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Financial Manager vs General and Operations Manager Salary (2025)

Financial Manager earns $47,745 more than General and Operations Manager nationally. The median Financial Manager salary is $158,935 compared to $111,190 for General and Operations Manager, based on BLS data across 70 metro areas.

Comparing Financial Manager, General and Operations Manager: side-by-side wage and employment data across the same metropolitan areas, from BLS OEWS. The comparison view normalizes percentile distributions so the wage differences are apples-to-apples within each metro. Role comparisons are most useful when the worker has flexibility between the occupations — usually adjacent specialties within the same field (e.g., software-engineering versus data-engineering) or related disciplines with overlapping skill sets.

Median wage differences across roles understate the spread for senior workers and overstate it for entry-level. The per-percentile comparison gives a fuller picture — particularly the p75 and p90 columns, which capture experienced-worker pay.

Finance

Financial Manager

National Median$158,935
National Mean$198,070
Salary Range$119,360, $225,280
Total Employment594,910
Management

General and Operations Manager

National Median$111,190
National Mean$144,568
Salary Range$76,080, $163,860
Total Employment2,167,840

Salary Comparison by City

CityFinancial ManagerGeneral and Operations ManagerDifferenceHigher Earner
Boston, MA$209,780$133,800+$75,980Financial Manager
Bridgeport, CT$211,000$137,230+$73,770Financial Manager
Kansas City, MO$162,490$90,490+$72,000Financial Manager
Wichita, KS$155,060$85,230+$69,830Financial Manager
San Francisco, CA$216,150$149,990+$66,160Financial Manager
St. Louis, MO$158,780$93,140+$65,640Financial Manager
Richmond, VA$173,140$108,670+$64,470Financial Manager
Rochester, NY$167,800$103,690+$64,110Financial Manager
New York, NY$221,010$157,000+$64,010Financial Manager
Minneapolis, MN$165,620$103,570+$62,050Financial Manager
San Jose, CA$225,280$163,860+$61,420Financial Manager
Buffalo, NY$164,230$103,280+$60,950Financial Manager
Charlotte, NC$172,760$112,730+$60,030Financial Manager
Atlanta, GA$171,240$111,410+$59,830Financial Manager
Chicago, IL$168,810$109,390+$59,420Financial Manager
Greensboro, NC$159,740$100,930+$58,810Financial Manager
Miami, FL$164,230$105,640+$58,590Financial Manager
Dallas, TX$169,200$111,010+$58,190Financial Manager
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA$160,230$102,260+$57,970Financial Manager
Providence, RI$167,570$110,360+$57,210Financial Manager
Detroit, MI$160,240$104,010+$56,230Financial Manager
Des Moines, IA$154,140$98,780+$55,360Financial Manager
Lexington, KY$135,760$80,440+$55,320Financial Manager
Salt Lake City, UT$158,720$103,710+$55,010Financial Manager
San Diego, CA$174,210$119,600+$54,610Financial Manager
Tampa, FL$157,480$103,670+$53,810Financial Manager
Cincinnati, OH$152,700$100,670+$52,030Financial Manager
Colorado Springs, CO$172,680$120,770+$51,910Financial Manager
Denver, CO$193,400$142,330+$51,070Financial Manager
Omaha, NE$140,390$90,620+$49,770Financial Manager
Los Angeles, CA$175,310$125,830+$49,480Financial Manager
Austin, TX$167,180$117,850+$49,330Financial Manager
Bakersfield, CA$153,030$104,460+$48,570Financial Manager
Raleigh, NC$163,130$114,940+$48,190Financial Manager
Louisville, KY$136,970$89,140+$47,830Financial Manager
Boise, ID$131,130$83,680+$47,450Financial Manager
Phoenix, AZ$145,940$98,610+$47,330Financial Manager
Houston, TX$166,910$119,600+$47,310Financial Manager
Tulsa, OK$141,980$96,150+$45,830Financial Manager
Albuquerque, NM$140,110$94,640+$45,470Financial Manager
Philadelphia, PA$166,920$121,630+$45,290Financial Manager
San Antonio, TX$144,710$99,790+$44,920Financial Manager
Sacramento, CA$163,090$118,460+$44,630Financial Manager
Portland, OR$164,680$121,050+$43,630Financial Manager
Little Rock, AR$119,360$76,080+$43,280Financial Manager
Columbus, OH$145,630$102,590+$43,040Financial Manager
Tucson, AZ$126,170$83,610+$42,560Financial Manager
Memphis, TN$143,880$102,510+$41,370Financial Manager
Baltimore, MD$157,990$117,040+$40,950Financial Manager
Orlando, FL$140,850$100,440+$40,410Financial Manager
Spokane, WA$159,530$119,420+$40,110Financial Manager
Seattle, WA$185,550$146,030+$39,520Financial Manager
Albany, NY$150,590$111,130+$39,460Financial Manager
Greenville, SC$145,610$106,750+$38,860Financial Manager
Jacksonville, FL$138,780$100,870+$37,910Financial Manager
Nashville, TN$156,860$119,990+$36,870Financial Manager
Fresno, CA$137,650$101,010+$36,640Financial Manager
Pittsburgh, PA$136,330$100,840+$35,490Financial Manager
Las Vegas, NV$132,650$97,290+$35,360Financial Manager
Oklahoma City, OK$131,540$97,110+$34,430Financial Manager
Milwaukee, WI$156,100$125,490+$30,610Financial Manager
Birmingham, AL$153,930$123,560+$30,370Financial Manager
New Orleans, LA$134,110$105,110+$29,000Financial Manager
Knoxville, TN$133,570$104,590+$28,980Financial Manager
Washington, DC$185,270$156,460+$28,810Financial Manager
Reno, NV$133,470$106,050+$27,420Financial Manager
Indianapolis, IN$146,620$120,480+$26,140Financial Manager
Madison, WI$148,970$126,620+$22,350Financial Manager
Hartford, CT$170,310$148,080+$22,230Financial Manager
Anchorage, AK$129,220$120,030+$9,190Financial Manager

Frequently Asked Questions

Financial Manager earns more on average, with a national median of $158,935 compared to $111,190 for General and Operations Manager, a difference of $47,745 per year.

The largest salary gap is in Boston, MA, where Financial Manager earns $209,780 vs $133,800 for General and Operations Manager.

Financial Manager has approximately 594,910 positions tracked, while General and Operations Manager has 2,167,840 positions. General and Operations Manager has more jobs available nationally.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
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Comparison based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2026.