General & Operations Managers salary in Olympia, WA
Median pay for general & operations managers in Olympia, WA: $105,040/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $65,000 – $174,420 · about 3,610 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($97,370) by +$7,670 (+8%).
What it's really worth in Olympia
With Olympia's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $105,040 has the buying power of about $98,759 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $88,895 · median home $533,918 · median rent $2,041/mo.
How Olympia ranks for this job
On raw pay, Olympia, WA is 41st of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Olympia's cost of living is applied, it ranks 92nd.
The headline number flatters Olympia. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, general & operations managers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.
What that salary buys in Olympia
A median home in Olympia, WA costs $533,918 — about 5.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $2,041/mo works out at 23% 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 Olympia.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Olympia | Rent vs Olympia |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +59% | 1.8× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +47% | 1.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +36% | 1.6× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +36% | 1.2× |
Same job elsewhere in WA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Olympia | Rent vs Olympia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $134,040 | +28% | 1.1× |
| Kennewick, WA | $121,010 | +15% | 0.8× |
| Bremerton, WA | $115,910 | +10% | 1× |
| Spokane, WA | $109,710 | +4% | 0.8× |
Staying in WA 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.