Hourly Wage for Mobile Applications Development Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Mobile Applications Development Manager make hourly?

As of March 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Mobile Applications Development Manager in the United States is $75, which translates to an annual salary of about $156,574.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $86 per hour
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70 to $81 per hour
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66 per hour
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Mobile Applications Development Manager Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $167,751 $13,979 $3,226 $81
Average $156,574 $13,048 $3,011 $75
25th Percentile $146,597 $12,216 $2,819 $70
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Key Factors That Influence Mobile Applications Development Manager Salaries

A Mobile Applications Development 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 Mobile Applications Development Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Mobile Applications Development 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:

  • Mobile Applications Developer (2-4 years): $105,987
  • Mobile Applications Developer, Sr. (4-7 years): $128,660
  • Mobile Applications Development Manager (7+ years): $156,574
Job Role Years of Experience Average Salary
Mobile Applications Developer2-4 years$105,987
Mobile Applications Developer, Sr.4-7 years$128,660
Mobile Applications Development Manager7+ years$156,574
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Top Paying Cities for Mobile Applications Development 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:

  • San Jose: $197,487
  • San Francisco: $195,545
  • Oakland: $191,208

What Skills Can Increase a Mobile Applications Development Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Collaboration (Mentioned in 3.12% Job Postings): Works cooperatively and shares ideas with coworkers and managers to achieve common goals and objectives.
  • Agile (Mentioned in 4.38% Job Postings): Agile is a development process where feedback is continuously gathered from users to create the best user experience.
  • Product Design (Mentioned in 2.5% Job Postings): Product design as a verb is to create a new product to be sold by a business to its customers. A very broad coefficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products. Thus, it is a major aspect of new product development. Due to the absence of a consensually accepted definition that reflects the breadth of the topic sufficiently, two discrete, yet interdependent, definitions are needed: one that explicitly defines product design in reference to the artifact, the other that defines the product design process in relation to this artifact. Product design as a noun: the set of properties of an artifact, consisting of the discrete properties of the form (i.e., the aesthetics of the tangible good and/or service) and the function (i.e. its capabilities) together with the holistic properties of the integrated form and function.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Collaboration 3.12%
Agile 4.38%
Product Design 2.5%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Mobile Applications Development Manager's salary.
  • Working With People: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
  • Test Automation: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
  • Product Design: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Working With People
$189,455
21%
Test Automation
$170,666
9%
Product Design
$170,666
9%
Coaching
$167,534
7%
Algorithms
$164,403
5%
Mobile Applications
$164,403
5%
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Mobile Applications Development Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mobile Applications Development 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.

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FAQ about Mobile Applications Development Manager

1. What are the responsibilities of Mobile Applications Development Manager?

Manages a team of developers responsible for mobile applications development and design. Evaluates current technologies and delivers applications meeting the latest standards. Schedules projects and resources, and monitors project timelines. Sets and implements policies and procedures related to application quality standards and testing. Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area. Typically reports to a director. Manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. Typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 - 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes.

2. What are the skills of Mobile Applications Development Manager

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Collaboration: Works cooperatively and shares ideas with coworkers and managers to achieve common goals and objectives.

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Agile: Agile is a development process where feedback is continuously gathered from users to create the best user experience.

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Product Design: Product design as a verb is to create a new product to be sold by a business to its customers. A very broad coefficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products. Thus, it is a major aspect of new product development. Due to the absence of a consensually accepted definition that reflects the breadth of the topic sufficiently, two discrete, yet interdependent, definitions are needed: one that explicitly defines product design in reference to the artifact, the other that defines the product design process in relation to this artifact. Product design as a noun: the set of properties of an artifact, consisting of the discrete properties of the form (i.e., the aesthetics of the tangible good and/or service) and the function (i.e. its capabilities) together with the holistic properties of the integrated form and function.

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