Senior Manager salary

Average senior manager salary

$118,906

$57.17 hourly rate

Entry-level senior manager salary
$86,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a senior manager make?

The average senior manager salary in the United States is $118,906. Senior manager salaries typically range between $86,000 and $163,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for senior managers is $57.17 per hour.

Senior manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Senior managers earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.

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Cornerstone Research$218,728
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Senior Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, Glassdoor and Payscale, the average salary for a senior manager typically falls between $118,906 and $156,769.
zippia
$118,906yearly
glassdoor[1]
$156,769yearly
indeed[2]
$135,927yearly
payscale[3]
$123,525yearly

Average senior manager salary by state

The average senior manager salary in New Jersey, California, and New York are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average senior manager salary states are Hawaii, Vermont, and Kentucky.

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Highest paying states for senior managers

Rank
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State
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Hourly Rate
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1New York$132,854$63.87
2New Jersey$134,746$64.78
3California$133,035$63.96
4Washington$124,125$59.68
5Massachusetts$124,738$59.97
6District of Columbia$133,051$63.97
7Virginia$121,190$58.26
8Rhode Island$119,185$57.30
9Connecticut$121,186$58.26
10Delaware$121,345$58.34
11Colorado$112,559$54.11
12Pennsylvania$110,256$53.01
13North Carolina$109,105$52.45
14Wisconsin$110,554$53.15
15Texas$105,698$50.82
16Maryland$113,580$54.61
17Illinois$105,301$50.63
18South Dakota$108,271$52.05
19Nevada$103,774$49.89
20New Hampshire$104,312$50.15
21Ohio$103,095$49.56
22Arizona$100,159$48.15
23Minnesota$104,181$50.09
24Oregon$99,347$47.76
25Alabama$100,894$48.51
26Georgia$97,633$46.94
27Michigan$100,404$48.27
28Louisiana$104,051$50.02
29Alaska$105,585$50.76
30Tennessee$95,558$45.94
31New Mexico$101,031$48.57
32Florida$92,509$44.48
33Indiana$94,933$45.64
34South Carolina$95,084$45.71
35Utah$84,288$40.52
36North Dakota$87,809$42.22
37Maine$96,577$46.43
38Wyoming$85,895$41.30
39Missouri$87,889$42.25
40Hawaii$82,777$39.80
41Montana$85,064$40.90
42Nebraska$88,116$42.36
43Oklahoma$86,945$41.80
44Vermont$81,666$39.26
45Iowa$86,104$41.40
46Kansas$84,301$40.53
47West Virginia$84,139$40.45
48Arkansas$78,137$37.57
49Idaho$79,405$38.18
50Kentucky$80,998$38.94
51Mississippi$75,178$36.14

Highest paying cities for senior managers

The highest-paying cities for senior managers are San Francisco, CA, Jersey City, NJ, and Washington, DC.

Rank
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City
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Hourly Rate
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1San Francisco, CA$142,577$68.55
2Jersey City, NJ$134,944$64.88
3Washington, DC$133,140$64.01
4New York, NY$133,060$63.97
5Seattle, WA$125,392$60.28
6Bridgewater, MA$125,355$60.27
7Arlington, VA$122,371$58.83
8Hartford, CT$121,289$58.31
9Denver, CO$112,468$54.07
10Philadelphia, PA$110,897$53.32
11Raleigh, NC$110,258$53.01
12Austin, TX$106,388$51.15
13Chicago, IL$105,735$50.83
14Cleveland, OH$104,538$50.26
15Minneapolis, MN$104,200$50.10
16Detroit, MI$100,656$48.39
17Phoenix, AZ$100,315$48.23
18Portland, OR$98,147$47.19
19Atlanta, GA$97,532$46.89
20Portland, ME$97,242$46.75

Senior Managers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Jersey City, NJ
  3. Washington, DC
  4. New York, NY
  5. Seattle, WA

Senior Manager salary details

A senior manager's salary ranges from $86,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $163,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Senior Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a senior manager's salary?

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Hourly Rate
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90th Percentile$163,000$13,583$78
75th Percentile$140,000$11,667$67
Average$118,906$9,909$57
25th Percentile$100,000$8,333$48
10th Percentile$86,000$7,167$41

Highest paying senior manager jobs

The highest paying types of senior managers are senior business manager, senior service manager, and senior operations manager.

Job Title
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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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Manager Of Business Services$98,244$8,187$47.23313,139
Manager, Center Operations$61,059$5,088$29.36419,533
Manager And Consultant$112,992$9,416$54.32158,178
Manager, Program Management$112,937$9,411$54.30271,873
Business Operations Manager$91,512$7,626$44.00279,870
Operations Program Manager$111,378$9,281$53.55319,602

Top companies hiring senior managers now:

  1. Ernst & Young Jobs (1,487)
  2. Citi Jobs (242)
  3. Pwc Jobs (868)
  4. Accenture Jobs (1,153)
  5. Walmart Jobs (451)

Which companies pay senior managers the most?

Senior manager salaries at Cornerstone Research and McKinsey & Company Inc are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average senior manager salary at companies like Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company are highly competitive.

Rank
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Company
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Cornerstone Research$218,728$105.16
2McKinsey & Company Inc$204,234$98.19
3Boston Consulting Group$193,205$92.89
4Bain & Company$191,662$92.15
5Airbnb$191,597$92.11
6A.T. Kearney$189,828$91.26
7Credit Karma$189,397$91.06
8Oliver Wyman$188,366$90.56
9NVIDIA$186,257$89.55
10Lyft$184,977$88.93
11Roku$184,771$88.83
12Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation$181,674$87.34
13Google$180,786$86.92
14Safeway$180,007$86.54
15The Walt Disney Company$179,654$86.37
16Netflix$179,015$86.06
17ByteDance$178,275$85.71
18Etsy$175,623$84.43
19ICE Mortgage Technology$174,451$83.87
20Flexport$173,288$83.31

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Senior Manager salary by industry

The average senior manager salary varies across industries:

  • The average senior manager salary in the professional industry is $136,663, the highest of any industry.
  • The average senior manager salary in the finance industry is $122,285.
  • Senior managers in the health care industry earn an average salary of $116,765, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for senior managers

Rank
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Industry
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Professional$136,663$65.70
2Retail$122,285$58.79
3Manufacturing$120,876$58.11
4Finance$118,633$57.04
5Technology$117,228$56.36
6Health Care$116,765$56.14

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Senior Manager salary trends

The average senior manager salary has risen by $9,751 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average senior manager earned $109,155 annually, but today, they earn $118,906 a year. That works out to a 4% change in pay for senior managers over the last decade.

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Average senior manager salary over time

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Senior Manager salary by year

Year
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Hourly Rate
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% Change
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2025$119,000$57.17+2.8%
2024$116,000$55.58-0.1%
2023$116,000$55.67+0.5%
2022$115,000$55.38+1.1%
2021$114,000$54.77+1.6%

Recently added senior manager salaries

Company
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Job
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Location
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Date Added
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Salary
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University of ArizonaContracts and Grants Senior ManagerTucson, AZ12/18/2024$75,540
Stryker CorporationSenior Customer Excellence ManagerChicago, IL12/17/2024$112,800
Stryker CorporationSenior Customer Excellence ManagerMahwah, NJ12/17/2024$112,800
Stryker CorporationSenior Customer Excellence ManagerDallas, TX12/17/2024$112,800
Stryker CorporationSenior Customer Excellence ManagerMinneapolis, MN12/17/2024$112,800
SunrunSR. Dealer Enablement ManagerPierre, SD12/17/2024$82,324
ChemoursSenior Manager-Investor RelationsWilmington, DE12/17/2024$150,528
PG&E CorporationSR. Manager, ReliabilityOakland, CA12/17/2024$163,000
United AirlinesSenior Manager-Learning Strategy (Hybrid)Chicago, IL12/17/2024$124,735
ArmSenior Manager, CSS PartnershipsSan Jose, CA12/17/2024$198,027

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