General & Operations Managers salary in Tuscaloosa, AL
Median pay for general & operations managers in Tuscaloosa, AL: $100,110/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,300 – $219,230 · about 1,320 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($97,370) by +$2,740 (+3%).
What it's really worth in Tuscaloosa
With Tuscaloosa's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $100,110 has the buying power of about $112,348 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $58,132 · median home $223,201 · median rent $1,485/mo.
How Tuscaloosa ranks for this job
On raw pay, Tuscaloosa, AL is 76th of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Tuscaloosa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 33rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Tuscaloosa is one of the places where general & operations managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Tuscaloosa
A median home in Tuscaloosa, AL costs $223,201 — about 2.2× 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 $1,485/mo works out at 18% 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 Tuscaloosa.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Tuscaloosa | Rent vs Tuscaloosa |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +66% | 2.4× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +55% | 1.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +43% | 2.2× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +43% | 1.6× |
Same job elsewhere in AL
| Metro | Median pay | vs Tuscaloosa | Rent vs Tuscaloosa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | $132,290 | +32% | 0.9× |
| Birmingham, AL | $109,110 | +9% | 1× |
| Montgomery, AL | $102,160 | +2% | 0.9× |
| Mobile, AL | $101,240 | +1% | 0.9× |
Staying in AL 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.