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 $76,171, a Case Manager - Behavioral Health Services, Sr. (4-7 years)earns $86,595, a Behavior Manager (7+ years)earns $89,937,

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 $100,440, California $100,059, Massachusetts $98,725. 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: $107,689; Board Certified Behavior Analyst Program Manager: $91,723; Behavior Program Manager: $84,699; Behavior Consultant: $76,180; Behavior Coordinator: $76,099.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Behavior Manager in the United States is $90,715 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): $110,926
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,860 to $101,294
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,798

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Behavior Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,294	$8,441	$1,948	$49
Average	$90,715	$7,560	$1,745	$44
25th Percentile	$81,860	$6,822	$1,574	$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: $100,440.
California: $100,059.
Massachusetts: $98,725.

District of Columbia $100,440

California $100,059

Massachusetts $98,725

Washington $98,362

New Jersey $98,326

Alaska $98,199

Connecticut $96,947

New York $96,439

Hawaii $94,815

Rhode Island $94,053

Maryland $93,536

Minnesota $92,829

Colorado $92,556

Illinois $92,466

Oregon $92,121

Delaware $91,867

New Hampshire $91,707

Virginia $91,350

Pennsylvania $90,307

Nevada $89,781

North Dakota $89,608

Michigan $89,336

Wisconsin $89,236

Vermont $89,037

Texas $88,483

Maine $88,447

Arizona $88,393

Ohio $88,329

Georgia $87,495

Indiana $87,077

Wyoming $86,996

Utah $86,869

Iowa $86,814

Kansas $86,379

Louisiana $86,252

North Carolina $86,206

Missouri $86,188

Florida $85,834

Montana $85,644

Nebraska $85,463

Kentucky $85,363

South Carolina $85,000

Tennessee $84,773

Idaho $84,682

New Mexico $84,020

Oklahoma $83,875

Alabama $83,340

South Dakota $82,442

Arkansas $81,952

West Virginia $81,689

Mississippi $80,900

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: $114,419
San Francisco: $113,166
Oakland: $110,781

San Jose, CA $114,419

San Francisco, CA $113,166

Oakland, CA $110,781

New York, NY $104,448

Paramus, NJ $103,178

Queens Village, NY $103,174

Passaic, NJ $103,088

Bergenfield, NJ $103,079

Stamford, CT $102,880

Huntington, NY $102,843

Newark, NJ $102,172

Bridgeport, CT $101,981

Vallejo, CA $101,800

New Brunswick, NJ $101,764

Petaluma, CA $101,710

Middlesex, NJ $101,537

Somerset, NJ $101,474

Santa Cruz, CA $101,356

Boston, MA $100,802

Monterey, CA $100,484

Seattle, WA $100,276

Santa Rosa, CA $100,258

Los Angeles, CA $100,231

Juneau, AK $99,995

Washington, DC $99,895

Orange, CA $99,572

Santa Ana, CA $99,333

Long Beach, CA $99,242

Anaheim, CA $99,224

Anchorage, AK $99,179

Santa Maria, CA $98,906

Everett, WA $98,888

Danbury, CT $98,569

Bremerton, WA $98,444

Tacoma, WA $98,117

New Suffolk, NY $98,115

Sacramento, CA $98,090

Santa Barbara, CA $97,990

Trenton, NJ $97,890

San Diego, CA $97,890

Brockton, MA $97,791

Fairbanks, AK $97,568

Lompoc, CA $97,337

Lowell, MA $97,264

Ventura, CA $97,246

Nashua, NH $97,228

Stockton, CA $97,219

Modesto, CA $96,557

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,357

Olympia, WA $96,185

Kennewick, WA $96,185

New Haven, CT $96,149

Lawrence, MA $95,822

Hartford, CT $95,731

Riverside, CA $95,713

New Bedford, MA $95,623

Richland, WA $95,623

Bakersfield, CA $95,496

San Bernardino, CA $95,459

New Britain, CT $95,450

Atlantic City, NJ $95,450

New London, CT $95,414

Norwich, CT $95,387

Portsmouth, NH $95,369

Boulder, CO $95,176

Portland, OR $95,051

Worcester, MA $95,042

Minneapolis, MN $94,761

Philadelphia, PA $94,634

Honolulu, HI $94,334

Saint Paul, MN $94,291

Vineland, NJ $94,271

Providence, RI $94,008

Chicago, IL $93,745

Bellingham, WA $93,636

Springfield, MA $93,563

Baltimore, MD $93,536

Chico, CA $93,309

Pittsfield, MA $93,064

Manchester, NH $92,892

Spokane, WA $92,493

Denver, CO $92,484

Albany, NY $92,057

Troy, NY $92,021

Nassau, NY $91,924

Schenectady, NY $91,831

Wilmington, DE $91,758

Burlington, VT $91,631

Salem, OR $91,595

Portland, ME $91,314

Yakima, WA $91,223

Rochester, MN $90,942

Reno, NV $90,896

Fresno, CA $90,896

Milwaukee, WI $90,815

Detroit, MI $90,724

Ann Arbor, MI $90,709

Allentown, PA $90,697

Colorado Springs, CO $90,543

Syracuse, NY $90,497

Carson City, NV $90,497

Houston, TX $90,370

Eugene, OR $90,325

Gary, IN $90,216

Springfield, OR $90,143

Bismarck, ND $90,125

Galveston, TX $90,062

Medford, OR $89,926

Fort Collins, CO $89,889

Concord, NH $89,844

Austin, TX $89,817

Mesa, AZ $89,626

Reading, PA $89,617

Phoenix, AZ $89,608

Dallas, TX $89,581

Saint Cloud, MN $89,494

Madison, WI $89,372

Utica, NY $89,127

Rochester, NY $88,982

Des Moines, IA $88,973

Raleigh, NC $88,964

Atlanta, GA $88,828

Battle Creek, MI $88,801

Salt Lake City, UT $88,774

Lancaster, PA $88,638

Harrisburg, PA $88,511

Kansas City, MO $88,420

Champaign, IL $88,402

Kansas City, KS $88,402

Fort Worth, TX $88,393

Columbus, OH $88,377

Boca Raton, FL $88,356

Pittsburgh, PA $88,320

Richmond, VA $88,284

Indianapolis, IN $88,266

Cleveland, OH $88,257

Las Vegas, NV $88,148

Cincinnati, OH $88,148

Petersburg, VA $88,012

Huntsville, AL $87,876

Lansing, MI $87,815

Lebanon, PA $87,803

Pueblo, CO $87,794

Appleton, WI $87,767

Buffalo, NY $87,730

Dayton, OH $87,703

Racine, WI $87,685

Charlotte, NC $87,676

Saint Louis, MO $87,649

York, PA $87,594

Elkhart, IN $87,594

Gastonia, NC $87,577

Billings, MT $87,555

Beaumont, TX $87,531

Lorain, OH $87,513

Benton Harbor, MI $87,495

Toledo, OH $87,476

Binghamton, NY $87,431

Rock Hill, SC $87,422

Rockford, IL $87,377

Springfield, IL $87,340

Elyria, OH $87,331

Fargo, ND $87,331

Flagstaff, AZ $87,268

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,213

Duluth, MN $87,159

Miami, FL $87,159

Cheyenne, WY $87,095

Grand Forks, ND $87,095

Bangor, ME $86,896

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,796

Durham, NC $86,758

Louisville, KY $86,751

Grand Rapids, MI $86,733

Hialeah, FL $86,723

Casper, WY $86,596

Scranton, PA $86,488

New Orleans, LA $86,460

Virginia Beach, VA $86,451

Akron, OH $86,406

Peoria, IL $86,288

Sarasota, FL $86,270

Nashville, TN $86,206

Omaha, NE $86,206

Green Bay, WI $86,206

Baton Rouge, LA $86,161

Charleston, SC $86,143

Jamestown, NY $86,098

Davenport, IA $86,098

Tucson, AZ $86,052

Saint Petersburg, FL $85,998

Tampa, FL $85,980

Evansville, IN $85,925

Port Arthur, TX $85,925

Bradenton, FL $85,889

Santa Fe, NM $85,726

Orlando, FL $85,562

Clearwater, FL $85,535

Canton, OH $85,345

La Crosse, WI $85,345

Albuquerque, NM $85,290

Newport News, VA $85,281

High Point, NC $85,254

Ogden, UT $85,218

Corpus Christi, TX $85,145

Norfolk, VA $85,091

Laramie, WY $85,091

Rock Island, IL $85,036

Saginaw, MI $85,018

Jacksonville, FL $85,009

Salisbury, NC $84,991

Boise, ID $84,973

Moline, IL $84,927

Fort Myers, FL $84,900

Memphis, TN $84,882

Tulsa, OK $84,837

Waterloo, IA $84,782

Spartanburg, SC $84,691

Lincoln, NE $84,646

Fort Wayne, IN $84,628

Provo, UT $84,619

Cedar Falls, IA $84,510

San Antonio, TX $84,474

Greensboro, NC $84,437

South Bend, IN $84,428

Savannah, GA $84,329

Muskegon, MI $84,292

Birmingham, AL $84,283

Winston Salem, NC $84,239

Lake Charles, LA $84,020

Anderson, IN $84,002

Lexington, KY $83,975

Augusta, GA $83,948

Greenville, SC $83,948

Lima, OH $83,875

Wichita, KS $83,866

Tuscaloosa, AL $83,866

Columbia, SC $83,784

Springfield, OH $83,766

Asheville, NC $83,621

Bloomington, IN $83,557

Knoxville, TN $83,231

Shreveport, LA $83,222

Wilmington, NC $83,104

Roanoke, VA $83,104

Topeka, KS $82,941

Frankfort, KY $82,931

Oklahoma City, OK $82,868

Chillicothe, OH $82,832

Longview, TX $82,823

Melbourne, FL $82,814

Sioux Falls, SD $82,668

Mobile, AL $82,659

Terre Haute, IN $82,623

Altoona, PA $82,569

Amarillo, TX $82,505

Killeen, TX $82,478

Fayetteville, AR $82,405

Chattanooga, TN $82,378

Sioux City, IA $82,297

Idaho Falls, ID $82,278

Lynchburg, VA $82,206

Gainesville, FL $82,088

Portsmouth, OH $82,043

Little Rock, AR $82,024

Lafayette, LA $81,988

Youngstown, OH $81,988

Daytona Beach, FL $81,934

Clarksville, TN $81,925

Pensacola, FL $81,916

Temple, TX $81,909

Hopkinsville, KY $81,643

Erie, PA $81,625

Florence, SC $81,589

Charleston, WV $81,444

Great Falls, MT $81,398

Macon, GA $81,271

Tallahassee, FL $81,262

Fayetteville, NC $81,244

Waco, TX $81,226

Helena, MT $81,163

Pine Bluff, AR $81,128

Vincennes, IN $81,017

Lubbock, TX $80,981

Alamogordo, NM $80,927

Twin Falls, ID $80,845

Rapid City, SD $80,818

Jackson, MS $80,655

Huntington, WV $80,648

Greenville, MS $80,646

Parkersburg, WV $80,553

Montgomery, AL $80,537

Wichita Falls, TX $80,446

Springfield, MO $80,446

Biloxi, MS $80,401

Monroe, LA $80,310

Johnstown, PA $80,246

Sumter, SC $80,210

Columbus, GA $80,201

Pascagoula, MS $80,029

Abilene, TX $80,029

Kingsport, TN $79,793

Albany, GA $79,793

Gulfport, MS $79,766

Alexandria, LA $79,466

Fort Smith, AR $79,239

El Paso, TX $78,995

Las Cruces, NM $78,586

Harlingen, TX $78,356

Pocatello, ID $78,341

Florence, AL $78,223

Brownsville, TX $78,205

Mcallen, TX $78,015

Dothan, AL $77,888

Columbus, MS $77,349

Altus, OK $76,926

Lawton, OK $76,754

Pierre, SD $76,427

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	$95,251	5%
Verbal Communication	$94,343	4%
Initiative	$94,343	4%
Quality Improvement	$94,343	4%
Clinical Services	$94,343	4%
Managed Care	$94,343	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 May 01, 2026

$81,860

Average $90,715/year

$101,294

$6,822

Average $7,560/month

$8,441

$1,574

Average $1,745/week

$1,948

$39

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,294	$8,441	$1,948	$49
Average	$90,715	$7,560	$1,745	$44
25th Percentile	$81,860	$6,822	$1,574	$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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2024

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