What are the main factors that influence a Mayor's salary?

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

How does experience change A Mayor's salary?

A Mayor's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,142 for beginners, reaching about $49,215 at mid-level, and approach $52,919 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Mayor?

Mayor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Mayor roles are District of Columbia $54,490, California $54,284, Massachusetts $53,560. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Mayor roles make?

Salaries for Mayor level roles vary by specialization: City Mayor: $91,022; Deputy Mayor: $62,070; Assistant To The Mayor: $47,168; Assistant to Mayor: $43,456.

How do different companies affect a Mayor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Mayor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Mayor Salary in the United States

How much does a Mayor make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mayor in the United States is $49,215 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,138
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,495 to $54,932
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,467

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Mayor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,932	$4,578	$1,056	$26
Average	$49,215	$4,101	$946	$24
25th Percentile	$41,495	$3,458	$798	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Mayor Salaries

A Mayor'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Mayor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Mayor'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $48,142
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,464
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,215
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $51,242
Expert (over 8 years): $52,919

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Mayor	$48,142
Intermediate Level Mayor	$48,464
Senior Level Mayor	$49,215
Specialist Level Mayor	$51,242
Expert Level Mayor	$52,919

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How Do Mayor 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 Mayors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,490.
California: $54,284.
Massachusetts: $53,560.

District of Columbia $54,490 California $54,284 Massachusetts $53,560 Washington $53,363 New Jersey $53,344 Alaska $53,275 Connecticut $52,596 New York $52,320

Hawaii $51,439 Rhode Island $51,026 Maryland $50,745 Minnesota $50,361 Colorado $50,214 Illinois $50,164 Oregon $49,977 Delaware $49,840

New Hampshire $49,753 Virginia $49,559 Pennsylvania $48,993 Nevada $48,708 North Dakota $48,614 Michigan $48,466 Wisconsin $48,412 Vermont $48,304

Texas $48,004 Maine $47,984 Arizona $47,955 Ohio $47,920 Georgia $47,467 Indiana $47,241 Wyoming $47,197 Utah $47,128

Iowa $47,098 Kansas $46,862 Louisiana $46,793 North Carolina $46,769 Missouri $46,759 Florida $46,567 Montana $46,463 Nebraska $46,365

Kentucky $46,311 South Carolina $46,114 Tennessee $45,991 Idaho $45,942 New Mexico $45,582 Oklahoma $45,504 Alabama $45,213 South Dakota $44,726

Arkansas $44,460 West Virginia $44,318 Mississippi $43,889

Top Paying Cities for Mayors

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: $62,074
San Francisco: $61,464
Oakland: $60,101

San Jose, CA $62,074

San Francisco, CA $61,464

Oakland, CA $60,101

New York, NY $57,035

Queens Village, NY $56,666

Paramus, NJ $56,272

Passaic, NJ $56,223

Bergenfield, NJ $56,173

Stamford, CT $56,100

Huntington, NY $56,050

Newark, NJ $55,730

Bridgeport, CT $55,632

New Brunswick, NJ $55,470

Vallejo, CA $55,366

Middlesex, NJ $55,337

Somerset, NJ $55,292

Petaluma, CA $55,179

Santa Cruz, CA $54,987

Boston, MA $54,889

Monterey, CA $54,643

Fairbanks, AK $54,608

Los Angeles, CA $54,515

Washington, DC $54,490

Seattle, WA $54,402

Santa Rosa, CA $54,392

Juneau, AK $54,249

Orange, CA $54,087

Anchorage, AK $53,998

Anaheim, CA $53,964

Santa Ana, CA $53,890

Nassau, NY $53,860

Long Beach, CA $53,841

Danbury, CT $53,826

Santa Maria, CA $53,659

Everett, WA $53,649

Bremerton, WA $53,408

Trenton, NJ $53,314

Sacramento, CA $53,294

San Diego, CA $53,270

Brockton, MA $53,250

Tacoma, WA $53,230

Santa Barbara, CA $53,162

Lowell, MA $52,965

New Suffolk, NY $52,945

Nashua, NH $52,886

Lompoc, CA $52,807

Ventura, CA $52,758

Stockton, CA $52,743

New Haven, CT $52,645

Atlantic City, NJ $52,517

Hartford, CT $52,409

Modesto, CA $52,384

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,276

New Britain, CT $52,251

Olympia, WA $52,182

Kennewick, WA $52,182

New London, CT $52,172

Norwich, CT $52,158

Lawrence, MA $52,133

Bakersfield, CA $51,995

Riverside, CA $51,926

New Bedford, MA $51,926

Richland, WA $51,877

Portsmouth, NH $51,838

Vineland, NJ $51,828

San Bernardino, CA $51,788

Boulder, CO $51,651

Worcester, MA $51,611

Portland, OR $51,567

Saint Paul, MN $51,508

Minneapolis, MN $51,508

Philadelphia, PA $51,439

Honolulu, HI $51,178

Springfield, MA $51,006

Providence, RI $51,001

Chicago, IL $50,858

Bellingham, WA $50,799

Baltimore, MD $50,745

Chico, CA $50,622

Wilmington, DE $50,538

Pittsfield, MA $50,489

Manchester, NH $50,396

Spokane, WA $50,179

Denver, CO $50,174

Albany, NY $49,943

Troy, NY $49,923

Schenectady, NY $49,820

Burlington, VT $49,712

Portland, ME $49,539

Salem, OR $49,500

Yakima, WA $49,490

Ann Arbor, MI $49,475

Rochester, MN $49,338

Fresno, CA $49,313

Reno, NV $49,313

Milwaukee, WI $49,269

Detroit, MI $49,219

Allentown, PA $49,205

Carson City, NV $49,200

Houston, TX $49,126

Colorado Springs, CO $49,121

Syracuse, NY $49,096

Eugene, OR $49,003

Bismarck, ND $48,944

Gary, IN $48,944

Galveston, TX $48,944

Springfield, OR $48,904

Medford, OR $48,786

Fort Collins, CO $48,767

Austin, TX $48,727

Mesa, AZ $48,624

Phoenix, AZ $48,614

Dallas, TX $48,599

Reading, PA $48,570

Saint Cloud, MN $48,550

Concord, NH $48,506

Madison, WI $48,486

Utica, NY $48,353

Raleigh, NC $48,314

Las Vegas, NV $48,309

Rochester, NY $48,275

Des Moines, IA $48,270

Atlanta, GA $48,191

Battle Creek, MI $48,176

Salt Lake City, UT $48,161

Lancaster, PA $48,087

Champaign, IL $48,078

Harrisburg, PA $48,019

Durham, NC $47,974

Kansas City, MO $47,969

Kansas City, KS $47,960

Fort Worth, TX $47,955

Boca Raton, FL $47,935

Cleveland, OH $47,930

Columbus, OH $47,920

Pittsburgh, PA $47,915

Richmond, VA $47,896

Indianapolis, IN $47,886

Cincinnati, OH $47,822

Petersburg, VA $47,748

Billings, MT $47,640

Lansing, MI $47,640

Huntsville, AL $47,640

Lebanon, PA $47,635

Dayton, OH $47,630

Pueblo, CO $47,630

Appleton, WI $47,615

Buffalo, NY $47,595

Racine, WI $47,571

Charlotte, NC $47,566

Saint Louis, MO $47,551

Springfield, IL $47,531

Elkhart, IN $47,522

York, PA $47,522

Gastonia, NC $47,517

Benton Harbor, MI $47,517

Beaumont, TX $47,487

Lorain, OH $47,477

Toledo, OH $47,458

Binghamton, NY $47,433

Rock Hill, SC $47,428

Rockford, IL $47,403

Fargo, ND $47,379

Elyria, OH $47,379

Flagstaff, AZ $47,344

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,315

Miami, FL $47,285

Duluth, MN $47,207

Bangor, ME $47,143

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,088

Louisville, KY $47,064

Grand Rapids, MI $47,054

Hialeah, FL $47,049

Casper, WY $46,980

Scranton, PA $46,921

New Orleans, LA $46,906

Virginia Beach, VA $46,901

Akron, OH $46,877

Peoria, IL $46,813

Sarasota, FL $46,803

Green Bay, WI $46,769

Baton Rouge, LA $46,744

Charleston, SC $46,734

Nashville, TN $46,719

Jamestown, NY $46,709

Davenport, IA $46,709

Tucson, AZ $46,685

Cheyenne, WY $46,670

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,655

Tampa, FL $46,646

Omaha, NE $46,636

Port Arthur, TX $46,616

Evansville, IN $46,616

Bradenton, FL $46,596

Santa Fe, NM $46,508

Orlando, FL $46,458

Clearwater, FL $46,404

Canton, OH $46,301

La Crosse, WI $46,301

Grand Forks, ND $46,286

Albuquerque, NM $46,271

Tulsa, OK $46,271

Newport News, VA $46,267

High Point, NC $46,252

Ogden, UT $46,232

Corpus Christi, TX $46,193

Laramie, WY $46,163

Norfolk, VA $46,163

Rock Island, IL $46,134

Saginaw, MI $46,124

Jacksonville, FL $46,119

Salisbury, NC $46,109

Memphis, TN $46,099

Moline, IL $46,075

Fort Myers, FL $46,060

Waterloo, IA $45,996

Spartanburg, SC $45,947

Lincoln, NE $45,922

Fort Wayne, IN $45,912

Birmingham, AL $45,858

Cedar Falls, IA $45,848

Provo, UT $45,843

Springfield, OH $45,838

San Antonio, TX $45,829

Greensboro, NC $45,809

South Bend, IN $45,804

Winston Salem, NC $45,799

Boise, ID $45,784

Savannah, GA $45,750

Muskegon, MI $45,661

Lima, OH $45,602

Lake Charles, LA $45,582

Anderson, IN $45,573

Lexington, KY $45,558

Augusta, GA $45,543

Greenville, SC $45,543

Wichita, KS $45,499

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,499

Columbia, SC $45,455

Bloomington, IN $45,331

Roanoke, VA $45,302

Asheville, NC $45,238

Knoxville, TN $45,154

Shreveport, LA $45,149

Wilmington, NC $45,085

Frankfort, KY $44,992

Oklahoma City, OK $44,957

Chillicothe, OH $44,938

Longview, TX $44,933

Topeka, KS $44,918

Mobile, AL $44,844

Terre Haute, IN $44,825

Erie, PA $44,820

Altoona, PA $44,795

Melbourne, FL $44,780

Amarillo, TX $44,761

Killeen, TX $44,746

Fayetteville, AR $44,706

Sioux Falls, SD $44,672

Chattanooga, TN $44,642

Idaho Falls, ID $44,638

Gainesville, FL $44,534

Portsmouth, OH $44,510

Little Rock, AR $44,500

Lynchburg, VA $44,500

Lafayette, LA $44,480

Youngstown, OH $44,480

Temple, TX $44,460

Daytona Beach, FL $44,451

Clarksville, TN $44,446

Pensacola, FL $44,441

Hopkinsville, KY $44,293

Charleston, WV $44,288

Florence, SC $44,264

Sioux City, IA $44,234

Macon, GA $44,091

Tallahassee, FL $44,086

Fayetteville, NC $44,077

Waco, TX $44,067

Wichita Falls, TX $44,067

Pine Bluff, AR $44,047

Vincennes, IN $43,953

Lubbock, TX $43,934

Great Falls, MT $43,904

Alamogordo, NM $43,899

Abilene, TX $43,860

Rapid City, SD $43,796

Monroe, LA $43,796

Albany, GA $43,766

Huntington, WV $43,762

Jackson, MS $43,757

Greenville, MS $43,752

Parkersburg, WV $43,702

Montgomery, AL $43,693

Johnstown, PA $43,683

Springfield, MO $43,643

Biloxi, MS $43,619

Sumter, SC $43,515

Columbus, GA $43,511

Twin Falls, ID $43,481

Pascagoula, MS $43,417

Kingsport, TN $43,289

Gulfport, MS $43,274

Alexandria, LA $43,112

Fort Smith, AR $42,989

El Paso, TX $42,856

Helena, MT $42,792

Las Cruces, NM $42,635

Harlingen, TX $42,497

Pocatello, ID $42,452

Florence, AL $42,438

Brownsville, TX $42,428

Dothan, AL $42,349

Mcallen, TX $42,324

Columbus, MS $41,960

Altus, OK $41,734

Lawton, OK $41,640

Pierre, SD $41,463

What Skills Can Increase a Mayor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 6.23% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Healthcare Services (Mentioned in 4.64% Job Postings): The improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields.
Commercial Cleaning (Mentioned in 0.74% Job Postings): Commercial cleaning is cleaning carried out by a commercial cleaning company. A commercial cleaning service cleans things such as offices, buildings, or retail stores.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	6.23%
Healthcare Services	4.64%
Commercial Cleaning	0.74%

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 Mayor's salary.

Oral Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Oral Communication	$58,565	19%
Commitment	$54,628	11%
Problem Solving	$54,136	10%
Dedication	$53,644	9%
Teamwork	$53,644	9%
Public Relations	$53,152	8%

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How Education impacts a Mayor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Mayors enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Mayor with a No Diploma is between $50,848 and $56,451).

Mayor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Mayor

No Diploma 75.0%

High School 75.0%

Associates 8.3%

Bachelors 16.7%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	75.0%
High School	75.0%
Associates	8.3%
Bachelors	16.7%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Mayor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mayor'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 April 01, 2026

$41,495

Average $49,215/year

$54,932

$3,458

Average $4,101/month

$4,578

$798

Average $946/week

$1,056

$20

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,932	$4,578	$1,056	$26
Average	$49,215	$4,101	$946	$24
25th Percentile	$41,495	$3,458	$798	$20

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Salary Trends for Mayor

Salaries for a Mayor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,159 in 2023 to around $53,694 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Mayor salary trends, .

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2023

$55,159

2024

$54,165

2025

$53,694

2026

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2023	$55,159
2024	$54,165
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