Mid-career New York baseline: $82,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.
| # | City | Local market | Lifestyle equivalent | COLI | Take-Home % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | CHF 43,186 | CHF 81,322 | 122.4 | 65.0% |
| 2 | Geneva | CHF 43,186 | CHF 78,798 | 118.6 | 61.0% |
| 3 | New York | $82,000 | $82,000 | 100.0 | 66.1% |
| 4 | San Francisco | $82,000 | $80,032 | 97.6 | 67.1% |
| 5 | Singapore | S$61,957 | S$93,683 | 87.7 | 76.6% |
| 6 | London | £35,813 | £54,029 | 87.5 | 74.0% |
| 7 | Copenhagen | kr 244,648 | kr 446,092 | 85.7 | 62.1% |
| 8 | Amsterdam | €41,021 | €57,429 | 82.6 | 63.0% |
| 9 | Boston | $82,000 | $67,568 | 82.4 | 67.4% |
| 10 | Tel Aviv | ₪147,575 | ₪239,957 | 81.3 | 75.2% |
| 11 | Miami | $82,000 | $65,682 | 80.1 | 76.4% |
| 12 | Washington DC | $82,000 | $65,436 | 79.8 | 67.9% |
| 13 | Seattle | $82,000 | $65,190 | 79.5 | 76.4% |
| 14 | Oslo | kr 411,852 | kr 646,608 | 78.5 | 68.6% |
| 15 | San Diego | $82,000 | $63,550 | 77.5 | 67.1% |
| 16 | Tokyo | ¥4,445,907 | ¥9,819,102 | 77.3 | 74.9% |
| 17 | Los Angeles | $82,000 | $62,566 | 76.3 | 67.1% |
| 18 | Sydney | A$78,066 | A$86,805 | 74.5 | 81.8% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | HK$333,928 | HK$472,636 | 73.6 | 88.1% |
| 20 | Chicago | $82,000 | $60,024 | 73.2 | 71.4% |
| 21 | Dublin | €34,764 | €50,616 | 72.8 | 76.0% |
| 22 | Dubai | AED 148,532 | AED 215,075 | 72.4 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Doha | QAR 137,473 | QAR 207,705 | 69.5 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Seoul | ₩36,436,898 | ₩71,728,636 | 68.9 | 79.1% |
| 25 | Philadelphia | $82,000 | $56,416 | 68.8 | 73.3% |
| 26 | Luxembourg City | €38,240 | €47,557 | 68.4 | 72.1% |
| 27 | Melbourne | A$78,066 | A$79,464 | 68.2 | 81.8% |
| 28 | Abu Dhabi | AED 148,532 | AED 201,410 | 67.8 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Portland | $82,000 | $55,104 | 67.2 | 66.5% |
| 30 | Denver | $82,000 | $53,874 | 65.7 | 72.0% |
| 31 | Vancouver | C$63,282 | C$72,608 | 65.4 | 69.9% |
| 32 | Austin | $82,000 | $53,136 | 64.8 | 76.4% |
| 33 | Tampa | $82,000 | $52,890 | 64.5 | 76.4% |
| 34 | Stockholm | kr 410,587 | kr 480,013 | 64.3 | 61.0% |
| 35 | Perth | A$78,066 | A$73,988 | 63.5 | 81.8% |
| 36 | Atlanta | $82,000 | $51,824 | 63.2 | 70.9% |
| 37 | Nashville | $82,000 | $51,496 | 62.8 | 76.4% |
| 38 | Osaka | ¥4,445,907 | ¥7,977,227 | 62.8 | 74.9% |
| 39 | Dallas | $82,000 | $51,250 | 62.5 | 76.4% |
| 40 | Toronto | C$63,282 | C$69,166 | 62.3 | 68.4% |
| 41 | Edinburgh | £35,813 | £38,345 | 62.1 | 74.8% |
| 42 | Munich | €41,021 | €42,759 | 61.5 | 63.0% |
| 43 | Minneapolis | $82,000 | $50,348 | 61.4 | 68.5% |
| 44 | Auckland | NZ$54,177 | NZ$80,340 | 60.8 | 79.9% |
| 45 | Houston | $82,000 | $49,364 | 60.2 | 76.4% |
| 46 | Charlotte | $82,000 | $49,036 | 59.8 | 71.9% |
| 47 | Phoenix | $82,000 | $48,298 | 58.9 | 73.9% |
| 48 | Raleigh | $82,000 | $48,052 | 58.6 | 71.9% |
| 49 | Helsinki | €29,201 | €40,465 | 58.2 | 79.1% |
| 50 | Las Vegas | $82,000 | $47,724 | 58.2 | 76.4% |
| 51 | Milan | €22,249 | €40,187 | 57.8 | 67.2% |
| 52 | Nice | €35,459 | €36,641 | 52.7 | 66.9% |
| 53 | Montreal | C$63,282 | C$57,842 | 52.1 | 62.6% |
| 54 | Fukuoka | ¥4,445,907 | ¥6,529,131 | 51.4 | 74.9% |
| 55 | Berlin | €41,021 | €35,598 | 51.2 | 63.0% |
| 56 | Brussels | €29,201 | €34,972 | 50.3 | 74.7% |
| 57 | Rome | €22,249 | €34,277 | 49.3 | 67.2% |
| 58 | Vienna | €29,201 | €33,512 | 48.2 | 68.2% |
| 59 | Paris | €35,459 | €32,608 | 46.9 | 66.9% |
| 60 | Shanghai | ¥110,404 | ¥255,032 | 46.2 | 69.8% |
| 61 | Taipei | NT$778,012 | NT$1,161,831 | 44.8 | 87.9% |
| 62 | Beijing | ¥110,404 | ¥240,128 | 43.5 | 69.8% |
| 63 | Riyadh | SAR 123,000 | SAR 130,995 | 42.6 | 90.2% |
| 64 | Panama City | $14,760 | $34,686 | 42.3 | 86.4% |
| 65 | Barcelona | €22,249 | €29,271 | 42.1 | 71.9% |
| 66 | Shenzhen | ¥110,404 | ¥231,296 | 41.9 | 69.8% |
| 67 | São Paulo | R$66,193 | R$172,929 | 41.8 | 74.4% |
| 68 | Guangzhou | ¥110,404 | ¥213,631 | 38.7 | 69.8% |
| 69 | Madrid | €22,249 | €26,420 | 38.0 | 71.9% |
| 70 | Bangkok | ฿330,372 | ฿945,371 | 37.2 | 94.1% |
| 71 | Cancún | MX$194,503 | MX$497,372 | 35.8 | 86.2% |
| 72 | Lisbon | €19,468 | €24,126 | 34.7 | 70.4% |
| 73 | Valencia | €22,249 | €23,292 | 33.5 | 71.9% |
| 74 | Santiago | CLP 11,531,250 | CLP 25,522,500 | 33.2 | 79.5% |
| 75 | Kuala Lumpur | RM 60,018 | RM 109,366 | 32.8 | 84.7% |
| 76 | Mexico City | MX$194,503 | MX$451,525 | 32.5 | 86.2% |
| 77 | Montevideo | $U 482,367 | $U 1,119,782 | 32.5 | 81.6% |
| 78 | Split | €15,296 | €22,110 | 31.8 | 60.0% |
| 79 | Málaga | €22,249 | €21,692 | 31.2 | 71.9% |
| 80 | San José (CR) | ₡6,639,036 | ₡12,946,120 | 31.2 | 89.3% |
| 81 | Playa del Carmen | MX$194,503 | MX$427,907 | 30.8 | 86.2% |
| 82 | Athens | €16,687 | €21,275 | 30.6 | 71.9% |
| 83 | Prague | Kč 491,259 | Kč 578,174 | 30.6 | 74.0% |
| 84 | Phuket | ฿330,372 | ฿775,103 | 30.5 | 94.1% |
| 85 | Porto | €19,468 | €20,928 | 30.1 | 70.4% |
| 86 | Tallinn | €18,077 | €20,093 | 28.9 | 87.1% |
| 87 | Cape Town | R 239,084 | R 424,375 | 28.4 | 81.9% |
| 88 | Warsaw | zł 77,060 | zł 91,188 | 28.4 | 79.0% |
| 89 | Lagos | ₦9,076,807 | ₦35,399,548 | 27.3 | 70.3% |
| 90 | Manila | ₱368,012 | ₱1,232,840 | 26.8 | 90.2% |
| 91 | Ho Chi Minh City | ₫164,000,000 | ₫541,200,000 | 26.4 | 80.0% |
| 92 | Budapest | Ft 5,890,663 | Ft 7,687,315 | 26.1 | 66.5% |
| 93 | Lima | S/27,342 | S/78,379 | 25.8 | 87.0% |
| 94 | Buenos Aires | AR$10,052,410 | AR$23,394,699 | 25.6 | 56.5% |
| 95 | Bali (Denpasar) | Rp 101,265,060 | Rp 320,250,753 | 25.3 | 85.9% |
| 96 | Riga | €15,296 | €17,590 | 25.3 | 69.5% |
| 97 | Phnom Penh | $5,740 | $20,336 | 24.8 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Nairobi | KSh 741,273 | KSh 2,615,633 | 24.7 | 72.4% |
| 99 | Jakarta | Rp 101,265,060 | Rp 310,124,247 | 24.5 | 85.9% |
| 100 | Hanoi | ₫164,000,000 | ₫494,050,000 | 24.1 | 80.0% |
| 101 | Krakow | zł 77,060 | zł 76,418 | 23.8 | 79.0% |
| 102 | Istanbul | ₺419,880 | ₺606,201 | 23.1 | 63.1% |
| 103 | Bogotá | COP 34,084,337 | COP 78,053,133 | 22.9 | 92.0% |
| 104 | Chiang Mai | ฿330,372 | ฿574,338 | 22.6 | 94.1% |
| 105 | Bucharest | lei 62,463 | lei 78,079 | 22.5 | 55.0% |
| 106 | Mumbai | ₹682,304 | ₹1,521,538 | 22.3 | 94.0% |
| 107 | Casablanca | MAD 63,723 | MAD 176,034 | 22.1 | 85.7% |
| 108 | Bangalore | ₹682,304 | ₹1,419,193 | 20.8 | 94.0% |
| 109 | Medellín | COP 34,084,337 | COP 69,532,048 | 20.4 | 92.0% |
| 110 | Delhi | ₹682,304 | ₹1,330,493 | 19.5 | 94.0% |
| 111 | Marrakech | MAD 63,723 | MAD 152,935 | 19.2 | 85.7% |
| 112 | Chennai | ₹682,304 | ₹1,289,555 | 18.9 | 94.0% |
| 113 | Cairo | E£240,072 | E£672,202 | 16.8 | 72.9% |
Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.
Typical operations manager salary range (New York baseline, USD):
The mid-career operations manager New York baseline is $82,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.
The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a operations manager is Zurich at $100,368 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.
Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.