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SOC 11-1021 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

General and Operations Managers — Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA · 8 metro areas compared

$95,040 /year
$45.69per hour
1,930jobs in area
−10.1%vs US median

The median wage for General and Operations Managers in Lynchburg, VA is $95,040 per year, 10.1% below the national median of $105,770.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $105,77010TH$48,740MEDIAN$95,04075TH$134,60090TH$202,630

How pay has moved

$99,053$74,9782019202020212022202320242025$95,040
$79,470 in 2019 to $95,040 in 2025, +19.6% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+4.4%
Openings per year
308,700
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
5 years or more

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Lynchburg, VA.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for General and Operations Managers in Lynchburg, VA is $95,040 per year, 10.1% below the national median of $105,770. Pay ranges from under $48,740 at the tenth percentile to more than $202,630 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $62,800 to $134,600.

The area has 1,930 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 19.8 of every thousand jobs. Richmond leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $108,670. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 45th of 310 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Lynchburg, VA · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$48,740−53.9%
25th$62,800−40.6%
Median (50th)$95,040−10.1%
75th$134,600+27.3%
90th$202,630+91.6%
Mean$113,240+7.1%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Virginia

Median annual wage for General and Operations Managers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Richmond$108,67015,770
2Charlottesville$107,2002,530
3Virginia Beach$100,34017,400
4Winchester$98,6701,350
5Roanoke$98,1403,090
6Blacksburg$97,4801,290
7Staunton$96,450980
8Harrisonburg$94,3201,280

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Lynchburg run 10.6% below the national average, so the median of $95,040 goes as far as $106,309 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 0.5% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$95,040as reported by BLS

Local price level

89.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$106,309US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $95,040 a year, 10.1% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $48,740 to $202,630 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 1,930 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Richmond, at $108,670.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for General and Operations Managers in Lynchburg, VA?

The median annual wage is $95,040, or $45.69 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $105,770, so pay in Lynchburg, VA is 10.1% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Lynchburg, VA earns more than $202,630 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $48,740 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Richmond, at $108,670 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 1,930 jobs in this occupation in Lynchburg, VA. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.