Operations Manager Salary in Dallas, TX (2026)

What operations manager pay in Dallas really looks like

Dallas tracks the national market almost exactly. The local operations manager median of $111,010 a year sits within 5% ($5,240) of the U.S. median of $105,770, so national salary benchmarks translate cleanly to this metro — the number you have seen quoted nationally is, give or take, what operations managers actually earn in Dallas.

Pay is spread wide across the metro: BLS puts the 25th percentile at $71,040 and the 75th at $173,250. A band that broad usually reflects a real mix of employers, shifts, and seniority — which means where you apply changes your pay as much as the job title does. The same operations manager role can pay very differently across two Dallas employers, so it pays to target the top of the band deliberately.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 125,090 operations manager jobs across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open operations manager jobs in Dallas against the BLS $111,010 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Dallas is concrete: a metro median of $111,010 with most operations managers landing between $71,040 and $173,250. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local operations manager openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $173,250, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Dallas median, not the ones that sit under it.

How we know this — Dallas sources

Wage figures for Operations Manager in Dallas, TX are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (MSA code 19100) (SOC 11-1021), released 2026-07-22. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

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Operations Manager pay in Dallas, TX — common questions

How much does an Operations Manager make in Dallas, TX?

The median Operations Manager salary in Dallas, TX is $111,010/year ($5,240 (5%) above the national median), with a typical range of $71,040–$173,250 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-07-22.

Is Dallas a strong pay market for Operations Managers?

At a $111,010 median, Dallas is $5,240 (5%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $105,770. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as an Operations Manager in Dallas?

Target employers paying toward the $173,250 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Operations Manager openings in Dallas and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Operations Managers work in Dallas?

BLS estimates roughly 125,090 operations manager jobs across Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).