General & Operations Managers salary in Wichita, KS

Median pay for general & operations managers in Wichita, KS: $80,380/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,790 – $179,820 · about 5,060 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($97,370) by −$16,990 (-17%).

What it's really worth in Wichita

With Wichita's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $80,380 has the buying power of about $89,889 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,643 · median home $225,557 · median rent $1,201/mo.

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How Wichita ranks for this job

On raw pay, Wichita, KS is 159th of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Wichita's cost of living is applied, it ranks 146th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Wichita sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Wichita

A median home in Wichita, KS costs $225,557 — 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 $1,201/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 Wichita.

Metro	Median pay	vs Wichita	Rent vs Wichita
San Jose, CA	$166,660	+107%	3×
Trenton, NJ	$154,790	+93%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$143,250	+78%	2.7×
Washington, DC	$142,730	+78%	2×

Who hires general & operations managers around Wichita

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Koch Industries · Manufacturing
• Ascension Via Christi · Healthcare

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