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Case Manager Salary By State: Highest-Paid Case Managers by State [2024]

By Chris Kolmar
Mar. 20, 2024

Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of case manager salary by state for the United States:

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 case 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 case 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 case managers after this adjustment? That would be New Hampshire.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for case manager salaries:

  1. New Hampshire (Jobs)

  2. Rhode Island (Jobs)

  3. Illinois (Jobs)

  4. North Carolina (Jobs)

  5. California (Jobs)

  6. New Jersey (Jobs)

  7. Hawaii (Jobs)

  8. New York (Jobs)

  9. Nevada (Jobs)

  10. Connecticut (Jobs)

Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.

Highest-Paid Case Managers By State

Rank State Average Case Manager Salary 10th Percentile 90th Percentile
1 New Hampshire $55,808 $40,000 $77,000
2 Rhode Island $54,615 $38,000 $77,000
3 Illinois $54,441 $36,000 $82,000
4 North Carolina $54,029 $36,000 $81,000
5 California $53,898 $33,000 $85,000
6 New Jersey $53,820 $36,000 $78,000
7 Hawaii $52,449 $35,000 $77,000
8 New York $52,099 $35,000 $76,000
9 Nevada $51,419 $32,000 $80,000
10 Connecticut $50,593 $35,000 $72,000
11 Alaska $49,483 $34,000 $71,000
12 Minnesota $49,209 $33,000 $72,000
13 Maine $48,591 $35,000 $65,000
14 Maryland $48,352 $32,000 $72,000
15 New Mexico $46,913 $31,000 $70,000
16 North Dakota $46,776 $32,000 $67,000
17 Virginia $46,656 $30,000 $70,000
18 Michigan $45,708 $30,000 $68,000
19 Wisconsin $45,123 $30,000 $67,000
20 Delaware $44,308 $29,000 $66,000
21 Louisiana $43,277 $29,000 $63,000
22 Washington $42,144 $27,000 $64,000
23 Ohio $41,116 $27,000 $62,000
24 West Virginia $41,096 $27,000 $62,000
25 Iowa $40,932 $27,000 $60,000
26 Massachusetts $40,626 $29,000 $56,000
27 Oregon $40,111 $25,000 $62,000
28 Vermont $40,028 $29,000 $54,000
29 Mississippi $39,761 $27,000 $57,000
30 Georgia $38,950 $26,000 $56,000
31 Colorado $38,909 $26,000 $56,000
32 Texas $38,545 $25,000 $57,000
33 Indiana $38,376 $25,000 $57,000
34 Alabama $37,739 $25,000 $54,000
35 Pennsylvania $37,537 $25,000 $55,000
36 Kentucky $36,515 $24,000 $54,000
37 Florida $36,071 $25,000 $51,000
38 Idaho $35,791 $24,000 $53,000
39 Tennessee $35,731 $24,000 $52,000
40 South Carolina $35,687 $24,000 $52,000
41 Utah $35,372 $23,000 $52,000
42 South Dakota $35,172 $24,000 $51,000
43 Wyoming $34,660 $24,000 $50,000
44 Kansas $34,302 $23,000 $50,000
45 Missouri $34,294 $23,000 $50,000
46 Arizona $34,250 $22,000 $52,000
47 Oklahoma $32,176 $22,000 $46,000
48 Nebraska $31,172 $21,000 $45,000
49 Montana $28,369 $19,000 $41,000
50 Arkansas $26,691 $18,000 $38,000

Methodology: Case Manager Salary By State

To better understand case 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 case managers by state.

We took the average annual salary data for case managers from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for case managers.

Case Manager Salary By State FAQs

  1. What is the highest-paid state for case managers?

    The highest-paid state for case managers is New Hampshire with an average salary of $55,808 per year.

  2. What city pays case managers the most?

    Washington, DC pays case managers the most with an average salary of $62,775 per year.

  3. What is the worst state for case managers?

    The worst state for case managers is Arkansas with an average salary of $26,691 per year.

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Author

Chris Kolmar

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.

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