This guide is built from 45 live Operations roles across the United States that Software Placement Group is recruiting for right now, each with a published base salary. Figures update as roles open and close. Last updated September 13, 2026.
What Operations roles pay by city
| Location | Median base salary | Roles in sample |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $153,000 | 4 |
| New York, NY | $100,000 | 5 |
| Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 4 |
Only locations with at least three live roles are shown.
Job titles in this sample
Project Manager – Commercial Construction · Operations Manager – Protein Processing · Estimator – Heavy Civil · Project Manager – Healthcare Construction · Estimator – Heavy Civil Construction · Senior Project Manager (Public Works – Electrical) · Concrete Project Manager · Project Manager (Earthwork / Caltrans)
What moves pay in these roles
- Company stage and size. Growth-stage companies often pay below the top of the range on base but weight the package toward equity and bonus.
- Location. The table above shows the difference between markets in this sample. Remote roles are usually benchmarked to a national range rather than the highest-paying city.
- Scope. Team size, quota, budget, or territory moves base pay more than years of experience alone.
- Total compensation. These figures are base salary only. Bonus, commission, and equity are on top, and in sales roles on-target earnings are often close to double the base.
Where do you sit in this range?
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How we calculate this: every figure comes from base salaries published on live Software Placement Group job postings. We take the midpoint of each posted range, then report the median and the 25th to 75th percentile. Roles without a published salary are excluded. This is a sample of 45 roles, not a national survey.