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Senior Director of Operations pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

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The median annual wage for Chief Executives in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ was $301,440 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $208,320 and $462,490.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is $87,450 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 new York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

$301,440
Chief Executives in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: median $301,440; published 25th to 75th percentile $208,320 to $462,490.
Annual wage percentiles, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
10th25thMedian75th90th
$164,740$208,320$301,440$462,490$709,670
$144.93
Chief Executives in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: median $144.93; published 25th to 75th percentile $100.15 to $222.35.
Hourly wage percentiles, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
10th25thMedian75th90th
$79.20$100.15$144.93$222.35$341.19

BLS estimated 7,180 workers employed in this occupation in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Location quotient: 0.58.

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 $301,440. The all-occupations median in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $61,430. Ratio: 4.91 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.58 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$205,780Top-coded, no exact figureTop-coded, no exact figure
May 2025$208,320$301,440$462,490

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, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$388,060$224,850 to $517,910
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$191,360$181,110 to $313,550

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