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City of Charlotte / Air Operations / Airport Operations Manager I

Job-title file

Airport Operations Manager I

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

9 employees hold this title in Air Operations. Median total compensation for the role is $122,850, above the department median of $62,358.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$122,850
Agency median
$62,358
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$110,000$130,711+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 9 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Charlotte

Airport Operations Manager I is held in 4 City of Charlotte departments. In Air Operations, the median of $122,850 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Air Development
$136,786 · 3
Air Facilities
$131,202 · 2
Air Business
$111,000 · 1

Median total compensation for the Airport Operations Manager I role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Airport Operations Manager beyond City of Charlotte

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $131,624 ranks #1 of 2. See Airport Operations Manager across all of City of Charlotte

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable Airport Operations Managerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Samantha Hunter

Airport Operations Manager I/Air Operations

2026 total comp
$131,000
Sub-department
Avia
Base pay
$131,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$131,000
Hourly rate
$63
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
131000.1
Quarter
2
Record ID
476
Year
2,026

At Air Operations, Samantha Hunter serves as a Airport Operations Manager I within Avia. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,000.