Scrum Master salary

Q: What state pays Scrum Masters the most?

California pays Scrum Masters the most in the United States, with an average salary of $101,405 per year, or $48.75 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Scrum Master?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Scrum Master if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $93,960 per year.

Q: Do scrum masters make more money?

Yes, scrum masters do get paid more than their engineering counterparts. Scrum masters at an entry-level can expect to see average pay of $85,500 per year, whereas software engineers make approximately $67,700 annually at the same level.

Q: How much does a beginner scrum master make?

A beginning scrum master makes approximately $85,500 in the United States. The payment progression follows the experience level, added responsibilities, and quality of work provided by the scrum master.

Q: Is scrum master a stressful job?

Yes, being a scrum master is a stressful job. Because scrum masters are required to manage teams and products, facets of the position can be stressful. Some of those facets include: Dealing with personnel Managing projections Project management Flexibility Team building Having a deep knowledge of product and infrastructure frameworks

Average scrum master salary

$86,329

$41.5 hourly rate

Entry-level scrum master salary

$65,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a scrum master make?

The average scrum master salary in the United States is $86,329. Scrum master salaries typically range between $65,000 and $114,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for scrum masters is $41.5 per hour.

Scrum master salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Scrum masters earn the highest average salary in California.

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Scrum Master salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor and Comparably, the average salary for a scrum master typically falls between $83,000 and $113,829.

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$86,329yearly

glassdoor[1]

$113,829yearly

comparably[2]

$83,000yearly

Salary.com[3]

$105,587yearly

Average scrum master salary by state

The average scrum master salary in California, Washington, and Delaware are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average scrum master salary states are Idaho, Mississippi, and Montana.

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Highest paying states for scrum masters

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Delaware	$92,254	$44.35
2	Rhode Island	$89,132	$42.85
3	Nevada	$86,153	$41.42
4	California	$101,405	$48.75
5	Virginia	$87,036	$41.84
6	Pennsylvania	$90,023	$43.28
7	Oregon	$86,248	$41.47
8	Washington	$93,960	$45.17
9	North Carolina	$84,979	$40.86
10	New York	$90,294	$43.41
11	New Hampshire	$82,974	$39.89
12	Connecticut	$85,151	$40.94
13	Arizona	$84,377	$40.57
14	District of Columbia	$87,638	$42.13
15	West Virginia	$82,509	$39.67
16	Maryland	$87,344	$41.99
17	Massachusetts	$84,835	$40.79
18	Ohio	$82,185	$39.51
19	Minnesota	$81,380	$39.13
20	Texas	$82,149	$39.49
21	Illinois	$82,780	$39.80
22	Michigan	$79,672	$38.30
23	Indiana	$80,465	$38.69
24	New Jersey	$86,136	$41.41
25	Georgia	$78,587	$37.78
26	Wisconsin	$80,531	$38.72
27	Iowa	$78,658	$37.82
28	Florida	$80,216	$38.57
29	Missouri	$77,972	$37.49
30	Colorado	$75,822	$36.45
31	Utah	$73,611	$35.39
32	Kentucky	$74,518	$35.83
33	Tennessee	$74,986	$36.05
34	Maine	$72,562	$34.89
35	Arkansas	$73,906	$35.53
36	Nebraska	$73,130	$35.16
37	Kansas	$74,636	$35.88
38	South Dakota	$71,989	$34.61
39	Vermont	$70,478	$33.88
40	Alabama	$74,004	$35.58
41	North Dakota	$70,449	$33.87
42	South Carolina	$75,122	$36.12
43	Wyoming	$65,829	$31.65
44	Louisiana	$74,294	$35.72
45	Oklahoma	$72,648	$34.93
46	Hawaii	$66,491	$31.97
47	Alaska	$65,703	$31.59
48	Idaho	$69,981	$33.64
49	New Mexico	$71,095	$34.18
50	Montana	$67,427	$32.42
51	Mississippi	$69,228	$33.28

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Highest paying cities for scrum masters

The highest-paying cities for scrum masters are San Francisco, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Wilmington, DE.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$109,758	$52.77
2	Bellevue, WA	$94,592	$45.48
3	Wilmington, DE	$92,408	$44.43
4	New York, NY	$90,632	$43.57
5	Philadelphia, PA	$90,618	$43.57
6	Johnston, RI	$89,065	$42.82
7	Washington, DC	$87,678	$42.15
8	Arlington, VA	$87,673	$42.15
9	Annapolis, MD	$87,513	$42.07
10	Jersey City, NJ	$86,097	$41.39
11	Jacksonville, NC	$85,814	$41.26
12	Boston, MA	$84,686	$40.71
13	Hartford, CT	$84,573	$40.66
14	Phoenix, AZ	$84,451	$40.60
15	San Antonio, TX	$83,357	$40.08
16	Chicago, IL	$82,919	$39.86
17	Columbus, OH	$81,946	$39.40
18	Minneapolis, MN	$81,377	$39.12
19	Tampa, FL	$80,624	$38.76
20	Indianapolis, IN	$80,455	$38.68

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Scrum Master salary details

A scrum master's salary ranges from $65,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $114,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Scrum Master Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a scrum master's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$114,000	$9,500	$55
75th Percentile	$100,000	$8,333	$48
Average	$86,329	$7,194	$42
25th Percentile	$74,000	$6,167	$36
10th Percentile	$65,000	$5,417	$31

Highest paying scrum master jobs

The highest paying types of scrum masters are software development manager, manager applications development, and senior analyst/project manager.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Information Technology Technical Lead	$110,879	$9,240	$53.31	156,246
Information Technology Project Lead	$102,491	$8,541	$49.27	181,020
Manager Applications Development	$123,527	$10,294	$59.39	181,768
Project Team Lead	$105,306	$8,775	$50.63	125,539
Information Technology Project Manager	$106,981	$8,915	$51.43	207,249
Technical Project Coordinator	$78,126	$6,511	$37.56	150,141

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Which companies pay scrum masters the most?

Scrum master salaries at ICE Mortgage Technology and PayPal are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average scrum master salary at companies like Snowflake Computing and Levi Strauss & Co. are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	ICE Mortgage Technology	$144,793	$69.61
2	PayPal	$141,223	$67.90
3	Snowflake Computing	$140,506	$67.55
4	Levi Strauss & Co.	$140,189	$67.40
5	First Republic Bank	$136,792	$65.77
6	Xandr	$136,596	$65.67
7	Gap Inc.	$134,607	$64.71
8	Cepheid	$134,584	$64.70
9	Twilio	$134,520	$64.67
10	Vista Equity Partners	$133,679	$64.27
11	Bloomberg	$132,243	$63.58
12	Edward Hospital & Health Services	$131,383	$63.16
13	Santander Private Banking International	$129,925	$62.46
14	Upwork	$129,598	$62.31
15	Bunge	$129,440	$62.23
16	Barclays	$129,274	$62.15
17	Cisco	$127,921	$61.50
18	Hannaford Supermarkets	$127,401	$61.25
19	J.P. Morgan	$127,054	$61.08
20	Neiman Marcus Group	$126,639	$60.88

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Scrum Master salary by industry

The average scrum master salary varies across industries:

The average scrum master salary in the energy industry is $110,550, the highest of any industry.
The average scrum master salary in the finance industry is $98,448.
Scrum masters in the insurance industry earn an average salary of $89,319, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for scrum masters

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Energy	$110,550	$53.15
2	Health Care	$98,448	$47.33
3	Professional	$96,450	$46.37
4	Technology	$95,541	$45.93
5	Finance	$91,732	$44.10
6	Insurance	$89,319	$42.94

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Scrum Master salary trends

The average scrum master salary has risen by $14,132 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average scrum master earned $72,197 annually, but today, they earn $86,329 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for scrum masters over the last decade.

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Average scrum master salary over time

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Scrum Master salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$86,300	$41.50	+3.3%
2024	$83,500	$40.14	+2.3%
2023	$81,600	$39.23	+1.9%
2022	$80,000	$38.46	+2.3%
2021	$78,200	$37.59	+1.5%

Recently added scrum master salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Cobank	Scrum Master II	Greenwood Village, CO	12/18/2024	$86,961
Randstad Us	Scrum Master 4	Iselin, NJ	12/18/2024	$150,264
Freddie Mac	Scrum Master/Business Analyst, Professional (Hybrid-3 Days In Office)	McLean, VA	12/16/2024	$76,000
McDonald's	Supervisor-Scrum Master	Chicago, IL	12/16/2024	$98,140
Bcforward	Bcforward \| Agile Scrum Master NC	Charlotte, NC	12/16/2024	$146,090
Hitachi	Scrum Master	Dallas, TX	12/16/2024	$140,000
Kwik Trip	Scrum Master Resource Analyst	La Crosse, WI	12/16/2024	$73,686
Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc.	Scrum Master II	Omaha, NE	12/16/2024	$45,793
Perspecta	Scrum Master	Annapolis, MD	12/16/2024	$104,000
Capital Insurance Group	Scrum Master II	Reno, NV	12/16/2024	$60,122