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

An Area Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,407 for beginners, reaching about $55,560 at mid-level, and approach $58,961 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Area Manager?

Area Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Area Manager roles are District of Columbia $62,148, California $61,913, Massachusetts $61,087. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Area Manager roles make?

Salaries for Area Manager level roles vary by specialization: Area Commercial Property Manager: $177,282; Mortgage Loan Area Manager: $139,128; Area Business Manager: $134,317; Area Residential Property Manager: $134,240; Area Manager, Logistics: $114,313.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Area Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Area Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Area Manager in the United States is $56,131 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,576
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,275 to $65,263
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,034

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,263	$5,439	$1,255	$31
Average	$56,131	$4,678	$1,079	$27
25th Percentile	$49,275	$4,106	$948	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Area Manager Salaries

An Area 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 Area Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Area 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): $52,407
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,642
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,560
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,734
Expert (over 8 years): $58,961

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Area Manager	$52,407
Intermediate Level Area Manager	$52,642
Senior Level Area Manager	$55,560
Specialist Level Area Manager	$58,734
Expert Level Area Manager	$58,961

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

District of Columbia: $62,148.
California: $61,913.
Massachusetts: $61,087.

District of Columbia $62,148 California $61,913 Massachusetts $61,087 Washington $60,863 New Jersey $60,840 Alaska $60,762 Connecticut $59,987 New York $59,673

Hawaii $58,668 Rhode Island $58,197 Maryland $57,877 Minnesota $57,439 Colorado $57,270 Illinois $57,214 Oregon $57,001 Delaware $56,844

New Hampshire $56,745 Virginia $56,524 Pennsylvania $55,878 Nevada $55,553 North Dakota $55,446 Michigan $55,278 Wisconsin $55,216 Vermont $55,093

Texas $54,750 Maine $54,728 Arizona $54,694 Ohio $54,655 Georgia $54,138 Indiana $53,880 Wyoming $53,830 Utah $53,751

Iowa $53,717 Kansas $53,448 Louisiana $53,369 North Carolina $53,341 Missouri $53,330 Florida $53,111 Montana $52,993 Nebraska $52,881

Kentucky $52,819 South Carolina $52,595 Tennessee $52,454 Idaho $52,398 New Mexico $51,989 Oklahoma $51,899 Alabama $51,568 South Dakota $51,012

Arkansas $50,709 West Virginia $50,546 Mississippi $50,058

Top Paying Cities for Area 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: $70,798
San Francisco: $70,102
Oakland: $68,547

San Jose, CA $70,798

San Francisco, CA $70,102

Oakland, CA $68,547

New York, NY $65,050

Queens Village, NY $64,629

Paramus, NJ $64,180

Passaic, NJ $64,124

Bergenfield, NJ $64,068

Stamford, CT $63,984

Huntington, NY $63,928

Newark, NJ $63,563

Bridgeport, CT $63,450

New Brunswick, NJ $63,265

Vallejo, CA $63,147

Middlesex, NJ $63,114

Somerset, NJ $63,063

Petaluma, CA $62,934

Santa Cruz, CA $62,715

Boston, MA $62,603

Monterey, CA $62,322

Fairbanks, AK $62,283

Los Angeles, CA $62,176

Washington, DC $62,148

Seattle, WA $62,047

Santa Rosa, CA $62,036

Juneau, AK $61,873

Orange, CA $61,688

Anchorage, AK $61,587

Anaheim, CA $61,548

Santa Ana, CA $61,463

Nassau, NY $61,430

Long Beach, CA $61,407

Danbury, CT $61,390

Santa Maria, CA $61,200

Everett, WA $61,188

Bremerton, WA $60,913

Trenton, NJ $60,807

Sacramento, CA $60,784

San Diego, CA $60,756

Brockton, MA $60,734

Tacoma, WA $60,711

Santa Barbara, CA $60,633

Lowell, MA $60,408

New Suffolk, NY $60,386

Nashua, NH $60,318

Lompoc, CA $60,229

Ventura, CA $60,172

Stockton, CA $60,156

New Haven, CT $60,043

Atlantic City, NJ $59,897

Hartford, CT $59,774

Modesto, CA $59,746

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,622

New Britain, CT $59,594

Kennewick, WA $59,516

Olympia, WA $59,516

New London, CT $59,504

Norwich, CT $59,488

Lawrence, MA $59,460

Bakersfield, CA $59,302

New Bedford, MA $59,224

Riverside, CA $59,224

Richland, WA $59,168

Portsmouth, NH $59,123

Vineland, NJ $59,112

San Bernardino, CA $59,067

Boulder, CO $58,909

Worcester, MA $58,865

Portland, OR $58,814

Saint Paul, MN $58,747

Minneapolis, MN $58,747

Philadelphia, PA $58,668

Honolulu, HI $58,371

Springfield, MA $58,174

Providence, RI $58,169

Chicago, IL $58,006

Bellingham, WA $57,938

Baltimore, MD $57,877

Chico, CA $57,736

Wilmington, DE $57,641

Pittsfield, MA $57,585

Manchester, NH $57,478

Spokane, WA $57,231

Denver, CO $57,226

Albany, NY $56,962

Troy, NY $56,939

Schenectady, NY $56,821

Burlington, VT $56,698

Portland, ME $56,501

Salem, OR $56,457

Yakima, WA $56,445

Ann Arbor, MI $56,429

Rochester, MN $56,271

Reno, NV $56,243

Fresno, CA $56,243

Milwaukee, WI $56,193

Detroit, MI $56,137

Allentown, PA $56,120

Carson City, NV $56,114

Houston, TX $56,030

Colorado Springs, CO $56,024

Syracuse, NY $55,996

Eugene, OR $55,890

Gary, IN $55,822

Bismarck, ND $55,822

Galveston, TX $55,822

Springfield, OR $55,777

Medford, OR $55,643

Fort Collins, CO $55,620

Austin, TX $55,575

Mesa, AZ $55,457

Phoenix, AZ $55,446

Dallas, TX $55,429

Reading, PA $55,396

Saint Cloud, MN $55,373

Concord, NH $55,323

Madison, WI $55,300

Utica, NY $55,149

Raleigh, NC $55,104

Las Vegas, NV $55,098

Rochester, NY $55,059

Des Moines, IA $55,053

Atlanta, GA $54,963

Battle Creek, MI $54,947

Salt Lake City, UT $54,930

Lancaster, PA $54,846

Champaign, IL $54,834

Harrisburg, PA $54,767

Durham, NC $54,717

Kansas City, MO $54,711

Kansas City, KS $54,700

Fort Worth, TX $54,694

Boca Raton, FL $54,672

Cleveland, OH $54,666

Columbus, OH $54,655

Pittsburgh, PA $54,649

Richmond, VA $54,627

Indianapolis, IN $54,615

Cincinnati, OH $54,543

Petersburg, VA $54,458

Lansing, MI $54,335

Billings, MT $54,335

Huntsville, AL $54,335

Lebanon, PA $54,329

Pueblo, CO $54,324

Dayton, OH $54,324

Appleton, WI $54,307

Buffalo, NY $54,284

Racine, WI $54,256

Charlotte, NC $54,251

Saint Louis, MO $54,234

Springfield, IL $54,211

York, PA $54,200

Elkhart, IN $54,200

Gastonia, NC $54,194

Benton Harbor, MI $54,194

Beaumont, TX $54,161

Lorain, OH $54,150

Toledo, OH $54,127

Binghamton, NY $54,099

Rock Hill, SC $54,093

Rockford, IL $54,065

Elyria, OH $54,037

Fargo, ND $54,037

Flagstaff, AZ $53,998

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,964

Miami, FL $53,931

Duluth, MN $53,841

Bangor, ME $53,768

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,706

Louisville, KY $53,678

Grand Rapids, MI $53,667

Hialeah, FL $53,661

Casper, WY $53,583

Scranton, PA $53,515

New Orleans, LA $53,498

Virginia Beach, VA $53,493

Akron, OH $53,465

Peoria, IL $53,392

Sarasota, FL $53,381

Green Bay, WI $53,341

Baton Rouge, LA $53,313

Charleston, SC $53,302

Nashville, TN $53,285

Jamestown, NY $53,274

Davenport, IA $53,274

Tucson, AZ $53,246

Cheyenne, WY $53,229

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,212

Tampa, FL $53,201

Omaha, NE $53,190

Evansville, IN $53,167

Port Arthur, TX $53,167

Bradenton, FL $53,145

Santa Fe, NM $53,044

Orlando, FL $52,988

Clearwater, FL $52,926

La Crosse, WI $52,808

Canton, OH $52,808

Grand Forks, ND $52,791

Tulsa, OK $52,774

Albuquerque, NM $52,774

Newport News, VA $52,769

High Point, NC $52,752

Ogden, UT $52,729

Corpus Christi, TX $52,685

Laramie, WY $52,651

Norfolk, VA $52,651

Rock Island, IL $52,617

Saginaw, MI $52,606

Jacksonville, FL $52,600

Salisbury, NC $52,589

Memphis, TN $52,578

Moline, IL $52,550

Fort Myers, FL $52,533

Waterloo, IA $52,460

Spartanburg, SC $52,404

Lincoln, NE $52,376

Fort Wayne, IN $52,365

Birmingham, AL $52,303

Cedar Falls, IA $52,292

Provo, UT $52,286

Springfield, OH $52,280

San Antonio, TX $52,269

Greensboro, NC $52,247

South Bend, IN $52,241

Winston Salem, NC $52,236

Boise, ID $52,219

Savannah, GA $52,179

Muskegon, MI $52,078

Lima, OH $52,011

Lake Charles, LA $51,989

Anderson, IN $51,977

Lexington, KY $51,960

Augusta, GA $51,944

Greenville, SC $51,944

Wichita, KS $51,893

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,893

Columbia, SC $51,843

Bloomington, IN $51,702

Roanoke, VA $51,669

Asheville, NC $51,596

Knoxville, TN $51,500

Shreveport, LA $51,495

Wilmington, NC $51,422

Frankfort, KY $51,315

Oklahoma City, OK $51,276

Chillicothe, OH $51,253

Longview, TX $51,248

Topeka, KS $51,231

Mobile, AL $51,147

Terre Haute, IN $51,124

Erie, PA $51,119

Altoona, PA $51,090

Melbourne, FL $51,074

Amarillo, TX $51,051

Killeen, TX $51,034

Fayetteville, AR $50,989

Sioux Falls, SD $50,950

Chattanooga, TN $50,916

Idaho Falls, ID $50,911

Gainesville, FL $50,793

Portsmouth, OH $50,765

Little Rock, AR $50,754

Lynchburg, VA $50,754

Youngstown, OH $50,731

Lafayette, LA $50,731

Temple, TX $50,709

Daytona Beach, FL $50,698

Clarksville, TN $50,692

Pensacola, FL $50,686

Hopkinsville, KY $50,518

Charleston, WV $50,512

Florence, SC $50,484

Sioux City, IA $50,451

Macon, GA $50,288

Tallahassee, FL $50,282

Fayetteville, NC $50,271

Wichita Falls, TX $50,260

Waco, TX $50,260

Pine Bluff, AR $50,237

Vincennes, IN $50,131

Lubbock, TX $50,108

Great Falls, MT $50,074

Alamogordo, NM $50,069

Abilene, TX $50,024

Rapid City, SD $49,951

Monroe, LA $49,951

Albany, GA $49,917

Huntington, WV $49,912

Jackson, MS $49,906

Greenville, MS $49,900

Parkersburg, WV $49,844

Montgomery, AL $49,833

Johnstown, PA $49,822

Springfield, MO $49,777

Biloxi, MS $49,749

Sumter, SC $49,631

Columbus, GA $49,625

Twin Falls, ID $49,592

Pascagoula, MS $49,519

Kingsport, TN $49,373

Gulfport, MS $49,356

Alexandria, LA $49,171

Fort Smith, AR $49,030

El Paso, TX $48,879

Helena, MT $48,806

Las Cruces, NM $48,626

Harlingen, TX $48,469

Pocatello, ID $48,419

Florence, AL $48,402

Brownsville, TX $48,391

Dothan, AL $48,301

Mcallen, TX $48,273

Columbus, MS $47,857

Altus, OK $47,599

Lawton, OK $47,492

Pierre, SD $47,290

What Skills Can Increase an Area Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Learning Strategies (Mentioned in 8.62% Job Postings): A learning strategy is an individual's way of organizing and using a particular set of skills in order to learn content or accomplish other tasks more effectively and efficiently in school as well as in non-academic settings
Certification Programs (Mentioned in 5.17% Job Postings): A certificate program is a specialized education designed to develop or strengthen specific career skills. Considered as continuing education in some cases because it builds on your knowledge of a particular career or industry.
CPR (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Learning Strategies	8.62%
Certification Programs	5.17%
CPR	1.72%

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 Area Manager's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$58,376	4%
Coaching	$58,376	4%
Initiative	$57,254	2%
Flexibility	$57,254	2%
Agility	$56,692	1%
Special Education	$56,692	1%

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

Understanding how an Area 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 18, 2021

$49,275

Average $56,131/year

$65,263

$4,106

Average $4,678/month

$5,439

$948

Average $1,079/week

$1,255

$24

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,263	$5,439	$1,255	$31
Average	$56,131	$4,678	$1,079	$27
25th Percentile	$49,275	$4,106	$948	$24

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Salary Trends for Area Manager

Salaries for an Area Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,755 in 2023 to around $53,549 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Area Manager salary trends, .

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