What is the hourly salary range of Knowledge Manager?

As of April 01, 2026, the average hourly pay of Knowledge Manager in the United States is $45. While Salary.com is seeing that Knowledge Manager salary in the US can go up to $54 or down to $36, but most earn between $40 and $49. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Knowledge Manager in the United States.

Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
Knowledge Manager Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Knowledge Manager Salary $36 US April 01, 2026
25th Percentile Knowledge Manager Salary $40 US April 01, 2026
50th Percentile Knowledge Manager Salary $45 US April 01, 2026
75th Percentile Knowledge Manager Salary $49 US April 01, 2026
90th Percentile Knowledge Manager Salary $54 US April 01, 2026
25% $40 10% $36 90% $54 75% $49 $45 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Knowledge Manager ?

A chief knowledge officer (CKO) is an organizational leader, responsible for ensuring that the organization maximizes the value it achieves through "knowledge". The CKO is responsible for managing intellectual capital and the custodian of Knowledge Management practices in an organization. CKO is not just a relabelling of the title "chief information officer" - the CKO role is much broader. CKOs can help an organization maximize the returns on investment in knowledge (people, processes and intellectual capital), exploit their intangible assets (know-how, patents, customer relationships), repeat...

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  1. This Job:

    Knowledge Manager


    Bachelor's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    SVP of Technology


    JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent

Understand the total hourly compensation opportunity for a Knowledge Manager, hourly wage plus other pay elements

Average Hourly Wage

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Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Knowledge Manager in the United States. The average hourly rate for Knowledge Manager ranges from $40 to $49 with the average hourly pay of $45. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $44 to $71 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $56.

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