Operations Manager salary in Kentucky

BLS reports this occupation as "General and Operations Managers" (11-1021); every figure on this page is for that BLS occupation.

The median annual wage for operations managers in Kentucky is $79,370, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimates — below the national median of $105,770. Kentucky ranks 49 of 50 states and DC with published data for this occupation.

Median

$79,370

25th percentile

$53,820

75th percentile

$124,710

90th percentile

$176,820

Employment and national comparison

Employment in Kentucky	52,100
Mean annual wage in Kentucky	$99,990
National median	$105,770
National employment	3,503,020

Metro areas in Kentucky

Louisville, KY: median $89,140

States with similar pay for operations managers

Missouri: median $79,300
Idaho: median $80,390
West Virginia: median $82,500
Arkansas: median $74,050
Nebraska: median $85,090
Iowa: median $87,690

See all states ranked for operations managers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates; state, metropolitan area and national files from https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm. State estimates are for BLS occupation "General and Operations Managers" (11-1021), cross-industry, all ownerships. Retrieved 2026-10-02. Where BLS does not publish a numeric estimate (suppressed, or reported only as at or above $239,200) the value is shown as —.