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

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

How does experience change a Software Mgr's salary?

A Software Mgr's salary grows with experience: starting around $162,516 for beginners, reaching about $163,952 at mid-level, and approach $167,499 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Software Mgr?

Software Mgr salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Software Mgr roles are District of Columbia $185,013, California $184,311, Massachusetts $181,855. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Software Mgr roles make?

Salaries for Software Mgr level roles vary by specialization: Mgr Biostatistics: $147,920; MGR MARKETING: $124,931; Hr Mgr: $122,398; Mgr Laboratory: $120,579; Mgr Maintenance: $110,303.

How do different companies affect a Software Mgr's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Software Mgr 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.

Software Mgr Salary in the United States

How much does a Software Mgr make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Mgr in the United States is $167,100 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $80.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $192,967
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $157,349 to $180,640
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $148,471

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$180,640	$15,053	$3,474	$87
Average	$167,100	$13,925	$3,213	$80
25th Percentile	$157,349	$13,112	$3,026	$76

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Key Factors That Influence Software Mgr Salaries

A Software Mgr'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 Software Mgr Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Mgr'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): $162,516
Early Career (1-2 years): $162,947
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $163,952
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $165,100
Expert (over 8 years): $167,499

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Software Mgr	$162,516
Intermediate Level Software Mgr	$162,947
Senior Level Software Mgr	$163,952
Specialist Level Software Mgr	$165,100
Expert Level Software Mgr	$167,499

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How Do Software Mgr 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 Software Mgrs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $185,013.
California: $184,311.
Massachusetts: $181,855.

District of Columbia $185,013

California $184,311

Massachusetts $181,855

Washington $181,187

New Jersey $181,120

Alaska $180,886

Connecticut $178,580

New York $177,644

Hawaii $174,653

Rhode Island $173,249

Maryland $172,297

Minnesota $170,993

Colorado $170,492

Illinois $170,325

Oregon $169,690

Delaware $169,222

New Hampshire $168,928

Virginia $168,270

Pennsylvania $166,348

Nevada $165,379

North Dakota $165,061

Michigan $164,560

Wisconsin $164,376

Vermont $164,009

Texas $162,989

Maine $162,923

Arizona $162,822

Ohio $162,705

Georgia $161,168

Indiana $160,399

Wyoming $160,249

Utah $160,015

Iowa $159,915

Kansas $159,113

Louisiana $158,879

North Carolina $158,795

Missouri $158,762

Florida $158,110

Montana $157,759

Nebraska $157,425

Kentucky $157,241

South Carolina $156,573

Tennessee $156,155

Idaho $155,988

New Mexico $154,768

Oklahoma $154,501

Alabama $153,515

South Dakota $151,860

Arkansas $150,958

West Virginia $150,474

Mississippi $149,020

Top Paying Cities for Software Mgrs

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: $210,763
San Francisco: $208,691
Oakland: $204,063

San Jose, CA $210,763

San Francisco, CA $208,691

Oakland, CA $204,063

New York, NY $193,652

Queens Village, NY $192,399

Paramus, NJ $191,062

Passaic, NJ $190,895

Bergenfield, NJ $190,728

Stamford, CT $190,477

Huntington, NY $190,310

Newark, NJ $189,224

Bridgeport, CT $188,890

New Brunswick, NJ $188,338

Vallejo, CA $187,988

Middlesex, NJ $187,887

Somerset, NJ $187,737

Petaluma, CA $187,353

Santa Cruz, CA $186,701

Boston, MA $186,367

Monterey, CA $185,531

Fairbanks, AK $185,414

Los Angeles, CA $185,097

Washington, DC $185,013

Seattle, WA $184,712

Santa Rosa, CA $184,679

Juneau, AK $184,194

Orange, CA $183,643

Anchorage, AK $183,342

Anaheim, CA $183,225

Santa Ana, CA $182,975

Nassau, NY $182,874

Long Beach, CA $182,807

Danbury, CT $182,757

Santa Maria, CA $182,189

Everett, WA $182,156

Bremerton, WA $181,337

Trenton, NJ $181,019

Sacramento, CA $180,953

San Diego, CA $180,869

Brockton, MA $180,802

Tacoma, WA $180,735

Santa Barbara, CA $180,501

Lowell, MA $179,833

New Suffolk, NY $179,766

Nashua, NH $179,566

Lompoc, CA $179,298

Ventura, CA $179,131

Stockton, CA $179,081

New Haven, CT $178,747

Atlantic City, NJ $178,312

Hartford, CT $177,945

Modesto, CA $177,861

Poughkeepsie, NY $177,494

New Britain, CT $177,410

Olympia, WA $177,176

Kennewick, WA $177,176

New London, CT $177,143

Norwich, CT $177,093

Lawrence, MA $177,009

Bakersfield, CA $176,541

Riverside, CA $176,307

New Bedford, MA $176,307

Richland, WA $176,140

Portsmouth, NH $176,006

Vineland, NJ $175,973

San Bernardino, CA $175,839

Boulder, CO $175,371

Worcester, MA $175,238

Portland, OR $175,087

Saint Paul, MN $174,887

Minneapolis, MN $174,887

Philadelphia, PA $174,653

Honolulu, HI $173,767

Springfield, MA $173,182

Providence, RI $173,166

Chicago, IL $172,681

Bellingham, WA $172,481

Baltimore, MD $172,297

Chico, CA $171,879

Wilmington, DE $171,595

Pittsfield, MA $171,428

Manchester, NH $171,110

Spokane, WA $170,375

Denver, CO $170,358

Albany, NY $169,573

Troy, NY $169,506

Schenectady, NY $169,155

Burlington, VT $168,788

Portland, ME $168,203

Salem, OR $168,069

Yakima, WA $168,036

Ann Arbor, MI $167,986

Rochester, MN $167,518

Fresno, CA $167,434

Reno, NV $167,434

Milwaukee, WI $167,284

Detroit, MI $167,117

Allentown, PA $167,067

Carson City, NV $167,050

Houston, TX $166,799

Colorado Springs, CO $166,783

Syracuse, NY $166,699

Eugene, OR $166,381

Bismarck, ND $166,181

Gary, IN $166,181

Galveston, TX $166,181

Springfield, OR $166,047

Medford, OR $165,646

Fort Collins, CO $165,579

Austin, TX $165,446

Mesa, AZ $165,095

Phoenix, AZ $165,061

Dallas, TX $165,011

Reading, PA $164,911

Saint Cloud, MN $164,844

Concord, NH $164,694

Madison, WI $164,627

Utica, NY $164,176

Raleigh, NC $164,042

Las Vegas, NV $164,025

Rochester, NY $163,908

Des Moines, IA $163,892

Atlanta, GA $163,624

Battle Creek, MI $163,574

Salt Lake City, UT $163,524

Lancaster, PA $163,273

Champaign, IL $163,240

Harrisburg, PA $163,039

Durham, NC $162,889

Kansas City, MO $162,872

Kansas City, KS $162,839

Fort Worth, TX $162,822

Boca Raton, FL $162,755

Cleveland, OH $162,739

Columbus, OH $162,705

Pittsburgh, PA $162,689

Richmond, VA $162,622

Indianapolis, IN $162,588

Cincinnati, OH $162,371

Petersburg, VA $162,120

Billings, MT $161,753

Lansing, MI $161,753

Huntsville, AL $161,753

Lebanon, PA $161,736

Dayton, OH $161,719

Pueblo, CO $161,719

Appleton, WI $161,669

Buffalo, NY $161,602

Racine, WI $161,519

Charlotte, NC $161,502

Saint Louis, MO $161,452

Springfield, IL $161,385

Elkhart, IN $161,352

York, PA $161,352

Gastonia, NC $161,335

Benton Harbor, MI $161,335

Beaumont, TX $161,235

Lorain, OH $161,201

Toledo, OH $161,135

Binghamton, NY $161,051

Rock Hill, SC $161,034

Rockford, IL $160,951

Fargo, ND $160,867

Elyria, OH $160,867

Flagstaff, AZ $160,750

Fort Lauderdale, FL $160,650

Miami, FL $160,550

Duluth, MN $160,282

Bangor, ME $160,065

Cedar Rapids, IA $159,881

Louisville, KY $159,798

Grand Rapids, MI $159,764

Hialeah, FL $159,748

Casper, WY $159,514

Scranton, PA $159,313

New Orleans, LA $159,263

Virginia Beach, VA $159,246

Akron, OH $159,163

Peoria, IL $158,946

Sarasota, FL $158,912

Green Bay, WI $158,795

Baton Rouge, LA $158,712

Charleston, SC $158,678

Nashville, TN $158,628

Jamestown, NY $158,595

Davenport, IA $158,595

Tucson, AZ $158,511

Cheyenne, WY $158,461

Saint Petersburg, FL $158,411

Tampa, FL $158,377

Omaha, NE $158,344

Port Arthur, TX $158,277

Evansville, IN $158,277

Bradenton, FL $158,210

Santa Fe, NM $157,910

Orlando, FL $157,742

Clearwater, FL $157,559

Canton, OH $157,208

La Crosse, WI $157,208

Grand Forks, ND $157,158

Albuquerque, NM $157,107

Tulsa, OK $157,107

Newport News, VA $157,091

High Point, NC $157,041

Ogden, UT $156,974

Corpus Christi, TX $156,840

Laramie, WY $156,740

Norfolk, VA $156,740

Rock Island, IL $156,640

Saginaw, MI $156,606

Jacksonville, FL $156,589

Salisbury, NC $156,556

Memphis, TN $156,523

Moline, IL $156,439

Fort Myers, FL $156,389

Waterloo, IA $156,172

Spartanburg, SC $156,005

Lincoln, NE $155,921

Fort Wayne, IN $155,888

Birmingham, AL $155,704

Cedar Falls, IA $155,670

Provo, UT $155,654

Springfield, OH $155,637

San Antonio, TX $155,604

Greensboro, NC $155,537

South Bend, IN $155,520

Winston Salem, NC $155,503

Boise, ID $155,453

Savannah, GA $155,336

Muskegon, MI $155,035

Lima, OH $154,835

Lake Charles, LA $154,768

Anderson, IN $154,735

Lexington, KY $154,684

Augusta, GA $154,634

Greenville, SC $154,634

Wichita, KS $154,484

Tuscaloosa, AL $154,484

Columbia, SC $154,334

Bloomington, IN $153,916

Roanoke, VA $153,816

Asheville, NC $153,598

Knoxville, TN $153,314

Shreveport, LA $153,298

Wilmington, NC $153,080

Frankfort, KY $152,763

Oklahoma City, OK $152,646

Chillicothe, OH $152,579

Longview, TX $152,562

Topeka, KS $152,512

Mobile, AL $152,262

Terre Haute, IN $152,195

Erie, PA $152,178

Altoona, PA $152,094

Melbourne, FL $152,044

Amarillo, TX $151,977

Killeen, TX $151,927

Fayetteville, AR $151,794

Sioux Falls, SD $151,677

Chattanooga, TN $151,576

Idaho Falls, ID $151,560

Gainesville, FL $151,209

Portsmouth, OH $151,125

Little Rock, AR $151,092

Lynchburg, VA $151,092

Lafayette, LA $151,025

Youngstown, OH $151,025

Temple, TX $150,958

Daytona Beach, FL $150,925

Clarksville, TN $150,908

Pensacola, FL $150,891

Hopkinsville, KY $150,390

Charleston, WV $150,373

Florence, SC $150,290

Sioux City, IA $150,189

Macon, GA $149,705

Tallahassee, FL $149,688

Fayetteville, NC $149,655

Waco, TX $149,621

Wichita Falls, TX $149,621

Pine Bluff, AR $149,555

Vincennes, IN $149,237

Lubbock, TX $149,170

Great Falls, MT $149,070

Alamogordo, NM $149,053

Abilene, TX $148,920

Rapid City, SD $148,702

Monroe, LA $148,702

Albany, GA $148,602

Huntington, WV $148,585

Jackson, MS $148,569

Greenville, MS $148,552

Parkersburg, WV $148,385

Montgomery, AL $148,351

Johnstown, PA $148,318

Springfield, MO $148,184

Biloxi, MS $148,101

Sumter, SC $147,750

Columbus, GA $147,733

Twin Falls, ID $147,633

Pascagoula, MS $147,416

Kingsport, TN $146,981

Gulfport, MS $146,931

Alexandria, LA $146,380

Fort Smith, AR $145,962

El Paso, TX $145,511

Helena, MT $145,293

Las Cruces, NM $144,759

Harlingen, TX $144,291

Pocatello, ID $144,140

Florence, AL $144,090

Brownsville, TX $144,057

Dothan, AL $143,790

Mcallen, TX $143,706

Columbus, MS $142,469

Altus, OK $141,701

Lawton, OK $141,383

Pierre, SD $140,782

What Skills Can Increase a Software Mgr's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 3.75% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Agile (Mentioned in 3.66% Job Postings): Agile is a development process where feedback is continuously gathered from users to create the best user experience.
Docker (Mentioned in 2.33% Job Postings): Building, running, and managing containers to deliver software quickly on various platforms.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	3.75%
Agile	3.66%
Docker	2.33%

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 Software Mgr's salary.

Employment Authorization: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Experimenting: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Mentoring Others: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Employment Authorization	$173,784	4%
Experimenting	$173,784	4%
Mentoring Others	$173,784	4%
Diversity and Inclusion	$172,113	3%
Docker	$172,113	3%
People Management	$172,113	3%

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How Education impacts a Software Mgr's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Software Mgrs enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Software Mgr with a Bachelor's Degree is between $154,371 and $162,936).

Software Mgr Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Software Mgr

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 2.6%

Associates 1.4%

Bachelors 45.9%

Masters 45.3%

Doctorate 4.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	2.6%
Associates	1.4%
Bachelors	45.9%
Masters	45.3%
Doctorate	4.6%

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Software Mgr Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Mgr'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 January 01, 2026

$157,349

Average $167,100/year

$180,640

$13,112

Average $13,925/month

$15,053

$3,026

Average $3,213/week

$3,474

$76

Average $80/hour

$87

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$180,640	$15,053	$3,474	$87
Average	$167,100	$13,925	$3,213	$80
25th Percentile	$157,349	$13,112	$3,026	$76

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Salary Trends for Software Mgr

Salaries for a Software Mgr can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $148,420 in 2023 to around $147,546 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Software Mgr salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Software Mgr Over Time

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2023

$148,420

2024

$148,897

2025

$147,546

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2024	$148,897
2025	$147,546
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