeave
|
$170,250 | 12 |
ShipBob, Inc.
|
$79,750 | 12 |
ALO
|
$68,000 | 10 |
Operations Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $171,000 | 187 |
| Austin | $160,200 | 14 |
| Chicago | $155,400 | 45 |
| New York | $152,503 | 232 |
| Denver | $142,860 | 22 |
| Seattle | $141,250 | 41 |
| Boston | $135,000 | 25 |
| Los Angeles | $130,200 | 45 |
| Atlanta | $121,074 | 6 |
| London | $120,850 | 12 |
Management Consultant vs Operations Manager: which pays more?
The median for Management Consultant is $132,175 per year (typically $104,000–$172,488), versus $140,000 for Operations Manager ($102,500–$169,500). That puts Operations Manager about 6% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Management Consultant and Operations Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.