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Senior Director of Operations pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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The median annual wage for Chief Executives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA was $234,290 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $159,990 and $369,330.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is $20,300 above the national median of $213,990, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives

Senior Director of Operations is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

$234,290
Chief Executives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: median $234,290; published 25th to 75th percentile $159,990 to $369,330.
Annual wage percentiles, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
10th25thMedian75th90th
$101,250$159,990$234,290$369,330$522,060
$112.64
Chief Executives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: median $112.64; published 25th to 75th percentile $76.92 to $177.56.
Hourly wage percentiles, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
10th25thMedian75th90th
$48.68$76.92$112.64$177.56$250.99

BLS estimated 10,800 workers employed in this occupation in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Location quotient: 1.31.

What should you know about united States?

$213,990
Chief Executives in U.S.: median $213,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $129,540 to $356,200.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$75,700$129,540$213,990$356,200$507,730
$102.88
Chief Executives in U.S.: median $102.88; published 25th to 75th percentile $62.28 to $171.25.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$36.39$62.28$102.88$171.25$244.10

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Senior Director of Operations median is $234,290. The all-occupations median in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $55,850. Ratio: 4.19 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.31 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Senior Director of Operations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$155,320$231,500Top-coded, no exact figure
May 2025$159,990$234,290$369,330

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Senior Director of Operations
AreaMedian25th to 75th
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$202,750$126,930 to $335,270
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$195,400$131,440 to $287,210

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