General & Operations Managers salary in Fargo, ND
Median pay for general & operations managers in Fargo, ND: $92,020/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,150 – $187,530 · about 3,530 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($97,370) by −$5,350 (-5%).
What it's really worth in Fargo
With Fargo's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $92,020 has the buying power of about $103,237 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $73,641 · median home $327,854 · median rent $1,156/mo.
How Fargo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Fargo, ND is 120th of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Fargo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 67th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fargo 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 Fargo
A median home in Fargo, ND costs $327,854 — 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 $1,156/mo works out at 15% 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 Fargo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fargo | Rent vs Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +81% | 3.1× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +68% | 2.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +56% | 2.8× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +55% | 2.1× |
Who hires general & operations managers around Fargo
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Sanford Health · Healthcare
- Innovis Health · Healthcare
Other jobs in Fargo
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.