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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Category Development Manager?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Category Development Manager roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Category Development Manager's salary?

A Category Development Manager's salary grows with experience: a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $171,597, a Category Management Supervisor (10+ years)earns $116,305, a Category Development Manager (10+ years)earns $133,607, a Category Management Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $153,924, a Category Management Director (10+ years)earns $189,050,

What are the highest paying states for a Category Development Manager?

Category Development Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Category Development Manager roles are District of Columbia $137,327, California $136,806, Massachusetts $134,983. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Category Development Manager roles make?

Salaries for Category Development Manager level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Category Manager: $307,177; SVP of Category: $280,990; Category Directory: $181,500; Category Senior Manager: $147,790; Category Leadership Manager: $130,231.

Category Development Manager Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Category Development Manager make in Connecticut?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Development Manager in Connecticut is $132,552 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $64.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $153,788
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $117,367 to $143,667
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $103,541

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Category Development Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$143,667	$11,972	$2,763	$69
Average	$132,552	$11,046	$2,549	$64
25th Percentile	$117,367	$9,781	$2,257	$56

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Key Factors That Influence Category Development Manager Salaries

A Category Development 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 Experience Level Affects Category Development Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Category Development 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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $171,597
Early Career (1-2 years): $116,305
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $133,607
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $153,924
Expert (over 8 years): $189,050

Levels	Salary
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$171,597
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$116,305
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$133,607
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$153,924
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$189,050

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How Do Category Development 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 Category Development Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $137,327.
California: $136,806.
Massachusetts: $134,983.

District of Columbia $137,327 California $136,806 Massachusetts $134,983 Washington $134,487 New Jersey $134,437 Alaska $134,264 Connecticut $132,552 New York $131,857

Hawaii $129,637 Rhode Island $128,595 Maryland $127,888 Minnesota $126,921 Colorado $126,549 Illinois $126,425 Oregon $125,953 Delaware $125,606

New Hampshire $125,388 Virginia $124,899 Pennsylvania $123,473 Nevada $122,753 North Dakota $122,518 Michigan $122,146 Wisconsin $122,009 Vermont $121,736

Texas $120,980 Maine $120,930 Arizona $120,856 Ohio $120,769 Georgia $119,628 Indiana $119,057 Wyoming $118,946 Utah $118,772

Iowa $118,698 Kansas $118,102 Louisiana $117,929 North Carolina $117,867 Missouri $117,842 Florida $117,358 Montana $117,098 Nebraska $116,850

Kentucky $116,713 South Carolina $116,217 Tennessee $115,907 Idaho $115,783 New Mexico $114,878 Oklahoma $114,679 Alabama $113,947 South Dakota $112,719

Arkansas $112,050 West Virginia $111,690 Mississippi $110,611

Top Paying Cities for Category Development 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:

Old Mystic: $130,450
Oneco: $130,113
Avon: $130,699

Old Mystic, CT $130,450 Oneco, CT $130,113 Avon, CT $130,699 Bloomfield, CT $130,773 Windsor, CT $130,777 Bristol, CT $130,763 Burlington, CT $130,756 Broad Brook, CT $130,047

Canaan, CT $130,136 Canton, CT $130,636 Canton Center, CT $130,597 Colebrook, CT $130,140 Collinsville, CT $130,626 East Berlin, CT $130,555 East Canaan, CT $130,282 East Glastonbury, CT $130,775

East Granby, CT $130,064 East Hartland, CT $129,731 East Windsor Hill, CT $130,675 Ellington, CT $129,762 Farmington, CT $130,558 Falls Village, CT $130,581 Glastonbury, CT $130,780 Granby, CT $129,797

Berlin, CT $130,545 Lakeville, CT $130,693 Manchester, CT $130,763 Bolton, CT $130,595 New Britain, CT $130,505 New Hartford, CT $130,734 Norfolk, CT $130,461 North Canton, CT $130,499

North Granby, CT $129,415 Pine Meadow, CT $130,617 Plainville, CT $130,555 Barkhamsted, CT $130,355 Poquonock, CT $130,675 Riverton, CT $130,195 Vernon Rockville, CT $130,417 Rocky Hill, CT $130,633

Salisbury, CT $129,815 Sharon, CT $131,682 Simsbury, CT $130,584 Somers, CT $128,695 Somersville, CT $128,670 South Glastonbury, CT $130,745 South Windsor, CT $130,725 North Windham, CT $130,420

Pomfret Center, CT $130,282 Putnam, CT $130,208 Quinebaug, CT $130,247 Rogers, CT $130,203 Scotland, CT $130,426 South Willington, CT $130,097 South Windham, CT $130,453 South Woodstock, CT $130,269

Storrs Mansfield, CT $130,348 Thompson, CT $130,234 Ashford, CT $130,121 Willington, CT $130,080 Windham, CT $130,433 Woodstock, CT $130,231 Woodstock Valley, CT $130,178 New London, CT $130,456

Baltic, CT $130,425 Canterbury, CT $130,370 Central Village, CT $130,267 East Lyme, CT $130,498 Bozrah, CT $130,440 Gales Ferry, CT $130,447 Gilman, CT $130,466 Mashantucket, CT $130,433

Ledyard, CT $130,445 Groton, CT $130,455 Hanover, CT $130,424 Jewett City, CT $130,417 Montville, CT $130,452 Moosup, CT $130,204 Mystic, CT $130,448 Niantic, CT $130,491

North Stonington, CT $130,385 Norwich, CT $130,419 Preston, CT $130,419 Oakdale, CT $130,487 Old Lyme, CT $130,740 Stafford, CT $129,547 Stafford Springs, CT $129,611 Staffordville, CT $129,424

Suffield, CT $128,572 Taconic, CT $130,291 Tariffville, CT $130,353 Enfield, CT $128,544 Tolland, CT $130,032 Unionville, CT $130,668 East Windsor, CT $129,878 Weatogue, CT $130,705

West Granby, CT $130,075 West Hartland, CT $129,779 West Simsbury, CT $130,567 West Suffield, CT $128,594 Winchester Center, CT $130,581 Windsor Locks, CT $129,882 Winsted, CT $130,569 Hartford, CT $130,890

West Hartford, CT $130,778 East Hartford, CT $130,880 Wethersfield, CT $130,772 Newington, CT $130,531 Plainfield, CT $130,323 Quaker Hill, CT $130,456 South Lyme, CT $130,577 Sterling, CT $130,080

Stonington, CT $130,422 Pawcatuck, CT $130,352 Taftville, CT $130,419 Uncasville, CT $130,447 Versailles, CT $130,411 Voluntown, CT $130,317 Waterford, CT $130,458 Wauregan, CT $130,257

West Mystic, CT $130,451 Yantic, CT $130,427 Ansonia, CT $133,057 Beacon Falls, CT $132,702 Botsford, CT $135,148 Branford, CT $131,808 Cheshire, CT $131,565 Centerbrook, CT $131,145

Chester, CT $131,145 Clinton, CT $131,716 Cobalt, CT $130,788 Colchester, CT $130,662 Cromwell, CT $130,627 Deep River, CT $131,222 Derby, CT $133,664 Killingworth, CT $131,551

Salem, CT $130,564 Durham, CT $131,229 East Haddam, CT $130,853 East Hampton, CT $130,829 Essex, CT $131,030 Guilford, CT $131,926 Haddam, CT $131,103 Hadlyme, CT $130,922

Hawleyville, CT $134,808 Higganum, CT $131,135 Ivoryton, CT $131,171 Madison, CT $131,766 Marion, CT $131,204 Marlborough, CT $130,747 Meriden, CT $130,854 Middlefield, CT $130,951

Middle Haddam, CT $130,879 Middletown, CT $130,798 Milford, CT $135,535 Milldale, CT $130,992 Monroe, CT $136,888 Moodus, CT $130,887 Newtown, CT $135,071 North Branford, CT $131,769

Northford, CT $131,748 North Haven, CT $131,649 North Westchester, CT $130,649 Old Saybrook, CT $131,082 Orange, CT $132,258 Oxford, CT $133,749 Plantsville, CT $130,984 Portland, CT $130,731

Rockfall, CT $130,804 Sandy Hook, CT $134,953 Seymour, CT $133,127 Shelton, CT $136,461 South Britain, CT $134,240 Southbury, CT $134,194 Southington, CT $130,644 Stevenson, CT $137,178

Wallingford, CT $131,521 Stratford, CT $139,072 Westbrook, CT $131,410 New Haven, CT $131,460 East Haven, CT $131,522 Hamden, CT $131,638 West Haven, CT $131,575 Bethany, CT $132,135

Woodbridge, CT $131,852 Willimantic, CT $130,455 Abington, CT $130,265 Amston, CT $130,591 Andover, CT $130,534 Ballouville, CT $130,152 Brooklyn, CT $130,264 Chaplin, CT $130,375

Columbia, CT $130,546 Coventry, CT $130,464 Danielson, CT $130,109 Dayville, CT $130,115 Eastford, CT $130,207 East Killingly, CT $129,984 East Woodstock, CT $130,254 Fabyan, CT $130,255

Grosvenor Dale, CT $130,256 Hampton, CT $130,332 Hebron, CT $130,615 Lebanon, CT $130,499 Mansfield Center, CT $130,385 Mansfield Depot, CT $130,390 North Franklin, CT $130,440 North Grosvenordale, CT $130,265

Pomfret, CT $130,273 Bridgeport, CT $139,434 Trumbull, CT $138,685 Easton, CT $138,607 Waterbury, CT $131,991 Prospect, CT $131,958 Wolcott, CT $131,225 Bantam, CT $132,464

Bethlehem, CT $132,755 Cornwall, CT $131,833 Cornwall Bridge, CT $132,598 Gaylordsville, CT $133,800 Goshen, CT $131,499 Kent, CT $132,864 Lakeside, CT $132,610 Litchfield, CT $131,989

Middlebury, CT $132,913 Morris, CT $132,394 Naugatuck, CT $132,582 New Milford, CT $134,203 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $133,101 Northfield, CT $131,547 Oakville, CT $132,084 Pequabuck, CT $131,072

Plymouth, CT $131,503 Roxbury, CT $134,104 Sherman, CT $134,359 South Kent, CT $133,170 Terryville, CT $131,171 Thomaston, CT $131,704 Torrington, CT $131,128 Harwinton, CT $131,164

Washington, CT $133,384 Washington Depot, CT $133,472 Watertown, CT $132,268 West Cornwall, CT $131,431 Woodbury, CT $133,304 Bethel, CT $134,964 Brookfield, CT $134,750 Cos Cob, CT $140,630

Danbury, CT $134,770 New Fairfield, CT $134,771 Darien, CT $140,589 Fairfield, CT $139,351 Georgetown, CT $138,238 Greenwich, CT $140,525 Greens Farms, CT $139,271 New Canaan, CT $140,001

Norwalk, CT $140,092 Old Greenwich, CT $140,631 Redding Center, CT $136,922 Redding Ridge, CT $136,922 Ridgefield, CT $135,717 Riverside, CT $140,624 Westport, CT $139,272 Weston, CT $138,700

Southport, CT $139,319 Redding, CT $136,615 Wilton, CT $138,840 Stamford, CT $140,664 Bridgewater, CT $134,561

Category Development Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Category Development Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 105% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Category Development Manager positions in Transportation or MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Category Development Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Category Development Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$172,318	$83.0	30%
Biotechnology	$165,690	$80.0	25%
Internet	$159,062	$76.0	20%
MFG Nondurable	$152,435	$73.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$145,807	$70.0	10%

Category Development Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Category Development 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 September 01, 2026

$117,367

Average $132,552/year

$143,667

$9,781

Average $11,046/month

$11,972

$2,257

Average $2,549/week

$2,763

$56

Average $64/hour

$69

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$143,667	$11,972	$2,763	$69
Average	$132,552	$11,046	$2,549	$64
25th Percentile	$117,367	$9,781	$2,257	$56

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