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

A Category Development Manager's salary grows with experience: a Category Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $147,452, a Category Management Supervisor (10+ years)earns $99,912, a Category Development Manager (10+ years)earns $114,769, a Category Management Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $132,143, a Category Management Director (10+ years)earns $162,460,

What are the highest paying states for a Category Development Manager?

Category Development Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Category Development Manager roles are District of Columbia $141,726, California $141,188, Massachusetts $139,307. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Category Development Manager roles make?

Salaries for Category Development Manager level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Category Manager: $306,597; Manager, Category Commercialization: $129,875; Associate Category Manager: $129,875; Category Leadership Manager: $129,875; Category Manager, Procurement: $129,875.

Category Development Manager Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Category Development Manager make in Mississippi?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Category Development Manager in Mississippi is $114,180 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $132,679
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $101,982 to $123,863
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,876

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Category Development Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,863	$10,322	$2,382	$60
Average	$114,180	$9,515	$2,196	$55
25th Percentile	$101,982	$8,498	$1,961	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Category Development Manager Salaries

A Category Development 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 Category Development Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Category Development 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): $147,452
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,912
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,769
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $132,143
Expert (over 8 years): $162,460

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Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$147,452
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$99,912
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$114,769
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$132,143
Category ... Level Category Development Manager	$162,460

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

District of Columbia: $141,726.
California: $141,188.
Massachusetts: $139,307.

District of Columbia $141,726 California $141,188 Massachusetts $139,307 Washington $138,795 New Jersey $138,744 Alaska $138,564 Connecticut $136,798 New York $136,081

Hawaii $133,790 Rhode Island $132,715 Maryland $131,985 Minnesota $130,987 Colorado $130,603 Illinois $130,475 Oregon $129,988 Delaware $129,630

New Hampshire $129,404 Virginia $128,900 Pennsylvania $127,428 Nevada $126,686 North Dakota $126,442 Michigan $126,058 Wisconsin $125,918 Vermont $125,636

Texas $124,855 Maine $124,804 Arizona $124,727 Ohio $124,638 Georgia $123,460 Indiana $122,871 Wyoming $122,756 Utah $122,577

Iowa $122,500 Kansas $121,885 Louisiana $121,706 North Carolina $121,642 Missouri $121,617 Florida $121,117 Montana $120,849 Nebraska $120,593

Kentucky $120,452 South Carolina $119,940 Tennessee $119,620 Idaho $119,492 New Mexico $118,557 Oklahoma $118,353 Alabama $117,597 South Dakota $116,330

Arkansas $115,639 West Virginia $115,268 Mississippi $114,154

Top Paying Cities for Category Development 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:

Hillsboro: $112,656
Holly Bluff: $112,644
Kosciusko: $112,656

Hillsboro, MS $112,656 Holly Bluff, MS $112,644 Kosciusko, MS $112,656 Lake, MS $112,656 Lena, MS $112,656 Lexington, MS $112,644 Lorman, MS $112,772 Louise, MS $112,644

Ludlow, MS $112,656 Mc Adams, MS $112,656 Mc Cool, MS $107,984 Madden, MS $112,656 Madison, MS $113,655 Magee, MS $112,656 Mayersville, MS $112,644 Mendenhall, MS $112,656

Midnight, MS $112,644 Mize, MS $112,656 Morton, MS $112,656 Mount Olive, MS $112,656 Natchez, MS $111,108 Newhebron, MS $112,656 Pattison, MS $112,656 Pelahatchie, MS $112,810

Pickens, MS $112,656 Piney Woods, MS $113,578 Pinola, MS $112,656 Port Gibson, MS $112,656 Puckett, MS $112,656 Pulaski, MS $112,656 Raleigh, MS $112,656 Raymond, MS $113,501

Redwood, MS $112,656 Ridgeland, MS $113,808 Rolling Fork, MS $112,644 Sallis, MS $112,656 Sandhill, MS $113,194 Satartia, MS $112,656 Sharon, MS $112,656 Sibley, MS $115,831

Silver City, MS $112,644 Star, MS $113,578 Taylorsville, MS $112,656 Tchula, MS $112,644 Terry, MS $113,424 Thomastown, MS $112,656 Tinsley, MS $112,656 Tougaloo, MS $113,808

Utica, MS $112,656 Vaiden, MS $111,095 Valley Park, MS $112,656 Vaughan, MS $112,656 Vicksburg, MS $112,656 Walnut Grove, MS $112,656 Washington, MS $115,831 Wesson, MS $112,656

West, MS $112,644 Whitfield, MS $113,578 Yazoo City, MS $112,656 Jackson, MS $113,808 Pearl, MS $113,808 Richland, MS $113,808 Flowood, MS $113,808 Byram, MS $113,808

Lula, MS $119,005 Lyon, MS $115,818 Marks, MS $119,005 Michigan City, MS $119,005 Mount Pleasant, MS $119,005 Myrtle, MS $119,005 Nesbit, MS $119,428 New Albany, MS $113,488

Olive Branch, MS $119,428 Oxford, MS $119,005 Pope, MS $119,005 Potts Camp, MS $119,005 Red Banks, MS $119,005 Ripley, MS $114,180 Robinsonville, MS $119,005 Sarah, MS $119,005

Sardis, MS $119,005 Senatobia, MS $119,005 Sherard, MS $112,644 Sledge, MS $119,005 Southaven, MS $119,722 Taylor, MS $119,005 Tiplersville, MS $119,005 Tula, MS $113,488

Tunica, MS $119,005 University, MS $119,005 Victoria, MS $119,005 Walls, MS $119,607 Walnut, MS $114,180 Waterford, MS $119,005 Greenville, MS $113,796 Alligator, MS $112,644

Anguilla, MS $112,720 Arcola, MS $113,796 Avon, MS $113,796 Benoit, MS $112,644 Beulah, MS $112,644 Boyle, MS $112,644 Chatham, MS $113,412 Cleveland, MS $112,644

Doddsville, MS $112,644 Drew, MS $112,644 Parchman, MS $112,644 Dublin, MS $112,644 Duncan, MS $112,644 Glen Allan, MS $113,181 Grace, MS $112,797 Gunnison, MS $112,644

Hollandale, MS $113,642 Holly Ridge, MS $112,874 Indianola, MS $112,797 Inverness, MS $112,720 Isola, MS $112,797 Leland, MS $113,796 Merigold, MS $112,644 Metcalfe, MS $113,719

Moorhead, MS $112,644 Mound Bayou, MS $112,644 Pace, MS $112,644 Panther Burn, MS $113,258 Rena Lara, MS $112,644 Rome, MS $112,644 Rosedale, MS $112,644 Ruleville, MS $112,644

Scott, MS $112,951 Shaw, MS $112,644 Shelby, MS $112,644 Stoneville, MS $113,796 Sunflower, MS $112,644 Wayside, MS $113,796 Winstonville, MS $112,644 Winterville, MS $113,796

Tupelo, MS $107,984 Algoma, MS $107,984 Amory, MS $107,984 Baldwyn, MS $109,354 Becker, MS $107,984 Belden, MS $107,984 Belmont, MS $109,354 Blue Springs, MS $107,984

Booneville, MS $109,354 Burnsville, MS $109,354 Corinth, MS $109,354 Dennis, MS $109,354 Derma, MS $107,984 Ecru, MS $107,984 Fulton, MS $107,984 Gattman, MS $107,984

Glen, MS $109,354 Abbeville, MS $119,005 Arkabutla, MS $119,005 Ashland, MS $119,005 Batesville, MS $119,005 Belen, MS $119,005 Blue Mountain, MS $119,005 Byhalia, MS $119,005

Clarksdale, MS $115,818 Coahoma, MS $119,005 Coldwater, MS $119,005 Como, MS $119,005 Courtland, MS $119,005 Crenshaw, MS $119,005 Crowder, MS $119,005 Darling, MS $119,005

Dumas, MS $109,354 Dundee, MS $119,005 Etta, MS $119,005 Falcon, MS $119,005 Falkner, MS $114,180 Farrell, MS $115,818 Friars Point, MS $119,005 Hernando, MS $119,121

Hickory Flat, MS $119,005 Holly Springs, MS $119,005 Horn Lake, MS $119,658 Independence, MS $119,005 Jonestown, MS $119,005 Lake Cormorant, MS $119,300 Lamar, MS $119,005 Stennis Space Center, MS $113,399

Diamondhead, MS $112,093 Biloxi, MS $113,450 Diberville, MS $113,450 Escatawpa, MS $112,925 Gautier, MS $112,925 Hurley, MS $112,157 Kiln, MS $111,965 Lakeshore, MS $113,578

Long Beach, MS $112,554 Mc Henry, MS $111,965 Moss Point, MS $112,925 Ocean Springs, MS $113,450 Vancleave, MS $113,450 Pascagoula, MS $112,925 Pass Christian, MS $112,477 Pearlington, MS $114,884

Perkinston, MS $111,837 Saucier, MS $112,426 Waveland, MS $111,863 Wiggins, MS $111,850 Brookhaven, MS $112,656 Bogue Chitto, MS $112,656 Bude, MS $116,599 Centreville, MS $120,554

Chatawa, MS $120,554 Crosby, MS $120,554 Fernwood, MS $120,554 Gloster, MS $120,554 Jayess, MS $112,656 Kokomo, MS $112,119 Liberty, MS $120,554 Mc Call Creek, MS $112,656

Mccomb, MS $116,599 Magnolia, MS $120,554 Meadville, MS $116,599 Monticello, MS $112,656 Oak Vale, MS $112,656 Osyka, MS $120,554 Roxie, MS $116,599 Ruth, MS $112,656

Silver Creek, MS $112,656 Smithdale, MS $116,599 Sontag, MS $112,656 Summit, MS $116,599 Tylertown, MS $116,394 Union Church, MS $112,656 Woodville, MS $120,554 Columbus, MS $109,136

Aberdeen, MS $108,368 Ackerman, MS $107,984 Artesia, MS $108,829 Bellefontaine, MS $107,984 Brooksville, MS $108,215 Caledonia, MS $108,906 Cedarbluff, MS $108,215 Crawford, MS $108,445

Eupora, MS $107,984 French Camp, MS $107,984 Hamilton, MS $108,522 Kilmichael, MS $107,984 Maben, MS $107,984 Mantee, MS $107,984 Mathiston, MS $107,984 Mayhew, MS $109,136

Montpelier, MS $107,984 Pheba, MS $107,984 Prairie, MS $108,291 Starkville, MS $108,291 Mississippi State, MS $108,368 Steens, MS $109,136 Stewart, MS $107,984 Sturgis, MS $107,984

Walthall, MS $107,984 Weir, MS $107,984 West Point, MS $109,059 Woodland, MS $107,984 Thaxton, MS $107,984 Tishomingo, MS $109,354 Toccopola, MS $107,984 Trebloc, MS $107,984

Tremont, MS $108,663 Van Vleet, MS $107,984 Vardaman, MS $107,984 Verona, MS $107,984 Wheeler, MS $109,354 Grenada, MS $110,314 Banner, MS $107,984 Big Creek, MS $107,984

Bruce, MS $107,984 Calhoun City, MS $107,984 Carrollton, MS $112,644 Cascilla, MS $112,644 Charleston, MS $115,818 Coffeeville, MS $107,984 Coila, MS $112,644 Cruger, MS $112,644

Duck Hill, MS $110,314 Elliott, MS $110,314 Enid, MS $119,005 Glendora, MS $112,644 Gore Springs, MS $107,984 Greenwood, MS $112,644 Holcomb, MS $112,644 Itta Bena, MS $112,644

Mc Carley, MS $112,644 Minter City, MS $112,644 Money, MS $112,644 Morgan City, MS $112,644 North Carrollton, MS $112,644 Oakland, MS $115,818 Paris, MS $113,488 Philipp, MS $112,644

Pittsboro, MS $107,984 Schlater, MS $112,644 Scobey, MS $115,818 Sidon, MS $112,644 Slate Spring, MS $107,984 Sumner, MS $112,644 Swan Lake, MS $112,644 Swiftown, MS $112,644

Tie Plant, MS $110,314 Tillatoba, MS $115,818 Tippo, MS $112,644 Tutwiler, MS $112,644 Vance, MS $112,644 Water Valley, MS $119,005 Webb, MS $112,644 Winona, MS $110,314

Belzoni, MS $112,644 Benton, MS $112,656 Bentonia, MS $112,656 Bolton, MS $113,348 Brandon, MS $113,732 Braxton, MS $112,810 Camden, MS $112,656 Canton, MS $112,733

Carthage, MS $112,656 Cary, MS $112,644 Clinton, MS $113,808 Conehatta, MS $112,656 Crystal Springs, MS $112,733 Delta City, MS $112,951 D Lo, MS $112,656 Durant, MS $112,656

Edwards, MS $112,733 Ethel, MS $107,984 Fayette, MS $112,656 Flora, MS $113,194 Pocahontas, MS $113,808 Florence, MS $113,732 Meridian, MS $112,656 Bailey, MS $107,984

Buckatunna, MS $115,613 Chunky, MS $112,656 Clara, MS $115,613 Collinsville, MS $110,314 Daleville, MS $107,984 Decatur, MS $112,656 De Kalb, MS $107,984 Enterprise, MS $112,656

Hickory, MS $112,656 Lauderdale, MS $112,644 Lawrence, MS $112,656 Little Rock, MS $112,656 Louin, MS $112,656 Louisville, MS $107,984 Macon, MS $107,984 Marion, MS $112,644

Newton, MS $112,656 Noxapater, MS $107,984 Pachuta, MS $112,656 Paulding, MS $112,656 Philadelphia, MS $110,314 Porterville, MS $112,644 Preston, MS $107,984 Quitman, MS $112,656

Rose Hill, MS $112,656 Scooba, MS $107,984 Sebastopol, MS $112,656 Shubuta, MS $114,128 Shuqualak, MS $107,984 State Line, MS $115,613 Stonewall, MS $112,656 Toomsuba, MS $112,644

Union, MS $112,656 Vossburg, MS $112,656 Waynesboro, MS $115,613 Hattiesburg, MS $111,850 Bassfield, MS $112,656 Bay Springs, MS $112,656 Beaumont, MS $111,850 Brooklyn, MS $111,824

Carriere, MS $111,760 Carson, MS $112,656 Collins, MS $112,656 Columbia, MS $112,119 Eastabuchie, MS $112,119 Ellisville, MS $112,477 Heidelberg, MS $112,656 Laurel, MS $112,656

Leakesville, MS $115,613 Lucedale, MS $113,309 Lumberton, MS $111,402 Mc Lain, MS $112,119 Mc Neill, MS $111,645 Moselle, MS $112,119 Moss, MS $112,656 Neely, MS $112,772

New Augusta, MS $111,850 Nicholson, MS $113,488 Ovett, MS $112,772 Petal, MS $111,850 Picayune, MS $112,861 Poplarville, MS $111,722 Prentiss, MS $112,656 Purvis, MS $111,850

Richton, MS $112,772 Sandersville, MS $112,656 Sandy Hook, MS $111,850 Seminary, MS $112,656 Soso, MS $112,656 Stringer, MS $112,656 Sumrall, MS $112,119 Foxworth, MS $112,656

Gulfport, MS $112,554 Bay Saint Louis, MS $113,117 Plantersville, MS $107,984 Pontotoc, MS $107,984 Randolph, MS $107,984 Rienzi, MS $109,354 Saltillo, MS $108,663 Shannon, MS $107,984

Sherman, MS $107,984 Smithville, MS $107,984 Golden, MS $109,354 Greenwood Springs, MS $107,984 Guntown, MS $108,663 Houlka, MS $107,984 Houston, MS $107,984 Iuka, MS $109,354

Mantachie, MS $108,663 Marietta, MS $109,354 Mooreville, MS $107,984 Nettleton, MS $107,984 New Site, MS $109,354 Okolona, MS $107,984 Lambert, MS $119,005 Forest, MS $112,656

Gallman, MS $112,656 Georgetown, MS $112,656 Goodman, MS $112,656 Harperville, MS $112,656 Harriston, MS $112,656 Harrisville, MS $112,733 Hazlehurst, MS $112,656 Hermanville, MS $112,656

Category Development Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Category Development 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

$101,982

Average $114,180/year

$123,863

$8,498

Average $9,515/month

$10,322

$1,961

Average $2,196/week

$2,382

$49

Average $55/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,863	$10,322	$2,382	$60
Average	$114,180	$9,515	$2,196	$55
25th Percentile	$101,982	$8,498	$1,961	$49

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