General & Operations Managers salary in Shreveport, LA
Median pay for general & operations managers in Shreveport, LA: $100,640/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,700 – $198,840 · about 4,000 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($97,370) by +$3,270 (+3%).
What it's really worth in Shreveport
With Shreveport's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $100,640 has the buying power of about $115,095 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $53,053 · median home $186,193 · median rent $1,348/mo.
How Shreveport ranks for this job
On raw pay, Shreveport, LA is 74th of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Shreveport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 24th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Shreveport 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 Shreveport
A median home in Shreveport, LA costs $186,193 — about 1.9× 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 $1,348/mo works out at 16% 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 Shreveport.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +66% | 2.7× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +54% | 1.9× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +42% | 2.4× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +42% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in LA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, LA | $104,680 | +4% | 1× |
| New Orleans, LA | $104,520 | +4% | 1.2× |
| Lafayette, LA | $100,880 | +0% | 1× |
Staying in LA 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.