Annual Median Salary

• Operations vice presidents earn median salaries of $82,896 to $146,502 per year, according to 2011 PayScale.com data. Median salaries appear in the middle of salary lists and can vary from average salary figures. Including profit sharing, commissions and bonuses, these high-level professionals can earn total incomes of $104,194 to $231,707 per year. PayScale reports annual median salaries for the top 50 percent of specific occupations. That is why they report ranges instead of single figures for all median salaries. Additionally, Glassdoor.com lists 331 salaries for operations vice presidents in 236 companies, most of whom earn average salaries between $74,000 and $146,000 per year.
  
  

Median Salary by Employer Type

• Operations vice presidents' salaries vary according to their types of employers. For example, they earn some of their highest median salaries working for hospitals at $115,464 to $173,598 per year, per PayScale.com. They also earn relatively high annual median salaries working for the federal government at $146,054 to $167,433. Additionally, those working for colleges or universities earn median salaries between $76,635 and $151,322 per year. They earn median salaries of $73,698 to $149,374 working for state government agencies. And, those working for companies or major corporations can expect to earn annual median salaries of $83,585 to $147,258.
  
  

Median Salary by Company Size

• Operations vice presidents usually earn higher salaries in larger companies -- those with higher numbers of employees. For example, they earn annual median salaries of $50,041 to $111,007 working for companies with one to 49 employees, according to PayScale.com. Those working for employers with 50 to 599 employees can expect to earn median salaries of $80,296 to $152,081 per year. Additionally, those working or organizations with 600 to 4,999 employees earn annual median salaries between $102,231 and $167,147. And they earn median salaries of $119,843 to $177,401 per year that employ 5,000 or more employees.
  
  

Median Salary by City

• Operations vice presidents earn some of their highest annual median salaries in Los Angeles at $104,335 to $171,525, per PayScale.com. They also earn relatively high median salaries in Boston at $108,661 to $165,408 per year. Additionally, those in Chicago earn median salaries between $97,149 and $156,500 per year; and those in Houston earn annual median salaries of $88,564 to $152,307. They can expect to earn median salaries of $100,730 to $151,650 in Atlanta; $96,975 to $150,763 in Dallas; and $98,027 to $146,091 in New York City.