What General and Operations Managers earn in Lamar County, TX
The median pay for General and Operations Managers in Lamar County, TX is $80,820 per year, which works out to $38.86 per hour. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey for the North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, the labor market that Lamar County, TX belongs to. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than the median and half earn less, which makes it a sturdier yardstick than an average that a few very high earners can pull upward.
The mean wage is $105,050, which is 30.0% above the median, a sign that a group of high earners lifts the average. The survey counts about 8,520 people working in this occupation across the North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Lamar County, TX has roughly 50,669 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for General and Operations Managers in the North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $41,600 a year ($20.00 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $201,280 or more ($96.77 an hour). That is a gap of $159,680 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $56,560 at the 25th percentile and $129,410 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 4.8 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Employers quote this occupation by the hour or by the year, so here are both: $38.86 an hour or $80,820 a year at the median for Lamar County, TX. Before any deductions, that is $6,735 a month, $3,108 every two weeks and $1,554 each week. After taxes the same job pays $31.45 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
About this occupation: General and Operations Managers
The U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database describes the work of General and Operations Managers this way: "Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors."
Core tasks recorded by O*NET include: "Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products"; "Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement"; "Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services"; "Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties".
Job outlook for General and Operations Managers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects national employment in this occupation to grow from 3,599,000 jobs in 2025 to 3,780,300 in 2035, a change of +5%, faster than the 3.5% projected for all occupations. The projection counts 285,000 openings a year on average, including positions created by growth and positions left by workers who retire or move to another occupation; that equals 7.9% of current employment each year.
Typical entry-level education: bachelor's degree. Work experience in a related occupation: 5 years or more. BLS lists a national median annual wage of $105,770 for this occupation; the Lamar County, TX median of $80,820 is 23.6% below it.
How pay in Lamar County, TX compares
Compared with the Texas average
Pay in Lamar County, TX runs $25,959 below the Texas average of $106,779, a gap of 24.3%. A worker who moved to a better-paying part of Texas would, on paper, gain that difference before taxes. Within Texas, the highest median we track for this job is $119,600 in Harris County, TX.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for General and Operations Managers is $110,123 across the contiguous United States. At $80,820, Lamar County, TX pays $29,303 less, which is 26.6% below that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Lamar County, TX
Among the 402 occupations with published wages in Lamar County, TX, General and Operations Managers ranks number 62 by median pay, ahead of about 85% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Stockers and Order Fillers at $36,180 a year, which is $44,640 less than the median for General and Operations Managers.
From gross pay to take-home pay
Three separate tax bills sit between the gross salary and the bank account: federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax. For General and Operations Managers earning the Lamar County, TX median of $80,820, they add up to $15,412. The result is $65,408 of take-home pay a year ($5,451 a month), based on a single filer using the standard deduction.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $19 goes to taxes and $81 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 19.1%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $65,070. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 22% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $9,229, an effective 11.4% of gross pay, well below the 22% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $5,011 on this salary. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $1,172. FICA totals $6,183, which is 7.6% of gross pay.
State income tax in Texas
Texas does not tax wage income, so the state income tax line for General and Operations Managers in Lamar County, TX is $0. That alone leaves more in the paycheck than the same salary would in a state with an income tax. For scale, a hypothetical flat 5% state tax on this salary would cost about $4,041 a year, so the absence of a state tax is worth roughly $337 a month.
A cross-check with IRS data for Lamar County, TX
IRS Statistics of Income data for Lamar County, TX show an average adjusted gross income of $67,962 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 11.6% across all filers. Filers in the $75,000 to under $100,000 bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 7.7%, compared with the 11.4% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Lamar County, TX
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Lamar County, TX: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $65,408 of take-home pay.
Rent
Housing is the largest line in most budgets. For Lamar County, TX, HUD sets the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit at $793 a month ($9,516 a year), and at $1,036 for two bedrooms. For General and Operations Managers, a one-bedroom absorbs 14.6% of take-home pay and 11.8% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 4.3% of gross pay for General and Operations Managers in Lamar County, TX. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using Texas residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $1,578 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $719, for $2,297 in total. Gasoline in Texas averages $2.88 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,334.
What is left over
Rent, food, energy and gasoline cost $16,583 a year in Lamar County, TX. Subtract that from $65,408 of take-home pay and $48,825 remains, which is $4,069 a month of breathing room. That margin equals 60.4% of gross pay, a comfortable cushion by common budgeting rules.
Local housing and commute data for Lamar County, TX
The budget above covers rent, food, energy and gasoline. Three more local facts shape what a paycheck buys in Lamar County, TX: property taxes, housing prices and the daily commute. The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Lamar County, TX, set beside the Texas and national medians.
Property taxes in Lamar County, TX
Homeowners in Lamar County, TX pay a median of $1,748 a year in real estate taxes, 59% below the Texas median of $4,232 and 44% below the U.S. median of $3,119. Against a median home value of $200,700, the median tax bill is 0.87% of that value (the ratio of the two county medians). For a worker paid the local General and Operations Managers median of $80,820, a tax bill of that size would equal 2.2% of gross pay, which matters for anyone planning to buy rather than rent.
Rents, home prices and household income in Lamar County, TX
Renters in Lamar County, TX pay a median gross rent of $949 a month in the Census survey, 32% below the Texas median of $1,403. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom apartment, which this site uses in the budget, is $793 a month; the two measures differ because the Census figure covers units of every size that renters already occupy, while the HUD figure is a one-bedroom benchmark. The median value of an owner-occupied home is $200,700, 29% below the Texas median of $283,800. Median household income is $61,880, 21% below the Texas median of $78,476, so a year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent equals 15.4% of that income.
Commuting in Lamar County, TX
Workers in Lamar County, TX who travel to a workplace spend an average of 19.4 minutes each way, 27% below the Texas average of 26.7. For someone who commutes five days a week, that is 3.2 hours of round-trip travel every week, a cost the budget does not price. 9.0% of workers in Lamar County, TX work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally, which removes the commute for them.
Can General and Operations Managers afford to live in Lamar County, TX?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $80,820 that ceiling is $2,021 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $793 is $1,228 under it, so rent fits the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $15.25 an hour; the median for General and Operations Managers is $38.86, which is 155% above that mark. Another way to see it: at $31.45 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 5.8 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $1,036 a month means $518 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $3,300 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $52,125.
How fast you can save
At $4,069 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 3 months. Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 6 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about General and Operations Managers pay in Lamar County, TX
How much do General and Operations Managers make per hour in Lamar County, TX?
The median is $38.86 per hour, based on $80,820 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $20.00 at the 10th percentile to $96.77 at the 90th percentile.
How much do General and Operations Managers take home after taxes in Lamar County, TX?
After federal income tax, FICA, the median salary of $80,820 becomes $65,408 a year. That is $5,451 a month, $2,516 every two weeks or $1,258 a week.
How much tax do General and Operations Managers pay in Lamar County, TX?
Total taxes are $15,412 a year, an effective rate of 19.1%: $9,229 federal income tax, $6,183 FICA and no Texas income tax.
Do General and Operations Managers earn more in Lamar County, TX than elsewhere in Texas?
No. The local median of $80,820 is -24.3% versus the Texas average of $106,779, a difference of $25,959 a year.
Can General and Operations Managers afford a one-bedroom apartment in Lamar County, TX?
A one-bedroom costs $793 a month against take-home pay of $5,451, which is 14.5% of take-home pay. That meets the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $2,021 a month.
What is the monthly budget margin for General and Operations Managers in Lamar County, TX?
About $4,069 a month ($48,825 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $16,583 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Lamar County, TX at the 30% guideline?
$15.25 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $9,516 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for General and Operations Managers is $38.86.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the Texas rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.