Operations Manager salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Research Triangle Park, Morrisville.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$145,150
Middle 50%$101.1k–$168.1k
vs. national median+10%comparison median $132,495
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,970 and $187,085.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,088
25th$101,097
50th (median)$145,150
75th$168,100
90th$180,970

Cost of living

Raleigh's median Operations Manager salary of $145,150 is worth about $147,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $114,940 in May 2025 (9,520 employed). The H-1B median here is $145,150, 26% higher.

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
Cisco Systemstoo few3
International United Solutionstoo few2
Jps Tech Solutionstoo few2
Siemens Medical Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.