What are the main factors that influence a Category Management'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 Management?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Category Management roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Category Management's salary?

A Category Management's salary grows with experience: a Category Management (2-4 years)earns $104,391, a Human Factors Researcher III (4-7 years)earns $117,391, a Human Factors Researcher IV (7+ years)earns $141,336, a Human Factors Researcher V (7-10 years)earns $166,803, a Human Factors Research Manager (10+ years)earns $158,824,

What are the highest paying states for a Category Management?

Category Management salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Category Management roles are District of Columbia $107,579, California $107,171, Massachusetts $105,743. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Category Management roles make?

Salaries for Category Management level roles vary by specialization: Head of Category Management: $281,000; SVP of Category Management & Insights: $280,990; SVP of Category Management: $280,933; VP of Category Management & Insights: $217,990; VP of Category Management: $217,985.

Category Management Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Category Management make in Connecticut?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Management in Connecticut is $103,839 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $122,184
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $95,878 to $113,441
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $88,630

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Category Management Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,441	$9,453	$2,182	$55
Average	$103,839	$8,653	$1,997	$50
25th Percentile	$95,878	$7,990	$1,844	$46

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Key Factors That Influence Category Management Salaries

A Category Management'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 Management Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Category Management'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): $104,391
Early Career (1-2 years): $117,391
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $141,336
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $166,803
Expert (over 8 years): $158,824

Levels	Salary
Category ... Level Category Management	$104,391
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$117,391
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$141,336
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$166,803
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$158,824

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

District of Columbia: $107,579.
California: $107,171.
Massachusetts: $105,743.

District of Columbia $107,579 California $107,171 Massachusetts $105,743 Washington $105,354 New Jersey $105,315 Alaska $105,179 Connecticut $103,839 New York $103,294

Hawaii $101,555 Rhode Island $100,739 Maryland $100,185 Minnesota $99,427 Colorado $99,136 Illinois $99,039 Oregon $98,669 Delaware $98,397

New Hampshire $98,226 Virginia $97,844 Pennsylvania $96,726 Nevada $96,163 North Dakota $95,978 Michigan $95,687 Wisconsin $95,580 Vermont $95,366

Texas $94,773 Maine $94,734 Arizona $94,676 Ohio $94,608 Georgia $93,714 Indiana $93,267 Wyoming $93,180 Utah $93,044

Iowa $92,985 Kansas $92,519 Louisiana $92,383 North Carolina $92,334 Missouri $92,315 Florida $91,936 Montana $91,732 Nebraska $91,538

Kentucky $91,431 South Carolina $91,042 Tennessee $90,799 Idaho $90,702 New Mexico $89,993 Oklahoma $89,837 Alabama $89,264 South Dakota $88,302

Arkansas $87,777 West Virginia $87,496 Mississippi $86,650

Top Paying Cities for Category Managements

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: $102,192
Oneco: $101,928
Avon: $102,387

Old Mystic, CT $102,192 Oneco, CT $101,928 Avon, CT $102,387 Bloomfield, CT $102,445 Windsor, CT $102,448 Bristol, CT $102,437 Burlington, CT $102,432 Broad Brook, CT $101,876

Canaan, CT $101,946 Canton, CT $102,337 Canton Center, CT $102,307 Colebrook, CT $101,949 Collinsville, CT $102,330 East Berlin, CT $102,274 East Canaan, CT $102,060 East Glastonbury, CT $102,446

East Granby, CT $101,889 East Hartland, CT $101,629 East Windsor Hill, CT $102,368 Ellington, CT $101,653 Farmington, CT $102,276 Falls Village, CT $102,295 Glastonbury, CT $102,450 Granby, CT $101,681

Berlin, CT $102,266 Lakeville, CT $102,382 Manchester, CT $102,437 Bolton, CT $102,305 New Britain, CT $102,235 New Hartford, CT $102,414 Norfolk, CT $102,200 North Canton, CT $102,230

North Granby, CT $101,381 Pine Meadow, CT $102,323 Plainville, CT $102,274 Barkhamsted, CT $102,118 Poquonock, CT $102,368 Riverton, CT $101,992 Vernon Rockville, CT $102,166 Rocky Hill, CT $102,335

Salisbury, CT $101,694 Sharon, CT $103,157 Simsbury, CT $102,297 Somers, CT $100,817 Somersville, CT $100,797 South Glastonbury, CT $102,423 South Windsor, CT $102,407 North Windham, CT $102,168

Pomfret Center, CT $102,060 Putnam, CT $102,002 Quinebaug, CT $102,033 Rogers, CT $101,998 Scotland, CT $102,173 South Willington, CT $101,916 South Windham, CT $102,195 South Woodstock, CT $102,050

Storrs Mansfield, CT $102,112 Thompson, CT $102,023 Ashford, CT $101,934 Willington, CT $101,902 Windham, CT $102,179 Woodstock, CT $102,021 Woodstock Valley, CT $101,979 New London, CT $102,196

Baltic, CT $102,172 Canterbury, CT $102,129 Central Village, CT $102,049 East Lyme, CT $102,229 Bozrah, CT $102,184 Gales Ferry, CT $102,190 Gilman, CT $102,204 Mashantucket, CT $102,179

Ledyard, CT $102,188 Groton, CT $102,195 Hanover, CT $102,171 Jewett City, CT $102,166 Montville, CT $102,194 Moosup, CT $101,999 Mystic, CT $102,191 Niantic, CT $102,224

North Stonington, CT $102,141 Norwich, CT $102,167 Preston, CT $102,167 Oakdale, CT $102,221 Old Lyme, CT $102,419 Stafford, CT $101,484 Stafford Springs, CT $101,535 Staffordville, CT $101,388

Suffield, CT $100,721 Taconic, CT $102,067 Tariffville, CT $102,116 Enfield, CT $100,699 Tolland, CT $101,864 Unionville, CT $102,363 East Windsor, CT $101,744 Weatogue, CT $102,392

West Granby, CT $101,898 West Hartland, CT $101,666 West Simsbury, CT $102,284 West Suffield, CT $100,738 Winchester Center, CT $102,295 Windsor Locks, CT $101,747 Winsted, CT $102,285 Hartford, CT $102,537

West Hartford, CT $102,449 East Hartford, CT $102,529 Wethersfield, CT $102,444 Newington, CT $102,256 Plainfield, CT $102,092 Quaker Hill, CT $102,196 South Lyme, CT $102,292 Sterling, CT $101,902

Stonington, CT $102,170 Pawcatuck, CT $102,115 Taftville, CT $102,167 Uncasville, CT $102,190 Versailles, CT $102,161 Voluntown, CT $102,088 Waterford, CT $102,198 Wauregan, CT $102,041

West Mystic, CT $102,193 Yantic, CT $102,174 Ansonia, CT $104,234 Beacon Falls, CT $103,956 Botsford, CT $105,872 Branford, CT $103,256 Cheshire, CT $103,065 Centerbrook, CT $102,737

Chester, CT $102,737 Clinton, CT $103,184 Cobalt, CT $102,457 Colchester, CT $102,358 Cromwell, CT $102,331 Deep River, CT $102,797 Derby, CT $104,710 Killingworth, CT $103,054

Salem, CT $102,281 Durham, CT $102,802 East Haddam, CT $102,507 East Hampton, CT $102,489 Essex, CT $102,646 Guilford, CT $103,348 Haddam, CT $102,704 Hadlyme, CT $102,562

Hawleyville, CT $105,606 Higganum, CT $102,729 Ivoryton, CT $102,757 Madison, CT $103,223 Marion, CT $102,782 Marlborough, CT $102,425 Meriden, CT $102,508 Middlefield, CT $102,584

Middle Haddam, CT $102,528 Middletown, CT $102,465 Milford, CT $106,175 Milldale, CT $102,616 Monroe, CT $107,235 Moodus, CT $102,535 Newtown, CT $105,812 North Branford, CT $103,225

Northford, CT $103,209 North Haven, CT $103,131 North Westchester, CT $102,348 Old Saybrook, CT $102,687 Orange, CT $103,608 Oxford, CT $104,776 Plantsville, CT $102,610 Portland, CT $102,412

Rockfall, CT $102,469 Sandy Hook, CT $105,720 Seymour, CT $104,289 Shelton, CT $106,901 South Britain, CT $105,161 Southbury, CT $105,125 Southington, CT $102,344 Stevenson, CT $107,463

Wallingford, CT $103,031 Stratford, CT $108,946 Westbrook, CT $102,944 New Haven, CT $102,983 East Haven, CT $103,032 Hamden, CT $103,122 West Haven, CT $103,073 Bethany, CT $103,512

Woodbridge, CT $103,291 Willimantic, CT $102,195 Abington, CT $102,047 Amston, CT $102,302 Andover, CT $102,258 Ballouville, CT $101,958 Brooklyn, CT $102,046 Chaplin, CT $102,133

Columbia, CT $102,267 Coventry, CT $102,203 Danielson, CT $101,924 Dayville, CT $101,929 Eastford, CT $102,001 East Killingly, CT $101,827 East Woodstock, CT $102,038 Fabyan, CT $102,039

Grosvenor Dale, CT $102,040 Hampton, CT $102,099 Hebron, CT $102,321 Lebanon, CT $102,230 Mansfield Center, CT $102,141 Mansfield Depot, CT $102,145 North Franklin, CT $102,184 North Grosvenordale, CT $102,047

Pomfret, CT $102,054 Bridgeport, CT $109,230 Trumbull, CT $108,643 Easton, CT $108,582 Waterbury, CT $103,399 Prospect, CT $103,373 Wolcott, CT $102,799 Bantam, CT $103,770

Bethlehem, CT $103,998 Cornwall, CT $103,275 Cornwall Bridge, CT $103,874 Gaylordsville, CT $104,816 Goshen, CT $103,014 Kent, CT $104,083 Lakeside, CT $103,884 Litchfield, CT $103,397

Middlebury, CT $104,121 Morris, CT $103,715 Naugatuck, CT $103,862 New Milford, CT $105,132 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $104,269 Northfield, CT $103,052 Oakville, CT $103,472 Pequabuck, CT $102,679

Plymouth, CT $103,017 Roxbury, CT $105,054 Sherman, CT $105,254 South Kent, CT $104,322 Terryville, CT $102,757 Thomaston, CT $103,174 Torrington, CT $102,723 Harwinton, CT $102,751

Washington, CT $104,490 Washington Depot, CT $104,559 Watertown, CT $103,616 West Cornwall, CT $102,960 Woodbury, CT $104,427 Bethel, CT $105,728 Brookfield, CT $105,560 Cos Cob, CT $110,167

Danbury, CT $105,576 New Fairfield, CT $105,577 Darien, CT $110,135 Fairfield, CT $109,165 Georgetown, CT $108,292 Greenwich, CT $110,084 Greens Farms, CT $109,102 New Canaan, CT $109,674

Norwalk, CT $109,745 Old Greenwich, CT $110,168 Redding Center, CT $107,262 Redding Ridge, CT $107,262 Ridgefield, CT $106,318 Riverside, CT $110,162 Westport, CT $109,103 Weston, CT $108,655

Southport, CT $109,140 Redding, CT $107,022 Wilton, CT $108,765 Stamford, CT $110,193 Bridgewater, CT $105,413

Category Management Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Category Management roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Category Management positions in Insurance or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Category Management as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Category Management

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$145,374	$70.0	40%
Biotechnology	$134,990	$65.0	30%
Internet	$134,990	$65.0	30%
Business Services	$129,798	$62.0	25%
MFG Nondurable	$124,606	$60.0	20%

Category Management Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Category Management'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 August 01, 2026

$95,878

Average $103,839/year

$113,441

$7,990

Average $8,653/month

$9,453

$1,844

Average $1,997/week

$2,182

$46

Average $50/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,441	$9,453	$2,182	$55
Average	$103,839	$8,653	$1,997	$50
25th Percentile	$95,878	$7,990	$1,844	$46

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