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 $99,182, a Human Factors Researcher III (4-7 years)earns $111,546, a Human Factors Researcher IV (7+ years)earns $134,294, a Human Factors Researcher V (7-10 years)earns $158,502, a Human Factors Research Manager (10+ years)earns $150,912,

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 $107,565, California $107,157, Massachusetts $105,729. 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: $280,900; SVP of Category Management & Insights: $280,890; SVP of Category Management: $280,878; VP of Category Management & Insights: $217,990; VP of Category Management: $217,990.

Category Management Salary in Oregon

How much does a Category Management make in Oregon?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Management in Oregon is $98,657 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $116,081
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,095 to $107,777
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,211

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Category Management Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,777	$8,981	$2,073	$52
Average	$98,657	$8,221	$1,897	$47
25th Percentile	$91,095	$7,591	$1,752	$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): $99,182
Early Career (1-2 years): $111,546
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $134,294
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $158,502
Expert (over 8 years): $150,912

Levels	Salary
Category ... Level Category Management	$99,182
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$111,546
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$134,294
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$158,502
Human Fac... Level Category Management	$150,912

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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: $107,565.
California: $107,157.
Massachusetts: $105,729.

District of Columbia $107,565 California $107,157 Massachusetts $105,729 Washington $105,341 New Jersey $105,302 Alaska $105,166 Connecticut $103,825 New York $103,281

Hawaii $101,542 Rhode Island $100,726 Maryland $100,172 Minnesota $99,414 Colorado $99,123 Illinois $99,026 Oregon $98,657 Delaware $98,385

New Hampshire $98,214 Virginia $97,831 Pennsylvania $96,714 Nevada $96,150 North Dakota $95,966 Michigan $95,674 Wisconsin $95,567 Vermont $95,354

Texas $94,761 Maine $94,722 Arizona $94,664 Ohio $94,596 Georgia $93,702 Indiana $93,255 Wyoming $93,168 Utah $93,032

Iowa $92,973 Kansas $92,507 Louisiana $92,371 North Carolina $92,322 Missouri $92,303 Florida $91,924 Montana $91,720 Nebraska $91,526

Kentucky $91,419 South Carolina $91,030 Tennessee $90,787 Idaho $90,690 New Mexico $89,981 Oklahoma $89,826 Alabama $89,252 South Dakota $88,291

Arkansas $87,766 West Virginia $87,484 Mississippi $86,639

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:

Antelope: $93,902
Aurora: $99,596
Beaverton: $101,602

Antelope, OR $93,902 Aurora, OR $99,596 Beaverton, OR $101,602 Beavercreek, OR $99,940 Boring, OR $100,586 Bridal Veil, OR $100,431 Brightwood, OR $98,865 Canby, OR $99,662

Cascade Locks, OR $97,449 Clackamas, OR $101,564 Clatskanie, OR $97,269 Colton, OR $98,893 Columbia City, OR $99,785 Corbett, OR $99,938 Donald, OR $99,064 Dufur, OR $94,414

Eagle Creek, OR $100,154 Estacada, OR $98,651 Fairview, OR $101,390 Gervais, OR $98,013 Gladstone, OR $101,528 Government Camp, OR $97,067 Grass Valley, OR $94,113 Gresham, OR $101,358

Hood River, OR $96,892 Hubbard, OR $98,559 Kent, OR $93,901 Lake Oswego, OR $101,774 Marylhurst, OR $101,643 Maupin, OR $94,013 Molalla, OR $98,069 Moro, OR $94,311

Mosier, OR $95,894 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $96,533 Mulino, OR $99,546 Odell, OR $96,671 Oregon City, OR $100,818 Rainier, OR $98,683 Rhododendron, OR $97,954 Rufus, OR $94,604

Saint Helens, OR $99,467 Warren, OR $100,022 Deer Island, OR $99,111 Sandy, OR $99,380 Scappoose, OR $99,887 Shaniko, OR $94,211 The Dalles, OR $94,936 Troutdale, OR $101,004

Tualatin, OR $101,303 Tygh Valley, OR $94,842 Vernonia, OR $98,378 Wasco, OR $94,390 Welches, OR $98,380 West Linn, OR $101,304 Wilsonville, OR $100,673 Woodburn, OR $98,224

Happy Valley, OR $101,702 Damascus, OR $101,194 Amity, OR $97,769 Arch Cape, OR $95,192 Astoria, OR $95,809 Banks, OR $99,730 Bay City, OR $95,593 Beaver, OR $96,079

Buxton, OR $99,124 Cannon Beach, OR $95,150 Carlton, OR $98,013 Cloverdale, OR $95,486 Cornelius, OR $100,475 Dayton, OR $98,077 Dundee, OR $98,866 Forest Grove, OR $99,677

Gales Creek, OR $98,566 Garibaldi, OR $95,601 Gaston, OR $99,162 Hammond, OR $94,723 Hebo, OR $95,796 Hillsboro, OR $100,752 Manning, OR $99,232 Lafayette, OR $98,196

Mcminnville, OR $97,716 Manzanita, OR $95,476 Nehalem, OR $95,729 Newberg, OR $99,748 North Plains, OR $100,292 Oceanside, OR $95,263 Pacific City, OR $95,490 Rockaway Beach, OR $95,472

Saint Paul, OR $98,505 Seaside, OR $95,999 Sherwood, OR $100,783 Tillamook, OR $96,147 Netarts, OR $95,353 Timber, OR $98,520 Tolovana Park, OR $95,165 Warrenton, OR $95,123

Wheeler, OR $95,720 Yamhill, OR $98,320 Neskowin, OR $95,441 Portland, OR $101,795 Salem, OR $98,093 Keizer, OR $98,112 Albany, OR $97,127 Alsea, OR $95,475

Aumsville, OR $97,906 Blodgett, OR $95,583 Brownsville, OR $96,111 Cascadia, OR $94,977 Corvallis, OR $96,895 Crabtree, OR $97,028 Crawfordsville, OR $96,063 Dallas, OR $97,604

Depoe Bay, OR $95,108 Detroit, OR $94,729 Eddyville, OR $95,073 Falls City, OR $97,127 Foster, OR $95,722 Gates, OR $96,556 Grand Ronde, OR $96,724 Halsey, OR $96,128

Idanha, OR $94,806 Independence, OR $97,970 Jefferson, OR $97,760 Lebanon, OR $96,208 Logsden, OR $95,472 Lyons, OR $96,760 Mill City, OR $96,768 Monmouth, OR $97,347

Mount Angel, OR $97,987 Neotsu, OR $95,554 Newport, OR $94,923 South Beach, OR $94,613 Lincoln City, OR $95,437 Otis, OR $95,625 Otter Rock, OR $94,941 Philomath, OR $95,922

Rickreall, OR $97,986 Rose Lodge, OR $95,720 Saint Benedict, OR $97,974 Scio, OR $97,193 Scotts Mills, OR $97,743 Seal Rock, OR $94,501 Shedd, OR $96,088 Sheridan, OR $97,387

Siletz, OR $95,293 Silverton, OR $97,773 Stayton, OR $97,505 Mehama, OR $97,245 Sublimity, OR $97,665 Sweet Home, OR $95,895 Gleneden Beach, OR $95,211 Tangent, OR $96,261

Tidewater, OR $94,842 Toledo, OR $94,952 Turner, OR $97,921 Waldport, OR $94,618 Willamina, OR $97,053 Eugene, OR $96,733 Agness, OR $93,639 Allegany, OR $93,751

Alvadore, OR $96,640 Azalea, OR $94,734 Bandon, OR $93,824 Blachly, OR $95,816 Blue River, OR $94,335 Broadbent, OR $93,681 Brookings, OR $94,223 Camas Valley, OR $93,732

Canyonville, OR $94,433 Cheshire, OR $96,173 Coos Bay, OR $93,780 Coquille, OR $93,786 Cottage Grove, OR $95,849 Crescent Lake, OR $93,911 Creswell, OR $96,416 Culp Creek, OR $95,447

Curtin, OR $95,778 Days Creek, OR $94,309 Deadwood, OR $95,420 Dexter, OR $96,139 Dillard, OR $94,031 Dorena, OR $95,160 Drain, OR $95,432 Elkton, OR $94,761

Elmira, OR $96,301 Fall Creek, OR $96,011 Florence, OR $94,676 Gardiner, OR $93,907 Glendale, OR $94,536 Glide, OR $94,135 Gold Beach, OR $93,939 Harrisburg, OR $96,491

Idleyld Park, OR $93,907 Junction City, OR $96,428 Lakeside, OR $93,937 Langlois, OR $93,732 Lorane, OR $96,036 Lowell, OR $96,001 Mapleton, OR $94,877 Marcola, OR $96,302

Pleasant Hill, OR $96,560 Monroe, OR $95,999 Myrtle Creek, OR $94,040 Myrtle Point, OR $93,717 North Bend, OR $93,783 Noti, OR $95,978 Oakland, OR $94,614 Oakridge, OR $95,049

Ophir, OR $93,929 Port Orford, OR $93,800 Powers, OR $93,781 Reedsport, OR $94,445 Riddle, OR $94,232 Roseburg, OR $94,166 Scottsburg, OR $94,279 Springfield, OR $96,539

Sixes, OR $93,721 Sutherlin, OR $94,662 Swisshome, OR $94,982 Tenmile, OR $93,826 Thurston, OR $96,582 Tiller, OR $94,394 Umpqua, OR $94,088 Veneta, OR $96,218

Vida, OR $95,486 Walterville, OR $95,937 Walton, OR $95,622 Wedderburn, OR $93,994 Westfir, OR $95,365 Westlake, OR $94,408 Wilbur, OR $94,255 Winchester, OR $94,262

Winston, OR $93,845 Wolf Creek, OR $94,709 Yachats, OR $94,637 Yoncalla, OR $95,168 Medford, OR $96,306 Central Point, OR $96,171 White City, OR $95,565 Ashland, OR $95,608

Butte Falls, OR $94,993 Cave Junction, OR $94,724 Eagle Point, OR $95,769 Gold Hill, OR $95,942 Grants Pass, OR $95,188 Jacksonville, OR $95,767 Kerby, OR $94,872 Merlin, OR $94,574

Murphy, OR $95,552 O Brien, OR $94,677 Phoenix, OR $96,275 Prospect, OR $94,754 Rogue River, OR $95,508 Selma, OR $94,636 Shady Cove, OR $95,636 Talent, OR $96,092

Trail, OR $94,906 Wilderville, OR $94,835 Williams, OR $95,470 Klamath Falls, OR $94,737 Crater Lake, OR $93,718 Adel, OR $94,201 Beatty, OR $93,961 Bly, OR $94,052

Bonanza, OR $94,131 Chiloquin, OR $94,122 Dairy, OR $94,080 Fort Klamath, OR $94,091 Keno, OR $94,774 Lakeview, OR $94,279 Malin, OR $94,253 Merrill, OR $94,293

Midland, OR $94,394 New Pine Creek, OR $94,491 Paisley, OR $94,048 Plush, OR $94,157 Silver Lake, OR $94,014 Sprague River, OR $94,039 Summer Lake, OR $93,924 Christmas Valley, OR $94,082

Bend, OR $94,299 Fields, OR $94,181 Ashwood, OR $93,880 Brothers, OR $93,967 Burns, OR $94,195 Princeton, OR $94,018 Diamond, OR $93,956 Camp Sherman, OR $94,026

Chemult, OR $93,958 Crane, OR $94,121 Crescent, OR $93,910 Culver, OR $94,098 Fort Rock, OR $94,026 Frenchglen, OR $93,947 Gilchrist, OR $94,092 Hines, OR $94,215

La Pine, OR $94,194 Madras, OR $94,163 Mitchell, OR $93,955 Paulina, OR $93,991 Post, OR $93,949 Powell Butte, OR $94,173 Prineville, OR $94,177 Redmond, OR $94,310

Riley, OR $93,943 Sisters, OR $94,028 Terrebonne, OR $94,215 Warm Springs, OR $94,045 Pendleton, OR $97,210 Adams, OR $95,303 Arlington, OR $94,221 Athena, OR $97,426

Baker City, OR $94,277 Bates, OR $94,016 Boardman, OR $96,776 Bridgeport, OR $94,035 Canyon City, OR $94,167 Condon, OR $93,997 Cove, OR $94,180 Dayville, OR $94,065

Echo, OR $97,485 Elgin, OR $94,198 Enterprise, OR $93,981 Fossil, OR $94,012 Haines, OR $94,221 Halfway, OR $94,016 Helix, OR $99,721 Heppner, OR $94,057

Hereford, OR $94,077 Hermiston, OR $100,264 Lexington, OR $95,786 Oxbow, OR $93,590 Imbler, OR $94,250 Imnaha, OR $93,357 Ione, OR $94,195 Irrigon, OR $99,605

John Day, OR $94,320 Joseph, OR $93,871 Kimberly, OR $94,037 La Grande, OR $94,306 Long Creek, OR $94,054 Lostine, OR $94,096 Meacham, OR $94,220 Mikkalo, OR $94,336

Milton Freewater, OR $96,521 Monument, OR $94,033 Mount Vernon, OR $94,161 North Powder, OR $94,180 Pilot Rock, OR $94,525 Prairie City, OR $94,230 Richland, OR $93,922 Seneca, OR $94,173

Spray, OR $94,030 Stanfield, OR $100,000 Summerville, OR $94,210 Sumpter, OR $94,131 Ukiah, OR $94,039 Umatilla, OR $100,743 Union, OR $94,199 Unity, OR $94,181

Wallowa, OR $94,226 Weston, OR $95,562 Adrian, OR $92,624 Arock, OR $93,614 Brogan, OR $93,996 Drewsey, OR $94,113 Durkee, OR $93,931 Harper, OR $93,730

Huntington, OR $94,005 Ironside, OR $94,045 Jamieson, OR $93,747 Jordan Valley, OR $93,629 Juntura, OR $94,044 Nyssa, OR $93,075 Ontario, OR $93,277 Riverside, OR $93,949

Vale, OR $93,773 Westfall, OR $94,073

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	$138,119	$66.0	40%
Biotechnology	$128,254	$62.0	30%
Internet	$128,254	$62.0	30%
Business Services	$123,321	$59.0	25%
MFG Nondurable	$118,388	$57.0	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 July 01, 2026

$91,095

Average $98,657/year

$107,777

$7,591

Average $8,221/month

$8,981

$1,752

Average $1,897/week

$2,073

$44

Average $47/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,777	$8,981	$2,073	$52
Average	$98,657	$8,221	$1,897	$47
25th Percentile	$91,095	$7,591	$1,752	$44

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