Operations Manager salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Shawnee, North Kansas City, Kansas City, Bates City, Blue Springs.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$49,234
Middle 50%$49.2k–$58k
vs. national median−63%comparison median $132,495
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,234 and $138,946.
PercentileSalary
10th$49,234
25th$49,234
50th (median)$49,234
75th$58,000
90th$118,119

Cost of living

Kansas's median Operations Manager salary of $49,234 is worth about $53,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Kansas = 92.5).

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $90,490 in May 2025 (31,080 employed). The H-1B median here is $49,234, 46% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Fast N Friendly$49,23411
Nortian Foodtechtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $49,234 13
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$49,234$49,23413

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.