How much does a Payment Manager make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Payment Manager in the United States is $86,188 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.
However, a Payment Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,529
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,344 to $95,265
Key Factors That Influence Payment Manager Salaries
A Payment 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, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Payment Manager Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Payment 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:
How Do Payment 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 Payment Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $95,427.
California: $95,065.
Massachusetts: $93,798.
District of Columbia$95,427
California$95,065
Massachusetts$93,798
Washington$93,454
New Jersey$93,419
Alaska$93,298
Connecticut$92,109
New York$91,626
Hawaii$90,084
Rhode Island$89,360
Maryland$88,868
Minnesota$88,196
Colorado$87,938
Illinois$87,851
Oregon$87,524
Delaware$87,282
New Hampshire$87,131
Virginia$86,791
Pennsylvania$85,800
Nevada$85,300
North Dakota$85,136
Michigan$84,878
Wisconsin$84,783
Vermont$84,593
Texas$84,068
Maine$84,033
Arizona$83,981
Ohio$83,921
Georgia$83,128
Indiana$82,732
Wyoming$82,654
Utah$82,534
Iowa$82,482
Kansas$82,068
Louisiana$81,947
North Carolina$81,904
Missouri$81,887
Florida$81,551
Montana$81,370
Nebraska$81,198
Kentucky$81,103
South Carolina$80,758
Tennessee$80,543
Idaho$80,456
New Mexico$79,827
Oklahoma$79,689
Alabama$79,181
South Dakota$78,328
Arkansas$77,862
West Virginia$77,612
Mississippi$76,862
Top Paying Cities for Payment 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:
San Jose: $108,709
San Francisco: $107,519
Oakland: $105,253
San Jose, CA$108,709
San Francisco, CA$107,519
Oakland, CA$105,253
New York, NY$99,236
Paramus, NJ$98,029
Queens Village, NY$98,025
Passaic, NJ$97,943
Bergenfield, NJ$97,935
Stamford, CT$97,746
Huntington, NY$97,710
Newark, NJ$97,073
Bridgeport, CT$96,892
Vallejo, CA$96,720
New Brunswick, NJ$96,686
Petaluma, CA$96,634
Middlesex, NJ$96,470
Somerset, NJ$96,410
Santa Cruz, CA$96,298
Boston, MA$95,772
Monterey, CA$95,469
Seattle, WA$95,272
Santa Rosa, CA$95,255
Los Angeles, CA$95,229
Juneau, AK$95,005
Washington, DC$94,910
Orange, CA$94,603
Santa Ana, CA$94,376
Long Beach, CA$94,290
Anaheim, CA$94,272
Anchorage, AK$94,229
Santa Maria, CA$93,971
Everett, WA$93,953
Danbury, CT$93,650
Bremerton, WA$93,531
Tacoma, WA$93,221
New Suffolk, NY$93,219
Sacramento, CA$93,195
Santa Barbara, CA$93,100
Trenton, NJ$93,005
San Diego, CA$93,005
Brockton, MA$92,911
Fairbanks, AK$92,699
Lompoc, CA$92,480
Lowell, MA$92,410
Ventura, CA$92,393
Nashua, NH$92,376
Stockton, CA$92,368
Modesto, CA$91,738
Poughkeepsie, NY$91,549
Olympia, WA$91,385
Kennewick, WA$91,385
New Haven, CT$91,351
Lawrence, MA$91,040
Hartford, CT$90,954
Riverside, CA$90,937
New Bedford, MA$90,851
Richland, WA$90,851
Bakersfield, CA$90,730
San Bernardino, CA$90,696
New Britain, CT$90,687
Atlantic City, NJ$90,687
New London, CT$90,652
Norwich, CT$90,627
Portsmouth, NH$90,609
Boulder, CO$90,427
Portland, OR$90,308
Worcester, MA$90,299
Minneapolis, MN$90,032
Philadelphia, PA$89,911
Honolulu, HI$89,627
Saint Paul, MN$89,585
Vineland, NJ$89,566
Providence, RI$89,317
Chicago, IL$89,067
Bellingham, WA$88,963
Springfield, MA$88,894
Baltimore, MD$88,868
Chico, CA$88,653
Pittsfield, MA$88,420
Manchester, NH$88,256
Spokane, WA$87,877
Denver, CO$87,869
Albany, NY$87,463
Troy, NY$87,429
Nassau, NY$87,337
Schenectady, NY$87,248
Wilmington, DE$87,179
Burlington, VT$87,058
Salem, OR$87,024
Portland, ME$86,757
Yakima, WA$86,671
Rochester, MN$86,403
Reno, NV$86,360
Fresno, CA$86,360
Milwaukee, WI$86,283
Detroit, MI$86,197
Ann Arbor, MI$86,182
Allentown, PA$86,171
Colorado Springs, CO$86,024
Syracuse, NY$85,981
Carson City, NV$85,981
Houston, TX$85,860
Eugene, OR$85,817
Gary, IN$85,714
Springfield, OR$85,645
Bismarck, ND$85,628
Galveston, TX$85,567
Medford, OR$85,438
Fort Collins, CO$85,404
Concord, NH$85,360
Austin, TX$85,335
Mesa, AZ$85,154
Reading, PA$85,145
Phoenix, AZ$85,136
Dallas, TX$85,111
Saint Cloud, MN$85,028
Madison, WI$84,912
Utica, NY$84,680
Rochester, NY$84,542
Des Moines, IA$84,533
Raleigh, NC$84,524
Atlanta, GA$84,395
Battle Creek, MI$84,369
Salt Lake City, UT$84,343
Lancaster, PA$84,214
Harrisburg, PA$84,094
Kansas City, MO$84,007
Champaign, IL$83,990
Kansas City, KS$83,990
Fort Worth, TX$83,981
Columbus, OH$83,967
Boca Raton, FL$83,947
Pittsburgh, PA$83,913
Richmond, VA$83,878
Indianapolis, IN$83,861
Cleveland, OH$83,852
Las Vegas, NV$83,749
Cincinnati, OH$83,749
Petersburg, VA$83,620
Huntsville, AL$83,490
Lansing, MI$83,432
Lebanon, PA$83,421
Pueblo, CO$83,413
Appleton, WI$83,387
Buffalo, NY$83,352
Dayton, OH$83,326
Racine, WI$83,309
Charlotte, NC$83,301
Saint Louis, MO$83,275
York, PA$83,223
Elkhart, IN$83,223
Gastonia, NC$83,207
Billings, MT$83,186
Beaumont, TX$83,163
Lorain, OH$83,145
Benton Harbor, MI$83,128
Toledo, OH$83,111
Binghamton, NY$83,068
Rock Hill, SC$83,059
Rockford, IL$83,016
Springfield, IL$82,982
Elyria, OH$82,973
Fargo, ND$82,973
Flagstaff, AZ$82,913
Fort Lauderdale, FL$82,861
Duluth, MN$82,809
Miami, FL$82,809
Cheyenne, WY$82,749
Grand Forks, ND$82,749
Bangor, ME$82,559
Cedar Rapids, IA$82,465
Durham, NC$82,428
Louisville, KY$82,421
Grand Rapids, MI$82,404
Hialeah, FL$82,396
Casper, WY$82,275
Scranton, PA$82,172
New Orleans, LA$82,146
Virginia Beach, VA$82,137
Akron, OH$82,094
Peoria, IL$81,982
Sarasota, FL$81,965
Nashville, TN$81,904
Omaha, NE$81,904
Green Bay, WI$81,904
Baton Rouge, LA$81,861
Charleston, SC$81,844
Jamestown, NY$81,801
Davenport, IA$81,801
Tucson, AZ$81,758
Saint Petersburg, FL$81,706
Tampa, FL$81,689
Evansville, IN$81,637
Port Arthur, TX$81,637
Bradenton, FL$81,603
Santa Fe, NM$81,448
Orlando, FL$81,292
Clearwater, FL$81,267
Canton, OH$81,086
La Crosse, WI$81,086
Albuquerque, NM$81,034
Newport News, VA$81,025
High Point, NC$80,999
Ogden, UT$80,965
Corpus Christi, TX$80,896
Norfolk, VA$80,844
Laramie, WY$80,844
Rock Island, IL$80,793
Saginaw, MI$80,775
Jacksonville, FL$80,767
Salisbury, NC$80,749
Boise, ID$80,732
Moline, IL$80,689
Fort Myers, FL$80,663
Memphis, TN$80,646
Tulsa, OK$80,603
Waterloo, IA$80,551
Spartanburg, SC$80,465
Lincoln, NE$80,422
Fort Wayne, IN$80,405
Provo, UT$80,396
Cedar Falls, IA$80,293
San Antonio, TX$80,258
Greensboro, NC$80,224
South Bend, IN$80,215
Savannah, GA$80,120
Muskegon, MI$80,086
Birmingham, AL$80,077
Winston Salem, NC$80,035
Lake Charles, LA$79,827
Anderson, IN$79,810
Lexington, KY$79,784
Augusta, GA$79,758
Greenville, SC$79,758
Lima, OH$79,689
Wichita, KS$79,681
Tuscaloosa, AL$79,681
Columbia, SC$79,603
Springfield, OH$79,586
Asheville, NC$79,448
Bloomington, IN$79,388
Knoxville, TN$79,077
Shreveport, LA$79,069
Wilmington, NC$78,957
Roanoke, VA$78,957
Topeka, KS$78,802
Frankfort, KY$78,792
Oklahoma City, OK$78,733
Chillicothe, OH$78,698
Longview, TX$78,690
Melbourne, FL$78,681
Sioux Falls, SD$78,543
Mobile, AL$78,534
Terre Haute, IN$78,500
Altoona, PA$78,448
Amarillo, TX$78,388
Killeen, TX$78,362
Fayetteville, AR$78,293
Chattanooga, TN$78,267
Sioux City, IA$78,190
Idaho Falls, ID$78,172
Lynchburg, VA$78,103
Gainesville, FL$77,991
Portsmouth, OH$77,948
Little Rock, AR$77,931
Lafayette, LA$77,897
Youngstown, OH$77,897
Daytona Beach, FL$77,845
Clarksville, TN$77,836
Pensacola, FL$77,828
Temple, TX$77,822
Hopkinsville, KY$77,569
Erie, PA$77,552
Florence, SC$77,517
Charleston, WV$77,379
Great Falls, MT$77,336
Macon, GA$77,216
Tallahassee, FL$77,207
Fayetteville, NC$77,190
Waco, TX$77,173
Helena, MT$77,112
Pine Bluff, AR$77,080
Vincennes, IN$76,974
Lubbock, TX$76,940
Alamogordo, NM$76,888
Twin Falls, ID$76,811
Rapid City, SD$76,785
Jackson, MS$76,630
Huntington, WV$76,624
Greenville, MS$76,621
Parkersburg, WV$76,533
Montgomery, AL$76,518
Wichita Falls, TX$76,431
Springfield, MO$76,431
Biloxi, MS$76,388
Monroe, LA$76,302
Johnstown, PA$76,242
Sumter, SC$76,207
Columbus, GA$76,199
Pascagoula, MS$76,035
Abilene, TX$76,035
Kingsport, TN$75,811
Albany, GA$75,811
Gulfport, MS$75,785
Alexandria, LA$75,501
Fort Smith, AR$75,285
El Paso, TX$75,052
Las Cruces, NM$74,665
Harlingen, TX$74,446
Pocatello, ID$74,432
Florence, AL$74,320
Brownsville, TX$74,303
Mcallen, TX$74,122
Dothan, AL$74,001
Columbus, MS$73,489
Altus, OK$73,087
Lawton, OK$72,924
Pierre, SD$72,613
Payment Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Payment Manager roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Payment Manager positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Payment Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Payment Manager
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
$94,807
$46.0
10%
How Education impacts a Payment Manager's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Payment Managers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Payment Manager with a Associate's Degree is between
$71,780
and $78,989).
Payment Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Payment 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.
Salaries for a Payment Manager can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $55,483 in 2023
to around $55,052 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Payment Manager salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Payment Manager
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Payment Manager
Here are companies hiring for Payment Manager and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Payment Manager
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Payment Manager?
The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Payment Manager roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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