General & Operations Managers salary in Dallas, TX
Median pay for general & operations managers in Dallas, TX: $101,750/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,780 – $239,200 · about 132,590 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($97,370) by +$4,380 (+4%).
What it's really worth in Dallas
With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $101,750 has the buying power of about $99,278 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.
How Dallas ranks for this job
On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 61st of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 89th.
The headline number flatters Dallas. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, general & operations managers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.
What that salary buys in Dallas
A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 3.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,678/mo works out at 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where general & operations managers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Dallas.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Dallas | Rent vs Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +64% | 2.2× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +52% | 1.6× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +41% | 1.9× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +40% | 1.4× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Dallas | Rent vs Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $102,590 | +1% | 1× |
| Houston, TX | $101,270 | +0% | 1× |
| Beaumont, TX | $89,980 | −12% | 0.8× |
| San Antonio, TX | $88,480 | −13% | 0.8× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires general & operations managers around Dallas
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- McKesson · Healthcare
Other jobs in Dallas
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.