Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of manager salary by state for the United States:
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New Jersey has the highest manager salary of $98,845
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Arkansas has the lowest manager salary of $42,727
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The national average salary for managers is $58,651
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The national hourly pay for managers is $28.2
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Highest-Paid Managers By State
Rank | State | Average Manager Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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1 | New Jersey | $98,845 | $61,000 | $159,000 |
2 | Connecticut | $94,909 | $59,000 | $151,000 |
3 | Hawaii | $94,282 | $62,000 | $141,000 |
4 | New York | $93,313 | $58,000 | $149,000 |
5 | California | $90,017 | $52,000 | $154,000 |
6 | Washington | $84,552 | $49,000 | $143,000 |
7 | Oregon | $75,747 | $44,000 | $128,000 |
8 | Pennsylvania | $75,622 | $46,000 | $122,000 |
9 | Delaware | $75,107 | $46,000 | $121,000 |
10 | Massachusetts | $74,160 | $46,000 | $117,000 |
11 | Maryland | $73,499 | $45,000 | $118,000 |
12 | Virginia | $72,711 | $44,000 | $117,000 |
13 | Colorado | $70,708 | $43,000 | $113,000 |
14 | Alaska | $69,121 | $42,000 | $113,000 |
15 | Nevada | $69,010 | $40,000 | $118,000 |
16 | Rhode Island | $68,328 | $42,000 | $108,000 |
17 | South Dakota | $65,638 | $41,000 | $103,000 |
18 | Wisconsin | $64,293 | $40,000 | $103,000 |
19 | Illinois | $62,615 | $39,000 | $99,000 |
20 | New Hampshire | $61,330 | $38,000 | $96,000 |
21 | Michigan | $60,798 | $37,000 | $97,000 |
22 | Maine | $60,756 | $38,000 | $94,000 |
23 | Ohio | $60,506 | $37,000 | $97,000 |
24 | Minnesota | $60,393 | $37,000 | $96,000 |
25 | North Carolina | $59,920 | $37,000 | $96,000 |
26 | Arizona | $59,714 | $36,000 | $98,000 |
27 | Texas | $59,003 | $36,000 | $95,000 |
28 | Montana | $58,878 | $36,000 | $95,000 |
29 | New Mexico | $58,210 | $35,000 | $95,000 |
30 | Indiana | $57,538 | $35,000 | $91,000 |
31 | Oklahoma | $57,295 | $35,000 | $91,000 |
32 | Idaho | $56,987 | $33,000 | $96,000 |
33 | Wyoming | $56,055 | $34,000 | $89,000 |
34 | North Dakota | $55,614 | $35,000 | $88,000 |
35 | Utah | $55,354 | $33,000 | $91,000 |
36 | Alabama | $54,506 | $34,000 | $86,000 |
37 | Nebraska | $54,046 | $34,000 | $85,000 |
38 | Vermont | $53,786 | $34,000 | $84,000 |
39 | Louisiana | $52,989 | $32,000 | $85,000 |
40 | Georgia | $51,702 | $32,000 | $82,000 |
41 | Kansas | $50,972 | $31,000 | $81,000 |
42 | Tennessee | $50,854 | $31,000 | $81,000 |
43 | Iowa | $50,738 | $32,000 | $80,000 |
44 | West Virginia | $50,649 | $31,000 | $81,000 |
45 | Florida | $50,119 | $31,000 | $80,000 |
46 | South Carolina | $48,369 | $30,000 | $77,000 |
47 | Missouri | $47,992 | $30,000 | $76,000 |
48 | Kentucky | $45,691 | $28,000 | $72,000 |
49 | Mississippi | $44,150 | $27,000 | $70,000 |
50 | Arkansas | $42,727 | $26,000 | $68,000 |
Methodology: Manager Salary By State
To better understand manager pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for managers by state.
We took the average annual salary data for managers from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for managers.
Manager Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for managers?
The highest-paid state for managers is New Jersey with an average salary of $98,845 per year.
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What city pays managers the most?
nan pays managers the most with an average salary of $0 per year.
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What is the worst state for managers?
The worst state for managers is Arkansas with an average salary of $42,727 per year.