Operations Manager salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hazelwood, Saint Louis, St. Charles, St Louis, Creve Coeur.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$65,000
Middle 50%$48.5k–$104.5k
vs. national median−51%comparison median $132,495
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,863 and $190,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$48,069
25th$48,534
50th (median)$65,000
75th$104,506
90th$190,000

Cost of living

St. Louis's median Operations Manager salary of $65,000 is worth about $68,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $93,140 in May 2025 (46,410 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,000, 30% 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
Cabka North Americatoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.