General & Operations Managers salary in Lubbock, TX
Median pay for general & operations managers in Lubbock, TX: $76,490/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,760 – $187,440 · about 4,700 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($97,370) by −$20,880 (-21%).
What it's really worth in Lubbock
With Lubbock's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $76,490 has the buying power of about $84,064 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $61,535 · median home $213,766 · median rent $1,420/mo.
How Lubbock ranks for this job
On raw pay, Lubbock, TX is 173rd of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Lubbock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 166th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Lubbock sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Lubbock
A median home in Lubbock, TX costs $213,766 — about 2.8× 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 $1,420/mo works out at 22% 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 Lubbock.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Lubbock | Rent vs Lubbock |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +118% | 2.6× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +102% | 1.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +87% | 2.3× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +87% | 1.7× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Lubbock | Rent vs Lubbock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $102,590 | +34% | 1.2× |
| Dallas, TX | $101,750 | +33% | 1.2× |
| Houston, TX | $101,270 | +32% | 1.2× |
| Beaumont, TX | $89,980 | +18% | 0.9× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.