Side-by-side distribution
Management Consultant
$129,470
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.4%
- Live roles
- 299
Operations Manager
$138,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.4%
- Live roles
- 2,703
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)
Management Consultant - New York
SAP WM (Warehouse Management) Consultant (Relocation OR 100% travel to St. Louis, MO or Philadelphia, PA) (Active Secret Clearance required)
SAP Production Planning (PP) and Quality Management (QM) Consultant
SAP Order Management SD Consultant (TM/LE) – Onsite in St. Louis, MO
SAP WM (Warehouse Management) Consultant
SAP Warehouse Management Consultant (EWM) (Active Secret Clearance required)
Highest-paying jobs
Station Operations Manager (Cold Chain)
Client Operations Specialist (Internal Account Manager)
Senior Product Operations Manager
People Operations Manager
Manager, Proposals & Content Operations
Director, RISC-V Software TPM & Ops
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Sr. Manager, Global People Operations
Sr. Sales Operations Manager
Threat Intel Manager, Influence Operations & Surveillance
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Mindrift
|
$124,800 | 24 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 17 |
SEI
|
$162,500 | 6 |
Highspring
|
$125,632 | 5 |
| CA Capco | $156,645 | 3 |
Kalles Group
|
$115,000 | 3 |
BME Strategies
|
$104,000 | 3 |
Strata Decision Technology
|
$100,000 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 31 |
DoorDash USA
|
$130,200 | 29 |
Serenity Mental Health Centers
|
$100,000 | 16 |
Blufox Mobile
|
$95,000 | 14 |
OpenAI
|
$228,000 | 13 |
Brex
|
$151,533 | 13 |
Airbnb
|
$162,750 | 12 |
ALO
|
$68,000 | 12 |
Operations Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $165,000 | 190 |
| Austin | $155,000 | 25 |
| Seattle | $151,533 | 50 |
| New York | $150,000 | 249 |
| Denver | $145,750 | 30 |
| Chicago | $135,000 | 50 |
| Boston | $135,000 | 33 |
| Los Angeles | $130,200 | 52 |
| Atlanta | $130,200 | 17 |
| Amsterdam | $116,390 | 3 |
Management Consultant vs Operations Manager: which pays more?
The median for Management Consultant is $129,470 per year (typically $103,900–$161,125), versus $138,000 for Operations Manager ($102,000–$167,500). That puts Operations Manager about 7% 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.