Side-by-side distribution
Operations Manager
$140,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.5%
- Live roles
- 2,720
Strategy
$152,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.5%
- Live roles
- 985
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Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
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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
Highest-paying jobs
Manager, Strategy and Solutions
Finance & Strategy Manager, Machines
Head of Solution and Commercialization Strategy
Executive Vice President, US Head of Strategy - Axicom
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Renewals Strategy Principal Program Manager
Head of GTM Strategy & Ops
VP, Head of Strategy & Business Operations
Senior Manager, Strategy & Corporate Development
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
DoorDash USA
|
$161,700 | 28 |
|
OpenAI
|
$229,500 | 18 |
Commure
|
$140,000 | 15 |
Harvey
|
$194,300 | 13 |
CoreWeave
|
$170,250 | 12 |
Anduril Industries
|
$150,000 | 12 |
ShipBob, Inc.
|
$82,375 | 12 |
ALO
|
$68,000 | 11 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
DoorDash USA
|
$168,000 | 33 |
Monks
|
$80,000 | 13 |
Kepler Group
|
$79,250 | 11 |
Highspring
|
$143,737 | 10 |
| AD Adyen | $225,500 | 7 |
Decagon
|
$185,000 | 7 |
Airwallex
|
$165,000 | 7 |
HelloFresh
|
$109,365 | 7 |
Operations Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $171,000 | 184 |
| Austin | $160,200 | 16 |
| Chicago | $155,400 | 45 |
| New York | $155,000 | 231 |
| Denver | $148,220 | 21 |
| Seattle | $141,250 | 41 |
| Boston | $141,250 | 24 |
| Los Angeles | $130,200 | 45 |
| Atlanta | $121,074 | 6 |
| London | $120,850 | 12 |
Strategy salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | $226,500 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $165,360 | 76 |
| Boston | $160,250 | 12 |
| New York | $155,400 | 169 |
| Seattle | $155,400 | 33 |
| Austin | $155,400 | 9 |
| Chicago | $155,400 | 39 |
| Los Angeles | $155,200 | 28 |
| Atlanta | $148,737 | 12 |
| Denver | $130,200 | 9 |
Operations Manager vs Strategy: which pays more?
The median for Operations Manager is $140,000 per year (typically $101,898–$168,613), versus $152,000 for Strategy ($119,929–$175,000). That puts Strategy about 9% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Operations Manager and Strategy 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.