How much do Operations Management Faculty get paid?

In February of 2025 GlassDoor estimated the total pay for an Assistant Professor Operations Management to be a median of $239,300 per year. That estimate includes a base salary plus bonuses such as 2/9 summer funding typical of research faculty.

Below we show Assistant Professor salary extrapolations based on reported data in each of five academic years over which data was collected (again, these are base+ estimates as above, and are reflective of research faculty positions at accredited institutions). The total number of Operations Management faculty has sustained a solid growth trajectory over the last 25 years.

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Public Salary Pages (and adjustments needed to account for Cost of Living)

Ohio State University (x 1.02 to adjust)

Michigan State and U Mich (x 1.06 to adjust)

University of Illinois System (x 1.02 to adjust)

Iowa Sate University (x 1.07 to adjust)

University of California System  (x 0.51 to adjust)

Texas College Salaries (x 1.03 to adjust)

Georgia State University (x 1.05 to adjust)

UNC Chapel Hill (x 0.98 to adjust)

Rutgers University (x 0.83 to adjust)

Arizona State University (x 0.86 to adjust)

What is faculty life like for Operations Management professors?

In research-active faculty positions, new Assistant Professors are typically insulated from internal service expectations, with the interest of affording them time for their own research and growth as teachers. As faculty move up the career ladder through tenure and promotion, more internal service expectations exist (i.e. committee work) as do expectations regarding service to the external academic community. 

Regardless of where you are in an academic career, social and processional engagement with fellow faculty members is encouraged at all levels. It make work and life far more enjoyable - And since you have so much flexibility in your time, typically with Summer's off for new assistant faculty members, being able to meet for lunch or coffee just to catch up is a great way to keep your colleagues in the loop on what you (and they) are up to, gather informal candid advice and just talk about life. A great way to decompress after finishing grading or submitting a research paper.