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

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

How does experience change An Unit Manager's salary?

An Unit Manager's salary grows with experience: an Assistant Branch Manager I (0-3 years)earns $53,324, an Assistant Branch Manager II (3-5 years)earns $66,086, a Unit Manager (5+ years)earns $77,635, a Regional Retail Banking President (5+ years)earns $226,829, a VP of Branch Administration (5+ years)earns $280,272,

What are the highest paying states for an Unit Manager?

Unit Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Unit Manager roles are District of Columbia $86,507, California $86,179, Massachusetts $85,031. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Unit Manager roles make?

Salaries for Unit Manager level roles vary by specialization: Correctional Unit Manager: $164,390; Business Unit Manager: $150,480; Rn Unit Manager: $136,303; Nurse Unit Manager: $135,072; Unit Sales Manager: $128,133.

How do different companies affect an Unit Manager's salary?

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

Unit Manager Salary in the United States

How much does an Unit Manager make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Unit Manager in the United States is $78,132 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,023
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,636 to $84,879
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,900

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Unit Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,879	$7,073	$1,632	$41
Average	$78,132	$6,511	$1,503	$38
25th Percentile	$69,636	$5,803	$1,339	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Unit Manager Salaries

An Unit 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 Unit Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Unit 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): $53,324
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,086
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $77,635
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $226,829
Expert (over 8 years): $280,272

Levels	Salary
Assistant... Level Unit Manager	$53,324
Assistant... Level Unit Manager	$66,086
Unit Mana... Level Unit Manager	$77,635
Regional ... Level Unit Manager	$226,829
VP of Bra... Level Unit Manager	$280,272

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

District of Columbia: $86,507.
California: $86,179.
Massachusetts: $85,031.

District of Columbia $86,507 California $86,179 Massachusetts $85,031 Washington $84,718 New Jersey $84,687 Alaska $84,577 Connecticut $83,499 New York $83,062

Hawaii $81,663 Rhode Island $81,007 Maryland $80,561 Minnesota $79,952 Colorado $79,718 Illinois $79,640 Oregon $79,343 Delaware $79,124

New Hampshire $78,986 Virginia $78,679 Pennsylvania $77,780 Nevada $77,327 North Dakota $77,178 Michigan $76,944 Wisconsin $76,858 Vermont $76,686

Texas $76,210 Maine $76,178 Arizona $76,131 Ohio $76,077 Georgia $75,358 Indiana $74,999 Wyoming $74,928 Utah $74,819

Iowa $74,772 Kansas $74,397 Louisiana $74,288 North Carolina $74,248 Missouri $74,233 Florida $73,928 Montana $73,764 Nebraska $73,608

Kentucky $73,522 South Carolina $73,209 Tennessee $73,014 Idaho $72,936 New Mexico $72,365 Oklahoma $72,240 Alabama $71,780 South Dakota $71,006

Arkansas $70,584 West Virginia $70,358 Mississippi $69,678

Top Paying Cities for Unit 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: $98,547
San Francisco: $97,468
Oakland: $95,414

San Jose, CA $98,547

San Francisco, CA $97,468

Oakland, CA $95,414

New York, NY $89,960

Paramus, NJ $88,866

Queens Village, NY $88,862

Passaic, NJ $88,788

Bergenfield, NJ $88,781

Stamford, CT $88,609

Huntington, NY $88,577

Newark, NJ $88,000

Bridgeport, CT $87,835

Vallejo, CA $87,679

New Brunswick, NJ $87,648

Petaluma, CA $87,601

Middlesex, NJ $87,453

Somerset, NJ $87,398

Santa Cruz, CA $87,296

Boston, MA $86,820

Monterey, CA $86,546

Seattle, WA $86,367

Santa Rosa, CA $86,351

Los Angeles, CA $86,328

Juneau, AK $86,124

Washington, DC $86,039

Orange, CA $85,760

Santa Ana, CA $85,554

Long Beach, CA $85,476

Anaheim, CA $85,460

Anchorage, AK $85,421

Santa Maria, CA $85,187

Everett, WA $85,171

Danbury, CT $84,896

Bremerton, WA $84,788

Tacoma, WA $84,507

New Suffolk, NY $84,506

Sacramento, CA $84,484

Santa Barbara, CA $84,398

Trenton, NJ $84,312

San Diego, CA $84,312

Brockton, MA $84,226

Fairbanks, AK $84,034

Lompoc, CA $83,835

Lowell, MA $83,772

Ventura, CA $83,757

Nashua, NH $83,741

Stockton, CA $83,734

Modesto, CA $83,163

Poughkeepsie, NY $82,991

Olympia, WA $82,843

Kennewick, WA $82,843

New Haven, CT $82,812

Lawrence, MA $82,530

Hartford, CT $82,452

Riverside, CA $82,437

New Bedford, MA $82,359

Richland, WA $82,359

Bakersfield, CA $82,249

San Bernardino, CA $82,218

New Britain, CT $82,210

Atlantic City, NJ $82,210

New London, CT $82,179

Norwich, CT $82,155

Portsmouth, NH $82,140

Boulder, CO $81,974

Portland, OR $81,866

Worcester, MA $81,858

Minneapolis, MN $81,616

Philadelphia, PA $81,507

Honolulu, HI $81,249

Saint Paul, MN $81,212

Vineland, NJ $81,194

Providence, RI $80,968

Chicago, IL $80,741

Bellingham, WA $80,647

Springfield, MA $80,585

Baltimore, MD $80,561

Chico, CA $80,366

Pittsfield, MA $80,155

Manchester, NH $80,007

Spokane, WA $79,663

Denver, CO $79,655

Albany, NY $79,288

Troy, NY $79,257

Nassau, NY $79,173

Schenectady, NY $79,093

Wilmington, DE $79,030

Burlington, VT $78,921

Salem, OR $78,889

Portland, ME $78,647

Yakima, WA $78,569

Rochester, MN $78,327

Reno, NV $78,288

Fresno, CA $78,288

Milwaukee, WI $78,218

Detroit, MI $78,139

Ann Arbor, MI $78,126

Allentown, PA $78,116

Colorado Springs, CO $77,983

Syracuse, NY $77,944

Carson City, NV $77,944

Houston, TX $77,835

Eugene, OR $77,796

Gary, IN $77,702

Springfield, OR $77,639

Bismarck, ND $77,624

Galveston, TX $77,569

Medford, OR $77,452

Fort Collins, CO $77,421

Concord, NH $77,382

Austin, TX $77,358

Mesa, AZ $77,194

Reading, PA $77,186

Phoenix, AZ $77,178

Dallas, TX $77,155

Saint Cloud, MN $77,080

Madison, WI $76,975

Utica, NY $76,764

Rochester, NY $76,639

Des Moines, IA $76,631

Raleigh, NC $76,624

Atlanta, GA $76,506

Battle Creek, MI $76,483

Salt Lake City, UT $76,460

Lancaster, PA $76,342

Harrisburg, PA $76,233

Kansas City, MO $76,155

Champaign, IL $76,139

Kansas City, KS $76,139

Fort Worth, TX $76,131

Columbus, OH $76,118

Boca Raton, FL $76,100

Pittsburgh, PA $76,069

Richmond, VA $76,038

Indianapolis, IN $76,022

Cleveland, OH $76,014

Las Vegas, NV $75,920

Cincinnati, OH $75,920

Petersburg, VA $75,803

Huntsville, AL $75,686

Lansing, MI $75,634

Lebanon, PA $75,624

Pueblo, CO $75,616

Appleton, WI $75,592

Buffalo, NY $75,561

Dayton, OH $75,538

Racine, WI $75,522

Charlotte, NC $75,514

Saint Louis, MO $75,491

York, PA $75,444

Elkhart, IN $75,444

Gastonia, NC $75,429

Billings, MT $75,410

Beaumont, TX $75,389

Lorain, OH $75,374

Benton Harbor, MI $75,358

Toledo, OH $75,342

Binghamton, NY $75,303

Rock Hill, SC $75,295

Rockford, IL $75,256

Springfield, IL $75,225

Elyria, OH $75,217

Fargo, ND $75,217

Flagstaff, AZ $75,163

Fort Lauderdale, FL $75,116

Duluth, MN $75,069

Miami, FL $75,069

Cheyenne, WY $75,014

Grand Forks, ND $75,014

Bangor, ME $74,842

Cedar Rapids, IA $74,756

Durham, NC $74,723

Louisville, KY $74,717

Grand Rapids, MI $74,702

Hialeah, FL $74,694

Casper, WY $74,584

Scranton, PA $74,491

New Orleans, LA $74,467

Virginia Beach, VA $74,459

Akron, OH $74,420

Peoria, IL $74,319

Sarasota, FL $74,303

Nashville, TN $74,248

Omaha, NE $74,248

Green Bay, WI $74,248

Baton Rouge, LA $74,209

Charleston, SC $74,194

Jamestown, NY $74,155

Davenport, IA $74,155

Tucson, AZ $74,116

Saint Petersburg, FL $74,069

Tampa, FL $74,053

Evansville, IN $74,006

Port Arthur, TX $74,006

Bradenton, FL $73,975

Santa Fe, NM $73,834

Orlando, FL $73,694

Clearwater, FL $73,670

Canton, OH $73,506

La Crosse, WI $73,506

Albuquerque, NM $73,459

Newport News, VA $73,452

High Point, NC $73,428

Ogden, UT $73,397

Corpus Christi, TX $73,334

Norfolk, VA $73,287

Laramie, WY $73,287

Rock Island, IL $73,241

Saginaw, MI $73,225

Jacksonville, FL $73,217

Salisbury, NC $73,201

Boise, ID $73,186

Moline, IL $73,147

Fort Myers, FL $73,123

Memphis, TN $73,108

Tulsa, OK $73,069

Waterloo, IA $73,022

Spartanburg, SC $72,944

Lincoln, NE $72,905

Fort Wayne, IN $72,889

Provo, UT $72,881

Cedar Falls, IA $72,787

San Antonio, TX $72,756

Greensboro, NC $72,725

South Bend, IN $72,717

Savannah, GA $72,631

Muskegon, MI $72,600

Birmingham, AL $72,592

Winston Salem, NC $72,554

Lake Charles, LA $72,365

Anderson, IN $72,350

Lexington, KY $72,326

Augusta, GA $72,303

Greenville, SC $72,303

Lima, OH $72,240

Wichita, KS $72,233

Tuscaloosa, AL $72,233

Columbia, SC $72,162

Springfield, OH $72,147

Asheville, NC $72,022

Bloomington, IN $71,967

Knoxville, TN $71,686

Shreveport, LA $71,678

Wilmington, NC $71,576

Roanoke, VA $71,576

Topeka, KS $71,436

Frankfort, KY $71,427

Oklahoma City, OK $71,373

Chillicothe, OH $71,342

Longview, TX $71,334

Melbourne, FL $71,326

Sioux Falls, SD $71,201

Mobile, AL $71,194

Terre Haute, IN $71,162

Altoona, PA $71,115

Amarillo, TX $71,061

Killeen, TX $71,037

Fayetteville, AR $70,975

Chattanooga, TN $70,951

Sioux City, IA $70,881

Idaho Falls, ID $70,865

Lynchburg, VA $70,803

Gainesville, FL $70,701

Portsmouth, OH $70,662

Little Rock, AR $70,647

Lafayette, LA $70,615

Youngstown, OH $70,615

Daytona Beach, FL $70,568

Clarksville, TN $70,561

Pensacola, FL $70,553

Temple, TX $70,547

Hopkinsville, KY $70,318

Erie, PA $70,303

Florence, SC $70,272

Charleston, WV $70,147

Great Falls, MT $70,107

Macon, GA $69,998

Tallahassee, FL $69,990

Fayetteville, NC $69,975

Waco, TX $69,959

Helena, MT $69,904

Pine Bluff, AR $69,875

Vincennes, IN $69,779

Lubbock, TX $69,748

Alamogordo, NM $69,701

Twin Falls, ID $69,631

Rapid City, SD $69,607

Jackson, MS $69,467

Huntington, WV $69,461

Greenville, MS $69,459

Parkersburg, WV $69,379

Montgomery, AL $69,365

Wichita Falls, TX $69,287

Springfield, MO $69,287

Biloxi, MS $69,248

Monroe, LA $69,170

Johnstown, PA $69,115

Sumter, SC $69,084

Columbus, GA $69,076

Pascagoula, MS $68,928

Abilene, TX $68,928

Kingsport, TN $68,725

Albany, GA $68,725

Gulfport, MS $68,701

Alexandria, LA $68,443

Fort Smith, AR $68,248

El Paso, TX $68,037

Las Cruces, NM $67,685

Harlingen, TX $67,487

Pocatello, ID $67,474

Florence, AL $67,373

Brownsville, TX $67,357

Mcallen, TX $67,193

Dothan, AL $67,084

Columbus, MS $66,620

Altus, OK $66,256

Lawton, OK $66,107

Pierre, SD $65,826

What Skills Can Increase an Unit Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 11.98% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Customer Relationship (Mentioned in 1.51% Job Postings): Customer relations is the company-wide process of nurturing positive relationships with your customers . It helps you connect with your customers on a much more personal level and create a sense of mutual understanding with them.
Customer Sales (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Customer Sales means sales of Goods by Licensee directly or through its authorized wholesalers, representatives or distributors to retail establishments for eventual resale to the consumer.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	11.98%
Customer Relationship	1.51%
Customer Sales	1.15%

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 Unit Manager's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Customer Satisfaction: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$79,694	2%
Accountability	$79,694	2%
Customer Satisfaction	$79,694	2%
Customer Sales	$79,694	2%
Customer Contact	$78,913	1%
Motivating	$78,913	1%

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How Education impacts an Unit Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Unit Managers enter the field with a Associate'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 an Unit Manager with a Associate's Degree is between $71,121 and $75,376).

Unit Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Unit Manager

No Diploma 0.7%

High School 21.8%

Associates 10.4%

Bachelors 50.0%

Masters 17.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.7%
High School	21.8%
Associates	10.4%
Bachelors	50.0%
Masters	17.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how an Unit 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 May 01, 2026

$69,636

Average $78,132/year

$84,879

$5,803

Average $6,511/month

$7,073

$1,339

Average $1,503/week

$1,632

$33

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,879	$7,073	$1,632	$41
Average	$78,132	$6,511	$1,503	$38
25th Percentile	$69,636	$5,803	$1,339	$33

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Salary Trends for Unit Manager

Salaries for an Unit Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $86,463 in 2023 to around $86,081 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Unit Manager salary trends, .

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2023

$86,463

2024

$86,546

2025

$86,081

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2024	$86,546
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