What are the main factors that influence an Owner's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Owner's salary?

An Owner's salary grows with experience: a Painter I (0-1 years)earns $45,317, a Owner (1-3 years)earns $51,894, a Painter III (3-5 years)earns $58,197,

What are the highest paying states for an Owner?

Owner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Owner roles are District of Columbia $57,740, California $57,521, Massachusetts $56,754. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Owner roles make?

Salaries for Owner level roles vary by specialization: Agency Owner: $250,518; Application Owner: $128,598; Solution Owner: $122,763; Product Owner: $111,895; Practice Owner: $76,219.

How do different companies affect an Owner's salary?

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

Owner Salary in the United States

How much does an Owner make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Owner in the United States is $52,150 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,784
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,271 to $55,622
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,919

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Owner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,622	$4,635	$1,070	$27
Average	$52,150	$4,346	$1,003	$25
25th Percentile	$46,271	$3,856	$890	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Owner Salaries

An Owner'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 Owner 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 Owners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,740.
California: $57,521.
Massachusetts: $56,754.

District of Columbia $57,740 California $57,521 Massachusetts $56,754 Washington $56,546 New Jersey $56,525 Alaska $56,452 Connecticut $55,732 New York $55,440

Hawaii $54,507 Rhode Island $54,069 Maryland $53,771 Minnesota $53,365 Colorado $53,208 Illinois $53,156 Oregon $52,958 Delaware $52,812

New Hampshire $52,720 Virginia $52,515 Pennsylvania $51,915 Nevada $51,612 North Dakota $51,513 Michigan $51,357 Wisconsin $51,299 Vermont $51,185

Texas $50,867 Maine $50,846 Arizona $50,814 Ohio $50,778 Georgia $50,298 Indiana $50,058 Wyoming $50,011 Utah $49,938

Iowa $49,907 Kansas $49,657 Louisiana $49,584 North Carolina $49,558 Missouri $49,547 Florida $49,344 Montana $49,234 Nebraska $49,130

Kentucky $49,073 South Carolina $48,864 Tennessee $48,734 Idaho $48,682 New Mexico $48,301 Oklahoma $48,217 Alabama $47,910 South Dakota $47,393

Arkansas $47,112 West Virginia $46,961 Mississippi $46,507

Top Paying Cities for Owners

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: $65,776
San Francisco: $65,130
Oakland: $63,685

San Jose, CA $65,776

San Francisco, CA $65,130

Oakland, CA $63,685

New York, NY $60,436

Queens Village, NY $60,045

Paramus, NJ $59,628

Passaic, NJ $59,576

Bergenfield, NJ $59,523

Stamford, CT $59,445

Huntington, NY $59,393

Newark, NJ $59,054

Bridgeport, CT $58,950

New Brunswick, NJ $58,778

Vallejo, CA $58,668

Middlesex, NJ $58,637

Somerset, NJ $58,590

Petaluma, CA $58,470

Santa Cruz, CA $58,267

Boston, MA $58,162

Monterey, CA $57,902

Fairbanks, AK $57,865

Los Angeles, CA $57,766

Washington, DC $57,740

Seattle, WA $57,646

Santa Rosa, CA $57,636

Juneau, AK $57,484

Orange, CA $57,312

Anchorage, AK $57,218

Anaheim, CA $57,182

Santa Ana, CA $57,104

Nassau, NY $57,072

Long Beach, CA $57,052

Danbury, CT $57,036

Santa Maria, CA $56,859

Everett, WA $56,848

Bremerton, WA $56,593

Trenton, NJ $56,494

Sacramento, CA $56,473

San Diego, CA $56,447

Brockton, MA $56,426

Tacoma, WA $56,405

Santa Barbara, CA $56,332

Lowell, MA $56,123

New Suffolk, NY $56,102

Nashua, NH $56,040

Lompoc, CA $55,956

Ventura, CA $55,904

Stockton, CA $55,889

New Haven, CT $55,784

Atlantic City, NJ $55,649

Hartford, CT $55,534

Modesto, CA $55,508

Poughkeepsie, NY $55,393

New Britain, CT $55,367

Olympia, WA $55,294

Kennewick, WA $55,294

New London, CT $55,284

Norwich, CT $55,268

Lawrence, MA $55,242

Bakersfield, CA $55,096

Riverside, CA $55,023

New Bedford, MA $55,023

Richland, WA $54,971

Portsmouth, NH $54,929

Vineland, NJ $54,919

San Bernardino, CA $54,877

Boulder, CO $54,731

Worcester, MA $54,689

Portland, OR $54,642

Saint Paul, MN $54,580

Minneapolis, MN $54,580

Philadelphia, PA $54,507

Honolulu, HI $54,230

Springfield, MA $54,048

Providence, RI $54,043

Chicago, IL $53,891

Bellingham, WA $53,829

Baltimore, MD $53,771

Chico, CA $53,641

Wilmington, DE $53,552

Pittsfield, MA $53,500

Manchester, NH $53,401

Spokane, WA $53,172

Denver, CO $53,166

Albany, NY $52,921

Troy, NY $52,900

Schenectady, NY $52,791

Burlington, VT $52,676

Portland, ME $52,494

Salem, OR $52,452

Yakima, WA $52,442

Ann Arbor, MI $52,426

Rochester, MN $52,280

Fresno, CA $52,254

Reno, NV $52,254

Milwaukee, WI $52,207

Detroit, MI $52,155

Allentown, PA $52,139

Carson City, NV $52,134

Houston, TX $52,056

Colorado Springs, CO $52,050

Syracuse, NY $52,024

Eugene, OR $51,925

Bismarck, ND $51,863

Gary, IN $51,863

Galveston, TX $51,863

Springfield, OR $51,821

Medford, OR $51,696

Fort Collins, CO $51,675

Austin, TX $51,633

Mesa, AZ $51,524

Phoenix, AZ $51,513

Dallas, TX $51,498

Reading, PA $51,466

Saint Cloud, MN $51,445

Concord, NH $51,399

Madison, WI $51,378

Utica, NY $51,237

Raleigh, NC $51,195

Las Vegas, NV $51,190

Rochester, NY $51,153

Des Moines, IA $51,148

Atlanta, GA $51,065

Battle Creek, MI $51,049

Salt Lake City, UT $51,034

Lancaster, PA $50,955

Champaign, IL $50,945

Harrisburg, PA $50,882

Durham, NC $50,835

Kansas City, MO $50,830

Kansas City, KS $50,820

Fort Worth, TX $50,814

Boca Raton, FL $50,794

Cleveland, OH $50,788

Columbus, OH $50,778

Pittsburgh, PA $50,773

Richmond, VA $50,752

Indianapolis, IN $50,741

Cincinnati, OH $50,674

Petersburg, VA $50,595

Billings, MT $50,481

Lansing, MI $50,481

Huntsville, AL $50,481

Lebanon, PA $50,476

Dayton, OH $50,470

Pueblo, CO $50,470

Appleton, WI $50,455

Buffalo, NY $50,434

Racine, WI $50,408

Charlotte, NC $50,402

Saint Louis, MO $50,387

Springfield, IL $50,366

Elkhart, IN $50,356

York, PA $50,356

Gastonia, NC $50,350

Benton Harbor, MI $50,350

Beaumont, TX $50,319

Lorain, OH $50,309

Toledo, OH $50,288

Binghamton, NY $50,262

Rock Hill, SC $50,256

Rockford, IL $50,230

Fargo, ND $50,204

Elyria, OH $50,204

Flagstaff, AZ $50,168

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,137

Miami, FL $50,105

Duluth, MN $50,022

Bangor, ME $49,954

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,897

Louisville, KY $49,871

Grand Rapids, MI $49,860

Hialeah, FL $49,855

Casper, WY $49,782

Scranton, PA $49,719

New Orleans, LA $49,704

Virginia Beach, VA $49,698

Akron, OH $49,672

Peoria, IL $49,605

Sarasota, FL $49,594

Green Bay, WI $49,558

Baton Rouge, LA $49,532

Charleston, SC $49,521

Nashville, TN $49,506

Jamestown, NY $49,495

Davenport, IA $49,495

Tucson, AZ $49,469

Cheyenne, WY $49,453

Saint Petersburg, FL $49,438

Tampa, FL $49,427

Omaha, NE $49,417

Port Arthur, TX $49,396

Evansville, IN $49,396

Bradenton, FL $49,375

Santa Fe, NM $49,281

Orlando, FL $49,229

Clearwater, FL $49,172

Canton, OH $49,062

La Crosse, WI $49,062

Grand Forks, ND $49,047

Albuquerque, NM $49,031

Tulsa, OK $49,031

Newport News, VA $49,026

High Point, NC $49,010

Ogden, UT $48,989

Corpus Christi, TX $48,948

Laramie, WY $48,916

Norfolk, VA $48,916

Rock Island, IL $48,885

Saginaw, MI $48,875

Jacksonville, FL $48,869

Salisbury, NC $48,859

Memphis, TN $48,848

Moline, IL $48,822

Fort Myers, FL $48,807

Waterloo, IA $48,739

Spartanburg, SC $48,687

Lincoln, NE $48,661

Fort Wayne, IN $48,650

Birmingham, AL $48,593

Cedar Falls, IA $48,582

Provo, UT $48,577

Springfield, OH $48,572

San Antonio, TX $48,562

Greensboro, NC $48,541

South Bend, IN $48,536

Winston Salem, NC $48,530

Boise, ID $48,515

Savannah, GA $48,478

Muskegon, MI $48,384

Lima, OH $48,322

Lake Charles, LA $48,301

Anderson, IN $48,290

Lexington, KY $48,275

Augusta, GA $48,259

Greenville, SC $48,259

Wichita, KS $48,212

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,212

Columbia, SC $48,165

Bloomington, IN $48,035

Roanoke, VA $48,004

Asheville, NC $47,936

Knoxville, TN $47,847

Shreveport, LA $47,842

Wilmington, NC $47,774

Frankfort, KY $47,675

Oklahoma City, OK $47,639

Chillicothe, OH $47,618

Longview, TX $47,612

Topeka, KS $47,597

Mobile, AL $47,519

Terre Haute, IN $47,498

Erie, PA $47,493

Altoona, PA $47,466

Melbourne, FL $47,451

Amarillo, TX $47,430

Killeen, TX $47,414

Fayetteville, AR $47,373

Sioux Falls, SD $47,336

Chattanooga, TN $47,305

Idaho Falls, ID $47,300

Gainesville, FL $47,190

Portsmouth, OH $47,164

Little Rock, AR $47,154

Lynchburg, VA $47,154

Lafayette, LA $47,133

Youngstown, OH $47,133

Temple, TX $47,112

Daytona Beach, FL $47,101

Clarksville, TN $47,096

Pensacola, FL $47,091

Hopkinsville, KY $46,935

Charleston, WV $46,929

Florence, SC $46,903

Sioux City, IA $46,872

Macon, GA $46,721

Tallahassee, FL $46,716

Fayetteville, NC $46,705

Waco, TX $46,695

Wichita Falls, TX $46,695

Pine Bluff, AR $46,674

Vincennes, IN $46,575

Lubbock, TX $46,554

Great Falls, MT $46,523

Alamogordo, NM $46,517

Abilene, TX $46,476

Rapid City, SD $46,408

Monroe, LA $46,408

Albany, GA $46,377

Huntington, WV $46,371

Jackson, MS $46,366

Greenville, MS $46,361

Parkersburg, WV $46,309

Montgomery, AL $46,298

Johnstown, PA $46,288

Springfield, MO $46,246

Biloxi, MS $46,220

Sumter, SC $46,111

Columbus, GA $46,105

Twin Falls, ID $46,074

Pascagoula, MS $46,006

Kingsport, TN $45,871

Gulfport, MS $45,855

Alexandria, LA $45,683

Fort Smith, AR $45,553

El Paso, TX $45,412

Helena, MT $45,344

Las Cruces, NM $45,177

Harlingen, TX $45,031

Pocatello, ID $44,984

Florence, AL $44,969

Brownsville, TX $44,958

Dothan, AL $44,875

Mcallen, TX $44,849

Columbus, MS $44,463

Altus, OK $44,223

Lawton, OK $44,124

Pierre, SD $43,936

What Skills Can Increase an Owner's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 3.64% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Surface Preparation (Mentioned in 1.32% Job Postings): Treating the surface of a substance prior to application to increase its adhesion to coatings.
Material Handling (Mentioned in 0.76% Job Postings): Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	3.64%
Surface Preparation	1.32%
Material Handling	0.76%

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 an Owner's salary.

Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Confidentiality	$55,800	7%
Leadership	$54,757	5%
Collaboration	$54,235	4%
Scheduling	$54,235	4%
Goal Oriented	$54,235	4%
Plumbing	$54,235	4%

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How Education impacts an Owner's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Owners enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Owner with a No Diploma is between $51,112 and $55,364).

Owner Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Owner

No Diploma 10.7%

High School 57.1%

Associates 17.9%

Bachelors 14.3%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	10.7%
High School	57.1%
Associates	17.9%
Bachelors	14.3%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Owner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Owner'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

$46,271

Average $52,150/year

$55,622

$3,856

Average $4,346/month

$4,635

$890

Average $1,003/week

$1,070

$22

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,622	$4,635	$1,070	$27
Average	$52,150	$4,346	$1,003	$25
25th Percentile	$46,271	$3,856	$890	$22

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Salary Trends for Owner

Salaries for an Owner can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $50,312 in 2023 to around $50,214 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Owner salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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