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

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 $143,195, a Category Management Supervisor (10+ years)earns $97,045, a Category Development Manager (10+ years)earns $111,478, a Category Management Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $128,398, a Category Management Director (10+ years)earns $157,764,

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 $137,315, California $136,794, Massachusetts $134,971. 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: SVP of Category: $280,770; Category Directory: $181,500; Category Senior Manager: $147,690; Chain Category Manager: $132,232; Category Sales Manager: $130,812.

Category Development Manager Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Category Development Manager make in Mississippi?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Development Manager in Mississippi is $110,601 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $128,369
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $97,964 to $119,902
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,459

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Category Development Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,902	$9,992	$2,306	$58
Average	$110,601	$9,217	$2,127	$53
25th Percentile	$97,964	$8,164	$1,884	$47

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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): $143,195
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,045
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,478
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,398
Expert (over 8 years): $157,764

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Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$143,195
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$97,045
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$111,478
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$128,398
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$157,764

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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: $137,315.
California: $136,794.
Massachusetts: $134,971.

District of Columbia $137,315 California $136,794 Massachusetts $134,971 Washington $134,475 New Jersey $134,425 Alaska $134,252 Connecticut $132,540 New York $131,846

Hawaii $129,626 Rhode Island $128,584 Maryland $127,877 Minnesota $126,910 Colorado $126,538 Illinois $126,414 Oregon $125,942 Delaware $125,595

New Hampshire $125,377 Virginia $124,888 Pennsylvania $123,462 Nevada $122,743 North Dakota $122,507 Michigan $122,135 Wisconsin $121,998 Vermont $121,726

Texas $120,969 Maine $120,920 Arizona $120,845 Ohio $120,758 Georgia $119,617 Indiana $119,047 Wyoming $118,935 Utah $118,762

Iowa $118,687 Kansas $118,092 Louisiana $117,918 North Carolina $117,856 Missouri $117,831 Florida $117,348 Montana $117,087 Nebraska $116,839

Kentucky $116,703 South Carolina $116,207 Tennessee $115,897 Idaho $115,773 New Mexico $114,867 Oklahoma $114,669 Alabama $113,937 South Dakota $112,709

Arkansas $112,040 West Virginia $111,680 Mississippi $110,601

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:

Hillsboro: $108,535
Holly Bluff: $107,603
Kosciusko: $107,575

Hillsboro, MS $108,535 Holly Bluff, MS $107,603 Kosciusko, MS $107,575 Lake, MS $108,175 Lena, MS $108,602 Lexington, MS $107,385 Lorman, MS $107,653 Louise, MS $108,741

Ludlow, MS $108,840 Mc Adams, MS $107,478 Mc Cool, MS $107,358 Madden, MS $107,897 Madison, MS $109,830 Magee, MS $108,669 Mayersville, MS $108,248 Mendenhall, MS $109,055

Midnight, MS $108,743 Mize, MS $108,227 Morton, MS $109,093 Mount Olive, MS $108,233 Natchez, MS $107,931 Newhebron, MS $108,537 Pattison, MS $108,169 Pelahatchie, MS $109,440

Pickens, MS $108,248 Piney Woods, MS $109,620 Pinola, MS $108,989 Port Gibson, MS $108,150 Puckett, MS $109,198 Pulaski, MS $108,573 Raleigh, MS $108,282 Raymond, MS $109,789

Redwood, MS $108,307 Ridgeland, MS $110,111 Rolling Fork, MS $108,325 Sallis, MS $107,663 Sandhill, MS $109,692 Satartia, MS $108,859 Sharon, MS $108,973 Sibley, MS $108,193

Silver City, MS $108,138 Star, MS $109,770 Taylorsville, MS $107,953 Tchula, MS $107,476 Terry, MS $109,823 Thomastown, MS $107,906 Tinsley, MS $108,763 Tougaloo, MS $110,189

Utica, MS $109,182 Vaiden, MS $107,168 Valley Park, MS $107,808 Vaughan, MS $108,465 Vicksburg, MS $108,677 Walnut Grove, MS $108,103 Washington, MS $107,885 Wesson, MS $108,623

West, MS $107,155 Whitfield, MS $110,179 Yazoo City, MS $108,312 Jackson, MS $110,266 Pearl, MS $110,258 Richland, MS $110,266 Flowood, MS $110,235 Byram, MS $110,131

Lula, MS $109,697 Lyon, MS $107,656 Marks, MS $108,384 Michigan City, MS $110,513 Mount Pleasant, MS $113,169 Myrtle, MS $108,515 Nesbit, MS $115,041 New Albany, MS $108,322

Olive Branch, MS $114,872 Oxford, MS $108,695 Pope, MS $108,013 Potts Camp, MS $109,708 Red Banks, MS $113,114 Ripley, MS $108,181 Robinsonville, MS $113,487 Sarah, MS $111,864

Sardis, MS $109,904 Senatobia, MS $112,005 Sherard, MS $107,422 Sledge, MS $109,515 Southaven, MS $115,714 Taylor, MS $108,527 Tiplersville, MS $108,370 Tula, MS $107,921

Tunica, MS $112,160 University, MS $109,463 Victoria, MS $112,974 Walls, MS $115,465 Walnut, MS $108,408 Waterford, MS $110,109 Greenville, MS $110,254 Alligator, MS $107,080

Anguilla, MS $109,105 Arcola, MS $110,254 Avon, MS $110,254 Benoit, MS $109,223 Beulah, MS $108,215 Boyle, MS $108,733 Chatham, MS $110,064 Cleveland, MS $108,339

Doddsville, MS $107,741 Drew, MS $107,166 Parchman, MS $107,281 Dublin, MS $106,889 Duncan, MS $107,022 Glen Allan, MS $109,735 Grace, MS $109,467 Gunnison, MS $107,336

Hollandale, MS $110,254 Holly Ridge, MS $109,296 Indianola, MS $109,368 Inverness, MS $109,155 Isola, MS $109,401 Leland, MS $110,254 Merigold, MS $107,755 Metcalfe, MS $110,254

Moorhead, MS $108,310 Mound Bayou, MS $107,657 Pace, MS $108,292 Panther Burn, MS $109,774 Rena Lara, MS $107,048 Rome, MS $107,069 Rosedale, MS $108,035 Ruleville, MS $107,682

Scott, MS $109,599 Shaw, MS $109,063 Shelby, MS $107,400 Stoneville, MS $110,254 Sunflower, MS $108,107 Wayside, MS $110,254 Winstonville, MS $107,953 Winterville, MS $110,254

Tupelo, MS $108,818 Algoma, MS $108,518 Amory, MS $106,981 Baldwyn, MS $108,251 Becker, MS $106,706 Belden, MS $108,629 Belmont, MS $107,825 Blue Springs, MS $108,323

Booneville, MS $108,186 Burnsville, MS $108,101 Corinth, MS $108,510 Dennis, MS $107,703 Derma, MS $108,422 Ecru, MS $108,412 Fulton, MS $108,253 Gattman, MS $106,552

Glen, MS $108,209 Abbeville, MS $109,324 Arkabutla, MS $113,060 Ashland, MS $109,738 Batesville, MS $109,015 Belen, MS $108,051 Blue Mountain, MS $108,431 Byhalia, MS $113,615

Clarksdale, MS $107,343 Coahoma, MS $108,449 Coldwater, MS $113,238 Como, MS $110,527 Courtland, MS $108,448 Crenshaw, MS $109,954 Crowder, MS $108,072 Darling, MS $108,973

Dumas, MS $108,109 Dundee, MS $109,764 Etta, MS $108,398 Falcon, MS $109,234 Falkner, MS $108,914 Farrell, MS $107,658 Friars Point, MS $108,511 Hernando, MS $114,081

Hickory Flat, MS $109,223 Holly Springs, MS $110,988 Horn Lake, MS $115,589 Independence, MS $112,795 Jonestown, MS $108,547 Lake Cormorant, MS $114,980 Lamar, MS $111,046 Stennis Space Center, MS $110,178

Diamondhead, MS $109,250 Biloxi, MS $109,919 Diberville, MS $109,858 Escatawpa, MS $109,322 Gautier, MS $109,303 Hurley, MS $109,614 Kiln, MS $109,361 Lakeshore, MS $110,261

Long Beach, MS $109,115 Mc Henry, MS $108,811 Moss Point, MS $109,412 Ocean Springs, MS $109,466 Vancleave, MS $109,196 Pascagoula, MS $109,410 Pass Christian, MS $109,119 Pearlington, MS $111,689

Perkinston, MS $108,790 Saucier, MS $109,138 Waveland, MS $109,422 Wiggins, MS $108,420 Brookhaven, MS $108,604 Bogue Chitto, MS $108,051 Bude, MS $108,064 Centreville, MS $111,243

Chatawa, MS $109,041 Crosby, MS $108,701 Fernwood, MS $108,529 Gloster, MS $109,441 Jayess, MS $107,692 Kokomo, MS $107,742 Liberty, MS $109,743 Mc Call Creek, MS $107,963

Mccomb, MS $108,092 Magnolia, MS $108,654 Meadville, MS $107,641 Monticello, MS $108,334 Oak Vale, MS $107,787 Osyka, MS $109,408 Roxie, MS $107,579 Ruth, MS $107,856

Silver Creek, MS $108,237 Smithdale, MS $107,894 Sontag, MS $108,371 Summit, MS $107,852 Tylertown, MS $107,829 Union Church, MS $108,067 Woodville, MS $109,858 Columbus, MS $105,747

Aberdeen, MS $106,460 Ackerman, MS $107,405 Artesia, MS $105,902 Bellefontaine, MS $107,569 Brooksville, MS $106,307 Caledonia, MS $106,216 Cedarbluff, MS $106,474 Crawford, MS $106,061

Eupora, MS $107,539 French Camp, MS $107,377 Hamilton, MS $106,014 Kilmichael, MS $107,323 Maben, MS $107,116 Mantee, MS $107,259 Mathiston, MS $107,308 Mayhew, MS $105,754

Montpelier, MS $106,853 Pheba, MS $106,750 Prairie, MS $106,448 Starkville, MS $106,337 Mississippi State, MS $106,250 Steens, MS $105,805 Stewart, MS $107,338 Sturgis, MS $107,057

Walthall, MS $107,747 Weir, MS $107,509 West Point, MS $105,956 Woodland, MS $107,321 Thaxton, MS $108,126 Tishomingo, MS $107,618 Toccopola, MS $108,136 Trebloc, MS $106,967

Tremont, MS $108,007 Van Vleet, MS $107,797 Vardaman, MS $107,926 Verona, MS $108,794 Wheeler, MS $108,198 Grenada, MS $107,375 Banner, MS $107,839 Big Creek, MS $107,555

Bruce, MS $107,907 Calhoun City, MS $107,776 Carrollton, MS $106,868 Cascilla, MS $107,001 Charleston, MS $107,148 Coffeeville, MS $107,440 Coila, MS $106,879 Cruger, MS $107,125

Duck Hill, MS $107,288 Elliott, MS $107,408 Enid, MS $107,456 Glendora, MS $106,827 Gore Springs, MS $107,483 Greenwood, MS $106,838 Holcomb, MS $106,863 Itta Bena, MS $107,626

Mc Carley, MS $107,007 Minter City, MS $106,611 Money, MS $106,754 Morgan City, MS $107,816 North Carrollton, MS $107,446 Oakland, MS $107,333 Paris, MS $107,842 Philipp, MS $106,528

Pittsboro, MS $107,933 Schlater, MS $106,822 Scobey, MS $107,161 Sidon, MS $107,093 Slate Spring, MS $107,706 Sumner, MS $107,145 Swan Lake, MS $106,864 Swiftown, MS $108,100

Tie Plant, MS $107,379 Tillatoba, MS $107,213 Tippo, MS $106,694 Tutwiler, MS $107,089 Vance, MS $106,918 Water Valley, MS $107,730 Webb, MS $106,997 Winona, MS $107,287

Belzoni, MS $108,611 Benton, MS $108,443 Bentonia, MS $109,218 Bolton, MS $109,668 Brandon, MS $109,676 Braxton, MS $109,492 Camden, MS $108,163 Canton, MS $109,284

Carthage, MS $107,956 Cary, MS $108,438 Clinton, MS $110,014 Conehatta, MS $107,954 Crystal Springs, MS $109,446 Delta City, MS $109,766 D Lo, MS $109,265 Durant, MS $107,492

Edwards, MS $109,383 Ethel, MS $107,348 Fayette, MS $107,699 Flora, MS $109,618 Pocahontas, MS $110,153 Florence, MS $109,898 Meridian, MS $107,742 Bailey, MS $107,597

Buckatunna, MS $107,690 Chunky, MS $107,497 Clara, MS $107,613 Collinsville, MS $107,654 Daleville, MS $107,493 Decatur, MS $107,656 De Kalb, MS $107,517 Enterprise, MS $107,496

Hickory, MS $107,515 Lauderdale, MS $107,625 Lawrence, MS $107,885 Little Rock, MS $107,538 Louin, MS $107,719 Louisville, MS $107,512 Macon, MS $107,783 Marion, MS $107,974

Newton, MS $107,680 Noxapater, MS $107,563 Pachuta, MS $107,434 Paulding, MS $107,411 Philadelphia, MS $107,652 Porterville, MS $107,497 Preston, MS $107,529 Quitman, MS $107,572

Rose Hill, MS $107,350 Scooba, MS $107,746 Sebastopol, MS $108,216 Shubuta, MS $107,481 Shuqualak, MS $107,729 State Line, MS $107,891 Stonewall, MS $107,618 Toomsuba, MS $107,648

Union, MS $107,587 Vossburg, MS $107,456 Waynesboro, MS $107,621 Hattiesburg, MS $107,869 Bassfield, MS $107,788 Bay Springs, MS $107,799 Beaumont, MS $107,747 Brooklyn, MS $107,968

Carriere, MS $109,867 Carson, MS $107,837 Collins, MS $107,935 Columbia, MS $107,776 Eastabuchie, MS $107,665 Ellisville, MS $107,704 Heidelberg, MS $107,532 Laurel, MS $108,038

Leakesville, MS $108,580 Lucedale, MS $109,425 Lumberton, MS $108,261 Mc Lain, MS $108,168 Mc Neill, MS $109,732 Moselle, MS $107,667 Moss, MS $107,602 Neely, MS $107,971

New Augusta, MS $107,529 Nicholson, MS $110,411 Ovett, MS $107,523 Petal, MS $107,832 Picayune, MS $110,308 Poplarville, MS $109,017 Prentiss, MS $108,174 Purvis, MS $107,835

Richton, MS $107,507 Sandersville, MS $107,718 Sandy Hook, MS $107,817 Seminary, MS $107,643 Soso, MS $107,625 Stringer, MS $107,687 Sumrall, MS $107,695 Foxworth, MS $107,742

Gulfport, MS $109,051 Bay Saint Louis, MS $110,055 Plantersville, MS $108,196 Pontotoc, MS $108,491 Randolph, MS $108,088 Rienzi, MS $108,198 Saltillo, MS $108,536 Shannon, MS $108,233

Sherman, MS $108,664 Smithville, MS $107,649 Golden, MS $107,835 Greenwood Springs, MS $106,900 Guntown, MS $108,360 Houlka, MS $108,242 Houston, MS $107,659 Iuka, MS $107,711

Mantachie, MS $108,372 Marietta, MS $108,056 Mooreville, MS $108,576 Nettleton, MS $107,806 New Site, MS $107,823 Okolona, MS $107,560 Lambert, MS $107,214 Forest, MS $108,472

Gallman, MS $109,149 Georgetown, MS $109,216 Goodman, MS $108,051 Harperville, MS $108,386 Harriston, MS $107,747 Harrisville, MS $109,393 Hazlehurst, MS $108,723 Hermanville, MS $108,370

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 May 01, 2026

$97,964

Average $110,601/year

$119,902

$8,164

Average $9,217/month

$9,992

$1,884

Average $2,127/week

$2,306

$47

Average $53/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,902	$9,992	$2,306	$58
Average	$110,601	$9,217	$2,127	$53
25th Percentile	$97,964	$8,164	$1,884	$47

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