Mid-level Operations Manager salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Decatur, Cumming, Suwanee.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$96,096
Middle 50%$96.1k–$104.6k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $96,928
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $93,706 and $179,004.
PercentileSalary
10th$94,104
25th$96,096
50th (median)$96,096
75th$104,592
90th$137,545

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $88,887 (10 filings) FY2022: median $90,792 (10 filings) FY2024: median $87,318 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 11
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$88,887$88,774$97,85410
FY2021–––7
FY2022$90,792$90,584$102,15010
FY2023–––6
FY2024$87,318$87,318$91,74911
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Atlanta's median mid-level Operations Manager salary of $96,096 is worth about $96,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $111,410 in May 2025 (69,320 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,096, 14% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $56,347 24
Mid-level · Level II $96,096 14
Senior · Level III $140,000 11
Expert · Level IV $220,117 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$56,347$56,34724
Mid-level · Level II$96,096$96,09614
Senior · Level III$132,642$140,00011
Expert · Level IV$175,614$220,11713

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.