Operations Manager salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mount Laurel, Wayne, Berwyn, Wilmington, Beverly.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$101,421
Middle 50%$95k–$190k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $132,495
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,415 and $253,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,520
25th$95,000
50th (median)$101,421
75th$190,000
90th$200,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $125k $170k FY2020: median $153,254 (15 filings) FY2021: median $139,654 (14 filings) FY2022: median $123,500 (12 filings) FY2023: median $95,389 (13 filings) FY2024: median $115,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $101,421 (15 filings) FY2026: median $101,735 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 22
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$153,254$82,948$194,57415
FY2021$139,654$81,250$188,29814
FY2022$123,500$69,946$152,65712
FY2023$95,389$61,443$95,41013
FY2024$115,000$101,043$195,40015
FY2025$101,421$65,000$153,48715
FY2026$101,735$100,464$193,75022

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median Operations Manager salary of $101,421 is worth about $98,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $121,630 in May 2025 (68,730 employed). The H-1B median here is $101,421, 17% 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
TE Connectivitytoo few7
Wiprotoo few4
Anatolia Food Markettoo few2
Emsitoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,000 12
Mid-level · Level II $101,421 13
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $200,000 11

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$62,130$65,00012
Mid-level · Level II$100,464$101,42113
Expert · Level IV$176,509$200,00011

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.