The median annual wage for general and operations managers working in Philadelphia, PA, sits at $121,630, per BLS survey data. It runs 24% above the national median of $97,940 for this occupation — pay here is notably stronger than the U.S. average. The middle 50% land between $79,740 and $176,820 — a 97,080 range that reflects differences in seniority, employer type, and specialization. The average (mean) of $145,650 comes in higher than the median, which usually means a share of high earners is pulling the average up. The catch: Philadelphia is roughly in line with the national cost of living (cost index 100 against a 100 baseline), so that headline number buys less than it would elsewhere. On an hourly basis that is about $58.48, useful for comparing contract or part-time offers.

For context, the national median for general and operations managers across all U.S. metros in our data is $97,940.