Key Factors That Influence Vendor Manager Salaries
A Vendor 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, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Vendor Manager Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Vendor 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:
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: $87,493
San Francisco: $86,535
Oakland: $84,712
San Jose, CA$87,493
San Francisco, CA$86,535
Oakland, CA$84,712
New York, NY$79,869
Paramus, NJ$78,898
Queens Village, NY$78,895
Passaic, NJ$78,829
Bergenfield, NJ$78,822
Stamford, CT$78,670
Huntington, NY$78,641
Newark, NJ$78,129
Bridgeport, CT$77,982
Vallejo, CA$77,844
New Brunswick, NJ$77,817
Petaluma, CA$77,775
Middlesex, NJ$77,643
Somerset, NJ$77,595
Santa Cruz, CA$77,504
Boston, MA$77,081
Monterey, CA$76,838
Seattle, WA$76,679
Santa Rosa, CA$76,665
Los Angeles, CA$76,644
Juneau, AK$76,464
Washington, DC$76,388
Orange, CA$76,141
Santa Ana, CA$75,958
Long Beach, CA$75,888
Anaheim, CA$75,874
Anchorage, AK$75,840
Santa Maria, CA$75,631
Everett, WA$75,618
Danbury, CT$75,373
Bremerton, WA$75,278
Tacoma, WA$75,028
New Suffolk, NY$75,027
Sacramento, CA$75,007
Santa Barbara, CA$74,931
Trenton, NJ$74,855
San Diego, CA$74,855
Brockton, MA$74,778
Fairbanks, AK$74,608
Lompoc, CA$74,431
Lowell, MA$74,375
Ventura, CA$74,362
Nashua, NH$74,348
Stockton, CA$74,341
Modesto, CA$73,835
Poughkeepsie, NY$73,682
Olympia, WA$73,550
Kennewick, WA$73,550
New Haven, CT$73,523
Lawrence, MA$73,273
Hartford, CT$73,204
Riverside, CA$73,190
New Bedford, MA$73,120
Richland, WA$73,120
Bakersfield, CA$73,023
San Bernardino, CA$72,996
New Britain, CT$72,989
Atlantic City, NJ$72,989
New London, CT$72,961
Norwich, CT$72,940
Portsmouth, NH$72,926
Boulder, CO$72,779
Portland, OR$72,683
Worcester, MA$72,676
Minneapolis, MN$72,461
Philadelphia, PA$72,364
Honolulu, HI$72,135
Saint Paul, MN$72,102
Vineland, NJ$72,087
Providence, RI$71,886
Chicago, IL$71,684
Bellingham, WA$71,601
Springfield, MA$71,546
Baltimore, MD$71,525
Chico, CA$71,352
Pittsfield, MA$71,164
Manchester, NH$71,032
Spokane, WA$70,727
Denver, CO$70,720
Albany, NY$70,394
Troy, NY$70,366
Nassau, NY$70,292
Schenectady, NY$70,221
Wilmington, DE$70,165
Burlington, VT$70,068
Salem, OR$70,040
Portland, ME$69,825
Yakima, WA$69,756
Rochester, MN$69,541
Reno, NV$69,506
Fresno, CA$69,506
Milwaukee, WI$69,444
Detroit, MI$69,375
Ann Arbor, MI$69,363
Allentown, PA$69,354
Colorado Springs, CO$69,236
Syracuse, NY$69,201
Carson City, NV$69,201
Houston, TX$69,104
Eugene, OR$69,069
Gary, IN$68,986
Springfield, OR$68,931
Bismarck, ND$68,917
Galveston, TX$68,868
Medford, OR$68,764
Fort Collins, CO$68,736
Concord, NH$68,702
Austin, TX$68,681
Mesa, AZ$68,535
Reading, PA$68,528
Phoenix, AZ$68,521
Dallas, TX$68,501
Saint Cloud, MN$68,434
Madison, WI$68,341
Utica, NY$68,154
Rochester, NY$68,043
Des Moines, IA$68,036
Raleigh, NC$68,029
Atlanta, GA$67,925
Battle Creek, MI$67,904
Salt Lake City, UT$67,883
Lancaster, PA$67,779
Harrisburg, PA$67,682
Kansas City, MO$67,613
Champaign, IL$67,599
Kansas City, KS$67,599
Fort Worth, TX$67,592
Columbus, OH$67,580
Boca Raton, FL$67,564
Pittsburgh, PA$67,536
Richmond, VA$67,509
Indianapolis, IN$67,495
Cleveland, OH$67,488
Las Vegas, NV$67,404
Cincinnati, OH$67,404
Petersburg, VA$67,300
Huntsville, AL$67,196
Lansing, MI$67,150
Lebanon, PA$67,141
Pueblo, CO$67,134
Appleton, WI$67,113
Buffalo, NY$67,085
Dayton, OH$67,065
Racine, WI$67,051
Charlotte, NC$67,044
Saint Louis, MO$67,023
York, PA$66,981
Elkhart, IN$66,981
Gastonia, NC$66,968
Billings, MT$66,952
Beaumont, TX$66,933
Lorain, OH$66,919
Benton Harbor, MI$66,905
Toledo, OH$66,891
Binghamton, NY$66,856
Rock Hill, SC$66,850
Rockford, IL$66,815
Springfield, IL$66,787
Elyria, OH$66,780
Fargo, ND$66,780
Flagstaff, AZ$66,732
Fort Lauderdale, FL$66,690
Duluth, MN$66,648
Miami, FL$66,648
Cheyenne, WY$66,600
Grand Forks, ND$66,600
Bangor, ME$66,447
Cedar Rapids, IA$66,371
Durham, NC$66,342
Louisville, KY$66,336
Grand Rapids, MI$66,322
Hialeah, FL$66,315
Casper, WY$66,218
Scranton, PA$66,135
New Orleans, LA$66,114
Virginia Beach, VA$66,107
Akron, OH$66,073
Peoria, IL$65,982
Sarasota, FL$65,969
Nashville, TN$65,920
Omaha, NE$65,920
Green Bay, WI$65,920
Baton Rouge, LA$65,885
Charleston, SC$65,871
Jamestown, NY$65,837
Davenport, IA$65,837
Tucson, AZ$65,802
Saint Petersburg, FL$65,760
Tampa, FL$65,747
Evansville, IN$65,705
Port Arthur, TX$65,705
Bradenton, FL$65,677
Santa Fe, NM$65,552
Orlando, FL$65,428
Clearwater, FL$65,407
Canton, OH$65,261
La Crosse, WI$65,261
Albuquerque, NM$65,219
Newport News, VA$65,212
High Point, NC$65,192
Ogden, UT$65,164
Corpus Christi, TX$65,108
Norfolk, VA$65,067
Laramie, WY$65,067
Rock Island, IL$65,025
Saginaw, MI$65,011
Jacksonville, FL$65,004
Salisbury, NC$64,991
Boise, ID$64,977
Moline, IL$64,942
Fort Myers, FL$64,921
Memphis, TN$64,907
Tulsa, OK$64,873
Waterloo, IA$64,831
Spartanburg, SC$64,762
Lincoln, NE$64,727
Fort Wayne, IN$64,713
Provo, UT$64,706
Cedar Falls, IA$64,623
San Antonio, TX$64,595
Greensboro, NC$64,567
South Bend, IN$64,560
Savannah, GA$64,484
Muskegon, MI$64,456
Birmingham, AL$64,449
Winston Salem, NC$64,415
Lake Charles, LA$64,248
Anderson, IN$64,234
Lexington, KY$64,214
Augusta, GA$64,193
Greenville, SC$64,193
Lima, OH$64,137
Wichita, KS$64,130
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,130
Columbia, SC$64,068
Springfield, OH$64,054
Asheville, NC$63,943
Bloomington, IN$63,894
Knoxville, TN$63,645
Shreveport, LA$63,638
Wilmington, NC$63,548
Roanoke, VA$63,548
Topeka, KS$63,423
Frankfort, KY$63,415
Oklahoma City, OK$63,367
Chillicothe, OH$63,340
Longview, TX$63,333
Melbourne, FL$63,326
Sioux Falls, SD$63,215
Mobile, AL$63,208
Terre Haute, IN$63,180
Altoona, PA$63,138
Amarillo, TX$63,090
Killeen, TX$63,069
Fayetteville, AR$63,014
Chattanooga, TN$62,993
Sioux City, IA$62,930
Idaho Falls, ID$62,916
Lynchburg, VA$62,861
Gainesville, FL$62,771
Portsmouth, OH$62,736
Little Rock, AR$62,722
Lafayette, LA$62,694
Youngstown, OH$62,694
Daytona Beach, FL$62,653
Clarksville, TN$62,646
Pensacola, FL$62,639
Temple, TX$62,634
Hopkinsville, KY$62,431
Erie, PA$62,417
Florence, SC$62,389
Charleston, WV$62,278
Great Falls, MT$62,244
Macon, GA$62,146
Tallahassee, FL$62,139
Fayetteville, NC$62,126
Waco, TX$62,112
Helena, MT$62,063
Pine Bluff, AR$62,037
Vincennes, IN$61,952
Lubbock, TX$61,924
Alamogordo, NM$61,883
Twin Falls, ID$61,820
Rapid City, SD$61,800
Jackson, MS$61,675
Huntington, WV$61,670
Greenville, MS$61,668
Parkersburg, WV$61,597
Montgomery, AL$61,585
Wichita Falls, TX$61,515
Springfield, MO$61,515
Biloxi, MS$61,481
Monroe, LA$61,411
Johnstown, PA$61,363
Sumter, SC$61,335
Columbus, GA$61,328
Pascagoula, MS$61,196
Abilene, TX$61,196
Kingsport, TN$61,016
Albany, GA$61,016
Gulfport, MS$60,995
Alexandria, LA$60,766
Fort Smith, AR$60,593
El Paso, TX$60,405
Las Cruces, NM$60,093
Harlingen, TX$59,917
Pocatello, ID$59,906
Florence, AL$59,816
Brownsville, TX$59,802
Mcallen, TX$59,656
Dothan, AL$59,559
Columbus, MS$59,147
Altus, OK$58,824
Lawton, OK$58,692
Pierre, SD$58,442
What Skills Can Increase a Vendor Manager's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 7.68% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Purchasing (Mentioned in 3.42% Job Postings): Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word “purchasing” is not used interchangeably with the word “procurement”, since procurement typically includes expediting, supplier quality, and transportation and logistics (T&L) in addition to purchasing.
Talent Acquisition (Mentioned in 1.71% Job Postings): Talent acquisition is the process of identifying organizational staffing needs, recruiting qualified candidates and selecting the candidates best suited for the available positions.
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 Vendor Manager's salary.
Networking: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Process Management: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Vendor Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Vendor Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 58% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Vendor Manager positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Vendor Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Vendor Manager
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$95,543
$46.0
25%
Pharmaceuticals
$93,250
$45.0
22%
Internet
$90,192
$43.0
18%
Aerospace & Defense
$85,606
$41.0
12%
Construction
$84,077
$40.0
10%
Vendor Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Vendor 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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