General & Operations Managers salary in Fayetteville, NC
Median pay for general & operations managers in Fayetteville, NC: $94,400/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,950 – $183,670 · about 1,710 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($97,370) by −$2,970 (-3%).
What it's really worth in Fayetteville
With Fayetteville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $94,400 has the buying power of about $102,772 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $57,488 · median home $259,183 · median rent $1,481/mo.
How Fayetteville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Fayetteville, NC is 107th of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Fayetteville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 70th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville
A median home in Fayetteville, NC costs $259,183 — about 2.7× 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 $1,481/mo works out at 19% 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 Fayetteville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fayetteville | Rent vs Fayetteville |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +77% | 2.4× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +64% | 1.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +52% | 2.2× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +51% | 1.6× |
Same job elsewhere in NC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fayetteville | Rent vs Fayetteville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | $130,310 | +38% | 1.1× |
| Raleigh, NC | $110,530 | +17% | 1.1× |
| Charlotte, NC | $108,380 | +15% | 1.2× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $103,500 | +10% | 1× |
Staying in NC 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.