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

A Workday Manager's salary grows with experience: a Scientist I - Biotech (0-2 years)earns $107,102, a Scientist II - Biotech (2-4 years)earns $128,216, a Workday Manager (4-7 years)earns $145,186,

What are the highest paying states for a Workday Manager?

Workday Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Workday Manager roles are District of Columbia $159,846, California $159,240, Massachusetts $157,118. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Workday Manager roles make?

Salaries for Workday Manager level roles vary by specialization: Workday Architect: $166,396; Workday Manager of Data Audit and Security: $124,373; Senior Workday HCM Analyst: $123,200; Senior Workday Specialist: $123,160; Senior Workday Analyst: $123,160.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Workday 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.

Workday Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Workday Manager in the United States is $144,370 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $69.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $174,016
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $132,610 to $159,888
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $121,903

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Workday Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,888	$13,324	$3,075	$77
Average	$144,370	$12,031	$2,776	$69
25th Percentile	$132,610	$11,051	$2,550	$64

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Key Factors That Influence Workday Manager Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $159,846.
California: $159,240.
Massachusetts: $157,118.

District of Columbia $159,846 California $159,240 Massachusetts $157,118 Washington $156,540 New Jersey $156,483 Alaska $156,281 Connecticut $154,288 New York $153,480

Hawaii $150,896 Rhode Island $149,683 Maryland $148,860 Minnesota $147,734 Colorado $147,301 Illinois $147,156 Oregon $146,608 Delaware $146,203

New Hampshire $145,949 Virginia $145,381 Pennsylvania $143,720 Nevada $142,883 North Dakota $142,609 Michigan $142,176 Wisconsin $142,017 Vermont $141,699

Texas $140,818 Maine $140,761 Arizona $140,674 Ohio $140,573 Georgia $139,245 Indiana $138,581 Wyoming $138,451 Utah $138,249

Iowa $138,162 Kansas $137,469 Louisiana $137,267 North Carolina $137,195 Missouri $137,166 Florida $136,603 Montana $136,300 Nebraska $136,011

Kentucky $135,852 South Carolina $135,275 Tennessee $134,914 Idaho $134,769 New Mexico $133,715 Oklahoma $133,485 Alabama $132,633 South Dakota $131,203

Arkansas $130,424 West Virginia $130,005 Mississippi $128,749

Top Paying Cities for Workday 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: $182,094
San Francisco: $180,304
Oakland: $176,305

San Jose, CA $182,094

San Francisco, CA $180,304

Oakland, CA $176,305

New York, NY $167,310

Queens Village, NY $166,228

Paramus, NJ $165,073

Passaic, NJ $164,928

Bergenfield, NJ $164,784

Stamford, CT $164,567

Huntington, NY $164,423

Newark, NJ $163,485

Bridgeport, CT $163,196

New Brunswick, NJ $162,719

Vallejo, CA $162,416

Middlesex, NJ $162,330

Somerset, NJ $162,200

Petaluma, CA $161,868

Santa Cruz, CA $161,305

Boston, MA $161,016

Monterey, CA $160,294

Fairbanks, AK $160,193

Los Angeles, CA $159,919

Washington, DC $159,846

Seattle, WA $159,587

Santa Rosa, CA $159,558

Juneau, AK $159,139

Orange, CA $158,663

Anchorage, AK $158,403

Anaheim, CA $158,302

Santa Ana, CA $158,085

Nassau, NY $157,999

Long Beach, CA $157,941

Danbury, CT $157,897

Santa Maria, CA $157,407

Everett, WA $157,378

Bremerton, WA $156,670

Trenton, NJ $156,396

Sacramento, CA $156,338

San Diego, CA $156,266

Brockton, MA $156,208

Tacoma, WA $156,151

Santa Barbara, CA $155,948

Lowell, MA $155,371

New Suffolk, NY $155,313

Nashua, NH $155,140

Lompoc, CA $154,909

Ventura, CA $154,765

Stockton, CA $154,721

New Haven, CT $154,433

Atlantic City, NJ $154,057

Hartford, CT $153,740

Modesto, CA $153,667

Poughkeepsie, NY $153,350

New Britain, CT $153,278

Olympia, WA $153,076

Kennewick, WA $153,076

New London, CT $153,047

Norwich, CT $153,003

Lawrence, MA $152,931

Bakersfield, CA $152,527

Riverside, CA $152,325

New Bedford, MA $152,325

Richland, WA $152,180

Portsmouth, NH $152,065

Vineland, NJ $152,036

San Bernardino, CA $151,921

Boulder, CO $151,516

Worcester, MA $151,401

Portland, OR $151,271

Saint Paul, MN $151,098

Minneapolis, MN $151,098

Philadelphia, PA $150,896

Honolulu, HI $150,130

Springfield, MA $149,625

Providence, RI $149,611

Chicago, IL $149,192

Bellingham, WA $149,019

Baltimore, MD $148,860

Chico, CA $148,499

Wilmington, DE $148,254

Pittsfield, MA $148,109

Manchester, NH $147,835

Spokane, WA $147,200

Denver, CO $147,185

Albany, NY $146,507

Troy, NY $146,449

Schenectady, NY $146,146

Burlington, VT $145,828

Portland, ME $145,323

Salem, OR $145,207

Yakima, WA $145,178

Ann Arbor, MI $145,135

Rochester, MN $144,731

Fresno, CA $144,659

Reno, NV $144,659

Milwaukee, WI $144,529

Detroit, MI $144,384

Allentown, PA $144,341

Carson City, NV $144,327

Houston, TX $144,110

Colorado Springs, CO $144,096

Syracuse, NY $144,024

Eugene, OR $143,749

Bismarck, ND $143,576

Gary, IN $143,576

Galveston, TX $143,576

Springfield, OR $143,460

Medford, OR $143,114

Fort Collins, CO $143,056

Austin, TX $142,941

Mesa, AZ $142,638

Phoenix, AZ $142,609

Dallas, TX $142,565

Reading, PA $142,479

Saint Cloud, MN $142,421

Concord, NH $142,291

Madison, WI $142,233

Utica, NY $141,844

Raleigh, NC $141,728

Las Vegas, NV $141,714

Rochester, NY $141,613

Des Moines, IA $141,598

Atlanta, GA $141,367

Battle Creek, MI $141,324

Salt Lake City, UT $141,280

Lancaster, PA $141,064

Champaign, IL $141,035

Harrisburg, PA $140,862

Durham, NC $140,732

Kansas City, MO $140,717

Kansas City, KS $140,689

Fort Worth, TX $140,674

Boca Raton, FL $140,616

Cleveland, OH $140,602

Columbus, OH $140,573

Pittsburgh, PA $140,559

Richmond, VA $140,501

Indianapolis, IN $140,472

Cincinnati, OH $140,284

Petersburg, VA $140,068

Billings, MT $139,750

Lansing, MI $139,750

Huntsville, AL $139,750

Lebanon, PA $139,736

Dayton, OH $139,721

Pueblo, CO $139,721

Appleton, WI $139,678

Buffalo, NY $139,620

Racine, WI $139,548

Charlotte, NC $139,534

Saint Louis, MO $139,490

Springfield, IL $139,433

Elkhart, IN $139,404

York, PA $139,404

Gastonia, NC $139,389

Benton Harbor, MI $139,389

Beaumont, TX $139,303

Lorain, OH $139,274

Toledo, OH $139,216

Binghamton, NY $139,144

Rock Hill, SC $139,129

Rockford, IL $139,057

Fargo, ND $138,985

Elyria, OH $138,985

Flagstaff, AZ $138,884

Fort Lauderdale, FL $138,797

Miami, FL $138,711

Duluth, MN $138,480

Bangor, ME $138,292

Cedar Rapids, IA $138,133

Louisville, KY $138,061

Grand Rapids, MI $138,032

Hialeah, FL $138,018

Casper, WY $137,816

Scranton, PA $137,642

New Orleans, LA $137,599

Virginia Beach, VA $137,585

Akron, OH $137,512

Peoria, IL $137,325

Sarasota, FL $137,296

Green Bay, WI $137,195

Baton Rouge, LA $137,123

Charleston, SC $137,094

Nashville, TN $137,050

Jamestown, NY $137,022

Davenport, IA $137,022

Tucson, AZ $136,949

Cheyenne, WY $136,906

Saint Petersburg, FL $136,863

Tampa, FL $136,834

Omaha, NE $136,805

Port Arthur, TX $136,747

Evansville, IN $136,747

Bradenton, FL $136,690

Santa Fe, NM $136,430

Orlando, FL $136,285

Clearwater, FL $136,126

Canton, OH $135,823

La Crosse, WI $135,823

Grand Forks, ND $135,780

Albuquerque, NM $135,737

Tulsa, OK $135,737

Newport News, VA $135,722

High Point, NC $135,679

Ogden, UT $135,621

Corpus Christi, TX $135,506

Laramie, WY $135,419

Norfolk, VA $135,419

Rock Island, IL $135,332

Saginaw, MI $135,304

Jacksonville, FL $135,289

Salisbury, NC $135,260

Memphis, TN $135,231

Moline, IL $135,159

Fort Myers, FL $135,116

Waterloo, IA $134,928

Spartanburg, SC $134,784

Lincoln, NE $134,712

Fort Wayne, IN $134,683

Birmingham, AL $134,524

Cedar Falls, IA $134,495

Provo, UT $134,481

Springfield, OH $134,466

San Antonio, TX $134,437

Greensboro, NC $134,380

South Bend, IN $134,365

Winston Salem, NC $134,351

Boise, ID $134,307

Savannah, GA $134,206

Muskegon, MI $133,946

Lima, OH $133,773

Lake Charles, LA $133,715

Anderson, IN $133,687

Lexington, KY $133,643

Augusta, GA $133,600

Greenville, SC $133,600

Wichita, KS $133,470

Tuscaloosa, AL $133,470

Columbia, SC $133,340

Bloomington, IN $132,979

Roanoke, VA $132,893

Asheville, NC $132,705

Knoxville, TN $132,459

Shreveport, LA $132,445

Wilmington, NC $132,257

Frankfort, KY $131,983

Oklahoma City, OK $131,882

Chillicothe, OH $131,824

Longview, TX $131,810

Topeka, KS $131,766

Mobile, AL $131,550

Terre Haute, IN $131,492

Erie, PA $131,478

Altoona, PA $131,406

Melbourne, FL $131,362

Amarillo, TX $131,305

Killeen, TX $131,261

Fayetteville, AR $131,146

Sioux Falls, SD $131,045

Chattanooga, TN $130,958

Idaho Falls, ID $130,944

Gainesville, FL $130,640

Portsmouth, OH $130,568

Little Rock, AR $130,539

Lynchburg, VA $130,539

Lafayette, LA $130,482

Youngstown, OH $130,482

Temple, TX $130,424

Daytona Beach, FL $130,395

Clarksville, TN $130,381

Pensacola, FL $130,366

Hopkinsville, KY $129,933

Charleston, WV $129,919

Florence, SC $129,846

Sioux City, IA $129,760

Macon, GA $129,341

Tallahassee, FL $129,327

Fayetteville, NC $129,298

Waco, TX $129,269

Wichita Falls, TX $129,269

Pine Bluff, AR $129,211

Vincennes, IN $128,937

Lubbock, TX $128,879

Great Falls, MT $128,792

Alamogordo, NM $128,778

Abilene, TX $128,663

Rapid City, SD $128,475

Monroe, LA $128,475

Albany, GA $128,388

Huntington, WV $128,374

Jackson, MS $128,359

Greenville, MS $128,345

Parkersburg, WV $128,201

Montgomery, AL $128,172

Johnstown, PA $128,143

Springfield, MO $128,027

Biloxi, MS $127,955

Sumter, SC $127,652

Columbus, GA $127,638

Twin Falls, ID $127,551

Pascagoula, MS $127,363

Kingsport, TN $126,988

Gulfport, MS $126,945

Alexandria, LA $126,468

Fort Smith, AR $126,107

El Paso, TX $125,717

Helena, MT $125,530

Las Cruces, NM $125,068

Harlingen, TX $124,663

Pocatello, ID $124,534

Florence, AL $124,490

Brownsville, TX $124,461

Dothan, AL $124,230

Mcallen, TX $124,158

Columbus, MS $123,090

Altus, OK $122,426

Lawton, OK $122,151

Pierre, SD $121,632

What Skills Can Increase a Workday Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 11.04% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Immunology (Mentioned in 3.3% Job Postings): Immunology is the study of the immune system and is a very important branch of the medical and biological sciences. The immune system protects us from infection through various lines of defence.
Drug Discovery (Mentioned in 1.94% Job Postings): The process of identifying chemical entities that have the potential to become therapeutic agents. Recognition of new molecular entities that may be of value in the treatment of diseases that qualify as presenting unmet medical needs.

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Analysis	11.04%
Immunology	3.3%
Drug Discovery	1.94%

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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 Workday Manager's salary.

Oncology: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Immunology: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Drug Discovery: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Oncology	$153,032	6%
Immunology	$151,589	5%
Drug Discovery	$151,589	5%
Cell Biology	$150,145	4%
Biotechnology	$148,701	3%
Molecular Biology	$148,701	3%

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How Education impacts a Workday Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Workday Managers enter the field with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent 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 Workday Manager with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent is between $147,037 and $155,559).

Workday Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Workday Manager

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 0.2%

Associates 0.2%

Bachelors 6.6%

Masters 8.6%

Doctorate 84.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	0.2%
Associates	0.2%
Bachelors	6.6%
Masters	8.6%
Doctorate	84.4%

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

Understanding how a Workday 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

$132,610

Average $144,370/year

$159,888

$11,051

Average $12,031/month

$13,324

$2,550

Average $2,776/week

$3,075

$64

Average $69/hour

$77

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,888	$13,324	$3,075	$77
Average	$144,370	$12,031	$2,776	$69
25th Percentile	$132,610	$11,051	$2,550	$64

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Salary Trends for Workday Manager

Salaries for a Workday Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $114,265 in 2023 to around $112,544 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Workday Manager salary trends, .

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