What are the main factors that influence an Ad Operations Strategist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Ad Operations Strategist's salary?

An Ad Operations Strategist's salary grows with experience: starting around $45,048 for beginners, reaching about $47,007 at mid-level, and approach $49,531 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Ad Operations Strategist?

Ad Operations Strategist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ad Operations Strategist roles are District of Columbia $53,723, California $53,519, Massachusetts $52,806. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ad Operations Strategist roles make?

Salaries for Ad Operations Strategist level roles vary by specialization: Ad Operations Executive: $276,870; Director Of Ad Operations: $127,822; Ad Operations Manager: $122,263; Ad Operations Specialist: $78,728; Ad Operations Supervisor: $78,155.

Ad Operations Strategist Salary in the United States

How much does an Ad Operations Strategist make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ad Operations Strategist in the United States is $48,521 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, an Ad Operations Strategist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,413
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,169 to $55,793
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,295

10% $38,295

50% (Median) $48,521

90% $62,413

Ad Operations Strategist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,793	$4,649	$1,073	$27
Average	$48,521	$4,043	$933	$23
25th Percentile	$43,169	$3,597	$830	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Ad Operations Strategist Salaries

An Ad Operations Strategist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Ad Operations Strategist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Ad Operations Strategist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $45,048
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,283
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $47,007
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,228
Expert (over 8 years): $49,531

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Ad Operations Strategist	less than 1 year	$45,048
Early Career Level Ad Operations Strategist	1-2 years	$45,283
Mid-Level Level Ad Operations Strategist	2-4 years	$47,007
Senior-Level Level Ad Operations Strategist	5-8 years	$49,228
Expert Level Ad Operations Strategist	over 8 years	$49,531

How Do Ad Operations Strategist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Ad Operations Strategists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,723.
California: $53,519.
Massachusetts: $52,806.

District of Columbia $53,723 California $53,519 Massachusetts $52,806 Washington $52,612 New Jersey $52,592 Alaska $52,524 Connecticut $51,855 New York $51,583

Hawaii $50,715 Rhode Island $50,307 Maryland $50,030 Minnesota $49,652 Colorado $49,506 Illinois $49,458 Oregon $49,273 Delaware $49,138

New Hampshire $49,052 Virginia $48,861 Pennsylvania $48,303 Nevada $48,022 North Dakota $47,929 Michigan $47,784 Wisconsin $47,731 Vermont $47,624

Texas $47,328 Maine $47,308 Arizona $47,279 Ohio $47,245 Georgia $46,799 Indiana $46,576 Wyoming $46,532 Utah $46,464

Iowa $46,435 Kansas $46,202 Louisiana $46,134 North Carolina $46,110 Missouri $46,100 Florida $45,911 Montana $45,809 Nebraska $45,712

Kentucky $45,659 South Carolina $45,465 Tennessee $45,343 Idaho $45,295 New Mexico $44,941 Oklahoma $44,863 Alabama $44,577 South Dakota $44,096

Arkansas $43,834 West Virginia $43,694 Mississippi $43,271

Top Paying Cities for Ad Operations Strategist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $61,200
San Francisco: $60,530
Oakland: $59,254

San Jose, CA $61,200

San Francisco, CA $60,530

Oakland, CA $59,254

New York, NY $55,867

Paramus, NJ $55,188

Queens Village, NY $55,185

Passaic, NJ $55,139

Bergenfield, NJ $55,135

Stamford, CT $55,028

Huntington, NY $55,008

Newark, NJ $54,650

Bridgeport, CT $54,547

Vallejo, CA $54,451

New Brunswick, NJ $54,431

Petaluma, CA $54,402

Middlesex, NJ $54,310

Somerset, NJ $54,276

Santa Cruz, CA $54,213

Boston, MA $53,917

Monterey, CA $53,747

Seattle, WA $53,636

Santa Rosa, CA $53,626

Los Angeles, CA $53,611

Juneau, AK $53,485

Washington, DC $53,432

Orange, CA $53,259

Santa Ana, CA $53,131

Long Beach, CA $53,082

Anaheim, CA $53,073

Anchorage, AK $53,048

Santa Maria, CA $52,903

Everett, WA $52,893

Danbury, CT $52,722

Bremerton, WA $52,655

Tacoma, WA $52,481

New Suffolk, NY $52,480

Sacramento, CA $52,466

Santa Barbara, CA $52,413

San Diego, CA $52,359

Trenton, NJ $52,359

Brockton, MA $52,306

Fairbanks, AK $52,187

Lompoc, CA $52,063

Lowell, MA $52,024

Ventura, CA $52,015

Nashua, NH $52,005

Stockton, CA $52,000

Modesto, CA $51,646

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,539

Olympia, WA $51,447

Kennewick, WA $51,447

New Haven, CT $51,428

Lawrence, MA $51,253

Hartford, CT $51,205

Riverside, CA $51,195

New Bedford, MA $51,146

Richland, WA $51,146

Bakersfield, CA $51,078

San Bernardino, CA $51,059

New Britain, CT $51,054

Atlantic City, NJ $51,054

New London, CT $51,035

Norwich, CT $51,020

Portsmouth, NH $51,011

Boulder, CO $50,908

Portland, OR $50,841

Worcester, MA $50,836

Minneapolis, MN $50,685

Philadelphia, PA $50,618

Honolulu, HI $50,457

Saint Paul, MN $50,434

Vineland, NJ $50,423

Providence, RI $50,283

Chicago, IL $50,142

Bellingham, WA $50,084

Springfield, MA $50,045

Baltimore, MD $50,030

Chico, CA $49,909

Pittsfield, MA $49,778

Manchester, NH $49,686

Spokane, WA $49,472

Denver, CO $49,468

Albany, NY $49,240

Troy, NY $49,220

Nassau, NY $49,168

Schenectady, NY $49,118

Wilmington, DE $49,079

Burlington, VT $49,011

Salem, OR $48,992

Portland, ME $48,842

Yakima, WA $48,793

Rochester, MN $48,643

Reno, NV $48,618

Fresno, CA $48,618

Milwaukee, WI $48,575

Detroit, MI $48,526

Ann Arbor, MI $48,518

Allentown, PA $48,512

Colorado Springs, CO $48,429

Syracuse, NY $48,405

Carson City, NV $48,405

Houston, TX $48,337

Eugene, OR $48,313

Gary, IN $48,255

Springfield, OR $48,216

Bismarck, ND $48,206

Galveston, TX $48,172

Medford, OR $48,099

Fort Collins, CO $48,080

Concord, NH $48,056

Austin, TX $48,041

Mesa, AZ $47,939

Reading, PA $47,934

Phoenix, AZ $47,929

Dallas, TX $47,915

Saint Cloud, MN $47,868

Madison, WI $47,803

Utica, NY $47,672

Rochester, NY $47,595

Des Moines, IA $47,590

Raleigh, NC $47,585

Atlanta, GA $47,512

Battle Creek, MI $47,498

Salt Lake City, UT $47,483

Lancaster, PA $47,410

Harrisburg, PA $47,342

Kansas City, MO $47,294

Kansas City, KS $47,284

Champaign, IL $47,284

Fort Worth, TX $47,279

Columbus, OH $47,271

Boca Raton, FL $47,260

Pittsburgh, PA $47,240

Richmond, VA $47,221

Indianapolis, IN $47,211

Cleveland, OH $47,206

Las Vegas, NV $47,148

Cincinnati, OH $47,148

Petersburg, VA $47,075

Huntsville, AL $47,003

Lansing, MI $46,970

Lebanon, PA $46,964

Pueblo, CO $46,959

Appleton, WI $46,944

Buffalo, NY $46,925

Dayton, OH $46,910

Racine, WI $46,901

Charlotte, NC $46,896

Saint Louis, MO $46,881

York, PA $46,852

Elkhart, IN $46,852

Gastonia, NC $46,843

Billings, MT $46,831

Beaumont, TX $46,818

Lorain, OH $46,809

Benton Harbor, MI $46,799

Toledo, OH $46,789

Binghamton, NY $46,765

Rock Hill, SC $46,760

Rockford, IL $46,736

Springfield, IL $46,716

Elyria, OH $46,712

Fargo, ND $46,712

Flagstaff, AZ $46,678

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,648

Duluth, MN $46,619

Miami, FL $46,619

Grand Forks, ND $46,585

Cheyenne, WY $46,585

Bangor, ME $46,479

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,425

Durham, NC $46,405

Louisville, KY $46,401

Grand Rapids, MI $46,391

Hialeah, FL $46,386

Casper, WY $46,319

Scranton, PA $46,260

New Orleans, LA $46,246

Virginia Beach, VA $46,241

Akron, OH $46,217

Peoria, IL $46,154

Sarasota, FL $46,144

Nashville, TN $46,110

Omaha, NE $46,110

Green Bay, WI $46,110

Baton Rouge, LA $46,086

Charleston, SC $46,076

Davenport, IA $46,052

Jamestown, NY $46,052

Tucson, AZ $46,027

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,998

Tampa, FL $45,989

Evansville, IN $45,959

Port Arthur, TX $45,959

Bradenton, FL $45,940

Santa Fe, NM $45,853

Orlando, FL $45,765

Clearwater, FL $45,751

La Crosse, WI $45,649

Canton, OH $45,649

Albuquerque, NM $45,620

Newport News, VA $45,615

High Point, NC $45,600

Ogden, UT $45,581

Corpus Christi, TX $45,542

Norfolk, VA $45,513

Laramie, WY $45,513

Rock Island, IL $45,484

Saginaw, MI $45,474

Jacksonville, FL $45,469

Salisbury, NC $45,460

Boise, ID $45,450

Moline, IL $45,426

Fort Myers, FL $45,411

Memphis, TN $45,401

Tulsa, OK $45,377

Waterloo, IA $45,348

Spartanburg, SC $45,300

Lincoln, NE $45,275

Fort Wayne, IN $45,266

Provo, UT $45,261

Cedar Falls, IA $45,203

San Antonio, TX $45,183

Greensboro, NC $45,164

South Bend, IN $45,159

Savannah, GA $45,105

Muskegon, MI $45,086

Birmingham, AL $45,081

Winston Salem, NC $45,057

Lake Charles, LA $44,941

Anderson, IN $44,931

Lexington, KY $44,916

Augusta, GA $44,902

Greenville, SC $44,902

Lima, OH $44,863

Wichita, KS $44,858

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,858

Columbia, SC $44,814

Springfield, OH $44,805

Asheville, NC $44,727

Bloomington, IN $44,693

Knoxville, TN $44,518

Shreveport, LA $44,514

Wilmington, NC $44,450

Roanoke, VA $44,450

Topeka, KS $44,363

Frankfort, KY $44,358

Oklahoma City, OK $44,324

Chillicothe, OH $44,305

Longview, TX $44,300

Melbourne, FL $44,295

Sioux Falls, SD $44,218

Mobile, AL $44,213

Terre Haute, IN $44,193

Altoona, PA $44,164

Amarillo, TX $44,130

Killeen, TX $44,116

Fayetteville, AR $44,077

Chattanooga, TN $44,062

Sioux City, IA $44,019

Idaho Falls, ID $44,009

Lynchburg, VA $43,970

Gainesville, FL $43,907

Portsmouth, OH $43,883

Little Rock, AR $43,873

Lafayette, LA $43,854

Youngstown, OH $43,854

Daytona Beach, FL $43,825

Clarksville, TN $43,820

Pensacola, FL $43,815

Temple, TX $43,811

Hopkinsville, KY $43,669

Erie, PA $43,660

Florence, SC $43,640

Charleston, WV $43,563

Great Falls, MT $43,538

Macon, GA $43,470

Tallahassee, FL $43,465

Fayetteville, NC $43,456

Waco, TX $43,446

Helena, MT $43,412

Pine Bluff, AR $43,394

Vincennes, IN $43,334

Lubbock, TX $43,315

Alamogordo, NM $43,286

Twin Falls, ID $43,242

Rapid City, SD $43,228

Jackson, MS $43,140

Huntington, WV $43,137

Greenville, MS $43,136

Parkersburg, WV $43,086

Montgomery, AL $43,077

Wichita Falls, TX $43,029

Springfield, MO $43,029

Biloxi, MS $43,005

Monroe, LA $42,956

Johnstown, PA $42,922

Sumter, SC $42,903

Columbus, GA $42,898

Pascagoula, MS $42,806

Abilene, TX $42,806

Kingsport, TN $42,679

Albany, GA $42,679

Gulfport, MS $42,665

Alexandria, LA $42,505

Fort Smith, AR $42,383

El Paso, TX $42,252

Las Cruces, NM $42,034

Harlingen, TX $41,911

Pocatello, ID $41,903

Florence, AL $41,840

Brownsville, TX $41,830

Mcallen, TX $41,728

Dothan, AL $41,660

Columbus, MS $41,372

Altus, OK $41,146

Lawton, OK $41,054

Pierre, SD $40,879

How Education impacts an Ad Operations Strategist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Ad Operations Strategist professionals enter the field with a high school degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Ad Operations Strategist with a high school is between $42,881 and $48,955.

Ad Operations Strategist Salaries by Degree Level

$54,000
$52,400
$50,800
$49,300
$47,700
$46,100
$44,500
$42,900

Typical Education for Ad Operations Strategist
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	13.3%
High School	13.3%
Associate's Degree	10%
Bachelor's Degree	70%
Master's Degree or MBA	6.7%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	0%

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Ad Operations Strategist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Ad Operations Strategist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$43,169

Average $48,521/year

$55,793

$3,597

Average $4,043/month

$4,649

$830

Average $933/week

$1,073

$21

Average $23/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,793	$4,649	$1,073	$27
Average	$48,521	$4,043	$933	$23
25th Percentile	$43,169	$3,597	$830	$21

Salary Trends for Ad Operations Strategist

Salaries for an Ad Operations Strategist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,291 in 2023 to around $40,496 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ad Operations Strategist salary trends, click here.

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2023	$42,291
2024	$40,986
2025	$40,496

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Common company salaries for Ad Operations Strategist

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S $57,183/per year

Subway IP LLC Hospitality & Leisure United States

K $49,677/per year

Kesem Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $49,562/per year

Chili's Grill & Bar Hospitality & Leisure United States

I $49,371/per year

Inspire Brands Inc Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $49,286/per year

Compass Group North America Hospitality & Leisure United States

R $49,245/per year

Roti Hospitality & Leisure United States

H $47,974/per year

Henn Na Hotel New York Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $47,736/per year

Centennial Soccer Club Inc Hospitality & Leisure United States

R $47,307/per year

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D $46,626/per year

Darden Concepts Inc Hospitality & Leisure United States

P $45,430/per year

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N $45,191/per year

Numatec Inc Hospitality & Leisure United States

T $44,620/per year

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B $43,911/per year

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M $42,738/per year

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F $42,556/per year

FA Selangor Hospitality & Leisure United States

G $41,529/per year

Golden B Enterprises Hospitality & Leisure United States

G $41,484/per year

GNCC Racing Hospitality & Leisure United States

T $40,926/per year

Tasty Restaurant Group LLC Hospitality & Leisure United States

N $40,605/per year

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W $39,699/per year

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N $38,510/per year

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B $38,475/per year

Battino Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $38,262/per year

Crofton Park Tavern Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $35,814/per year

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