VP Operations
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
3 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for VP Operations. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Responsible for the long term strategic and operational leadership and oversight with responsibility for ensuring the smooth flow of the company's products through production operations. Includes the integration and coordination of such areas as product design/development, assembly, testing, quality assurance, compliance, and materials procurement, and supply chain and logistics. Oversees short and long term strategies, as well as planning and scheduling, technology selection, capital investment, materials procurement/supply chain/logistics coordination, equipment layout, maintenance, and the formulation and determination of policies, procedures, methods, budgets, and controls. The position ensures compliance with internal and external standards and regulations including volume, cost, delivery time, and quality. May determine outsourcing needs or mix of internal and outsourced operations, and provides oversight of all outsourced operations including vendor selection, and negotiation of deliverables according to quality standards. Responsible for setting Operations policies, guided by regulatory requirements and company policies and strategic objectives. Accountable for final decisions on administrative and operational issues related to the Global, Corporate, or multi-regional Operations functions.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering VP Operations
VP Operations salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover VP Operations pay?
- 3 surveys publish VP Operations benchmarks, including data from Empsight. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does VP Operations pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for VP Operations varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for VP Operations?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual VP Operations ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh VP Operations pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.