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 $100,719, a Human Factors Researcher III (4-7 years)earns $113,261, a Human Factors Researcher IV (7+ years)earns $136,364, a Human Factors Researcher V (7-10 years)earns $160,934, a Human Factors Research Manager (10+ years)earns $153,236,

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 Maryland

How much does a Category Management make in Maryland?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Management in Maryland is $100,185 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,886
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,505 to $109,450
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,512

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Category Management Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,450	$9,121	$2,105	$53
Average	$100,185	$8,349	$1,927	$48
25th Percentile	$92,505	$7,709	$1,779	$44

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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): $100,719
Early Career (1-2 years): $113,261
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $136,364
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $160,934
Expert (over 8 years): $153,236

Levels	Salary
Category ... Level Category Management	$100,719
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$113,261
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$136,364
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$160,934
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$153,236

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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:

Owings: $103,156
Riverdale: $106,847
College Park: $106,724

Owings, MD $103,156 Riverdale, MD $106,847 College Park, MD $106,724 Fort Washington, MD $106,654 Oxon Hill, MD $106,962 Suitland, MD $106,928 District Heights, MD $106,875 Temple Hills, MD $106,930

Deale, MD $102,678 Dunkirk, MD $103,765 Fort George G Meade, MD $101,384 Friendship, MD $103,005 Fulton, MD $102,732 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $106,567 Savage, MD $101,535 Shady Side, MD $101,868

Galesville, MD $102,317 Greenbelt, MD $106,354 Glenn Dale, MD $105,179 Upper Marlboro, MD $105,281 Harwood, MD $102,710 Highland, MD $102,639 West River, MD $102,730 Tracys Landing, MD $102,803

Hyattsville, MD $106,933 Jessup, MD $101,036 Bethesda, MD $106,964 Glen Echo, MD $106,945 Chevy Chase, MD $106,953 Cabin John, MD $106,922 Olney, MD $104,515 Brookeville, MD $102,564

Poolesville, MD $103,466 Barnesville, MD $102,026 Beallsville, MD $102,214 Boyds, MD $102,996 Dickerson, MD $102,096 Rockville, MD $105,745 Potomac, MD $106,050 Derwood, MD $104,624

Sandy Spring, MD $104,013 Ashton, MD $103,784 Brinklow, MD $103,014 Burtonsville, MD $104,219 Montgomery Village, MD $103,366 Kensington, MD $106,863 Garrett Park, MD $106,737 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $105,898

Silver Spring, MD $106,801 Takoma Park, MD $106,941 Aberdeen, MD $97,955 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $97,935 Abingdon, MD $98,692 Gunpowder, MD $99,286 Arnold, MD $100,444 Baldwin, MD $99,101

Bel Air, MD $98,277 Belcamp, MD $98,420 Benson, MD $97,826 Boring, MD $98,043 Brooklandville, MD $100,066 Butler, MD $98,964 Chase, MD $99,745 Churchville, MD $97,542

Clarksville, MD $101,549 Cockeysville, MD $99,153 Hunt Valley, MD $99,569 Crownsville, MD $101,123 Darlington, MD $96,680 Davidsonville, MD $102,598 Dayton, MD $101,485 Edgewater, MD $101,658

Edgewood, MD $98,992 Ellicott City, MD $100,263 Columbia, MD $101,014 Fallston, MD $98,734 Finksburg, MD $98,768 Forest Hill, MD $97,742 Fork, MD $99,436 Fort Howard, MD $100,064

Freeland, MD $95,778 Gambrills, MD $101,505 Gibson Island, MD $100,119 Glen Arm, MD $99,802 Glen Burnie, MD $100,238 Glyndon, MD $99,279 Hampstead, MD $96,996 Elkridge, MD $100,347

Hanover, MD $100,405 Harmans, MD $100,400 Havre De Grace, MD $97,319 Hydes, MD $99,444 Jarrettsville, MD $97,417 Joppa, MD $99,244 Kingsville, MD $99,464 Lineboro, MD $95,534

Linthicum Heights, MD $100,253 Long Green, MD $99,639 Spencerville, MD $104,065 Clarksburg, MD $101,788 Damascus, MD $100,912 Germantown, MD $103,928 Annapolis, MD $101,220 Cumberland, MD $91,950

Accident, MD $91,796 Barton, MD $92,227 Bittinger, MD $92,055 Bloomington, MD $92,382 Corriganville, MD $91,365 Eckhart Mines, MD $91,871 Ellerslie, MD $91,481 Flintstone, MD $91,972

Friendsville, MD $91,770 Frostburg, MD $91,745 Grantsville, MD $91,748 Kitzmiller, MD $91,755 Lonaconing, MD $92,061 Luke, MD $92,389 Mc Henry, MD $91,805 Midland, MD $92,369

Midlothian, MD $91,757 Mount Savage, MD $91,337 Oakland, MD $91,539 Oldtown, MD $92,097 Pinto, MD $92,267 Rawlings, MD $92,296 Spring Gap, MD $92,209 Swanton, MD $91,986

Westernport, MD $92,385 Easton, MD $99,214 Barclay, MD $98,385 Bethlehem, MD $98,511 Betterton, MD $98,458 Bozman, MD $100,059 Cambridge, MD $98,516 Centreville, MD $99,317

Chester, MD $100,083 Chestertown, MD $98,918 Church Creek, MD $98,360 Church Hill, MD $98,785 Claiborne, MD $100,239 Cordova, MD $98,877 Crapo, MD $97,494 Crocheron, MD $96,790

Crumpton, MD $98,272 Denton, MD $98,361 East New Market, MD $98,123 Federalsburg, MD $98,104 Fishing Creek, MD $97,855 Galena, MD $98,007 Goldsboro, MD $98,172 Grasonville, MD $99,893

Greensboro, MD $98,190 Henderson, MD $98,281 Hillsboro, MD $98,948 Hurlock, MD $98,146 Ingleside, MD $98,463 Kennedyville, MD $98,182 Mcdaniel, MD $100,199 Madison, MD $99,126

Marydel, MD $98,011 Massey, MD $98,030 Millington, MD $98,169 Neavitt, MD $100,184 Newcomb, MD $99,493 Oxford, MD $99,002 Preston, MD $98,475 Price, MD $98,852

Queen Anne, MD $99,111 Queenstown, MD $99,675 Rhodesdale, MD $97,558 Ridgely, MD $98,578 Rock Hall, MD $99,522 Royal Oak, MD $99,309 Saint Michaels, MD $99,982 Secretary, MD $98,497

Sherwood, MD $100,795 Deal Island, MD $96,049 Eden, MD $96,238 Ewell, MD $95,750 Fruitland, MD $96,569 Girdletree, MD $95,530 Hebron, MD $96,478 Linkwood, MD $97,840

Manokin, MD $95,922 Mardela Springs, MD $96,825 Marion Station, MD $95,584 Nanticoke, MD $96,436 Newark, MD $96,034 Ocean City, MD $96,497 Parsonsburg, MD $96,304 Pittsville, MD $96,306

Pocomoke City, MD $95,709 Powellville, MD $96,258 Princess Anne, MD $96,169 Quantico, MD $96,289 Rehobeth, MD $95,556 Sharptown, MD $97,357 Showell, MD $96,304 Snow Hill, MD $95,963

Stockton, MD $95,389 Tyaskin, MD $96,196 Tylerton, MD $95,863 Upper Fairmount, MD $96,156 Vienna, MD $97,031 Westover, MD $95,921 Whaleyville, MD $96,254 Willards, MD $96,292

Delmar, MD $96,547 North East, MD $97,408 Perry Point, MD $97,266 Perryville, MD $97,230 Port Deposit, MD $96,990 Rising Sun, MD $96,673 Warwick, MD $97,985 Cecilton, MD $97,918

Charlestown, MD $97,395 Chesapeake City, MD $97,916 Childs, MD $97,785 Stevensville, MD $100,339 Colora, MD $96,586 Conowingo, MD $96,423 Earleville, MD $97,825 Elk Mills, MD $97,818

Elkton, MD $97,747 Georgetown, MD $97,898 Lutherville Timonium, MD $99,983 Abell, MD $98,988 Accokeek, MD $105,779 Aquasco, MD $103,161 Avenue, MD $99,147 Barstow, MD $101,930

Bel Alton, MD $102,435 Benedict, MD $102,366 Brandywine, MD $104,777 Broomes Island, MD $100,773 Bryans Road, MD $105,573 Bryantown, MD $103,664 Bushwood, MD $99,218 California, MD $99,134

Callaway, MD $98,442 Chaptico, MD $100,161 Charlotte Hall, MD $101,672 Cheltenham, MD $105,758 Clements, MD $100,162 Cobb Island, MD $99,263 Coltons Point, MD $98,797 Compton, MD $99,335

Dameron, MD $97,188 Dowell, MD $99,443 Drayden, MD $97,421 Faulkner, MD $101,887 Great Mills, MD $98,601 Helen, MD $101,098 Hollywood, MD $99,720 Hughesville, MD $102,972

Huntingtown, MD $102,549 Indian Head, MD $103,188 Ironsides, MD $102,772 Issue, MD $99,799 La Plata, MD $103,480 Leonardtown, MD $98,969 Lexington Park, MD $98,299 Loveville, MD $100,006

Lusby, MD $99,628 Marbury, MD $104,015 Mechanicsville, MD $101,077 Morganza, MD $100,486 Mount Victoria, MD $99,331 Nanjemoy, MD $101,563 Newburg, MD $100,545 Park Hall, MD $98,011

Patuxent River, MD $98,529 Piney Point, MD $97,572 Pomfret, MD $104,604 Port Republic, MD $101,322 Port Tobacco, MD $103,098 Prince Frederick, MD $101,937 Ridge, MD $96,757 Rock Point, MD $100,509

Saint Inigoes, MD $97,068 Saint Leonard, MD $100,832 Saint Marys City, MD $97,991 Scotland, MD $96,116 Solomons, MD $99,352 Sunderland, MD $102,753 Tall Timbers, MD $97,697 Valley Lee, MD $97,736

Welcome, MD $102,457 White Plains, MD $104,615 Southern Md Facility, MD $105,892 Annapolis Junction, MD $101,266 Lanham, MD $106,293 Beltsville, MD $106,141 Laurel, MD $103,828 Bladensburg, MD $106,916

Lothian, MD $103,769 Mount Rainier, MD $106,966 North Beach, MD $102,327 Bowie, MD $103,810 Brentwood, MD $106,959 Capitol Heights, MD $106,913 Chesapeake Beach, MD $102,274 Churchton, MD $102,298

Clinton, MD $106,310 Still Pond, MD $98,463 Sudlersville, MD $98,279 Taylors Island, MD $99,152 Templeville, MD $98,016 Tilghman, MD $100,569 Toddville, MD $97,014 Trappe, MD $98,576

Wingate, MD $97,394 Wittman, MD $100,238 Woolford, MD $98,743 Worton, MD $98,802 Wye Mills, MD $99,502 Frederick, MD $98,375 Adamstown, MD $100,420 Big Pool, MD $93,281

Boonsboro, MD $96,604 Braddock Heights, MD $98,325 Brownsville, MD $98,038 Brunswick, MD $98,944 Buckeystown, MD $99,672 Burkittsville, MD $98,196 Cascade, MD $95,724 Cavetown, MD $95,603

Chewsville, MD $95,751 Clear Spring, MD $94,470 Cooksville, MD $100,221 Emmitsburg, MD $96,043 Fairplay, MD $95,983 Funkstown, MD $95,973 Glenelg, MD $101,282 Glenwood, MD $100,786

Hagerstown, MD $95,487 Hancock, MD $92,821 Ijamsville, MD $100,174 Jefferson, MD $99,043 Keedysville, MD $96,910 Keymar, MD $96,861 Knoxville, MD $98,425 Ladiesburg, MD $97,210

Libertytown, MD $98,105 Lisbon, MD $100,234 Little Orleans, MD $92,307 Maugansville, MD $95,140 Middletown, MD $97,964 Monrovia, MD $99,954 Mount Airy, MD $99,354 Myersville, MD $96,691

New Market, MD $98,952 New Midway, MD $97,207 New Windsor, MD $98,086 Point Of Rocks, MD $100,230 Rocky Ridge, MD $96,561 Rohrersville, MD $97,571 Sabillasville, MD $95,854 Saint James, MD $95,997

Sharpsburg, MD $96,766 Smithsburg, MD $95,689 Sykesville, MD $99,611 Taneytown, MD $96,273 Thurmont, MD $96,670 Tuscarora, MD $100,613 Union Bridge, MD $97,688 Unionville, MD $98,160

Walkersville, MD $97,813 West Friendship, MD $100,441 Williamsport, MD $95,591 Woodbine, MD $100,223 Woodsboro, MD $97,348 Salisbury, MD $96,548 Allen, MD $96,416 Berlin, MD $96,314

Bishopville, MD $96,337 Bivalve, MD $96,690 Manchester, MD $95,829 Marriottsville, MD $100,009 Maryland Line, MD $95,534 Mayo, MD $101,434 Millersville, MD $100,607 Monkton, MD $98,240

Odenton, MD $101,624 Crofton, MD $102,205 Owings Mills, MD $99,810 Parkton, MD $96,733 Pasadena, MD $100,146 Perry Hall, MD $99,875 Perryman, MD $98,211 Phoenix, MD $99,350

Pylesville, MD $96,156 Randallstown, MD $99,965 Reisterstown, MD $99,574 Riderwood, MD $100,175 Riva, MD $101,822 Severn, MD $100,591 Severna Park, MD $100,455 Simpsonville, MD $101,435

Sparks Glencoe, MD $98,545 Crisfield, MD $95,820 Stevenson, MD $100,030 Dhs, MD $105,805 Waldorf, MD $104,555 Street, MD $96,594 Upperco, MD $97,961 Upper Falls, MD $99,562

Westminster, MD $97,965 Whiteford, MD $96,118 White Hall, MD $96,603 White Marsh, MD $99,783 Woodstock, MD $100,055 Baltimore, MD $100,185 Towson, MD $100,174 Gwynn Oak, MD $100,207

Pikesville, MD $100,136 Sparrows Point, MD $100,077 Middle River, MD $99,870 Essex, MD $100,106 Dundalk, MD $100,202 Brooklyn, MD $100,204 Curtis Bay, MD $100,224 Halethorpe, MD $100,216

Catonsville, MD $100,266 Parkville, MD $100,158 Nottingham, MD $100,056 Rosedale, MD $100,184 Windsor Mill, MD $100,153 Gaithersburg, MD $104,404 Washington Grove, MD $104,458

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	$140,259	$67.0	40%
Biotechnology	$130,241	$63.0	30%
Internet	$130,241	$63.0	30%
Business Services	$125,231	$60.0	25%
MFG Nondurable	$120,222	$58.0	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

$92,505

Average $100,185/year

$109,450

$7,709

Average $8,349/month

$9,121

$1,779

Average $1,927/week

$2,105

$44

Average $48/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,450	$9,121	$2,105	$53
Average	$100,185	$8,349	$1,927	$48
25th Percentile	$92,505	$7,709	$1,779	$44

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