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

A Policy Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $76,515 for beginners, reaching about $78,428 at mid-level, and approach $81,710 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Policy Manager?

Policy Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Policy Manager roles are District of Columbia $89,285, California $88,946, Massachusetts $87,761. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Policy Manager roles make?

Salaries for Policy Manager level roles vary by specialization: Public Policy Senior Manager: $195,240; Public Policy Manager: $150,400; Transmission Policy Manager: $134,187; Policy and Advocacy Manager: $130,868; Health Policy Manager: $129,482.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Policy Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Policy Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Policy Manager in the United States is $80,640 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,222
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,217 to $86,703
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,637

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Policy Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,703	$7,225	$1,667	$42
Average	$80,640	$6,720	$1,551	$39
25th Percentile	$71,217	$5,935	$1,370	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Policy Manager Salaries

A Policy 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 Policy Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Policy 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): $76,515
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,957
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,428
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $80,195
Expert (over 8 years): $81,710

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Policy Manager	$76,515
Intermediate Level Policy Manager	$76,957
Senior Level Policy Manager	$78,428
Specialist Level Policy Manager	$80,195
Expert Level Policy Manager	$81,710

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

District of Columbia: $89,285.
California: $88,946.
Massachusetts: $87,761.

District of Columbia $89,285 California $88,946 Massachusetts $87,761 Washington $87,438 New Jersey $87,406 Alaska $87,293 Connecticut $86,180 New York $85,729

Hawaii $84,285 Rhode Island $83,608 Maryland $83,148 Minnesota $82,519 Colorado $82,277 Illinois $82,197 Oregon $81,890 Delaware $81,665

New Hampshire $81,523 Virginia $81,205 Pennsylvania $80,278 Nevada $79,810 North Dakota $79,657 Michigan $79,415 Wisconsin $79,326 Vermont $79,149

Texas $78,657 Maine $78,624 Arizona $78,576 Ohio $78,520 Georgia $77,778 Indiana $77,407 Wyoming $77,334 Utah $77,221

Iowa $77,173 Kansas $76,786 Louisiana $76,673 North Carolina $76,633 Missouri $76,616 Florida $76,302 Montana $76,133 Nebraska $75,971

Kentucky $75,883 South Carolina $75,560 Tennessee $75,358 Idaho $75,278 New Mexico $74,689 Oklahoma $74,560 Alabama $74,084 South Dakota $73,286

Arkansas $72,851 West Virginia $72,617 Mississippi $71,915

Top Paying Cities for Policy 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: $101,712
San Francisco: $100,712
Oakland: $98,478

San Jose, CA $101,712

San Francisco, CA $100,712

Oakland, CA $98,478

New York, NY $93,454

Queens Village, NY $92,849

Paramus, NJ $92,204

Passaic, NJ $92,124

Bergenfield, NJ $92,043

Stamford, CT $91,922

Huntington, NY $91,841

Newark, NJ $91,317

Bridgeport, CT $91,156

New Brunswick, NJ $90,890

Vallejo, CA $90,720

Middlesex, NJ $90,672

Somerset, NJ $90,599

Petaluma, CA $90,414

Santa Cruz, CA $90,100

Boston, MA $89,938

Monterey, CA $89,535

Fairbanks, AK $89,479

Los Angeles, CA $89,325

Washington, DC $89,285

Seattle, WA $89,140

Santa Rosa, CA $89,124

Juneau, AK $88,890

Orange, CA $88,624

Anchorage, AK $88,479

Anaheim, CA $88,422

Santa Ana, CA $88,301

Nassau, NY $88,253

Long Beach, CA $88,221

Danbury, CT $88,196

Santa Maria, CA $87,922

Everett, WA $87,906

Bremerton, WA $87,511

Trenton, NJ $87,358

Sacramento, CA $87,325

San Diego, CA $87,285

Brockton, MA $87,253

Tacoma, WA $87,221

Santa Barbara, CA $87,108

Lowell, MA $86,785

New Suffolk, NY $86,753

Nashua, NH $86,656

Lompoc, CA $86,527

Ventura, CA $86,447

Stockton, CA $86,422

New Haven, CT $86,261

Atlantic City, NJ $86,051

Hartford, CT $85,874

Modesto, CA $85,834

Poughkeepsie, NY $85,656

New Britain, CT $85,616

Olympia, WA $85,503

Kennewick, WA $85,503

New London, CT $85,487

Norwich, CT $85,463

Lawrence, MA $85,422

Bakersfield, CA $85,197

Riverside, CA $85,084

New Bedford, MA $85,084

Richland, WA $85,003

Portsmouth, NH $84,939

Vineland, NJ $84,922

San Bernardino, CA $84,858

Boulder, CO $84,632

Worcester, MA $84,568

Portland, OR $84,495

Saint Paul, MN $84,398

Minneapolis, MN $84,398

Philadelphia, PA $84,285

Honolulu, HI $83,858

Springfield, MA $83,576

Providence, RI $83,568

Chicago, IL $83,334

Bellingham, WA $83,237

Baltimore, MD $83,148

Chico, CA $82,947

Wilmington, DE $82,810

Pittsfield, MA $82,729

Manchester, NH $82,576

Spokane, WA $82,221

Denver, CO $82,213

Albany, NY $81,834

Troy, NY $81,802

Schenectady, NY $81,632

Burlington, VT $81,455

Portland, ME $81,173

Salem, OR $81,108

Yakima, WA $81,092

Ann Arbor, MI $81,068

Rochester, MN $80,842

Fresno, CA $80,802

Reno, NV $80,802

Milwaukee, WI $80,729

Detroit, MI $80,648

Allentown, PA $80,624

Carson City, NV $80,616

Houston, TX $80,495

Colorado Springs, CO $80,487

Syracuse, NY $80,447

Eugene, OR $80,294

Bismarck, ND $80,197

Gary, IN $80,197

Galveston, TX $80,197

Springfield, OR $80,132

Medford, OR $79,939

Fort Collins, CO $79,907

Austin, TX $79,842

Mesa, AZ $79,673

Phoenix, AZ $79,657

Dallas, TX $79,632

Reading, PA $79,584

Saint Cloud, MN $79,552

Concord, NH $79,479

Madison, WI $79,447

Utica, NY $79,229

Raleigh, NC $79,165

Las Vegas, NV $79,157

Rochester, NY $79,100

Des Moines, IA $79,092

Atlanta, GA $78,963

Battle Creek, MI $78,939

Salt Lake City, UT $78,915

Lancaster, PA $78,794

Champaign, IL $78,778

Harrisburg, PA $78,681

Durham, NC $78,608

Kansas City, MO $78,600

Kansas City, KS $78,584

Fort Worth, TX $78,576

Boca Raton, FL $78,544

Cleveland, OH $78,536

Columbus, OH $78,520

Pittsburgh, PA $78,511

Richmond, VA $78,479

Indianapolis, IN $78,463

Cincinnati, OH $78,358

Petersburg, VA $78,237

Billings, MT $78,060

Lansing, MI $78,060

Huntsville, AL $78,060

Lebanon, PA $78,052

Dayton, OH $78,044

Pueblo, CO $78,044

Appleton, WI $78,020

Buffalo, NY $77,987

Racine, WI $77,947

Charlotte, NC $77,939

Saint Louis, MO $77,915

Springfield, IL $77,882

Elkhart, IN $77,866

York, PA $77,866

Gastonia, NC $77,858

Benton Harbor, MI $77,858

Beaumont, TX $77,810

Lorain, OH $77,794

Toledo, OH $77,762

Binghamton, NY $77,721

Rock Hill, SC $77,713

Rockford, IL $77,673

Fargo, ND $77,633

Elyria, OH $77,633

Flagstaff, AZ $77,576

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,528

Miami, FL $77,479

Duluth, MN $77,350

Bangor, ME $77,245

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,157

Louisville, KY $77,116

Grand Rapids, MI $77,100

Hialeah, FL $77,092

Casper, WY $76,979

Scranton, PA $76,883

New Orleans, LA $76,858

Virginia Beach, VA $76,850

Akron, OH $76,810

Peoria, IL $76,705

Sarasota, FL $76,689

Green Bay, WI $76,633

Baton Rouge, LA $76,592

Charleston, SC $76,576

Nashville, TN $76,552

Jamestown, NY $76,536

Davenport, IA $76,536

Tucson, AZ $76,495

Cheyenne, WY $76,471

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,447

Tampa, FL $76,431

Omaha, NE $76,415

Port Arthur, TX $76,383

Evansville, IN $76,383

Bradenton, FL $76,350

Santa Fe, NM $76,205

Orlando, FL $76,125

Clearwater, FL $76,036

Canton, OH $75,866

La Crosse, WI $75,866

Grand Forks, ND $75,842

Albuquerque, NM $75,818

Tulsa, OK $75,818

Newport News, VA $75,810

High Point, NC $75,786

Ogden, UT $75,754

Corpus Christi, TX $75,689

Laramie, WY $75,641

Norfolk, VA $75,641

Rock Island, IL $75,592

Saginaw, MI $75,576

Jacksonville, FL $75,568

Salisbury, NC $75,552

Memphis, TN $75,536

Moline, IL $75,496

Fort Myers, FL $75,471

Waterloo, IA $75,367

Spartanburg, SC $75,286

Lincoln, NE $75,246

Fort Wayne, IN $75,229

Birmingham, AL $75,141

Cedar Falls, IA $75,125

Provo, UT $75,117

Springfield, OH $75,108

San Antonio, TX $75,092

Greensboro, NC $75,060

South Bend, IN $75,052

Winston Salem, NC $75,044

Boise, ID $75,020

Savannah, GA $74,963

Muskegon, MI $74,818

Lima, OH $74,721

Lake Charles, LA $74,689

Anderson, IN $74,673

Lexington, KY $74,649

Augusta, GA $74,625

Greenville, SC $74,625

Wichita, KS $74,552

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,552

Columbia, SC $74,479

Bloomington, IN $74,278

Roanoke, VA $74,229

Asheville, NC $74,125

Knoxville, TN $73,988

Shreveport, LA $73,980

Wilmington, NC $73,875

Frankfort, KY $73,721

Oklahoma City, OK $73,665

Chillicothe, OH $73,633

Longview, TX $73,625

Topeka, KS $73,600

Mobile, AL $73,480

Terre Haute, IN $73,447

Erie, PA $73,439

Altoona, PA $73,399

Melbourne, FL $73,375

Amarillo, TX $73,342

Killeen, TX $73,318

Fayetteville, AR $73,254

Sioux Falls, SD $73,197

Chattanooga, TN $73,149

Idaho Falls, ID $73,141

Gainesville, FL $72,971

Portsmouth, OH $72,931

Little Rock, AR $72,915

Lynchburg, VA $72,915

Lafayette, LA $72,883

Youngstown, OH $72,883

Temple, TX $72,851

Daytona Beach, FL $72,834

Clarksville, TN $72,826

Pensacola, FL $72,818

Hopkinsville, KY $72,576

Charleston, WV $72,568

Florence, SC $72,528

Sioux City, IA $72,480

Macon, GA $72,246

Tallahassee, FL $72,238

Fayetteville, NC $72,222

Waco, TX $72,205

Wichita Falls, TX $72,205

Pine Bluff, AR $72,173

Vincennes, IN $72,020

Lubbock, TX $71,988

Great Falls, MT $71,939

Alamogordo, NM $71,931

Abilene, TX $71,867

Rapid City, SD $71,762

Monroe, LA $71,762

Albany, GA $71,714

Huntington, WV $71,705

Jackson, MS $71,697

Greenville, MS $71,689

Parkersburg, WV $71,609

Montgomery, AL $71,593

Johnstown, PA $71,576

Springfield, MO $71,512

Biloxi, MS $71,472

Sumter, SC $71,302

Columbus, GA $71,294

Twin Falls, ID $71,246

Pascagoula, MS $71,141

Kingsport, TN $70,931

Gulfport, MS $70,907

Alexandria, LA $70,641

Fort Smith, AR $70,439

El Paso, TX $70,222

Helena, MT $70,117

Las Cruces, NM $69,859

Harlingen, TX $69,633

Pocatello, ID $69,560

Florence, AL $69,536

Brownsville, TX $69,520

Dothan, AL $69,391

Mcallen, TX $69,351

Columbus, MS $68,754

Altus, OK $68,383

Lawton, OK $68,230

Pierre, SD $67,940

What Skills Can Increase a Policy Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 13.28% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Fintech (Mentioned in 1.24% Job Postings): Integrating software technologies and applications to improve and automate the delivery and use of financial operations to consumers.
Auditing (Mentioned in 0.83% Job Postings): Auditing refers to the independent examination of financial information of any entity whether profit oriented or not. It is a safeguard measure that prevents corruption.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	13.28%
Fintech	1.24%
Auditing	0.83%

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 Policy Manager's salary.

Employee Relations: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
Fintech: Can increase your salary by up to 32%.
HIPAA: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Employee Relations	$107,252	33%
Fintech	$106,445	32%
HIPAA	$89,511	11%
Negotiating	$88,704	10%
Mediation	$88,704	10%
Salesforce	$87,898	9%

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How Education impacts a Policy Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Policy 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 Policy Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $73,993 and $79,797).

Policy Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Policy Manager

No Diploma 40.0%

High School 40.0%

Associates 20.0%

Bachelors 33.3%

Masters 4.4%

Doctorate 2.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	40.0%
High School	40.0%
Associates	20.0%
Bachelors	33.3%
Masters	4.4%
Doctorate	2.2%

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

Understanding how a Policy 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 January 01, 2026

$71,217

Average $80,640/year

$86,703

$5,935

Average $6,720/month

$7,225

$1,370

Average $1,551/week

$1,667

$34

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,703	$7,225	$1,667	$42
Average	$80,640	$6,720	$1,551	$39
25th Percentile	$71,217	$5,935	$1,370	$34

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Salary Trends for Policy Manager

Salaries for a Policy Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $79,236 in 2023 to around $79,293 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Policy Manager salary trends, .

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$79,236

2024

$79,810

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