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

A Vendor Manager's salary grows with experience: an Vendor Manager (0-2 years)earns $69,863, an IT Vendor Management Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $85,983, an IT Vendor Management Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $106,391, an IT Vendor Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $133,368, an IT Vendor Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $151,933,

What are the highest paying states for a Vendor Manager?

Vendor Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Vendor Manager roles are District of Columbia $77,750, California $77,455, Massachusetts $76,423. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Vendor Manager roles make?

Salaries for Vendor Manager level roles vary by specialization: Vendor Operations Manager: $136,921; IT Vendor Manager: $134,745; Vendor Relations Manager: $127,000; Vendor Relationship Manager: $127,000; Senior Vendor Manager: $124,712.

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

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

Vendor Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Vendor Manager in the United States is $70,222 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,014
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,608 to $76,394
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,587

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Vendor Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,394	$6,366	$1,469	$37
Average	$70,222	$5,852	$1,350	$34
25th Percentile	$63,608	$5,301	$1,223	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Vendor Manager Salaries

A Vendor 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 Vendor Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Vendor 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): $69,863
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,983
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,391
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,368
Expert (over 8 years): $151,933

Levels	Salary
Vendor Ma... Level Vendor Manager	$69,863
IT Vendor... Level Vendor Manager	$85,983
IT Vendor... Level Vendor Manager	$106,391
IT Vendor... Level Vendor Manager	$133,368
IT Vendor... Level Vendor Manager	$151,933

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

District of Columbia: $77,750.
California: $77,455.
Massachusetts: $76,423.

District of Columbia $77,750 California $77,455 Massachusetts $76,423 Washington $76,142 New Jersey $76,114 Alaska $76,015 Connecticut $75,046 New York $74,653

Hawaii $73,396 Rhode Island $72,806 Maryland $72,406 Minnesota $71,858 Colorado $71,648 Illinois $71,577 Oregon $71,310 Delaware $71,114

New Hampshire $70,990 Virginia $70,714 Pennsylvania $69,906 Nevada $69,499 North Dakota $69,365 Michigan $69,155 Wisconsin $69,077 Vermont $68,923

Texas $68,495 Maine $68,466 Arizona $68,424 Ohio $68,375 Georgia $67,729 Indiana $67,406 Wyoming $67,343 Utah $67,245

Iowa $67,202 Kansas $66,865 Louisiana $66,767 North Carolina $66,732 Missouri $66,718 Florida $66,444 Montana $66,297 Nebraska $66,156

Kentucky $66,079 South Carolina $65,798 Tennessee $65,622 Idaho $65,552 New Mexico $65,040 Oklahoma $64,927 Alabama $64,513 South Dakota $63,818

Arkansas $63,439 West Virginia $63,235 Mississippi $62,624

Top Paying Cities for Vendor 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: $88,571
San Francisco: $87,700
Oakland: $85,755

San Jose, CA $88,571

San Francisco, CA $87,700

Oakland, CA $85,755

New York, NY $81,380

Queens Village, NY $80,854

Paramus, NJ $80,292

Passaic, NJ $80,222

Bergenfield, NJ $80,151

Stamford, CT $80,046

Huntington, NY $79,976

Newark, NJ $79,519

Bridgeport, CT $79,379

New Brunswick, NJ $79,147

Vallejo, CA $79,000

Middlesex, NJ $78,958

Somerset, NJ $78,894

Petaluma, CA $78,733

Santa Cruz, CA $78,459

Boston, MA $78,319

Monterey, CA $77,967

Fairbanks, AK $77,918

Los Angeles, CA $77,785

Washington, DC $77,750

Seattle, WA $77,623

Santa Rosa, CA $77,609

Juneau, AK $77,406

Orange, CA $77,174

Anchorage, AK $77,048

Anaheim, CA $76,998

Santa Ana, CA $76,893

Nassau, NY $76,851

Long Beach, CA $76,823

Danbury, CT $76,802

Santa Maria, CA $76,563

Everett, WA $76,549

Bremerton, WA $76,205

Trenton, NJ $76,071

Sacramento, CA $76,043

San Diego, CA $76,008

Brockton, MA $75,980

Tacoma, WA $75,952

Santa Barbara, CA $75,854

Lowell, MA $75,573

New Suffolk, NY $75,545

Nashua, NH $75,461

Lompoc, CA $75,348

Ventura, CA $75,278

Stockton, CA $75,257

New Haven, CT $75,116

Atlantic City, NJ $74,934

Hartford, CT $74,779

Modesto, CA $74,744

Poughkeepsie, NY $74,590

New Britain, CT $74,555

Kennewick, WA $74,456

Olympia, WA $74,456

New London, CT $74,442

Norwich, CT $74,421

Lawrence, MA $74,386

Bakersfield, CA $74,190

New Bedford, MA $74,091

Riverside, CA $74,091

Richland, WA $74,021

Portsmouth, NH $73,965

Vineland, NJ $73,951

San Bernardino, CA $73,895

Boulder, CO $73,698

Worcester, MA $73,642

Portland, OR $73,579

Saint Paul, MN $73,494

Minneapolis, MN $73,494

Philadelphia, PA $73,396

Honolulu, HI $73,024

Springfield, MA $72,778

Providence, RI $72,771

Chicago, IL $72,567

Bellingham, WA $72,483

Baltimore, MD $72,406

Chico, CA $72,230

Wilmington, DE $72,111

Pittsfield, MA $72,041

Manchester, NH $71,907

Spokane, WA $71,598

Denver, CO $71,591

Albany, NY $71,261

Troy, NY $71,233

Schenectady, NY $71,086

Burlington, VT $70,931

Portland, ME $70,685

Salem, OR $70,629

Yakima, WA $70,615

Ann Arbor, MI $70,594

Rochester, MN $70,398

Reno, NV $70,362

Fresno, CA $70,362

Milwaukee, WI $70,299

Detroit, MI $70,229

Allentown, PA $70,208

Carson City, NV $70,201

Houston, TX $70,096

Colorado Springs, CO $70,089

Syracuse, NY $70,053

Eugene, OR $69,920

Gary, IN $69,836

Bismarck, ND $69,836

Galveston, TX $69,836

Springfield, OR $69,780

Medford, OR $69,611

Fort Collins, CO $69,583

Austin, TX $69,527

Mesa, AZ $69,379

Phoenix, AZ $69,365

Dallas, TX $69,344

Reading, PA $69,302

Saint Cloud, MN $69,274

Concord, NH $69,211

Madison, WI $69,183

Utica, NY $68,993

Raleigh, NC $68,937

Las Vegas, NV $68,930

Rochester, NY $68,881

Des Moines, IA $68,874

Atlanta, GA $68,761

Battle Creek, MI $68,740

Salt Lake City, UT $68,719

Lancaster, PA $68,614

Champaign, IL $68,600

Harrisburg, PA $68,516

Durham, NC $68,452

Kansas City, MO $68,445

Kansas City, KS $68,431

Fort Worth, TX $68,424

Boca Raton, FL $68,396

Cleveland, OH $68,389

Columbus, OH $68,375

Pittsburgh, PA $68,368

Richmond, VA $68,340

Indianapolis, IN $68,326

Cincinnati, OH $68,235

Petersburg, VA $68,129

Lansing, MI $67,975

Billings, MT $67,975

Huntsville, AL $67,975

Lebanon, PA $67,968

Pueblo, CO $67,961

Dayton, OH $67,961

Appleton, WI $67,940

Buffalo, NY $67,912

Racine, WI $67,877

Charlotte, NC $67,870

Saint Louis, MO $67,848

Springfield, IL $67,820

York, PA $67,806

Elkhart, IN $67,806

Gastonia, NC $67,799

Benton Harbor, MI $67,799

Beaumont, TX $67,757

Lorain, OH $67,743

Toledo, OH $67,715

Binghamton, NY $67,680

Rock Hill, SC $67,673

Rockford, IL $67,638

Elyria, OH $67,603

Fargo, ND $67,603

Flagstaff, AZ $67,554

Fort Lauderdale, FL $67,511

Miami, FL $67,469

Duluth, MN $67,357

Bangor, ME $67,266

Cedar Rapids, IA $67,188

Louisville, KY $67,153

Grand Rapids, MI $67,139

Hialeah, FL $67,132

Casper, WY $67,034

Scranton, PA $66,950

New Orleans, LA $66,929

Virginia Beach, VA $66,922

Akron, OH $66,886

Peoria, IL $66,795

Sarasota, FL $66,781

Green Bay, WI $66,732

Baton Rouge, LA $66,697

Charleston, SC $66,683

Nashville, TN $66,662

Jamestown, NY $66,648

Davenport, IA $66,648

Tucson, AZ $66,613

Cheyenne, WY $66,592

Saint Petersburg, FL $66,570

Tampa, FL $66,556

Omaha, NE $66,542

Evansville, IN $66,514

Port Arthur, TX $66,514

Bradenton, FL $66,486

Santa Fe, NM $66,360

Orlando, FL $66,290

Clearwater, FL $66,212

La Crosse, WI $66,065

Canton, OH $66,065

Grand Forks, ND $66,044

Tulsa, OK $66,023

Albuquerque, NM $66,023

Newport News, VA $66,016

High Point, NC $65,995

Ogden, UT $65,967

Corpus Christi, TX $65,910

Laramie, WY $65,868

Norfolk, VA $65,868

Rock Island, IL $65,826

Saginaw, MI $65,812

Jacksonville, FL $65,805

Salisbury, NC $65,791

Memphis, TN $65,777

Moline, IL $65,742

Fort Myers, FL $65,721

Waterloo, IA $65,629

Spartanburg, SC $65,559

Lincoln, NE $65,524

Fort Wayne, IN $65,510

Birmingham, AL $65,433

Cedar Falls, IA $65,419

Provo, UT $65,412

Springfield, OH $65,405

San Antonio, TX $65,391

Greensboro, NC $65,363

South Bend, IN $65,356

Winston Salem, NC $65,349

Boise, ID $65,328

Savannah, GA $65,278

Muskegon, MI $65,152

Lima, OH $65,068

Lake Charles, LA $65,040

Anderson, IN $65,026

Lexington, KY $65,005

Augusta, GA $64,983

Greenville, SC $64,983

Wichita, KS $64,920

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,920

Columbia, SC $64,857

Bloomington, IN $64,681

Roanoke, VA $64,639

Asheville, NC $64,548

Knoxville, TN $64,429

Shreveport, LA $64,422

Wilmington, NC $64,330

Frankfort, KY $64,197

Oklahoma City, OK $64,148

Chillicothe, OH $64,120

Longview, TX $64,113

Topeka, KS $64,092

Mobile, AL $63,986

Terre Haute, IN $63,958

Erie, PA $63,951

Altoona, PA $63,916

Melbourne, FL $63,895

Amarillo, TX $63,867

Killeen, TX $63,846

Fayetteville, AR $63,790

Sioux Falls, SD $63,741

Chattanooga, TN $63,698

Idaho Falls, ID $63,691

Gainesville, FL $63,544

Portsmouth, OH $63,509

Little Rock, AR $63,495

Lynchburg, VA $63,495

Youngstown, OH $63,467

Lafayette, LA $63,467

Temple, TX $63,439

Daytona Beach, FL $63,425

Clarksville, TN $63,417

Pensacola, FL $63,410

Hopkinsville, KY $63,200

Charleston, WV $63,193

Florence, SC $63,158

Sioux City, IA $63,116

Macon, GA $62,912

Tallahassee, FL $62,905

Fayetteville, NC $62,891

Wichita Falls, TX $62,877

Waco, TX $62,877

Pine Bluff, AR $62,849

Vincennes, IN $62,715

Lubbock, TX $62,687

Great Falls, MT $62,645

Alamogordo, NM $62,638

Abilene, TX $62,582

Rapid City, SD $62,491

Monroe, LA $62,491

Albany, GA $62,448

Huntington, WV $62,441

Jackson, MS $62,434

Greenville, MS $62,427

Parkersburg, WV $62,357

Montgomery, AL $62,343

Johnstown, PA $62,329

Springfield, MO $62,273

Biloxi, MS $62,238

Sumter, SC $62,090

Columbus, GA $62,083

Twin Falls, ID $62,041

Pascagoula, MS $61,950

Kingsport, TN $61,767

Gulfport, MS $61,746

Alexandria, LA $61,514

Fort Smith, AR $61,339

El Paso, TX $61,149

Helena, MT $61,058

Las Cruces, NM $60,833

Harlingen, TX $60,637

Pocatello, ID $60,573

Florence, AL $60,552

Brownsville, TX $60,538

Dothan, AL $60,426

Mcallen, TX $60,391

Columbus, MS $59,871

Altus, OK $59,548

Lawton, OK $59,415

Pierre, SD $59,162

What Skills Can Increase a Vendor Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.68% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Purchasing (Mentioned in 3.42% Job Postings): Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word “purchasing” is not used interchangeably with the word “procurement”, since procurement typically includes expediting, supplier quality, and transportation and logistics (T&L) in addition to purchasing.
Talent Acquisition (Mentioned in 1.71% Job Postings): Talent acquisition is the process of identifying organizational staffing needs, recruiting qualified candidates and selecting the candidates best suited for the available positions.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	7.68%
Purchasing	3.42%
Talent Acquisition	1.71%

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 Vendor Manager's salary.

Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Risk Management	$76,542	9%
Initiative	$75,138	7%
Leadership	$74,435	6%
Procurement	$74,435	6%
Communication Skills	$73,733	5%
Onboarding	$73,031	4%

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How Education impacts a Vendor Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Vendor 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 Vendor Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $64,887 and $69,259).

Vendor Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Vendor Manager

No Diploma 15.0%

High School 15.0%

Associates 5.0%

Bachelors 70.0%

Masters 10.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	15.0%
High School	15.0%
Associates	5.0%
Bachelors	70.0%
Masters	10.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Vendor 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

$63,608

Average $70,222/year

$76,394

$5,301

Average $5,852/month

$6,366

$1,223

Average $1,350/week

$1,469

$31

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,394	$6,366	$1,469	$37
Average	$70,222	$5,852	$1,350	$34
25th Percentile	$63,608	$5,301	$1,223	$31

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Salary Trends for Vendor Manager

Salaries for a Vendor Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $71,358 in 2023 to around $69,481 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Vendor Manager salary trends, .

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2023

$71,358

2024

$70,499

2025

$69,481

2026

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2024	$70,499
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