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

A Scrum Manager's salary grows with experience: a Scrum Master I (0-2 years)earns $95,724, a Scrum Master II (2-4 years)earns $112,819, a Scrum Master III (4-7 years)earns $130,888, a Scrum Master IV (7+ years)earns $144,757, a Scrum Manager (7+ years)earns $145,783,

What are the highest paying states for a Scrum Manager?

Scrum Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Scrum Manager roles are District of Columbia $162,330, California $161,714, Massachusetts $159,559. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Scrum Manager roles make?

Salaries for Scrum Manager level roles vary by specialization: Scrum Product Ownership Senior Manager: $180,080; Scrum Product Ownership Manager: $151,070; Agile Scrum Product Manager: $151,070; Scrum Product Owner IV: $149,732; Agile Scrum Program Manager: $142,400.

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

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

Scrum Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Scrum Manager in the United States is $146,613 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $70.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $168,174
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $135,062 to $157,899
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $124,545

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Scrum Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$157,899	$13,158	$3,037	$76
Average	$146,613	$12,218	$2,819	$70
25th Percentile	$135,062	$11,255	$2,597	$65

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Key Factors That Influence Scrum Manager Salaries

A Scrum 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 Experience Level Affects Scrum Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Scrum 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): $95,724
Early Career (1-2 years): $112,819
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $130,888
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,757
Expert (over 8 years): $145,783

Levels	Salary
Scrum Mas... Level Scrum Manager	$95,724
Scrum Mas... Level Scrum Manager	$112,819
Scrum Mas... Level Scrum Manager	$130,888
Scrum Mas... Level Scrum Manager	$144,757
Scrum Man... Level Scrum Manager	$145,783

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

District of Columbia: $162,330.
California: $161,714.
Massachusetts: $159,559.

District of Columbia $162,330 California $161,714 Massachusetts $159,559 Washington $158,972 New Jersey $158,914 Alaska $158,709 Connecticut $156,685 New York $155,864

Hawaii $153,240 Rhode Island $152,008 Maryland $151,173 Minnesota $150,029 Colorado $149,589 Illinois $149,443 Oregon $148,886 Delaware $148,475

New Hampshire $148,217 Virginia $147,639 Pennsylvania $145,953 Nevada $145,103 North Dakota $144,824 Michigan $144,384 Wisconsin $144,223 Vermont $143,901

Texas $143,006 Maine $142,948 Arizona $142,860 Ohio $142,757 Georgia $141,408 Indiana $140,734 Wyoming $140,602 Utah $140,397

Iowa $140,309 Kansas $139,605 Louisiana $139,400 North Carolina $139,326 Missouri $139,297 Florida $138,725 Montana $138,417 Nebraska $138,124

Kentucky $137,963 South Carolina $137,376 Tennessee $137,010 Idaho $136,863 New Mexico $135,793 Oklahoma $135,558 Alabama $134,693 South Dakota $133,242

Arkansas $132,450 West Virginia $132,025 Mississippi $130,749

Top Paying Cities for Scrum 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: $184,923
San Francisco: $183,105
Oakland: $179,044

San Jose, CA $184,923

San Francisco, CA $183,105

Oakland, CA $179,044

New York, NY $169,910

Queens Village, NY $168,810

Paramus, NJ $167,637

Passaic, NJ $167,491

Bergenfield, NJ $167,344

Stamford, CT $167,124

Huntington, NY $166,978

Newark, NJ $166,025

Bridgeport, CT $165,731

New Brunswick, NJ $165,248

Vallejo, CA $164,940

Middlesex, NJ $164,852

Somerset, NJ $164,720

Petaluma, CA $164,382

Santa Cruz, CA $163,811

Boston, MA $163,517

Monterey, CA $162,784

Fairbanks, AK $162,682

Los Angeles, CA $162,403

Washington, DC $162,330

Seattle, WA $162,066

Santa Rosa, CA $162,037

Juneau, AK $161,612

Orange, CA $161,128

Anchorage, AK $160,864

Anaheim, CA $160,761

Santa Ana, CA $160,541

Nassau, NY $160,453

Long Beach, CA $160,395

Danbury, CT $160,351

Santa Maria, CA $159,852

Everett, WA $159,823

Bremerton, WA $159,104

Trenton, NJ $158,826

Sacramento, CA $158,767

San Diego, CA $158,694

Brockton, MA $158,635

Tacoma, WA $158,577

Santa Barbara, CA $158,371

Lowell, MA $157,785

New Suffolk, NY $157,726

Nashua, NH $157,550

Lompoc, CA $157,316

Ventura, CA $157,169

Stockton, CA $157,125

New Haven, CT $156,832

Atlantic City, NJ $156,451

Hartford, CT $156,128

Modesto, CA $156,055

Poughkeepsie, NY $155,732

New Britain, CT $155,659

Olympia, WA $155,454

Kennewick, WA $155,454

New London, CT $155,424

Norwich, CT $155,380

Lawrence, MA $155,307

Bakersfield, CA $154,897

Riverside, CA $154,691

New Bedford, MA $154,691

Richland, WA $154,545

Portsmouth, NH $154,427

Vineland, NJ $154,398

San Bernardino, CA $154,281

Boulder, CO $153,870

Worcester, MA $153,753

Portland, OR $153,621

Saint Paul, MN $153,445

Minneapolis, MN $153,445

Philadelphia, PA $153,240

Honolulu, HI $152,463

Springfield, MA $151,950

Providence, RI $151,935

Chicago, IL $151,510

Bellingham, WA $151,334

Baltimore, MD $151,173

Chico, CA $150,806

Wilmington, DE $150,557

Pittsfield, MA $150,410

Manchester, NH $150,132

Spokane, WA $149,487

Denver, CO $149,472

Albany, NY $148,783

Troy, NY $148,724

Schenectady, NY $148,416

Burlington, VT $148,094

Portland, ME $147,581

Salem, OR $147,463

Yakima, WA $147,434

Ann Arbor, MI $147,390

Rochester, MN $146,980

Fresno, CA $146,906

Reno, NV $146,906

Milwaukee, WI $146,774

Detroit, MI $146,628

Allentown, PA $146,584

Carson City, NV $146,569

Houston, TX $146,349

Colorado Springs, CO $146,334

Syracuse, NY $146,261

Eugene, OR $145,983

Bismarck, ND $145,807

Gary, IN $145,807

Galveston, TX $145,807

Springfield, OR $145,689

Medford, OR $145,337

Fort Collins, CO $145,279

Austin, TX $145,162

Mesa, AZ $144,854

Phoenix, AZ $144,824

Dallas, TX $144,780

Reading, PA $144,692

Saint Cloud, MN $144,634

Concord, NH $144,502

Madison, WI $144,443

Utica, NY $144,047

Raleigh, NC $143,930

Las Vegas, NV $143,915

Rochester, NY $143,813

Des Moines, IA $143,798

Atlanta, GA $143,563

Battle Creek, MI $143,519

Salt Lake City, UT $143,475

Lancaster, PA $143,256

Champaign, IL $143,226

Harrisburg, PA $143,050

Durham, NC $142,918

Kansas City, MO $142,904

Kansas City, KS $142,874

Fort Worth, TX $142,860

Boca Raton, FL $142,801

Cleveland, OH $142,786

Columbus, OH $142,757

Pittsburgh, PA $142,742

Richmond, VA $142,684

Indianapolis, IN $142,654

Cincinnati, OH $142,464

Petersburg, VA $142,244

Billings, MT $141,921

Lansing, MI $141,921

Huntsville, AL $141,921

Lebanon, PA $141,907

Dayton, OH $141,892

Pueblo, CO $141,892

Appleton, WI $141,848

Buffalo, NY $141,789

Racine, WI $141,716

Charlotte, NC $141,701

Saint Louis, MO $141,657

Springfield, IL $141,599

Elkhart, IN $141,570

York, PA $141,570

Gastonia, NC $141,555

Benton Harbor, MI $141,555

Beaumont, TX $141,467

Lorain, OH $141,438

Toledo, OH $141,379

Binghamton, NY $141,306

Rock Hill, SC $141,291

Rockford, IL $141,218

Fargo, ND $141,144

Elyria, OH $141,144

Flagstaff, AZ $141,042

Fort Lauderdale, FL $140,954

Miami, FL $140,866

Duluth, MN $140,631

Bangor, ME $140,441

Cedar Rapids, IA $140,279

Louisville, KY $140,206

Grand Rapids, MI $140,177

Hialeah, FL $140,162

Casper, WY $139,957

Scranton, PA $139,781

New Orleans, LA $139,737

Virginia Beach, VA $139,722

Akron, OH $139,649

Peoria, IL $139,458

Sarasota, FL $139,429

Green Bay, WI $139,326

Baton Rouge, LA $139,253

Charleston, SC $139,224

Nashville, TN $139,180

Jamestown, NY $139,150

Davenport, IA $139,150

Tucson, AZ $139,077

Cheyenne, WY $139,033

Saint Petersburg, FL $138,989

Tampa, FL $138,960

Omaha, NE $138,930

Port Arthur, TX $138,872

Evansville, IN $138,872

Bradenton, FL $138,813

Santa Fe, NM $138,549

Orlando, FL $138,403

Clearwater, FL $138,241

Canton, OH $137,934

La Crosse, WI $137,934

Grand Forks, ND $137,890

Albuquerque, NM $137,846

Tulsa, OK $137,846

Newport News, VA $137,831

High Point, NC $137,787

Ogden, UT $137,728

Corpus Christi, TX $137,611

Laramie, WY $137,523

Norfolk, VA $137,523

Rock Island, IL $137,435

Saginaw, MI $137,406

Jacksonville, FL $137,391

Salisbury, NC $137,362

Memphis, TN $137,332

Moline, IL $137,259

Fort Myers, FL $137,215

Waterloo, IA $137,025

Spartanburg, SC $136,878

Lincoln, NE $136,805

Fort Wayne, IN $136,775

Birmingham, AL $136,614

Cedar Falls, IA $136,585

Provo, UT $136,570

Springfield, OH $136,555

San Antonio, TX $136,526

Greensboro, NC $136,467

South Bend, IN $136,453

Winston Salem, NC $136,438

Boise, ID $136,394

Savannah, GA $136,291

Muskegon, MI $136,028

Lima, OH $135,852

Lake Charles, LA $135,793

Anderson, IN $135,764

Lexington, KY $135,720

Augusta, GA $135,676

Greenville, SC $135,676

Wichita, KS $135,544

Tuscaloosa, AL $135,544

Columbia, SC $135,412

Bloomington, IN $135,045

Roanoke, VA $134,957

Asheville, NC $134,767

Knoxville, TN $134,517

Shreveport, LA $134,503

Wilmington, NC $134,312

Frankfort, KY $134,034

Oklahoma City, OK $133,931

Chillicothe, OH $133,872

Longview, TX $133,858

Topeka, KS $133,814

Mobile, AL $133,594

Terre Haute, IN $133,535

Erie, PA $133,520

Altoona, PA $133,447

Melbourne, FL $133,403

Amarillo, TX $133,345

Killeen, TX $133,301

Fayetteville, AR $133,183

Sioux Falls, SD $133,081

Chattanooga, TN $132,993

Idaho Falls, ID $132,978

Gainesville, FL $132,670

Portsmouth, OH $132,597

Little Rock, AR $132,567

Lynchburg, VA $132,567

Lafayette, LA $132,509

Youngstown, OH $132,509

Temple, TX $132,450

Daytona Beach, FL $132,421

Clarksville, TN $132,406

Pensacola, FL $132,392

Hopkinsville, KY $131,952

Charleston, WV $131,937

Florence, SC $131,864

Sioux City, IA $131,776

Macon, GA $131,351

Tallahassee, FL $131,336

Fayetteville, NC $131,307

Waco, TX $131,277

Wichita Falls, TX $131,277

Pine Bluff, AR $131,219

Vincennes, IN $130,940

Lubbock, TX $130,881

Great Falls, MT $130,793

Alamogordo, NM $130,779

Abilene, TX $130,662

Rapid City, SD $130,471

Monroe, LA $130,471

Albany, GA $130,383

Huntington, WV $130,368

Jackson, MS $130,354

Greenville, MS $130,339

Parkersburg, WV $130,192

Montgomery, AL $130,163

Johnstown, PA $130,134

Springfield, MO $130,016

Biloxi, MS $129,943

Sumter, SC $129,635

Columbus, GA $129,621

Twin Falls, ID $129,533

Pascagoula, MS $129,342

Kingsport, TN $128,961

Gulfport, MS $128,917

Alexandria, LA $128,433

Fort Smith, AR $128,066

El Paso, TX $127,671

Helena, MT $127,480

Las Cruces, NM $127,011

Harlingen, TX $126,600

Pocatello, ID $126,468

Florence, AL $126,424

Brownsville, TX $126,395

Dothan, AL $126,160

Mcallen, TX $126,087

Columbus, MS $125,002

Altus, OK $124,328

Lawton, OK $124,049

Pierre, SD $123,521

What Skills Can Increase a Scrum Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 9.59% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
Kanban (Mentioned in 1.39% Job Postings): Tracking the production and shipment of parts and materials through Kanban to improve manufacturing efficiency.
Agile Development (Mentioned in 0.84% Job Postings): Managing software development projects by using a set of Agile methodologies, disciplines, practices, and techniques.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	9.59%
Kanban	1.39%
Agile Development	0.84%

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 Scrum Manager's salary.

Application Development: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Managed Services: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Application Development	$151,011	3%
Managed Services	$151,011	3%
Consulting	$149,545	2%
Insight	$149,545	2%
Flexibility	$149,545	2%
Lean	$148,079	1%

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

Understanding how a Scrum 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 March 01, 2026

$135,062

Average $146,613/year

$157,899

$11,255

Average $12,218/month

$13,158

$2,597

Average $2,819/week

$3,037

$65

Average $70/hour

$76

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$157,899	$13,158	$3,037	$76
Average	$146,613	$12,218	$2,819	$70
25th Percentile	$135,062	$11,255	$2,597	$65

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Salary Trends for Scrum Manager

Salaries for a Scrum Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $143,250 in 2023 to around $142,856 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Scrum Manager salary trends, .

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