General & Operations Managers salary in Albuquerque, NM
Median pay for general & operations managers in Albuquerque, NM: $98,400/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,050 – $209,820 · about 7,400 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($97,370) by +$1,030 (+1%).
What it's really worth in Albuquerque
With Albuquerque's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $98,400 has the buying power of about $105,098 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $63,971 · median home $352,894 · median rent $1,502/mo.
How Albuquerque ranks for this job
On raw pay, Albuquerque, NM is 89th of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Albuquerque's cost of living is applied, it ranks 52nd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque
A median home in Albuquerque, NM costs $352,894 — 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 $1,502/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 Albuquerque.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Albuquerque | Rent vs Albuquerque |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +69% | 2.4× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +57% | 1.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +46% | 2.2× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +45% | 1.6× |
Who hires general & operations managers around Albuquerque
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services · Healthcare
Other jobs in Albuquerque
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.