Category Director Salary in Gary, Indiana

How much does a Category Director make in Gary, IN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Category Director in Gary, IN is $278,866. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $219,319 to a high of $382,374, with most professionals earning between $247,696 and $333,046.

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Common responsibilities of a Category Director

Demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams, excellent written and verbal skills, strong negotiation skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving, analytical, ability to effectively communicate/influence/manage change, anticipates and responds to change with ease and agility, seeks solutions to strengthen quality/value/service/efficiency.

October 14, 2022

Develops the overall regional SCM Category strategy to leverage spend, consolidate suppliers, deliver savings through gains in efficiency/optimization and quality improvements that directly impact business results and provide for exceptional client outcomes.

January 04, 2023

Build a world-class category management solution leveraging a partnership with a leading transportation provider, working with internal and external stakeholders to drive successful outcomes.

January 15, 2023

Actively participate on the Global Clients and Categories leadership team, embrace and contribute to the unique FB company culture, mission, and strategy.

January 27, 2023

Works with the merchandising team, Prepared Foods / Deli department managers and others as needed to create exciting promotional events that drive customer traffic and trial of our signature and destination categories.

February 14, 2023

Drive individual client growth for largest global autos clients, identify winning strategies and scale the insights across the GCC and Global Business Group (GBG) teams.

February 27, 2023

Creates and models Standard Operating Practices (SOPs) so that our merchandising plans and strategies come to life in our stores in a way that ensures operational excellence and an amazing customer and staff experience.

March 24, 2023

Collaborate with activation, shopper insights and marketing, RGM, and category management to identify and build an annual calendar of relevant activities, programming, occasion/brand/price/pack/channel (OBPPC) tactics and tools required to deliver against the annual commercial plan for assigned categories.

April 06, 2023

Lead the Windows Consumer Category Management Org including directly managing a team of 11 people in addition to focus on leading a large, diverse organization of Category Managers across 5 regions to identify growth opportunities across markets and categories.

April 08, 2023

Understand cost benefit analysis approaches to enable the modification and/or deployment of new goods and services throughout the enterprise.

April 13, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Category Director in Gary, IN

Average Base Salary

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247696

333046

278866

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

298476

464480

370962

What is the average salary for Category Director in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Category Director in Gary, IN. The base salary for Category Director ranges from $247,696 to $333,046 with the average base salary of $278,866. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $298,476 to $464,480 with the average total cash compensation of $370,962.

View Average Salary for Category Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$278,866	$247,696 - $333,046
Bonus	$92,097	$50,779 - $131,434
Total Pay	$370,962	$298,476 - $464,480

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Category Director Salary Near Gary, IN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Hammond, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $247,696 - $333,046	COMPARE TO Gary, IN 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $257,086 - $345,671	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Tinley Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $251,283 - $337,868	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Chicago, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $257,385 - $346,073	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Orland Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $251,682 - $338,404	COMPARE TO Gary, IN
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $257,385 - $346,073	COMPARE TO Gary, IN

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About Gary, Indiana

Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, 25 miles (40 km) from downtown Chicago, Illinois. Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park and borders southern Lake Michigan. Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. The city is known for its large steel mills, and as the birthplace of the Jackson 5 music group. The population of Gary was 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Indiana. It was a prosperous city from the 1920s through the mid-1960s due to its booming ...

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