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Lead / Director Business Operations Specialists salary in California

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the California OES distribution for Business Operations Specialists.
DOL OFLC offered median
$155,563
Across 14 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Business Operations Specialists in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $155,563. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent14$155,563

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Business Operations Specialists in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Compass Group USA, Inc.Vice President of Sustainability2$155,126
Docusign Inc.Business Operations Manager2$190,000
BrainCo Technologies, Inc.BizOps1$200,000
Artificial Analysis, Inc.Member of Technical Staff1$225,000
Solomon Labs Inc.Product Manager1$156,000
BYTEDANCE INC.Head of MIE, LATAM1$350,000
TikTok Inc.Creator Network Growth Manager1$150,100
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE, INC.Principal1$139,823
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.Senior Project Manager, Sustainability1$132,093
The H Company IncTechnical Project Manager1$126,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • BizOps at BrainCo Technologies, Inc.
    $200,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Jul 17, 2025I-203-25191-165223
  • Member of Technical Staff at Artificial Analysis, Inc.
    $225,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Jul 9, 2025I-200-25182-145403
  • Product Manager at Solomon Labs Inc.
    $156,000
    FremontWage Level IVDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25136-986859
  • Head of MIE, LATAM at BYTEDANCE INC.
    $350,000
    San JoseWage Level IVDecided May 1, 2025I-200-25115-903402
  • Creator Network Growth Manager at TikTok Inc.
    $150,100
    Culver CityWage Level IVDecided Apr 22, 2025I-200-25106-868649
  • Vice President of Sustainability at Compass Group USA, Inc.
    $155,126
    San RamonWage Level IVDecided Mar 27, 2025I-200-25079-792378
  • Principal at ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE, INC.
    $139,823
    OaklandWage Level IVDecided Mar 20, 2025I-200-25072-774393
  • Vice President of Sustainability at Compass Group USA, Inc.
    $155,126
    San RamonWage Level IVDecided Mar 19, 2025I-200-25071-770103

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.