What are the main factors that influence a State 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 State Manager's salary?

A State Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $142,417 for beginners, reaching about $144,906 at mid-level, and approach $149,993 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a State Manager?

State Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for State Manager roles are District of Columbia $163,197, California $162,578, Massachusetts $160,411. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of State Manager roles make?

Salaries for State Manager level roles vary by specialization: Manager, State Income Tax: $153,128; Solid State Power Electronics Design Manager: $149,589; State Portfolio Manager: $143,170; Regional State Couts Campaign Manager: $112,948; State Sales Manager: $105,798.

How do different companies affect a State Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for State Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

State Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a State Manager make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a State Manager in the United States is $147,396 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $71.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $171,181
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $129,471 to $159,846
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $113,151

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State Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,846	$13,321	$3,074	$77
Average	$147,396	$12,283	$2,835	$71
25th Percentile	$129,471	$10,789	$2,490	$62

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Key Factors That Influence State Manager Salaries

A State 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 State Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a State 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): $142,417
Early Career (1-2 years): $143,163
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $144,906
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $146,898
Expert (over 8 years): $149,993

Levels	Salary
Entry Level State Manager	$142,417
Intermediate Level State Manager	$143,163
Senior Level State Manager	$144,906
Specialist Level State Manager	$146,898
Expert Level State Manager	$149,993

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How Do State 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 State Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,197.
California: $162,578.
Massachusetts: $160,411.

District of Columbia $163,197 California $162,578 Massachusetts $160,411 Washington $159,821 New Jersey $159,763 Alaska $159,556 Connecticut $157,522 New York $156,697

Hawaii $154,058 Rhode Island $152,820 Maryland $151,980 Minnesota $150,830 Colorado $150,388 Illinois $150,241 Oregon $149,681 Delaware $149,268

New Hampshire $149,009 Virginia $148,428 Pennsylvania $146,733 Nevada $145,878 North Dakota $145,598 Michigan $145,156 Wisconsin $144,993 Vermont $144,669

Texas $143,770 Maine $143,711 Arizona $143,623 Ohio $143,519 Georgia $142,163 Indiana $141,485 Wyoming $141,353 Utah $141,146

Iowa $141,058 Kansas $140,350 Louisiana $140,144 North Carolina $140,070 Missouri $140,041 Florida $139,466 Montana $139,157 Nebraska $138,862

Kentucky $138,700 South Carolina $138,110 Tennessee $137,742 Idaho $137,594 New Mexico $136,518 Oklahoma $136,282 Alabama $135,413 South Dakota $133,953

Arkansas $133,158 West Virginia $132,730 Mississippi $131,448

Top Paying Cities for State 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: $185,911
San Francisco: $184,083
Oakland: $180,000

San Jose, CA $185,911

San Francisco, CA $184,083

Oakland, CA $180,000

New York, NY $170,817

Queens Village, NY $169,712

Paramus, NJ $168,533

Passaic, NJ $168,385

Bergenfield, NJ $168,238

Stamford, CT $168,017

Huntington, NY $167,869

Newark, NJ $166,911

Bridgeport, CT $166,616

New Brunswick, NJ $166,130

Vallejo, CA $165,821

Middlesex, NJ $165,732

Somerset, NJ $165,599

Petaluma, CA $165,260

Santa Cruz, CA $164,686

Boston, MA $164,391

Monterey, CA $163,654

Fairbanks, AK $163,551

Los Angeles, CA $163,271

Washington, DC $163,197

Seattle, WA $162,932

Santa Rosa, CA $162,902

Juneau, AK $162,475

Orange, CA $161,988

Anchorage, AK $161,723

Anaheim, CA $161,620

Santa Ana, CA $161,399

Nassau, NY $161,310

Long Beach, CA $161,251

Danbury, CT $161,207

Santa Maria, CA $160,706

Everett, WA $160,676

Bremerton, WA $159,954

Trenton, NJ $159,674

Sacramento, CA $159,615

San Diego, CA $159,541

Brockton, MA $159,482

Tacoma, WA $159,424

Santa Barbara, CA $159,217

Lowell, MA $158,628

New Suffolk, NY $158,569

Nashua, NH $158,392

Lompoc, CA $158,156

Ventura, CA $158,009

Stockton, CA $157,964

New Haven, CT $157,670

Atlantic City, NJ $157,286

Hartford, CT $156,962

Modesto, CA $156,888

Poughkeepsie, NY $156,564

New Britain, CT $156,490

Olympia, WA $156,284

Kennewick, WA $156,284

New London, CT $156,254

Norwich, CT $156,210

Lawrence, MA $156,137

Bakersfield, CA $155,724

Riverside, CA $155,518

New Bedford, MA $155,518

Richland, WA $155,370

Portsmouth, NH $155,252

Vineland, NJ $155,223

San Bernardino, CA $155,105

Boulder, CO $154,692

Worcester, MA $154,574

Portland, OR $154,442

Saint Paul, MN $154,265

Minneapolis, MN $154,265

Philadelphia, PA $154,058

Honolulu, HI $153,277

Springfield, MA $152,761

Providence, RI $152,746

Chicago, IL $152,319

Bellingham, WA $152,142

Baltimore, MD $151,980

Chico, CA $151,612

Wilmington, DE $151,361

Pittsfield, MA $151,214

Manchester, NH $150,934

Spokane, WA $150,285

Denver, CO $150,270

Albany, NY $149,577

Troy, NY $149,519

Schenectady, NY $149,209

Burlington, VT $148,885

Portland, ME $148,369

Salem, OR $148,251

Yakima, WA $148,221

Ann Arbor, MI $148,177

Rochester, MN $147,764

Fresno, CA $147,691

Reno, NV $147,691

Milwaukee, WI $147,558

Detroit, MI $147,411

Allentown, PA $147,367

Carson City, NV $147,352

Houston, TX $147,131

Colorado Springs, CO $147,116

Syracuse, NY $147,042

Eugene, OR $146,762

Bismarck, ND $146,585

Gary, IN $146,585

Galveston, TX $146,585

Springfield, OR $146,467

Medford, OR $146,114

Fort Collins, CO $146,055

Austin, TX $145,937

Mesa, AZ $145,627

Phoenix, AZ $145,598

Dallas, TX $145,554

Reading, PA $145,465

Saint Cloud, MN $145,406

Concord, NH $145,273

Madison, WI $145,215

Utica, NY $144,817

Raleigh, NC $144,699

Las Vegas, NV $144,684

Rochester, NY $144,581

Des Moines, IA $144,566

Atlanta, GA $144,330

Battle Creek, MI $144,286

Salt Lake City, UT $144,242

Lancaster, PA $144,021

Champaign, IL $143,991

Harrisburg, PA $143,814

Durham, NC $143,682

Kansas City, MO $143,667

Kansas City, KS $143,637

Fort Worth, TX $143,623

Boca Raton, FL $143,564

Cleveland, OH $143,549

Columbus, OH $143,519

Pittsburgh, PA $143,505

Richmond, VA $143,446

Indianapolis, IN $143,416

Cincinnati, OH $143,225

Petersburg, VA $143,004

Billings, MT $142,679

Lansing, MI $142,679

Huntsville, AL $142,679

Lebanon, PA $142,665

Dayton, OH $142,650

Pueblo, CO $142,650

Appleton, WI $142,606

Buffalo, NY $142,547

Racine, WI $142,473

Charlotte, NC $142,458

Saint Louis, MO $142,414

Springfield, IL $142,355

Elkhart, IN $142,326

York, PA $142,326

Gastonia, NC $142,311

Benton Harbor, MI $142,311

Beaumont, TX $142,222

Lorain, OH $142,193

Toledo, OH $142,134

Binghamton, NY $142,060

Rock Hill, SC $142,046

Rockford, IL $141,972

Fargo, ND $141,898

Elyria, OH $141,898

Flagstaff, AZ $141,795

Fort Lauderdale, FL $141,707

Miami, FL $141,618

Duluth, MN $141,382

Bangor, ME $141,191

Cedar Rapids, IA $141,028

Louisville, KY $140,955

Grand Rapids, MI $140,925

Hialeah, FL $140,911

Casper, WY $140,704

Scranton, PA $140,527

New Orleans, LA $140,483

Virginia Beach, VA $140,468

Akron, OH $140,395

Peoria, IL $140,203

Sarasota, FL $140,174

Green Bay, WI $140,070

Baton Rouge, LA $139,997

Charleston, SC $139,967

Nashville, TN $139,923

Jamestown, NY $139,894

Davenport, IA $139,894

Tucson, AZ $139,820

Cheyenne, WY $139,776

Saint Petersburg, FL $139,731

Tampa, FL $139,702

Omaha, NE $139,672

Port Arthur, TX $139,613

Evansville, IN $139,613

Bradenton, FL $139,555

Santa Fe, NM $139,289

Orlando, FL $139,142

Clearwater, FL $138,980

Canton, OH $138,670

La Crosse, WI $138,670

Grand Forks, ND $138,626

Albuquerque, NM $138,582

Tulsa, OK $138,582

Newport News, VA $138,567

High Point, NC $138,523

Ogden, UT $138,464

Corpus Christi, TX $138,346

Laramie, WY $138,257

Norfolk, VA $138,257

Rock Island, IL $138,169

Saginaw, MI $138,140

Jacksonville, FL $138,125

Salisbury, NC $138,095

Memphis, TN $138,066

Moline, IL $137,992

Fort Myers, FL $137,948

Waterloo, IA $137,756

Spartanburg, SC $137,609

Lincoln, NE $137,535

Fort Wayne, IN $137,506

Birmingham, AL $137,344

Cedar Falls, IA $137,314

Provo, UT $137,299

Springfield, OH $137,285

San Antonio, TX $137,255

Greensboro, NC $137,196

South Bend, IN $137,181

Winston Salem, NC $137,167

Boise, ID $137,122

Savannah, GA $137,019

Muskegon, MI $136,754

Lima, OH $136,577

Lake Charles, LA $136,518

Anderson, IN $136,489

Lexington, KY $136,444

Augusta, GA $136,400

Greenville, SC $136,400

Wichita, KS $136,268

Tuscaloosa, AL $136,268

Columbia, SC $136,135

Bloomington, IN $135,766

Roanoke, VA $135,678

Asheville, NC $135,486

Knoxville, TN $135,236

Shreveport, LA $135,221

Wilmington, NC $135,029

Frankfort, KY $134,749

Oklahoma City, OK $134,646

Chillicothe, OH $134,587

Longview, TX $134,573

Topeka, KS $134,528

Mobile, AL $134,307

Terre Haute, IN $134,248

Erie, PA $134,234

Altoona, PA $134,160

Melbourne, FL $134,116

Amarillo, TX $134,057

Killeen, TX $134,012

Fayetteville, AR $133,895

Sioux Falls, SD $133,791

Chattanooga, TN $133,703

Idaho Falls, ID $133,688

Gainesville, FL $133,379

Portsmouth, OH $133,305

Little Rock, AR $133,275

Lynchburg, VA $133,275

Lafayette, LA $133,217

Youngstown, OH $133,217

Temple, TX $133,158

Daytona Beach, FL $133,128

Clarksville, TN $133,113

Pensacola, FL $133,099

Hopkinsville, KY $132,656

Charleston, WV $132,642

Florence, SC $132,568

Sioux City, IA $132,480

Macon, GA $132,052

Tallahassee, FL $132,037

Fayetteville, NC $132,008

Waco, TX $131,978

Wichita Falls, TX $131,978

Pine Bluff, AR $131,919

Vincennes, IN $131,639

Lubbock, TX $131,580

Great Falls, MT $131,492

Alamogordo, NM $131,477

Abilene, TX $131,359

Rapid City, SD $131,168

Monroe, LA $131,168

Albany, GA $131,079

Huntington, WV $131,065

Jackson, MS $131,050

Greenville, MS $131,035

Parkersburg, WV $130,888

Montgomery, AL $130,858

Johnstown, PA $130,829

Springfield, MO $130,711

Biloxi, MS $130,637

Sumter, SC $130,328

Columbus, GA $130,313

Twin Falls, ID $130,224

Pascagoula, MS $130,033

Kingsport, TN $129,650

Gulfport, MS $129,605

Alexandria, LA $129,119

Fort Smith, AR $128,750

El Paso, TX $128,352

Helena, MT $128,161

Las Cruces, NM $127,689

Harlingen, TX $127,276

Pocatello, ID $127,144

Florence, AL $127,100

Brownsville, TX $127,070

Dothan, AL $126,834

Mcallen, TX $126,761

Columbus, MS $125,670

Altus, OK $124,992

Lawton, OK $124,712

Pierre, SD $124,181

What Skills Can Increase a State Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 7.01% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Community Relations (Mentioned in 1.5% Job Postings): Creating, managing, and establishing a good and beneficial relationship with the communities to promote the welfare of the community.
Community Engagement (Mentioned in 1% Job Postings): Community engagement seeks to engage community to achieve sustainable outcomes, equitable decision-making processes, and deepen relationships and trust between government organisations and communities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	7.01%
Community Relations	1.5%
Community Engagement	1%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a State Manager's salary.

Business Development: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Financial Services: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Business Development	$157,714	7%
Financial Services	$156,240	6%
Insight	$154,766	5%
Data Privacy	$153,292	4%
Verbal Communication	$153,292	4%
Building Relationships	$153,292	4%

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How Education impacts a State Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many State Managers enter the field with a Bachelor'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 State Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $140,258 and $152,280).

State Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for State Manager

No Diploma 3.0%

High School 3.0%

Associates 0.8%

Bachelors 34.8%

Masters 37.1%

Doctorate 24.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.0%
High School	3.0%
Associates	0.8%
Bachelors	34.8%
Masters	37.1%
Doctorate	24.2%

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State Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a State 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 January 01, 2026

$129,471

Average $147,396/year

$159,846

$10,789

Average $12,283/month

$13,321

$2,490

Average $2,835/week

$3,074

$62

Average $71/hour

$77

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,846	$13,321	$3,074	$77
Average	$147,396	$12,283	$2,835	$71
25th Percentile	$129,471	$10,789	$2,490	$62

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Salary Trends for State Manager

Salaries for a State Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $110,654 in 2023 to around $108,899 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of State Manager salary trends, .

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2024

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