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

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

How does experience change A Behavior Manager's salary?

A Behavior Manager's salary grows with experience: a Case Manager - Behavioral Health Services (2-4 years)earns $76,129, a Case Manager - Behavioral Health Services, Sr. (4-7 years)earns $86,563, a Behavior Manager (7+ years)earns $89,935,

What are the highest paying states for a Behavior Manager?

Behavior Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Behavior Manager roles are District of Columbia $100,449, California $100,068, Massachusetts $98,735. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Behavior Manager roles make?

Salaries for Behavior Manager level roles vary by specialization: Behavior Program Manager ABA: $107,652; Board Certified Behavior Analyst Program Manager: $91,732; Behavior Program Manager: $84,687; Behavior Consultant: $76,186; Behavior Coordinator: $76,051.

How do different companies affect a Behavior Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Behavior Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Behavior Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Behavior Manager make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Behavior Manager in the United States is $90,724 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,219
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,948 to $101,452
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,958

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Behavior Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,452	$8,454	$1,951	$49
Average	$90,724	$7,560	$1,745	$44
25th Percentile	$81,948	$6,829	$1,576	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Behavior Manager Salaries

A Behavior 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 Do Behavior 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 Behavior Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $100,449.
California: $100,068.
Massachusetts: $98,735.

District of Columbia $100,449

California $100,068

Massachusetts $98,735

Washington $98,372

New Jersey $98,336

Alaska $98,209

Connecticut $96,957

New York $96,448

Hawaii $94,825

Rhode Island $94,062

Maryland $93,545

Minnesota $92,838

Colorado $92,565

Illinois $92,475

Oregon $92,130

Delaware $91,876

New Hampshire $91,716

Virginia $91,359

Pennsylvania $90,316

Nevada $89,789

North Dakota $89,617

Michigan $89,345

Wisconsin $89,245

Vermont $89,045

Texas $88,492

Maine $88,456

Arizona $88,401

Ohio $88,338

Georgia $87,503

Indiana $87,086

Wyoming $87,004

Utah $86,877

Iowa $86,823

Kansas $86,387

Louisiana $86,260

North Carolina $86,215

Missouri $86,197

Florida $85,843

Montana $85,652

Nebraska $85,471

Kentucky $85,371

South Carolina $85,008

Tennessee $84,781

Idaho $84,691

New Mexico $84,028

Oklahoma $83,883

Alabama $83,348

South Dakota $82,450

Arkansas $81,960

West Virginia $81,697

Mississippi $80,907

Top Paying Cities for Behavior 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: $114,430
San Francisco: $113,305
Oakland: $110,792

San Jose, CA $114,430

San Francisco, CA $113,305

Oakland, CA $110,792

New York, NY $105,140

Queens Village, NY $104,459

Paramus, NJ $103,734

Passaic, NJ $103,643

Bergenfield, NJ $103,552

Stamford, CT $103,416

Huntington, NY $103,325

Newark, NJ $102,736

Bridgeport, CT $102,554

New Brunswick, NJ $102,255

Vallejo, CA $102,064

Middlesex, NJ $102,010

Somerset, NJ $101,928

Petaluma, CA $101,720

Santa Cruz, CA $101,366

Boston, MA $101,184

Monterey, CA $100,731

Fairbanks, AK $100,667

Los Angeles, CA $100,495

Washington, DC $100,449

Seattle, WA $100,286

Santa Rosa, CA $100,268

Juneau, AK $100,005

Orange, CA $99,705

Anchorage, AK $99,542

Anaheim, CA $99,479

Santa Ana, CA $99,343

Nassau, NY $99,288

Long Beach, CA $99,252

Danbury, CT $99,225

Santa Maria, CA $98,916

Everett, WA $98,898

Bremerton, WA $98,453

Trenton, NJ $98,281

Sacramento, CA $98,245

San Diego, CA $98,199

Brockton, MA $98,163

Tacoma, WA $98,127

Santa Barbara, CA $98,000

Lowell, MA $97,637

New Suffolk, NY $97,601

Nashua, NH $97,492

Lompoc, CA $97,347

Ventura, CA $97,256

Stockton, CA $97,229

New Haven, CT $97,047

Atlantic City, NJ $96,811

Hartford, CT $96,612

Modesto, CA $96,566

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,367

New Britain, CT $96,321

Olympia, WA $96,194

Kennewick, WA $96,194

New London, CT $96,176

Norwich, CT $96,149

Lawrence, MA $96,104

Bakersfield, CA $95,850

Riverside, CA $95,723

New Bedford, MA $95,723

Richland, WA $95,632

Portsmouth, NH $95,559

Vineland, NJ $95,541

San Bernardino, CA $95,469

Boulder, CO $95,215

Worcester, MA $95,142

Portland, OR $95,060

Saint Paul, MN $94,952

Minneapolis, MN $94,952

Philadelphia, PA $94,825

Honolulu, HI $94,344

Springfield, MA $94,026

Providence, RI $94,017

Chicago, IL $93,754

Bellingham, WA $93,645

Baltimore, MD $93,545

Chico, CA $93,319

Wilmington, DE $93,164

Pittsfield, MA $93,074

Manchester, NH $92,901

Spokane, WA $92,502

Denver, CO $92,493

Albany, NY $92,067

Troy, NY $92,030

Schenectady, NY $91,840

Burlington, VT $91,640

Portland, ME $91,323

Salem, OR $91,250

Yakima, WA $91,232

Ann Arbor, MI $91,205

Rochester, MN $90,951

Fresno, CA $90,905

Reno, NV $90,905

Milwaukee, WI $90,824

Detroit, MI $90,733

Allentown, PA $90,706

Carson City, NV $90,697

Houston, TX $90,560

Colorado Springs, CO $90,551

Syracuse, NY $90,506

Eugene, OR $90,334

Bismarck, ND $90,225

Gary, IN $90,225

Galveston, TX $90,225

Springfield, OR $90,152

Medford, OR $89,935

Fort Collins, CO $89,898

Austin, TX $89,826

Mesa, AZ $89,635

Phoenix, AZ $89,617

Dallas, TX $89,590

Reading, PA $89,535

Saint Cloud, MN $89,499

Concord, NH $89,417

Madison, WI $89,381

Utica, NY $89,136

Raleigh, NC $89,064

Las Vegas, NV $89,054

Rochester, NY $88,991

Des Moines, IA $88,982

Atlanta, GA $88,837

Battle Creek, MI $88,810

Salt Lake City, UT $88,782

Lancaster, PA $88,646

Champaign, IL $88,628

Harrisburg, PA $88,519

Durham, NC $88,438

Kansas City, MO $88,428

Kansas City, KS $88,410

Fort Worth, TX $88,401

Boca Raton, FL $88,365

Cleveland, OH $88,356

Columbus, OH $88,338

Pittsburgh, PA $88,329

Richmond, VA $88,292

Indianapolis, IN $88,274

Cincinnati, OH $88,156

Petersburg, VA $88,020

Billings, MT $87,821

Lansing, MI $87,821

Huntsville, AL $87,821

Lebanon, PA $87,812

Dayton, OH $87,802

Pueblo, CO $87,802

Appleton, WI $87,775

Buffalo, NY $87,739

Racine, WI $87,694

Charlotte, NC $87,685

Saint Louis, MO $87,657

Springfield, IL $87,621

Elkhart, IN $87,603

York, PA $87,603

Gastonia, NC $87,594

Benton Harbor, MI $87,594

Beaumont, TX $87,539

Lorain, OH $87,521

Toledo, OH $87,485

Binghamton, NY $87,440

Rock Hill, SC $87,431

Rockford, IL $87,385

Fargo, ND $87,340

Elyria, OH $87,340

Flagstaff, AZ $87,276

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,222

Miami, FL $87,167

Duluth, MN $87,022

Bangor, ME $86,904

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,805

Louisville, KY $86,759

Grand Rapids, MI $86,741

Hialeah, FL $86,732

Casper, WY $86,605

Scranton, PA $86,496

New Orleans, LA $86,469

Virginia Beach, VA $86,460

Akron, OH $86,414

Peoria, IL $86,296

Sarasota, FL $86,278

Green Bay, WI $86,215

Baton Rouge, LA $86,169

Charleston, SC $86,151

Nashville, TN $86,124

Jamestown, NY $86,106

Davenport, IA $86,106

Tucson, AZ $86,061

Cheyenne, WY $86,033

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,006

Tampa, FL $85,988

Omaha, NE $85,970

Port Arthur, TX $85,934

Evansville, IN $85,934

Bradenton, FL $85,897

Santa Fe, NM $85,734

Orlando, FL $85,643

Clearwater, FL $85,543

Canton, OH $85,353

La Crosse, WI $85,353

Grand Forks, ND $85,326

Albuquerque, NM $85,299

Tulsa, OK $85,299

Newport News, VA $85,289

High Point, NC $85,262

Ogden, UT $85,226

Corpus Christi, TX $85,153

Laramie, WY $85,099

Norfolk, VA $85,099

Rock Island, IL $85,044

Saginaw, MI $85,026

Jacksonville, FL $85,017

Salisbury, NC $84,999

Memphis, TN $84,981

Moline, IL $84,936

Fort Myers, FL $84,908

Waterloo, IA $84,790

Spartanburg, SC $84,700

Lincoln, NE $84,654

Fort Wayne, IN $84,636

Birmingham, AL $84,536

Cedar Falls, IA $84,518

Provo, UT $84,509

Springfield, OH $84,500

San Antonio, TX $84,482

Greensboro, NC $84,446

South Bend, IN $84,437

Winston Salem, NC $84,428

Boise, ID $84,400

Savannah, GA $84,337

Muskegon, MI $84,174

Lima, OH $84,065

Lake Charles, LA $84,028

Anderson, IN $84,010

Lexington, KY $83,983

Augusta, GA $83,956

Greenville, SC $83,956

Wichita, KS $83,874

Tuscaloosa, AL $83,874

Columbia, SC $83,793

Bloomington, IN $83,566

Roanoke, VA $83,511

Asheville, NC $83,393

Knoxville, TN $83,239

Shreveport, LA $83,230

Wilmington, NC $83,112

Frankfort, KY $82,940

Oklahoma City, OK $82,876

Chillicothe, OH $82,840

Longview, TX $82,831

Topeka, KS $82,804

Mobile, AL $82,668

Terre Haute, IN $82,631

Erie, PA $82,622

Altoona, PA $82,577

Melbourne, FL $82,550

Amarillo, TX $82,513

Killeen, TX $82,486

Fayetteville, AR $82,413

Sioux Falls, SD $82,350

Chattanooga, TN $82,296

Idaho Falls, ID $82,286

Gainesville, FL $82,096

Portsmouth, OH $82,051

Little Rock, AR $82,032

Lynchburg, VA $82,032

Lafayette, LA $81,996

Youngstown, OH $81,996

Temple, TX $81,960

Daytona Beach, FL $81,942

Clarksville, TN $81,933

Pensacola, FL $81,924

Hopkinsville, KY $81,651

Charleston, WV $81,642

Florence, SC $81,597

Sioux City, IA $81,543

Macon, GA $81,279

Tallahassee, FL $81,270

Fayetteville, NC $81,252

Waco, TX $81,234

Wichita Falls, TX $81,234

Pine Bluff, AR $81,198

Vincennes, IN $81,025

Lubbock, TX $80,989

Great Falls, MT $80,935

Alamogordo, NM $80,926

Abilene, TX $80,853

Rapid City, SD $80,735

Monroe, LA $80,735

Albany, GA $80,681

Huntington, WV $80,672

Jackson, MS $80,663

Greenville, MS $80,653

Parkersburg, WV $80,563

Montgomery, AL $80,545

Johnstown, PA $80,526

Springfield, MO $80,454

Biloxi, MS $80,409

Sumter, SC $80,218

Columbus, GA $80,209

Twin Falls, ID $80,154

Pascagoula, MS $80,037

Kingsport, TN $79,801

Gulfport, MS $79,773

Alexandria, LA $79,474

Fort Smith, AR $79,247

El Paso, TX $79,002

Helena, MT $78,884

Las Cruces, NM $78,594

Harlingen, TX $78,340

Pocatello, ID $78,258

Florence, AL $78,231

Brownsville, TX $78,213

Dothan, AL $78,068

Mcallen, TX $78,022

Columbus, MS $77,351

Altus, OK $76,934

Lawton, OK $76,761

Pierre, SD $76,435

What Skills Can Increase a Behavior Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coordination (Mentioned in 5.14% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
Care Management (Mentioned in 7.15% Job Postings): A set of activities intended to improve patient care and reduce the need for medical services by enhancing coordination of care, eliminate duplication, and helping patients and caregivers more effectively manage health conditions.
Utilization Management (Mentioned in 2.9% Job Postings): Utilization management (UM) or utilization review is the use of managed care techniques such as prior authorization that allow payers, particularly health insurance companies to manage the cost of health care benefits by assessing its appropriateness before it is provided using evidence-based criteria or guidelines. Critics have argued if cost cutting by insurers is the focus of their use of UM criteria, it could lead to healthcare rationing by overzealous denial of care as well as retrospective denial of payment, delays in care, or unexpected financial risks to patients.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Coordination	5.14%
Care Management	7.15%
Utilization Management	2.9%

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 Behavior Manager's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$95,260	5%
Verbal Communication	$94,353	4%
Initiative	$94,353	4%
Quality Improvement	$94,353	4%
Clinical Services	$94,353	4%
Managed Care	$94,353	4%

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Behavior Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Behavior 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 February 01, 2026

$81,948

Average $90,724/year

$101,452

$6,829

Average $7,560/month

$8,454

$1,576

Average $1,745/week

$1,951

$39

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,452	$8,454	$1,951	$49
Average	$90,724	$7,560	$1,745	$44
25th Percentile	$81,948	$6,829	$1,576	$39

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Salary Trends for Behavior Manager

Salaries for a Behavior Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $88,128 in 2023 to around $86,162 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Behavior Manager salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

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