What are the main factors that influence a Category Senior Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Category Senior Manager?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Category Senior Manager roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Category Senior Manager's salary?

A Category Senior Manager's salary grows with experience: a Category Management and Insights Supervisor (10+ years)earns $109,563, a Category Research and Metrics Manager (10+ years)earns $125,861, a Category Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $144,990, a Category Directory (10+ years)earns $178,097, a VP of Category (10+ years)earns $213,952,

What are the highest paying states for a Category Senior Manager?

Category Senior Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Category Senior Manager roles are District of Columbia $163,590, California $162,990, Massachusetts $160,790. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Category Senior Manager roles make?

Salaries for Category Senior Manager level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Category Manager: $307,116; Category Directory: $181,500; Category Management and Insights Senior Manager: $147,800; Category Research and Metrics Senior Manager: $147,730; Category Management Senior Manager: $147,723.

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Category Senior Manager Salary in Vermont

How much does a Category Senior Manager make in Vermont?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Senior Manager in Vermont is $144,990 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $70.

However, a Category Senior Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $154,542
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $133,290 to $149,990
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $122,638

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Category Senior Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$149,990	$12,499	$2,884	$72
Average	$144,990	$12,083	$2,788	$70
25th Percentile	$133,290	$11,108	$2,563	$64

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Key Factors That Influence Category Senior Manager Salaries

A Category Senior Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Category Senior Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Category Senior Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Category Management and Insights Supervisor (10+ years): $109,563
Category Research and Metrics Manager (10+ years): $125,861
Category Senior Manager (10+ years): $144,990
Category Directory (10+ years): $178,097
VP of Category (10+ years): $213,952

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Category Management and Insights Supervisor	10+ years	$109,563
Category Research and Metrics Manager	10+ years	$125,861
Category Senior Manager	10+ years	$144,990
Category Directory	10+ years	$178,097
VP of Category	10+ years	$213,952

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How Do Category Senior Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Category Senior Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,590.
California: $162,990.
Massachusetts: $160,790.

District of Columbia $163,590 California $162,990 Massachusetts $160,790 Washington $160,190 New Jersey $160,190 Alaska $159,990 Connecticut $157,890 New York $157,090

Hawaii $154,490 Rhode Island $153,190 Maryland $152,390 Minnesota $151,190 Colorado $150,790 Illinois $150,590 Oregon $150,090 Delaware $149,590

New Hampshire $149,390 Virginia $148,790 Pennsylvania $147,090 Nevada $146,290 North Dakota $145,990 Michigan $145,490 Wisconsin $145,390 Vermont $144,990

Maine $144,090 Texas $144,090 Arizona $143,990 Ohio $143,890 Georgia $142,490 Indiana $141,790 Wyoming $141,690 Utah $141,490

Iowa $141,390 Kansas $140,690 Louisiana $140,490 Missouri $140,390 North Carolina $140,390 Florida $139,790 Montana $139,490 Nebraska $139,190

Kentucky $139,090 South Carolina $138,490 Tennessee $138,090 Idaho $137,890 New Mexico $136,890 Oklahoma $136,590 Alabama $135,790 South Dakota $134,290

Arkansas $133,490 West Virginia $133,090 Mississippi $131,790

Top Paying Cities for Category Senior Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $148,490
Barre: $148,690
Cabot: $148,390

Adamant, VT $148,490 Barre, VT $148,690 Cabot, VT $148,390 Calais, VT $148,490 East Barre, VT $148,490 East Calais, VT $148,490 East Montpelier, VT $148,590 Eden, VT $148,390

Eden Mills, VT $148,190 Graniteville, VT $148,690 Hyde Park, VT $148,590 Johnson, VT $148,790 Lake Elmore, VT $148,390 Marshfield, VT $148,390 Moretown, VT $148,790 Morrisville, VT $148,790

Moscow, VT $148,790 Northfield, VT $148,590 Northfield Falls, VT $149,290 North Hyde Park, VT $148,590 North Montpelier, VT $148,390 Plainfield, VT $148,390 Roxbury, VT $148,090 South Barre, VT $148,890

Waterbury, VT $148,790 Stowe, VT $148,790 Waitsfield, VT $148,790 Warren, VT $148,490 Washington, VT $148,190 Waterbury Center, VT $148,790 Websterville, VT $148,690 Williamstown, VT $148,490

Wolcott, VT $148,390 Woodbury, VT $148,290 Worcester, VT $148,390 Rutland, VT $148,390 Belmont, VT $147,890 Benson, VT $147,890 Bomoseen, VT $148,190 Brandon, VT $148,290

Bridport, VT $148,290 Castleton, VT $148,190 Center Rutland, VT $148,290 Chittenden, VT $147,990 Cuttingsville, VT $147,890 Danby, VT $148,190 East Middlebury, VT $148,390 East Poultney, VT $148,190

East Wallingford, VT $147,990 Fair Haven, VT $148,090 Florence, VT $147,990 Forest Dale, VT $148,290 Gaysville, VT $147,290 Granville, VT $147,990 Hancock, VT $147,990 Hydeville, VT $148,190

Killington, VT $147,990 Middlebury, VT $148,590 Middletown Springs, VT $148,090 Mount Holly, VT $147,990 North Clarendon, VT $148,190 Orwell, VT $148,190 Pawlet, VT $148,190 Pittsfield, VT $148,090

Pittsford, VT $148,190 Poultney, VT $148,190 Proctor, VT $148,390 Ripton, VT $148,190 Rochester, VT $148,090 Rupert, VT $148,090 Salisbury, VT $148,290 Shoreham, VT $148,190

Stockbridge, VT $147,890 Wallingford, VT $147,990 Wells, VT $148,190 West Pawlet, VT $148,290 West Rupert, VT $148,190 West Rutland, VT $148,090 Whiting, VT $148,190 Saint Johnsbury, VT $148,390

Albany, VT $148,290 Barnet, VT $148,190 Barton, VT $148,290 Beebe Plain, VT $148,290 Concord, VT $148,090 Coventry, VT $148,490 Craftsbury, VT $148,290 Craftsbury Common, VT $148,290

Danville, VT $148,190 Derby, VT $148,290 Derby Line, VT $148,190 East Burke, VT $148,190 East Charleston, VT $148,190 East Hardwick, VT $148,290 East Haven, VT $147,890 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $148,390

Glover, VT $148,190 Granby, VT $147,690 Greensboro, VT $148,190 Greensboro Bend, VT $148,290 Hardwick, VT $148,390 Irasburg, VT $148,190 Island Pond, VT $147,990 Lowell, VT $148,190

Lower Waterford, VT $148,390 Lyndon, VT $148,290 Lyndon Center, VT $148,490 Lyndonville, VT $148,290 Morgan, VT $148,090 Newport, VT $148,390 Newport Center, VT $148,190 North Concord, VT $147,790

North Troy, VT $148,190 Orleans, VT $148,190 Passumpsic, VT $148,390 Peacham, VT $148,090 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $148,390 Sheffield, VT $148,090 Sutton, VT $148,090 Troy, VT $148,290

West Burke, VT $148,190 West Charleston, VT $148,090 West Danville, VT $148,290 Westfield, VT $148,090 West Glover, VT $148,190 Averill, VT $147,390 Beecher Falls, VT $148,290 Canaan, VT $147,990

Gilman, VT $148,590 Guildhall, VT $147,790 Lunenburg, VT $148,090 Norton, VT $147,690 North Bennington, VT $149,290 North Pownal, VT $149,590 Pownal, VT $149,690 White River Junction, VT $148,390

Ascutney, VT $148,390 Barnard, VT $147,990 Bethel, VT $148,090 Bradford, VT $148,290 Bridgewater, VT $148,190 Bridgewater Corners, VT $147,890 Brookfield, VT $148,290 Brownsville, VT $148,190

Chelsea, VT $148,190 Corinth, VT $148,090 East Corinth, VT $148,190 East Randolph, VT $148,190 East Ryegate, VT $148,090 East Thetford, VT $148,290 Fairlee, VT $148,090 Groton, VT $148,190

Hartford, VT $148,690 Hartland, VT $148,190 Hartland Four Corners, VT $148,190 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $148,590 Newbury, VT $148,090 North Hartland, VT $148,290 North Pomfret, VT $148,090 North Thetford, VT $148,290

Norwich, VT $148,190 Plymouth, VT $147,790 Post Mills, VT $148,190 Quechee, VT $148,390 Randolph, VT $148,390 Randolph Center, VT $148,290 Reading, VT $147,890 Sharon, VT $148,090

South Pomfret, VT $147,990 South Royalton, VT $148,090 South Ryegate, VT $148,190 South Strafford, VT $148,090 South Woodstock, VT $147,890 Strafford, VT $147,990 Taftsville, VT $148,390 Thetford, VT $148,290

Thetford Center, VT $148,090 Topsham, VT $148,090 Tunbridge, VT $148,090 Vershire, VT $147,990 Wells River, VT $148,190 West Fairlee, VT $148,490 West Hartford, VT $148,090 West Newbury, VT $148,090

West Topsham, VT $148,190 Wilder, VT $148,690 Windsor, VT $148,290 Woodstock, VT $148,090 Bellows Falls, VT $148,590 Cambridgeport, VT $148,490 Cavendish, VT $147,990 Chester, VT $148,090

Chester Depot, VT $148,090 Grafton, VT $147,990 Londonderry, VT $148,290 Ludlow, VT $148,090 North Springfield, VT $148,590 Perkinsville, VT $148,190 Peru, VT $148,090 Proctorsville, VT $147,990

Saxtons River, VT $148,590 South Londonderry, VT $148,390 Springfield, VT $148,490 Westminster, VT $148,590 Westminster Station, VT $148,590 Weston, VT $147,990 Shaftsbury, VT $149,090 Brattleboro, VT $148,890

Bondville, VT $148,290 East Dover, VT $148,590 Jacksonville, VT $148,990 Jamaica, VT $148,290 Marlboro, VT $149,690 Newfane, VT $148,490 Putney, VT $148,490 Readsboro, VT $149,690

South Newfane, VT $148,590 Stamford, VT $149,590 Townshend, VT $148,390 Vernon, VT $149,390 Wardsboro, VT $148,490 West Dover, VT $148,690 West Dummerston, VT $148,590 West Halifax, VT $148,790

West Townshend, VT $148,190 West Wardsboro, VT $148,190 Whitingham, VT $148,890 Williamsville, VT $148,590 Wilmington, VT $148,890 Burlington, VT $149,290 South Burlington, VT $149,290 Winooski, VT $149,290

Colchester, VT $149,290 Alburgh, VT $148,490 Bakersfield, VT $148,690 Belvidere Center, VT $148,190 Bristol, VT $148,790 Cambridge, VT $148,890 Charlotte, VT $149,090 East Berkshire, VT $148,590

East Fairfield, VT $148,790 Enosburg Falls, VT $148,390 Essex, VT $149,190 Essex Junction, VT $149,190 Fairfax, VT $148,990 Fairfield, VT $148,790 Ferrisburgh, VT $148,890 Franklin, VT $148,390

Grand Isle, VT $148,990 Highgate Center, VT $148,490 Highgate Springs, VT $148,590 Hinesburg, VT $149,090 Huntington, VT $148,890 Isle La Motte, VT $148,690 Jeffersonville, VT $148,790 Jericho, VT $148,990

Jonesville, VT $149,090 Milton, VT $149,090 Monkton, VT $148,890 Montgomery, VT $148,390 Montgomery Center, VT $148,190 New Haven, VT $148,790 North Ferrisburgh, VT $148,990 North Hero, VT $148,790

Richford, VT $148,390 Richmond, VT $148,990 Saint Albans, VT $148,890 Saint Albans Bay, VT $148,890 Shelburne, VT $149,190 Sheldon, VT $148,690 Sheldon Springs, VT $149,090 South Hero, VT $149,090

Starksboro, VT $148,890 Swanton, VT $148,690 Underhill, VT $148,990 Underhill Center, VT $148,990 Vergennes, VT $148,690 Waterville, VT $148,790 Westford, VT $149,090 Williston, VT $149,190

Montpelier, VT $148,690 Bennington, VT $149,390 Arlington, VT $148,890 Dorset, VT $148,290 East Arlington, VT $148,290 East Dorset, VT $148,290 Manchester, VT $148,690 Manchester Center, VT $148,590

Category Senior Manager Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Category Senior Manager salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $163,550. While startup companies pay approximate $138,313.

Category Senior Manager Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$138,313
Growth Stage	51~500	$146,294
Established	501~5000	$157,918
Enterprise	5000+	$163,550

Category Senior Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Category Senior Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 85% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Category Senior Manager positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Category Senior Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Category Senior Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$202,986	$98.0	40%
Internet	$188,487	$91.0	30%
Biotechnology	$173,988	$84.0	20%
Chemicals	$159,489	$77.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$152,240	$73.0	5%

Category Senior Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Category Senior Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$133,290

Average $144,990/year

$149,990

$11,108

Average $12,083/month

$12,499

$2,563

Average $2,788/week

$2,884

$64

Average $70/hour

$72

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$149,990	$12,499	$2,884	$72
Average	$144,990	$12,083	$2,788	$70
25th Percentile	$133,290	$11,108	$2,563	$64

Category Senior Manager Salary Growth & Career Path

Category Senior Manager

Category Directory

Brand and Content Marketing Director

VP of Category

VP of Product Marketing

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Category Senior Manager, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Category Senior Manager Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Category Directory	$178,100	23%
Brand and Content Marketing Director	$202,800	40%

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