Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of business manager salary by state for the United States:
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Washington has the highest business manager salary of $114,590
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Arkansas has the lowest business manager salary of $42,187
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The national average salary for business managers is $83,198
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The national hourly pay for business managers is $40.0
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do business managers get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for business manager by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for business managers after this adjustment? That would be Washington.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for business manager salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Business Managers By State
| Rank | State | Average Business Manager Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Washington | $114,590 | $68,000 | $192,000 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $111,128 | $66,000 | $185,000 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $109,623 | $65,000 | $183,000 |
| 4 | New York | $105,372 | $62,000 | $177,000 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $99,066 | $58,000 | $167,000 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $95,856 | $56,000 | $162,000 |
| 7 | Delaware | $94,487 | $55,000 | $161,000 |
| 8 | California | $94,300 | $52,000 | $169,000 |
| 9 | Virginia | $93,859 | $54,000 | $162,000 |
| 10 | Alaska | $93,059 | $52,000 | $166,000 |
| 11 | Oregon | $86,134 | $49,000 | $151,000 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $85,635 | $49,000 | $148,000 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $83,532 | $48,000 | $142,000 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $82,835 | $48,000 | $142,000 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $79,943 | $44,000 | $142,000 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $79,334 | $47,000 | $132,000 |
| 17 | South Dakota | $78,406 | $45,000 | $135,000 |
| 18 | Illinois | $77,639 | $44,000 | $136,000 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $76,481 | $44,000 | $132,000 |
| 20 | Colorado | $75,423 | $42,000 | $134,000 |
| 21 | Maryland | $75,369 | $43,000 | $131,000 |
| 22 | Michigan | $72,186 | $41,000 | $125,000 |
| 23 | Texas | $70,519 | $38,000 | $129,000 |
| 24 | Indiana | $69,201 | $38,000 | $123,000 |
| 25 | Ohio | $68,276 | $38,000 | $120,000 |
| 26 | Nevada | $66,563 | $36,000 | $122,000 |
| 27 | Vermont | $66,252 | $38,000 | $114,000 |
| 28 | Idaho | $65,996 | $37,000 | $116,000 |
| 29 | Louisiana | $63,925 | $35,000 | $115,000 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $63,866 | $35,000 | $116,000 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $63,739 | $36,000 | $111,000 |
| 32 | Alabama | $62,652 | $34,000 | $113,000 |
| 33 | Maine | $62,370 | $35,000 | $108,000 |
| 34 | Georgia | $60,486 | $33,000 | $108,000 |
| 35 | Montana | $60,401 | $35,000 | $103,000 |
| 36 | Arizona | $60,392 | $32,000 | $111,000 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $57,053 | $30,000 | $105,000 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $54,922 | $30,000 | $97,000 |
| 39 | Florida | $54,654 | $32,000 | $92,000 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $54,611 | $30,000 | $97,000 |
| 41 | Iowa | $53,079 | $29,000 | $94,000 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $51,239 | $28,000 | $91,000 |
| 43 | Kansas | $50,024 | $27,000 | $90,000 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $49,959 | $27,000 | $90,000 |
| 45 | Hawaii | $49,953 | $29,000 | $83,000 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $49,625 | $27,000 | $89,000 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $49,032 | $26,000 | $89,000 |
| 48 | Missouri | $48,828 | $27,000 | $88,000 |
| 49 | Utah | $47,745 | $26,000 | $85,000 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $42,187 | $23,000 | $76,000 |
Methodology: Business Manager Salary By State
To better understand business manager pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for business managers by state.
We took the average annual salary data for business managers from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for business managers.
Business Manager Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for business managers?
The highest-paid state for business managers is Washington with an average salary of $114,590 per year.
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What city pays business managers the most?
Seattle, WA pays business managers the most with an average salary of $117,523 per year.
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What is the worst state for business managers?
The worst state for business managers is Arkansas with an average salary of $42,187 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
