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

A Trade Manager's salary grows with experience: a Trade Marketing Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $113,199, a Trade Marketing Supervisor (7+ years)earns $105,812, a Trade Manager (7+ years)earns $120,878, a Trade Marketing Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $144,851, a Trade Marketing Director (7+ years)earns $179,343,

What are the highest paying states for a Trade Manager?

Trade Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Trade Manager roles are District of Columbia $132,765, California $132,262, Massachusetts $130,499. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Trade Manager roles make?

Salaries for Trade Manager level roles vary by specialization: Trade Support Manager: $153,425; Trade Sales Manager: $129,167; Trade Marketing Manager: $119,880; Trade Relations Manager: $119,871; Trade Compliance Manager: $110,515.

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

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

Trade Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Trade Manager in the United States is $119,911 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $58.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $139,740
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $110,073 to $130,290
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,116

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Trade Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,290	$10,858	$2,506	$63
Average	$119,911	$9,993	$2,306	$58
25th Percentile	$110,073	$9,173	$2,117	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Trade Manager Salaries

A Trade 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 Trade Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Trade 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): $113,199
Early Career (1-2 years): $105,812
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,878
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,851
Expert (over 8 years): $179,343

Levels	Salary
Trade Mar... Level Trade Manager	$113,199
Trade Mar... Level Trade Manager	$105,812
Trade Man... Level Trade Manager	$120,878
Trade Mar... Level Trade Manager	$144,851
Trade Mar... Level Trade Manager	$179,343

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

District of Columbia: $132,765.
California: $132,262.
Massachusetts: $130,499.

District of Columbia $132,765 California $132,262 Massachusetts $130,499 Washington $130,020 New Jersey $129,972 Alaska $129,804 Connecticut $128,149 New York $127,477

Hawaii $125,331 Rhode Island $124,324 Maryland $123,640 Minnesota $122,705 Colorado $122,345 Illinois $122,225 Oregon $121,770 Delaware $121,434

New Hampshire $121,223 Virginia $120,750 Pennsylvania $119,371 Nevada $118,676 North Dakota $118,448 Michigan $118,088 Wisconsin $117,956 Vermont $117,693

Texas $116,961 Maine $116,913 Arizona $116,841 Ohio $116,757 Georgia $115,654 Indiana $115,103 Wyoming $114,995 Utah $114,827

Iowa $114,755 Kansas $114,179 Louisiana $114,011 North Carolina $113,951 Missouri $113,927 Florida $113,460 Montana $113,208 Nebraska $112,968

Kentucky $112,836 South Carolina $112,357 Tennessee $112,057 Idaho $111,937 New Mexico $111,062 Oklahoma $110,870 Alabama $110,162 South Dakota $108,975

Arkansas $108,328 West Virginia $107,980 Mississippi $106,937

Top Paying Cities for Trade 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: $151,244
San Francisco: $149,757
Oakland: $146,435

San Jose, CA $151,244

San Francisco, CA $149,757

Oakland, CA $146,435

New York, NY $138,965

Queens Village, NY $138,066

Paramus, NJ $137,106

Passaic, NJ $136,986

Bergenfield, NJ $136,866

Stamford, CT $136,687

Huntington, NY $136,567

Newark, NJ $135,787

Bridgeport, CT $135,547

New Brunswick, NJ $135,152

Vallejo, CA $134,900

Middlesex, NJ $134,828

Somerset, NJ $134,720

Petaluma, CA $134,444

Santa Cruz, CA $133,977

Boston, MA $133,737

Monterey, CA $133,137

Fairbanks, AK $133,053

Los Angeles, CA $132,825

Washington, DC $132,765

Seattle, WA $132,550

Santa Rosa, CA $132,526

Juneau, AK $132,178

Orange, CA $131,782

Anchorage, AK $131,566

Anaheim, CA $131,482

Santa Ana, CA $131,303

Nassau, NY $131,231

Long Beach, CA $131,183

Danbury, CT $131,147

Santa Maria, CA $130,739

Everett, WA $130,715

Bremerton, WA $130,127

Trenton, NJ $129,900

Sacramento, CA $129,852

San Diego, CA $129,792

Brockton, MA $129,744

Tacoma, WA $129,696

Santa Barbara, CA $129,528

Lowell, MA $129,048

New Suffolk, NY $129,000

Nashua, NH $128,856

Lompoc, CA $128,665

Ventura, CA $128,545

Stockton, CA $128,509

New Haven, CT $128,269

Atlantic City, NJ $127,957

Hartford, CT $127,693

Modesto, CA $127,633

Poughkeepsie, NY $127,369

New Britain, CT $127,310

Kennewick, WA $127,142

Olympia, WA $127,142

New London, CT $127,118

Norwich, CT $127,082

Lawrence, MA $127,022

Bakersfield, CA $126,686

New Bedford, MA $126,518

Riverside, CA $126,518

Richland, WA $126,398

Portsmouth, NH $126,302

Vineland, NJ $126,278

San Bernardino, CA $126,182

Boulder, CO $125,847

Worcester, MA $125,751

Portland, OR $125,643

Saint Paul, MN $125,499

Minneapolis, MN $125,499

Philadelphia, PA $125,331

Honolulu, HI $124,695

Springfield, MA $124,276

Providence, RI $124,264

Chicago, IL $123,916

Bellingham, WA $123,772

Baltimore, MD $123,640

Chico, CA $123,340

Wilmington, DE $123,137

Pittsfield, MA $123,017

Manchester, NH $122,789

Spokane, WA $122,261

Denver, CO $122,249

Albany, NY $121,686

Troy, NY $121,638

Schenectady, NY $121,386

Burlington, VT $121,122

Portland, ME $120,702

Salem, OR $120,607

Yakima, WA $120,583

Ann Arbor, MI $120,547

Rochester, MN $120,211

Reno, NV $120,151

Fresno, CA $120,151

Milwaukee, WI $120,043

Detroit, MI $119,923

Allentown, PA $119,887

Carson City, NV $119,875

Houston, TX $119,695

Colorado Springs, CO $119,683

Syracuse, NY $119,623

Eugene, OR $119,395

Gary, IN $119,252

Bismarck, ND $119,252

Galveston, TX $119,252

Springfield, OR $119,156

Medford, OR $118,868

Fort Collins, CO $118,820

Austin, TX $118,724

Mesa, AZ $118,472

Phoenix, AZ $118,448

Dallas, TX $118,412

Reading, PA $118,340

Saint Cloud, MN $118,292

Concord, NH $118,184

Madison, WI $118,136

Utica, NY $117,813

Raleigh, NC $117,717

Las Vegas, NV $117,705

Rochester, NY $117,621

Des Moines, IA $117,609

Atlanta, GA $117,417

Battle Creek, MI $117,381

Salt Lake City, UT $117,345

Lancaster, PA $117,165

Champaign, IL $117,141

Harrisburg, PA $116,997

Durham, NC $116,889

Kansas City, MO $116,877

Kansas City, KS $116,853

Fort Worth, TX $116,841

Boca Raton, FL $116,793

Cleveland, OH $116,781

Columbus, OH $116,757

Pittsburgh, PA $116,745

Richmond, VA $116,697

Indianapolis, IN $116,673

Cincinnati, OH $116,518

Petersburg, VA $116,338

Lansing, MI $116,074

Billings, MT $116,074

Huntsville, AL $116,074

Lebanon, PA $116,062

Pueblo, CO $116,050

Dayton, OH $116,050

Appleton, WI $116,014

Buffalo, NY $115,966

Racine, WI $115,906

Charlotte, NC $115,894

Saint Louis, MO $115,858

Springfield, IL $115,810

York, PA $115,786

Elkhart, IN $115,786

Gastonia, NC $115,774

Benton Harbor, MI $115,774

Beaumont, TX $115,702

Lorain, OH $115,678

Toledo, OH $115,630

Binghamton, NY $115,570

Rock Hill, SC $115,558

Rockford, IL $115,498

Elyria, OH $115,438

Fargo, ND $115,438

Flagstaff, AZ $115,354

Fort Lauderdale, FL $115,282

Miami, FL $115,211

Duluth, MN $115,019

Bangor, ME $114,863

Cedar Rapids, IA $114,731

Louisville, KY $114,671

Grand Rapids, MI $114,647

Hialeah, FL $114,635

Casper, WY $114,467

Scranton, PA $114,323

New Orleans, LA $114,287

Virginia Beach, VA $114,275

Akron, OH $114,215

Peoria, IL $114,059

Sarasota, FL $114,035

Green Bay, WI $113,951

Baton Rouge, LA $113,891

Charleston, SC $113,868

Nashville, TN $113,832

Jamestown, NY $113,808

Davenport, IA $113,808

Tucson, AZ $113,748

Cheyenne, WY $113,712

Saint Petersburg, FL $113,676

Tampa, FL $113,652

Omaha, NE $113,628

Evansville, IN $113,580

Port Arthur, TX $113,580

Bradenton, FL $113,532

Santa Fe, NM $113,316

Orlando, FL $113,196

Clearwater, FL $113,064

La Crosse, WI $112,812

Canton, OH $112,812

Grand Forks, ND $112,776

Tulsa, OK $112,740

Albuquerque, NM $112,740

Newport News, VA $112,728

High Point, NC $112,692

Ogden, UT $112,644

Corpus Christi, TX $112,548

Laramie, WY $112,477

Norfolk, VA $112,477

Rock Island, IL $112,405

Saginaw, MI $112,381

Jacksonville, FL $112,369

Salisbury, NC $112,345

Memphis, TN $112,321

Moline, IL $112,261

Fort Myers, FL $112,225

Waterloo, IA $112,069

Spartanburg, SC $111,949

Lincoln, NE $111,889

Fort Wayne, IN $111,865

Birmingham, AL $111,733

Cedar Falls, IA $111,709

Provo, UT $111,697

Springfield, OH $111,685

San Antonio, TX $111,661

Greensboro, NC $111,613

South Bend, IN $111,601

Winston Salem, NC $111,589

Boise, ID $111,553

Savannah, GA $111,469

Muskegon, MI $111,253

Lima, OH $111,110

Lake Charles, LA $111,062

Anderson, IN $111,038

Lexington, KY $111,002

Augusta, GA $110,966

Greenville, SC $110,966

Wichita, KS $110,858

Tuscaloosa, AL $110,858

Columbia, SC $110,750

Bloomington, IN $110,450

Roanoke, VA $110,378

Asheville, NC $110,222

Knoxville, TN $110,018

Shreveport, LA $110,006

Wilmington, NC $109,850

Frankfort, KY $109,623

Oklahoma City, OK $109,539

Chillicothe, OH $109,491

Longview, TX $109,479

Topeka, KS $109,443

Mobile, AL $109,263

Terre Haute, IN $109,215

Erie, PA $109,203

Altoona, PA $109,143

Melbourne, FL $109,107

Amarillo, TX $109,059

Killeen, TX $109,023

Fayetteville, AR $108,927

Sioux Falls, SD $108,843

Chattanooga, TN $108,771

Idaho Falls, ID $108,759

Gainesville, FL $108,507

Portsmouth, OH $108,448

Little Rock, AR $108,424

Lynchburg, VA $108,424

Youngstown, OH $108,376

Lafayette, LA $108,376

Temple, TX $108,328

Daytona Beach, FL $108,304

Clarksville, TN $108,292

Pensacola, FL $108,280

Hopkinsville, KY $107,920

Charleston, WV $107,908

Florence, SC $107,848

Sioux City, IA $107,776

Macon, GA $107,428

Tallahassee, FL $107,416

Fayetteville, NC $107,392

Wichita Falls, TX $107,368

Waco, TX $107,368

Pine Bluff, AR $107,320

Vincennes, IN $107,093

Lubbock, TX $107,045

Great Falls, MT $106,973

Alamogordo, NM $106,961

Abilene, TX $106,865

Rapid City, SD $106,709

Monroe, LA $106,709

Albany, GA $106,637

Huntington, WV $106,625

Jackson, MS $106,613

Greenville, MS $106,601

Parkersburg, WV $106,481

Montgomery, AL $106,457

Johnstown, PA $106,433

Springfield, MO $106,337

Biloxi, MS $106,277

Sumter, SC $106,025

Columbus, GA $106,013

Twin Falls, ID $105,941

Pascagoula, MS $105,786

Kingsport, TN $105,474

Gulfport, MS $105,438

Alexandria, LA $105,042

Fort Smith, AR $104,742

El Paso, TX $104,419

Helena, MT $104,263

Las Cruces, NM $103,879

Harlingen, TX $103,543

Pocatello, ID $103,435

Florence, AL $103,399

Brownsville, TX $103,375

Dothan, AL $103,183

Mcallen, TX $103,123

Columbus, MS $102,236

Altus, OK $101,685

Lawton, OK $101,457

Pierre, SD $101,025

What Skills Can Increase a Trade Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 8.36% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Programming (Mentioned in 2.41% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.
Category Management (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): Category management is a retailing and purchasing concept in which the range of products purchased by a business organization or sold by a retailer is broken down into discrete groups of similar or related products; these groups are known as product categories (examples of grocery categories might be: tinned fish, washing detergent, toothpastes). It is a systematic, disciplined approach to managing a product category as a strategic business unit. The phrase "category management" was coined by Brian F. Harris.[n/a 1]

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	8.36%
Programming	2.41%
Category Management	1.37%

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 Trade Manager's salary.

Programming: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Communication Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Programming	$125,907	5%
Communication Skills	$124,707	4%
PowerPoint	$123,508	3%
Problem Solving	$123,508	3%
Analysis	$123,508	3%
Innovation	$123,508	3%

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How Education impacts a Trade Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Trade 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 Trade Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $116,353 and $123,597).

Trade Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Trade Manager

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 0.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 100.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	0.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	100.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Trade 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

$110,073

Average $119,911/year

$130,290

$9,173

Average $9,993/month

$10,858

$2,117

Average $2,306/week

$2,506

$53

Average $58/hour

$63

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,290	$10,858	$2,506	$63
Average	$119,911	$9,993	$2,306	$58
25th Percentile	$110,073	$9,173	$2,117	$53

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Salary Trends for Trade Manager

Salaries for a Trade Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $112,904 in 2023 to around $111,114 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Trade Manager salary trends, .

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2023

$112,904

2024

$112,279

2025

$111,114

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2024	$112,279
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