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: a Government Affairs Specialist III (7+ years)earns $146,756, a Government Affairs Specialist IV (7-10 years)earns $176,140, a State Manager (10+ years)earns $148,704, a Government Affairs Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $193,043, a Government Affairs Director (10+ years)earns $210,955,

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 $163,258, California $162,638, Massachusetts $160,471. 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: $153,113; Solid State Power Electronics Design Manager: $149,588; State Portfolio Manager: $143,263; Regional State Couts Campaign Manager: $112,948; State Sales Manager: $105,845.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a State Manager in the United States is $147,451 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): $170,921
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $129,416 to $159,736
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $112,996

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State Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,736	$13,311	$3,072	$77
Average	$147,451	$12,288	$2,836	$71
25th Percentile	$129,416	$10,785	$2,489	$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): $146,756
Early Career (1-2 years): $176,140
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $148,704
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $193,043
Expert (over 8 years): $210,955

Levels	Salary
Governmen... Level State Manager	$146,756
Governmen... Level State Manager	$176,140
State Man... Level State Manager	$148,704
Governmen... Level State Manager	$193,043
Governmen... Level State Manager	$210,955

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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: $163,258.
California: $162,638.
Massachusetts: $160,471.

District of Columbia $163,258 California $162,638 Massachusetts $160,471 Washington $159,881 New Jersey $159,822 Alaska $159,616 Connecticut $157,581 New York $156,755

Hawaii $154,116 Rhode Island $152,877 Maryland $152,037 Minnesota $150,887 Colorado $150,444 Illinois $150,297 Oregon $149,736 Delaware $149,324

New Hampshire $149,064 Virginia $148,483 Pennsylvania $146,787 Nevada $145,932 North Dakota $145,652 Michigan $145,210 Wisconsin $145,048 Vermont $144,723

Texas $143,824 Maine $143,765 Arizona $143,676 Ohio $143,573 Georgia $142,216 Indiana $141,538 Wyoming $141,406 Utah $141,199

Iowa $141,111 Kansas $140,403 Louisiana $140,196 North Carolina $140,123 Missouri $140,093 Florida $139,518 Montana $139,208 Nebraska $138,914

Kentucky $138,751 South Carolina $138,162 Tennessee $137,793 Idaho $137,646 New Mexico $136,569 Oklahoma $136,333 Alabama $135,463 South Dakota $134,003

Arkansas $133,207 West Virginia $132,780 Mississippi $131,497

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: $185,980
San Francisco: $184,152
Oakland: $180,067

San Jose, CA $185,980

San Francisco, CA $184,152

Oakland, CA $180,067

New York, NY $170,881

Queens Village, NY $169,775

Paramus, NJ $168,595

Passaic, NJ $168,448

Bergenfield, NJ $168,301

Stamford, CT $168,079

Huntington, NY $167,932

Newark, NJ $166,974

Bridgeport, CT $166,679

New Brunswick, NJ $166,192

Vallejo, CA $165,882

Middlesex, NJ $165,794

Somerset, NJ $165,661

Petaluma, CA $165,322

Santa Cruz, CA $164,747

Boston, MA $164,452

Monterey, CA $163,715

Fairbanks, AK $163,612

Los Angeles, CA $163,331

Washington, DC $163,258

Seattle, WA $162,992

Santa Rosa, CA $162,963

Juneau, AK $162,535

Orange, CA $162,049

Anchorage, AK $161,783

Anaheim, CA $161,680

Santa Ana, CA $161,459

Nassau, NY $161,370

Long Beach, CA $161,311

Danbury, CT $161,267

Santa Maria, CA $160,766

Everett, WA $160,736

Bremerton, WA $160,014

Trenton, NJ $159,734

Sacramento, CA $159,675

San Diego, CA $159,601

Brockton, MA $159,542

Tacoma, WA $159,483

Santa Barbara, CA $159,277

Lowell, MA $158,687

New Suffolk, NY $158,628

Nashua, NH $158,451

Lompoc, CA $158,215

Ventura, CA $158,067

Stockton, CA $158,023

New Haven, CT $157,728

Atlantic City, NJ $157,345

Hartford, CT $157,021

Modesto, CA $156,947

Poughkeepsie, NY $156,622

New Britain, CT $156,549

Olympia, WA $156,342

Kennewick, WA $156,342

New London, CT $156,313

Norwich, CT $156,269

Lawrence, MA $156,195

Bakersfield, CA $155,782

Riverside, CA $155,576

New Bedford, MA $155,576

Richland, WA $155,428

Portsmouth, NH $155,310

Vineland, NJ $155,281

San Bernardino, CA $155,163

Boulder, CO $154,750

Worcester, MA $154,632

Portland, OR $154,499

Saint Paul, MN $154,322

Minneapolis, MN $154,322

Philadelphia, PA $154,116

Honolulu, HI $153,334

Springfield, MA $152,818

Providence, RI $152,803

Chicago, IL $152,376

Bellingham, WA $152,199

Baltimore, MD $152,037

Chico, CA $151,668

Wilmington, DE $151,417

Pittsfield, MA $151,270

Manchester, NH $150,990

Spokane, WA $150,341

Denver, CO $150,326

Albany, NY $149,633

Troy, NY $149,574

Schenectady, NY $149,265

Burlington, VT $148,940

Portland, ME $148,424

Salem, OR $148,306

Yakima, WA $148,277

Ann Arbor, MI $148,232

Rochester, MN $147,820

Fresno, CA $147,746

Reno, NV $147,746

Milwaukee, WI $147,613

Detroit, MI $147,466

Allentown, PA $147,422

Carson City, NV $147,407

Houston, TX $147,186

Colorado Springs, CO $147,171

Syracuse, NY $147,097

Eugene, OR $146,817

Bismarck, ND $146,640

Gary, IN $146,640

Galveston, TX $146,640

Springfield, OR $146,522

Medford, OR $146,168

Fort Collins, CO $146,109

Austin, TX $145,991

Mesa, AZ $145,682

Phoenix, AZ $145,652

Dallas, TX $145,608

Reading, PA $145,519

Saint Cloud, MN $145,460

Concord, NH $145,328

Madison, WI $145,269

Utica, NY $144,871

Raleigh, NC $144,753

Las Vegas, NV $144,738

Rochester, NY $144,635

Des Moines, IA $144,620

Atlanta, GA $144,384

Battle Creek, MI $144,340

Salt Lake City, UT $144,296

Lancaster, PA $144,074

Champaign, IL $144,045

Harrisburg, PA $143,868

Durham, NC $143,735

Kansas City, MO $143,720

Kansas City, KS $143,691

Fort Worth, TX $143,676

Boca Raton, FL $143,617

Cleveland, OH $143,603

Columbus, OH $143,573

Pittsburgh, PA $143,558

Richmond, VA $143,499

Indianapolis, IN $143,470

Cincinnati, OH $143,278

Petersburg, VA $143,057

Billings, MT $142,733

Lansing, MI $142,733

Huntsville, AL $142,733

Lebanon, PA $142,718

Dayton, OH $142,703

Pueblo, CO $142,703

Appleton, WI $142,659

Buffalo, NY $142,600

Racine, WI $142,526

Charlotte, NC $142,511

Saint Louis, MO $142,467

Springfield, IL $142,408

Elkhart, IN $142,379

York, PA $142,379

Gastonia, NC $142,364

Benton Harbor, MI $142,364

Beaumont, TX $142,275

Lorain, OH $142,246

Toledo, OH $142,187

Binghamton, NY $142,113

Rock Hill, SC $142,099

Rockford, IL $142,025

Fargo, ND $141,951

Elyria, OH $141,951

Flagstaff, AZ $141,848

Fort Lauderdale, FL $141,759

Miami, FL $141,671

Duluth, MN $141,435

Bangor, ME $141,243

Cedar Rapids, IA $141,081

Louisville, KY $141,007

Grand Rapids, MI $140,978

Hialeah, FL $140,963

Casper, WY $140,757

Scranton, PA $140,580

New Orleans, LA $140,536

Virginia Beach, VA $140,521

Akron, OH $140,447

Peoria, IL $140,255

Sarasota, FL $140,226

Green Bay, WI $140,123

Baton Rouge, LA $140,049

Charleston, SC $140,019

Nashville, TN $139,975

Jamestown, NY $139,946

Davenport, IA $139,946

Tucson, AZ $139,872

Cheyenne, WY $139,828

Saint Petersburg, FL $139,784

Tampa, FL $139,754

Omaha, NE $139,725

Port Arthur, TX $139,666

Evansville, IN $139,666

Bradenton, FL $139,607

Santa Fe, NM $139,341

Orlando, FL $139,194

Clearwater, FL $139,032

Canton, OH $138,722

La Crosse, WI $138,722

Grand Forks, ND $138,678

Albuquerque, NM $138,633

Tulsa, OK $138,633

Newport News, VA $138,619

High Point, NC $138,574

Ogden, UT $138,515

Corpus Christi, TX $138,398

Laramie, WY $138,309

Norfolk, VA $138,309

Rock Island, IL $138,221

Saginaw, MI $138,191

Jacksonville, FL $138,176

Salisbury, NC $138,147

Memphis, TN $138,117

Moline, IL $138,044

Fort Myers, FL $137,999

Waterloo, IA $137,808

Spartanburg, SC $137,660

Lincoln, NE $137,587

Fort Wayne, IN $137,557

Birmingham, AL $137,395

Cedar Falls, IA $137,365

Provo, UT $137,351

Springfield, OH $137,336

San Antonio, TX $137,306

Greensboro, NC $137,247

South Bend, IN $137,233

Winston Salem, NC $137,218

Boise, ID $137,174

Savannah, GA $137,070

Muskegon, MI $136,805

Lima, OH $136,628

Lake Charles, LA $136,569

Anderson, IN $136,540

Lexington, KY $136,495

Augusta, GA $136,451

Greenville, SC $136,451

Wichita, KS $136,318

Tuscaloosa, AL $136,318

Columbia, SC $136,186

Bloomington, IN $135,817

Roanoke, VA $135,729

Asheville, NC $135,537

Knoxville, TN $135,286

Shreveport, LA $135,272

Wilmington, NC $135,080

Frankfort, KY $134,800

Oklahoma City, OK $134,696

Chillicothe, OH $134,638

Longview, TX $134,623

Topeka, KS $134,579

Mobile, AL $134,357

Terre Haute, IN $134,298

Erie, PA $134,284

Altoona, PA $134,210

Melbourne, FL $134,166

Amarillo, TX $134,107

Killeen, TX $134,062

Fayetteville, AR $133,944

Sioux Falls, SD $133,841

Chattanooga, TN $133,753

Idaho Falls, ID $133,738

Gainesville, FL $133,428

Portsmouth, OH $133,355

Little Rock, AR $133,325

Lynchburg, VA $133,325

Lafayette, LA $133,266

Youngstown, OH $133,266

Temple, TX $133,207

Daytona Beach, FL $133,178

Clarksville, TN $133,163

Pensacola, FL $133,148

Hopkinsville, KY $132,706

Charleston, WV $132,691

Florence, SC $132,617

Sioux City, IA $132,529

Macon, GA $132,101

Tallahassee, FL $132,087

Fayetteville, NC $132,057

Waco, TX $132,028

Wichita Falls, TX $132,028

Pine Bluff, AR $131,969

Vincennes, IN $131,688

Lubbock, TX $131,630

Great Falls, MT $131,541

Alamogordo, NM $131,526

Abilene, TX $131,408

Rapid City, SD $131,217

Monroe, LA $131,217

Albany, GA $131,128

Huntington, WV $131,113

Jackson, MS $131,099

Greenville, MS $131,084

Parkersburg, WV $130,936

Montgomery, AL $130,907

Johnstown, PA $130,878

Springfield, MO $130,760

Biloxi, MS $130,686

Sumter, SC $130,376

Columbus, GA $130,361

Twin Falls, ID $130,273

Pascagoula, MS $130,081

Kingsport, TN $129,698

Gulfport, MS $129,654

Alexandria, LA $129,167

Fort Smith, AR $128,798

El Paso, TX $128,400

Helena, MT $128,209

Las Cruces, NM $127,737

Harlingen, TX $127,324

Pocatello, ID $127,191

Florence, AL $127,147

Brownsville, TX $127,118

Dothan, AL $126,882

Mcallen, TX $126,808

Columbus, MS $125,717

Altus, OK $125,038

Lawton, OK $124,758

Pierre, SD $124,227

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	$157,773	7%
Financial Services	$156,298	6%
Insight	$154,824	5%
Data Privacy	$153,349	4%
Verbal Communication	$153,349	4%
Building Relationships	$153,349	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 April 01, 2026

$129,416

Average $147,451/year

$159,736

$10,785

Average $12,288/month

$13,311

$2,489

Average $2,836/week

$3,072

$62

Average $71/hour

$77

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,736	$13,311	$3,072	$77
Average	$147,451	$12,288	$2,836	$71
25th Percentile	$129,416	$10,785	$2,489	$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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