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

A Chief Manager's salary grows with experience: a Plant Superintendent (0-5 years)earns $122,665, a Plant Operations Manager (5+ years)earns $157,261, a Plant Manager (5+ years)earns $192,607, a Chief Manager (5+ years)earns $220,230, a Multi Plant General Manager (5+ years)earns $258,109,

What are the highest paying states for a Chief Manager?

Chief Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chief Manager roles are District of Columbia $246,287, California $245,352, Massachusetts $242,083. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chief Manager roles make?

Salaries for Chief Manager level roles vary by specialization: Chief Operations Manager: $342,494; Chief Nurse Anesthetist: $259,271; Chief Project Manager: $229,466; Chief Pilot II: $227,334; Chief Geophysicist: $192,100.

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

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

Chief Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chief Manager in the United States is $222,441 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $107.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $279,881
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $200,490 to $252,507
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $180,505

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Chief Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$252,507	$21,042	$4,856	$121
Average	$222,441	$18,537	$4,278	$107
25th Percentile	$200,490	$16,708	$3,856	$96

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Key Factors That Influence Chief Manager Salaries

A Chief 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 Chief Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chief 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): $122,665
Early Career (1-2 years): $157,261
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $192,607
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $220,230
Expert (over 8 years): $258,109

Levels	Salary
Plant Sup... Level Chief Manager	$122,665
Plant Ope... Level Chief Manager	$157,261
Plant Man... Level Chief Manager	$192,607
Chief Man... Level Chief Manager	$220,230
Multi Pla... Level Chief Manager	$258,109

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

District of Columbia: $246,287.
California: $245,352.
Massachusetts: $242,083.

District of Columbia $246,287 California $245,352 Massachusetts $242,083 Washington $241,193 New Jersey $241,104 Alaska $240,792 Connecticut $237,723 New York $236,477

Hawaii $232,495 Rhode Island $230,627 Maryland $229,359 Minnesota $227,624 Colorado $226,957 Illinois $226,734 Oregon $225,889 Delaware $225,266

New Hampshire $224,875 Virginia $223,998 Pennsylvania $221,440 Nevada $220,150 North Dakota $219,727 Michigan $219,060 Wisconsin $218,815 Vermont $218,326

Texas $216,969 Maine $216,880 Arizona $216,747 Ohio $216,591 Georgia $214,544 Indiana $213,521 Wyoming $213,321 Utah $213,010

Iowa $212,876 Kansas $211,808 Louisiana $211,497 North Carolina $211,386 Missouri $211,341 Florida $210,474 Montana $210,007 Nebraska $209,562

Kentucky $209,317 South Carolina $208,427 Tennessee $207,871 Idaho $207,649 New Mexico $206,025 Oklahoma $205,669 Alabama $204,357 South Dakota $202,154

Arkansas $200,953 West Virginia $200,308 Mississippi $198,373

Top Paying Cities for Chief 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: $280,565
San Francisco: $277,807
Oakland: $271,645

San Jose, CA $280,565

San Francisco, CA $277,807

Oakland, CA $271,645

New York, NY $257,787

Queens Village, NY $256,119

Paramus, NJ $254,339

Passaic, NJ $254,117

Bergenfield, NJ $253,894

Stamford, CT $253,560

Huntington, NY $253,338

Newark, NJ $251,892

Bridgeport, CT $251,447

New Brunswick, NJ $250,713

Vallejo, CA $250,246

Middlesex, NJ $250,113

Somerset, NJ $249,912

Petaluma, CA $249,401

Santa Cruz, CA $248,533

Boston, MA $248,088

Monterey, CA $246,976

Fairbanks, AK $246,821

Los Angeles, CA $246,398

Washington, DC $246,287

Seattle, WA $245,886

Santa Rosa, CA $245,842

Juneau, AK $245,197

Orange, CA $244,463

Anchorage, AK $244,062

Anaheim, CA $243,907

Santa Ana, CA $243,573

Nassau, NY $243,439

Long Beach, CA $243,350

Danbury, CT $243,284

Santa Maria, CA $242,527

Everett, WA $242,483

Bremerton, WA $241,393

Trenton, NJ $240,970

Sacramento, CA $240,881

San Diego, CA $240,770

Brockton, MA $240,681

Tacoma, WA $240,592

Santa Barbara, CA $240,281

Lowell, MA $239,391

New Suffolk, NY $239,302

Nashua, NH $239,035

Lompoc, CA $238,679

Ventura, CA $238,457

Stockton, CA $238,390

New Haven, CT $237,945

Atlantic City, NJ $237,367

Hartford, CT $236,877

Modesto, CA $236,766

Poughkeepsie, NY $236,277

New Britain, CT $236,166

Olympia, WA $235,854

Kennewick, WA $235,854

New London, CT $235,810

Norwich, CT $235,743

Lawrence, MA $235,632

Bakersfield, CA $235,009

Riverside, CA $234,697

New Bedford, MA $234,697

Richland, WA $234,475

Portsmouth, NH $234,297

Vineland, NJ $234,253

San Bernardino, CA $234,075

Boulder, CO $233,452

Worcester, MA $233,274

Portland, OR $233,074

Saint Paul, MN $232,807

Minneapolis, MN $232,807

Philadelphia, PA $232,495

Honolulu, HI $231,316

Springfield, MA $230,538

Providence, RI $230,516

Chicago, IL $229,871

Bellingham, WA $229,604

Baltimore, MD $229,359

Chico, CA $228,803

Wilmington, DE $228,425

Pittsfield, MA $228,202

Manchester, NH $227,780

Spokane, WA $226,801

Denver, CO $226,779

Albany, NY $225,733

Troy, NY $225,644

Schenectady, NY $225,177

Burlington, VT $224,688

Portland, ME $223,909

Salem, OR $223,731

Yakima, WA $223,687

Ann Arbor, MI $223,620

Rochester, MN $222,997

Fresno, CA $222,886

Reno, NV $222,886

Milwaukee, WI $222,686

Detroit, MI $222,463

Allentown, PA $222,397

Carson City, NV $222,374

Houston, TX $222,041

Colorado Springs, CO $222,018

Syracuse, NY $221,907

Eugene, OR $221,485

Bismarck, ND $221,218

Gary, IN $221,218

Galveston, TX $221,218

Springfield, OR $221,040

Medford, OR $220,506

Fort Collins, CO $220,417

Austin, TX $220,239

Mesa, AZ $219,772

Phoenix, AZ $219,727

Dallas, TX $219,660

Reading, PA $219,527

Saint Cloud, MN $219,438

Concord, NH $219,238

Madison, WI $219,149

Utica, NY $218,548

Raleigh, NC $218,370

Las Vegas, NV $218,348

Rochester, NY $218,192

Des Moines, IA $218,170

Atlanta, GA $217,814

Battle Creek, MI $217,747

Salt Lake City, UT $217,681

Lancaster, PA $217,347

Champaign, IL $217,303

Harrisburg, PA $217,036

Durham, NC $216,835

Kansas City, MO $216,813

Kansas City, KS $216,769

Fort Worth, TX $216,747

Boca Raton, FL $216,658

Cleveland, OH $216,635

Columbus, OH $216,591

Pittsburgh, PA $216,569

Richmond, VA $216,480

Indianapolis, IN $216,435

Cincinnati, OH $216,146

Petersburg, VA $215,812

Billings, MT $215,323

Lansing, MI $215,323

Huntsville, AL $215,323

Lebanon, PA $215,301

Dayton, OH $215,278

Pueblo, CO $215,278

Appleton, WI $215,212

Buffalo, NY $215,123

Racine, WI $215,011

Charlotte, NC $214,989

Saint Louis, MO $214,922

Springfield, IL $214,834

Elkhart, IN $214,789

York, PA $214,789

Gastonia, NC $214,767

Benton Harbor, MI $214,767

Beaumont, TX $214,633

Lorain, OH $214,589

Toledo, OH $214,500

Binghamton, NY $214,389

Rock Hill, SC $214,366

Rockford, IL $214,255

Fargo, ND $214,144

Elyria, OH $214,144

Flagstaff, AZ $213,988

Fort Lauderdale, FL $213,855

Miami, FL $213,721

Duluth, MN $213,365

Bangor, ME $213,076

Cedar Rapids, IA $212,832

Louisville, KY $212,720

Grand Rapids, MI $212,676

Hialeah, FL $212,654

Casper, WY $212,342

Scranton, PA $212,075

New Orleans, LA $212,009

Virginia Beach, VA $211,986

Akron, OH $211,875

Peoria, IL $211,586

Sarasota, FL $211,541

Green Bay, WI $211,386

Baton Rouge, LA $211,274

Charleston, SC $211,230

Nashville, TN $211,163

Jamestown, NY $211,119

Davenport, IA $211,119

Tucson, AZ $211,008

Cheyenne, WY $210,941

Saint Petersburg, FL $210,874

Tampa, FL $210,830

Omaha, NE $210,785

Port Arthur, TX $210,696

Evansville, IN $210,696

Bradenton, FL $210,607

Santa Fe, NM $210,207

Orlando, FL $209,984

Clearwater, FL $209,740

Canton, OH $209,272

La Crosse, WI $209,272

Grand Forks, ND $209,206

Albuquerque, NM $209,139

Tulsa, OK $209,139

Newport News, VA $209,117

High Point, NC $209,050

Ogden, UT $208,961

Corpus Christi, TX $208,783

Laramie, WY $208,650

Norfolk, VA $208,650

Rock Island, IL $208,516

Saginaw, MI $208,472

Jacksonville, FL $208,449

Salisbury, NC $208,405

Memphis, TN $208,360

Moline, IL $208,249

Fort Myers, FL $208,183

Waterloo, IA $207,893

Spartanburg, SC $207,671

Lincoln, NE $207,560

Fort Wayne, IN $207,515

Birmingham, AL $207,271

Cedar Falls, IA $207,226

Provo, UT $207,204

Springfield, OH $207,182

San Antonio, TX $207,137

Greensboro, NC $207,048

South Bend, IN $207,026

Winston Salem, NC $207,004

Boise, ID $206,937

Savannah, GA $206,781

Muskegon, MI $206,381

Lima, OH $206,114

Lake Charles, LA $206,025

Anderson, IN $205,980

Lexington, KY $205,914

Augusta, GA $205,847

Greenville, SC $205,847

Wichita, KS $205,647

Tuscaloosa, AL $205,647

Columbia, SC $205,447

Bloomington, IN $204,890

Roanoke, VA $204,757

Asheville, NC $204,468

Knoxville, TN $204,090

Shreveport, LA $204,067

Wilmington, NC $203,778

Frankfort, KY $203,356

Oklahoma City, OK $203,200

Chillicothe, OH $203,111

Longview, TX $203,089

Topeka, KS $203,022

Mobile, AL $202,688

Terre Haute, IN $202,599

Erie, PA $202,577

Altoona, PA $202,466

Melbourne, FL $202,399

Amarillo, TX $202,310

Killeen, TX $202,243

Fayetteville, AR $202,065

Sioux Falls, SD $201,910

Chattanooga, TN $201,776

Idaho Falls, ID $201,754

Gainesville, FL $201,287

Portsmouth, OH $201,176

Little Rock, AR $201,131

Lynchburg, VA $201,131

Lafayette, LA $201,042

Youngstown, OH $201,042

Temple, TX $200,953

Daytona Beach, FL $200,909

Clarksville, TN $200,886

Pensacola, FL $200,864

Hopkinsville, KY $200,197

Charleston, WV $200,175

Florence, SC $200,063

Sioux City, IA $199,930

Macon, GA $199,285

Tallahassee, FL $199,263

Fayetteville, NC $199,218

Waco, TX $199,174

Wichita Falls, TX $199,174

Pine Bluff, AR $199,085

Vincennes, IN $198,662

Lubbock, TX $198,573

Great Falls, MT $198,440

Alamogordo, NM $198,417

Abilene, TX $198,239

Rapid City, SD $197,950

Monroe, LA $197,950

Albany, GA $197,817

Huntington, WV $197,795

Jackson, MS $197,772

Greenville, MS $197,750

Parkersburg, WV $197,528

Montgomery, AL $197,483

Johnstown, PA $197,439

Springfield, MO $197,261

Biloxi, MS $197,149

Sumter, SC $196,682

Columbus, GA $196,660

Twin Falls, ID $196,527

Pascagoula, MS $196,237

Kingsport, TN $195,659

Gulfport, MS $195,592

Alexandria, LA $194,858

Fort Smith, AR $194,302

El Paso, TX $193,702

Helena, MT $193,412

Las Cruces, NM $192,701

Harlingen, TX $192,078

Pocatello, ID $191,878

Florence, AL $191,811

Brownsville, TX $191,766

Dothan, AL $191,410

Mcallen, TX $191,299

Columbus, MS $189,653

Altus, OK $188,630

Lawton, OK $188,207

Pierre, SD $187,407

What Skills Can Increase a Chief Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.7% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Food Safety (Mentioned in 2.19% Job Postings): Applying procedures during food preparation, processing, storage, and distribution to ensure consumers are safe from foodborne illnesses.
Container (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.7%
Food Safety	2.19%
Container	1.37%

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 Chief Manager's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Motivating: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$271,378	22%
Motivating	$260,256	17%
PowerPoint	$258,032	16%
Store Operations	$258,032	16%
Accounting	$255,807	15%
Food Safety	$255,807	15%

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How Education impacts a Chief Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Chief 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 Chief Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $224,940 and $244,080).

Chief Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Chief Manager

No Diploma 1.6%

High School 14.0%

Associates 8.2%

Bachelors 39.6%

Masters 34.4%

Doctorate 2.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.6%
High School	14.0%
Associates	8.2%
Bachelors	39.6%
Masters	34.4%
Doctorate	2.2%

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

Understanding how a Chief 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

$200,490

Average $222,441/year

$252,507

$16,708

Average $18,537/month

$21,042

$3,856

Average $4,278/week

$4,856

$96

Average $107/hour

$121

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$252,507	$21,042	$4,856	$121
Average	$222,441	$18,537	$4,278	$107
25th Percentile	$200,490	$16,708	$3,856	$96

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Salary Trends for Chief Manager

Salaries for a Chief Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $204,600 in 2023 to around $203,025 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chief Manager salary trends, .

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2024

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