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This question is about department manager jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a department manager. While possible, it is unlikely to earn over $100k as a department manager because even higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $90,000 per year. The average annual salary for a department manager is $51,807. For example, department managers in New Jersey whose salaries are in the 90th percentile earn an average salary of $201,000.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile department manager earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| New Jersey | $201,000 |
| New York | $189,000 |
| District of Columbia | $182,000 |
| Connecticut | $167,000 |
| Rhode Island | $166,000 |
| Delaware | $165,000 |
| Maryland | $163,000 |
| Virginia | $162,000 |
| New Hampshire | $154,000 |
| Massachusetts | $147,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $145,000 |
| Vermont | $131,000 |
| California | $130,000 |
| Maine | $129,000 |
| Ohio | $126,000 |
| Nevada | $116,000 |
| Michigan | $113,000 |
| North Carolina | $107,000 |
| West Virginia | $96,000 |
| Florida | $95,000 |
| Wisconsin | $93,000 |
| Georgia | $86,000 |
| South Carolina | $85,000 |
| Texas | $83,000 |
| Arizona | $76,000 |
| Indiana | $75,000 |
| Oregon | $73,000 |
| Washington | $69,000 |
| Illinois | $69,000 |
| Kentucky | $68,000 |
| Alabama | $67,000 |
| Louisiana | $65,000 |
| Tennessee | $64,000 |
| Mississippi | $64,000 |
| Hawaii | $63,000 |
| New Mexico | $61,000 |
| Minnesota | $60,000 |
| Idaho | $58,000 |
| Utah | $53,000 |
| Iowa | $52,000 |
| North Dakota | $50,000 |
| Alaska | $50,000 |
| Montana | $46,000 |
| Missouri | $46,000 |
| Arkansas | $46,000 |
| South Dakota | $44,000 |
| Nebraska | $43,000 |
| Colorado | $42,000 |
| Oklahoma | $42,000 |
| Wyoming | $41,000 |
| Kansas | $41,000 |

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