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

A Pathology Manager's salary grows with experience: a Web Administrator I (2-4 years)earns $83,216, a Pathology Manager (4-7 years)earns $101,538, a Web Administrator III (7+ years)earns $122,073, a Web Administration Manager (7+ years)earns $122,592,

What are the highest paying states for a Pathology Manager?

Pathology Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pathology Manager roles are District of Columbia $113,330, California $112,900, Massachusetts $111,395. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pathology Manager roles make?

Salaries for Pathology Manager level roles vary by specialization: Pathology Research Scientist V: $192,633; Pathology Research Manager: $169,673; Pathology Research Associate IV: $156,900; Pathology Research Scientist IV: $156,840; Anatomic Pathology Manager: $138,474.

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

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

Pathology Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pathology Manager in the United States is $102,357 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $123,622
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,311 to $113,488
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,164

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,488	$9,457	$2,182	$55
Average	$102,357	$8,530	$1,968	$49
25th Percentile	$92,311	$7,693	$1,775	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Pathology Manager Salaries

A Pathology 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $113,330.
California: $112,900.
Massachusetts: $111,395.

District of Columbia $113,330 California $112,900 Massachusetts $111,395 Washington $110,986 New Jersey $110,945 Alaska $110,801 Connecticut $109,389 New York $108,816

Hawaii $106,984 Rhode Island $106,124 Maryland $105,540 Minnesota $104,742 Colorado $104,435 Illinois $104,332 Oregon $103,944 Delaware $103,657

New Hampshire $103,477 Virginia $103,073 Pennsylvania $101,896 Nevada $101,303 North Dakota $101,108 Michigan $100,801 Wisconsin $100,689 Vermont $100,463

Texas $99,839 Maine $99,798 Arizona $99,737 Ohio $99,665 Georgia $98,723 Indiana $98,252 Wyoming $98,160 Utah $98,017

Iowa $97,956 Kansas $97,464 Louisiana $97,321 North Carolina $97,270 Missouri $97,249 Florida $96,850 Montana $96,635 Nebraska $96,431

Kentucky $96,318 South Carolina $95,909 Tennessee $95,653 Idaho $95,550 New Mexico $94,803 Oklahoma $94,639 Alabama $94,035 South Dakota $93,022

Arkansas $92,469 West Virginia $92,172 Mississippi $91,282

Top Paying Cities for Pathology 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: $129,103
San Francisco: $127,834
Oakland: $124,998

San Jose, CA $129,103

San Francisco, CA $127,834

Oakland, CA $124,998

New York, NY $118,622

Queens Village, NY $117,854

Paramus, NJ $117,035

Passaic, NJ $116,933

Bergenfield, NJ $116,830

Stamford, CT $116,677

Huntington, NY $116,574

Newark, NJ $115,909

Bridgeport, CT $115,704

New Brunswick, NJ $115,367

Vallejo, CA $115,152

Middlesex, NJ $115,090

Somerset, NJ $114,998

Petaluma, CA $114,763

Santa Cruz, CA $114,363

Boston, MA $114,159

Monterey, CA $113,647

Fairbanks, AK $113,575

Los Angeles, CA $113,381

Washington, DC $113,330

Seattle, WA $113,145

Santa Rosa, CA $113,125

Juneau, AK $112,828

Orange, CA $112,490

Anchorage, AK $112,306

Anaheim, CA $112,234

Santa Ana, CA $112,081

Nassau, NY $112,020

Long Beach, CA $111,979

Danbury, CT $111,948

Santa Maria, CA $111,600

Everett, WA $111,579

Bremerton, WA $111,078

Trenton, NJ $110,883

Sacramento, CA $110,842

San Diego, CA $110,791

Brockton, MA $110,750

Tacoma, WA $110,709

Santa Barbara, CA $110,566

Lowell, MA $110,157

New Suffolk, NY $110,116

Nashua, NH $109,993

Lompoc, CA $109,829

Ventura, CA $109,727

Stockton, CA $109,696

New Haven, CT $109,491

Atlantic City, NJ $109,225

Hartford, CT $109,000

Modesto, CA $108,949

Poughkeepsie, NY $108,724

New Britain, CT $108,672

Olympia, WA $108,529

Kennewick, WA $108,529

New London, CT $108,509

Norwich, CT $108,478

Lawrence, MA $108,427

Bakersfield, CA $108,140

Riverside, CA $107,997

New Bedford, MA $107,997

Richland, WA $107,895

Portsmouth, NH $107,813

Vineland, NJ $107,792

San Bernardino, CA $107,710

Boulder, CO $107,424

Worcester, MA $107,342

Portland, OR $107,250

Saint Paul, MN $107,127

Minneapolis, MN $107,127

Philadelphia, PA $106,984

Honolulu, HI $106,441

Springfield, MA $106,083

Providence, RI $106,073

Chicago, IL $105,776

Bellingham, WA $105,653

Baltimore, MD $105,540

Chico, CA $105,284

Wilmington, DE $105,110

Pittsfield, MA $105,008

Manchester, NH $104,814

Spokane, WA $104,363

Denver, CO $104,353

Albany, NY $103,872

Troy, NY $103,831

Schenectady, NY $103,616

Burlington, VT $103,391

Portland, ME $103,033

Salem, OR $102,951

Yakima, WA $102,930

Ann Arbor, MI $102,899

Rochester, MN $102,613

Fresno, CA $102,562

Reno, NV $102,562

Milwaukee, WI $102,470

Detroit, MI $102,367

Allentown, PA $102,337

Carson City, NV $102,326

Houston, TX $102,173

Colorado Springs, CO $102,163

Syracuse, NY $102,111

Eugene, OR $101,917

Bismarck, ND $101,794

Gary, IN $101,794

Galveston, TX $101,794

Springfield, OR $101,712

Medford, OR $101,466

Fort Collins, CO $101,426

Austin, TX $101,344

Mesa, AZ $101,129

Phoenix, AZ $101,108

Dallas, TX $101,078

Reading, PA $101,016

Saint Cloud, MN $100,975

Concord, NH $100,883

Madison, WI $100,842

Utica, NY $100,566

Raleigh, NC $100,484

Las Vegas, NV $100,474

Rochester, NY $100,402

Des Moines, IA $100,392

Atlanta, GA $100,228

Battle Creek, MI $100,197

Salt Lake City, UT $100,167

Lancaster, PA $100,013

Champaign, IL $99,993

Harrisburg, PA $99,870

Durham, NC $99,778

Kansas City, MO $99,767

Kansas City, KS $99,747

Fort Worth, TX $99,737

Boca Raton, FL $99,696

Cleveland, OH $99,685

Columbus, OH $99,665

Pittsburgh, PA $99,655

Richmond, VA $99,614

Indianapolis, IN $99,593

Cincinnati, OH $99,460

Petersburg, VA $99,307

Billings, MT $99,082

Lansing, MI $99,082

Huntsville, AL $99,082

Lebanon, PA $99,071

Dayton, OH $99,061

Pueblo, CO $99,061

Appleton, WI $99,030

Buffalo, NY $98,989

Racine, WI $98,938

Charlotte, NC $98,928

Saint Louis, MO $98,897

Springfield, IL $98,856

Elkhart, IN $98,836

York, PA $98,836

Gastonia, NC $98,826

Benton Harbor, MI $98,826

Beaumont, TX $98,764

Lorain, OH $98,744

Toledo, OH $98,703

Binghamton, NY $98,652

Rock Hill, SC $98,641

Rockford, IL $98,590

Fargo, ND $98,539

Elyria, OH $98,539

Flagstaff, AZ $98,467

Fort Lauderdale, FL $98,406

Miami, FL $98,345

Duluth, MN $98,181

Bangor, ME $98,048

Cedar Rapids, IA $97,935

Louisville, KY $97,884

Grand Rapids, MI $97,864

Hialeah, FL $97,853

Casper, WY $97,710

Scranton, PA $97,587

New Orleans, LA $97,556

Virginia Beach, VA $97,546

Akron, OH $97,495

Peoria, IL $97,362

Sarasota, FL $97,342

Green Bay, WI $97,270

Baton Rouge, LA $97,219

Charleston, SC $97,198

Nashville, TN $97,168

Jamestown, NY $97,147

Davenport, IA $97,147

Tucson, AZ $97,096

Cheyenne, WY $97,065

Saint Petersburg, FL $97,034

Tampa, FL $97,014

Omaha, NE $96,993

Port Arthur, TX $96,953

Evansville, IN $96,953

Bradenton, FL $96,912

Santa Fe, NM $96,727

Orlando, FL $96,625

Clearwater, FL $96,512

Canton, OH $96,297

La Crosse, WI $96,297

Grand Forks, ND $96,267

Albuquerque, NM $96,236

Tulsa, OK $96,236

Newport News, VA $96,226

High Point, NC $96,195

Ogden, UT $96,154

Corpus Christi, TX $96,072

Laramie, WY $96,011

Norfolk, VA $96,011

Rock Island, IL $95,949

Saginaw, MI $95,929

Jacksonville, FL $95,919

Salisbury, NC $95,898

Memphis, TN $95,878

Moline, IL $95,827

Fort Myers, FL $95,796

Waterloo, IA $95,663

Spartanburg, SC $95,560

Lincoln, NE $95,509

Fort Wayne, IN $95,489

Birmingham, AL $95,376

Cedar Falls, IA $95,356

Provo, UT $95,346

Springfield, OH $95,335

San Antonio, TX $95,315

Greensboro, NC $95,274

South Bend, IN $95,264

Winston Salem, NC $95,253

Boise, ID $95,223

Savannah, GA $95,151

Muskegon, MI $94,967

Lima, OH $94,844

Lake Charles, LA $94,803

Anderson, IN $94,783

Lexington, KY $94,752

Augusta, GA $94,721

Greenville, SC $94,721

Wichita, KS $94,629

Tuscaloosa, AL $94,629

Columbia, SC $94,537

Bloomington, IN $94,281

Roanoke, VA $94,220

Asheville, NC $94,087

Knoxville, TN $93,913

Shreveport, LA $93,902

Wilmington, NC $93,769

Frankfort, KY $93,575

Oklahoma City, OK $93,503

Chillicothe, OH $93,462

Longview, TX $93,452

Topeka, KS $93,421

Mobile, AL $93,268

Terre Haute, IN $93,227

Erie, PA $93,217

Altoona, PA $93,165

Melbourne, FL $93,135

Amarillo, TX $93,094

Killeen, TX $93,063

Fayetteville, AR $92,981

Sioux Falls, SD $92,909

Chattanooga, TN $92,848

Idaho Falls, ID $92,838

Gainesville, FL $92,623

Portsmouth, OH $92,572

Little Rock, AR $92,551

Lynchburg, VA $92,551

Lafayette, LA $92,510

Youngstown, OH $92,510

Temple, TX $92,469

Daytona Beach, FL $92,449

Clarksville, TN $92,439

Pensacola, FL $92,428

Hopkinsville, KY $92,121

Charleston, WV $92,111

Florence, SC $92,060

Sioux City, IA $91,998

Macon, GA $91,702

Tallahassee, FL $91,691

Fayetteville, NC $91,671

Waco, TX $91,650

Wichita Falls, TX $91,650

Pine Bluff, AR $91,610

Vincennes, IN $91,415

Lubbock, TX $91,374

Great Falls, MT $91,313

Alamogordo, NM $91,302

Abilene, TX $91,221

Rapid City, SD $91,087

Monroe, LA $91,087

Albany, GA $91,026

Huntington, WV $91,016

Jackson, MS $91,006

Greenville, MS $90,995

Parkersburg, WV $90,893

Montgomery, AL $90,873

Johnstown, PA $90,852

Springfield, MO $90,770

Biloxi, MS $90,719

Sumter, SC $90,504

Columbus, GA $90,494

Twin Falls, ID $90,432

Pascagoula, MS $90,299

Kingsport, TN $90,033

Gulfport, MS $90,003

Alexandria, LA $89,665

Fort Smith, AR $89,409

El Paso, TX $89,132

Helena, MT $88,999

Las Cruces, NM $88,672

Harlingen, TX $88,385

Pocatello, ID $88,293

Florence, AL $88,262

Brownsville, TX $88,242

Dothan, AL $88,078

Mcallen, TX $88,027

Columbus, MS $87,270

Altus, OK $86,799

Lawton, OK $86,604

Pierre, SD $86,236

What Skills Can Increase a Pathology Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 3.43% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Azure (Mentioned in 4.26% Job Postings): Microsoft Azure, often referred to as Azure, is a cloud computing service operated by Microsoft for application management via Microsoft-managed data centers.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.88% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	3.43%
Azure	4.26%
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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 Pathology Manager's salary.

Partnering: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Partnering	$115,663	13%
Consulting	$110,546	8%
Leadership	$109,522	7%
Presentation	$107,475	5%
SQL	$106,451	4%
Communication Skills	$106,451	4%

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

Understanding how a Pathology 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

$92,311

Average $102,357/year

$113,488

$7,693

Average $8,530/month

$9,457

$1,775

Average $1,968/week

$2,182

$44

Average $49/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,488	$9,457	$2,182	$55
Average	$102,357	$8,530	$1,968	$49
25th Percentile	$92,311	$7,693	$1,775	$44

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Salary Trends for Pathology Manager

Salaries for a Pathology Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $99,932 in 2023 to around $98,748 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pathology Manager salary trends, .

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