General & Operations Managers salary in Longview, TX
Median pay for general & operations managers in Longview, TX: $80,350/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,660 – $198,380 · about 3,190 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($97,370) by −$17,020 (-17%).
What it's really worth in Longview
With Longview's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $80,350 has the buying power of about $90,310 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,910 · median home $220,865 · median rent $1,203/mo.
How Longview ranks for this job
On raw pay, Longview, TX is 160th of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Longview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 140th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Longview 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 Longview
A median home in Longview, TX costs $220,865 — 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 $1,203/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 Longview.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Longview | Rent vs Longview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Longview | Rent vs Longview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $102,590 | +28% | 1.4× |
| Dallas, TX | $101,750 | +27% | 1.4× |
| Houston, TX | $101,270 | +26% | 1.4× |
| Beaumont, TX | $89,980 | +12% | 1.1× |
Staying in TX 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.