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This question is about senior manager demographics.
32.0% of senior managers are female in the United States. This is 1.8 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female senior managers has increased by 3.8 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 12,547 female senior managers in the U.S. and 26,663 male senior managers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 39,210 people with the specific job title of senior manager and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Senior Managers | Male Senior Managers | Percentage Female Senior Managers | Percentage Male Senior Managers | |
| 2019 | 2,621 | 5,576 | 32.0% | 68.0% | |
| 2018 | 2,177 | 5,038 | 30.2% | 69.8% | |
| 2017 | 2,081 | 4,831 | 30.1% | 69.9% | |
| 2016 | 1,825 | 4,750 | 27.8% | 72.2% | |
| 2015 | 1,834 | 4,591 | 28.6% | 71.4% | |
| 2014 | 1,640 | 4,344 | 27.4% | 72.6% | |
| 2013 | 2,285 | 5,588 | 29.0% | 71.0% | |
| 2012 | 2,083 | 4,978 | 29.5% | 70.5% | |
| 2011 | 1,903 | 4,709 | 28.8% | 71.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,957 | 4,987 | 28.2% | 71.8% |

Additionally, female senior managers tend to be younger than male senior managers. The average age of a female senior manager is 43.3, while the average age of a male senior manager is 44.7.
While the majority of U.S. senior managers are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 85% of administrative assistant to general manager are female. On the other hand, some senior manager jobs are dominated by males. 90% of district commercial superintendent, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among senior managers. The average male senior manager earns an average annual salary of $119,348, while the average female senior manager earns an average annual income of $109,994, meaning female senior managers make 92 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are senior managers jobs male or female dominated?
Senior Manager jobs are male dominated. 32.0% of senior managers are female and 68.0% of senior managers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female senior managers changed over time?
The number of female senior managers has increased by 3.8% since 2010. In 2010, there were 28.2% female senior managers and the latest data shows that there are 32.0% female senior managers in the U.S.

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