Case Manager salary

Q: What state pays Case Managers the most?

New Hampshire pays Case Managers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $62,667 per year, or $30.13 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Case Manager?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Case Manager if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New Hampshire you should be paid close to $55,808 per year.

Q: What is a good starting salary for a Case Manager?

A good starting salary for a case manager is $29,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a case manager in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for case managers is $40,255, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a case manager can vary by state.

Q: Do case managers get paid well?

Yes, case managers get paid well, with an average salary of between $42,000 and $71,000 annually. This wide salary range reflects two distinct types of case managers. Candidates with a degree in social work pursuing a career in case management can expect to earn an average of between $40,000 and $45,000 per year. Case managers typically have one to two years of experience.

Q: How much do case managers make with a master's degree?

Case managers with a master's degree earn an average salary of $74,000 annually. Both certification and specialization can positively impact the salary of a case manager. As with many professions, advanced education and certification often increase the earning potential within a profession.

Q: Is a case manager a good job?

Yes, a case manager is a good job, and they typically earn a good salary and work to help people on a daily basis. There are a variety of types of case managers, and each position within the field reflects unique attributes about the career field.

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Average case manager salary

$43,118

$20.73 hourly rate

Entry-level case manager salary

$30,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a case manager make?

The average case manager salary in the United States is $43,118. Case manager salaries typically range between $30,000 and $61,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for case managers is $20.73 per hour.

Case manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Case managers earn the highest average salary in New Hampshire.

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Case Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor and Ziprecruiter, the average salary for a case manager typically falls between $43,118 and $93,318.

zippia

$43,118yearly

glassdoor[1]

$54,894yearly

Salary.com[2]

$93,318yearly

ZipRecruiter[3]

$50,088yearly

Average case manager salary by state

The highest-paying states for case managers are New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Illinois. The lowest average case manager salary states are Missouri, Arizona, and Oklahoma.

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Highest paying states for case managers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Illinois	$54,441	$26.17
2	Rhode Island	$54,615	$26.26
3	Maine	$48,591	$23.36
4	New York	$52,099	$25.05
5	New Jersey	$53,820	$25.88
6	California	$53,898	$25.91
7	District of Columbia	$62,667	$30.13
8	Nevada	$51,419	$24.72
9	Minnesota	$49,209	$23.66
10	Alaska	$49,483	$23.79
11	Michigan	$45,708	$21.98
12	North Carolina	$54,029	$25.98
13	Maryland	$48,352	$23.25
14	New Mexico	$46,913	$22.55
15	Hawaii	$52,449	$25.22
16	New Hampshire	$55,808	$26.83
17	Connecticut	$50,593	$24.32
18	North Dakota	$46,776	$22.49
19	Wisconsin	$45,123	$21.69
20	Washington	$42,144	$20.26
21	Virginia	$46,656	$22.43
22	Massachusetts	$40,626	$19.53
23	Louisiana	$43,277	$20.81
24	Iowa	$40,932	$19.68
25	Ohio	$41,116	$19.77
26	Mississippi	$39,761	$19.12
27	Pennsylvania	$37,537	$18.05
28	Indiana	$38,376	$18.45
29	Delaware	$44,308	$21.30
30	West Virginia	$41,096	$19.76
31	Texas	$38,545	$18.53
32	Oregon	$40,111	$19.28
33	Florida	$36,071	$17.34
34	Georgia	$38,950	$18.73
35	Colorado	$38,909	$18.71
36	Vermont	$40,028	$19.24
37	Idaho	$35,791	$17.21
38	Kentucky	$36,515	$17.56
39	Arizona	$34,250	$16.47
40	Alabama	$37,739	$18.14
41	Tennessee	$35,731	$17.18
42	South Carolina	$35,687	$17.16
43	South Dakota	$35,172	$16.91
44	Oklahoma	$32,176	$15.47
45	Wyoming	$34,660	$16.66
46	Nebraska	$31,172	$14.99
47	Montana	$28,369	$13.64
48	Utah	$35,372	$17.01
49	Kansas	$34,302	$16.49
50	Missouri	$34,294	$16.49
51	Arkansas	$26,691	$12.83

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Highest paying cities for case managers

The highest-paying cities for case managers are Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, and Salem, NH.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Washington, DC	$62,775	$30.18
2	San Francisco, CA	$57,742	$27.76
3	Salem, NH	$56,152	$27.00
4	Chicago, IL	$54,651	$26.27
5	Washington, NJ	$54,614	$26.26
6	Providence, RI	$54,586	$26.24
7	New York, NY	$52,343	$25.16
8	Las Vegas, NV	$51,388	$24.71
9	Saint Paul, MN	$49,289	$23.70
10	Portland, ME	$49,023	$23.57
11	Baltimore, MD	$48,396	$23.27
12	Norfolk, VA	$46,794	$22.50
13	Detroit, MI	$45,807	$22.02
14	Milwaukee, WI	$45,418	$21.84
15	Olympia, WA	$42,863	$20.61
16	Cleveland, OH	$41,323	$19.87
17	Worcester, MA	$40,850	$19.64
18	Salem, OR	$40,322	$19.39
19	Colorado Springs, CO	$39,303	$18.90
20	Houston, TX	$39,176	$18.83

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Case Manager salary details

A case manager's salary ranges from $30,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $61,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Case Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a case manager's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$61,000	$5,083	$29
75th Percentile	$52,000	$4,333	$25
Average	$43,118	$3,593	$21
25th Percentile	$35,000	$2,917	$17
10th Percentile	$30,000	$2,500	$14

Highest paying case manager jobs

The highest paying types of case managers are registered nurse case manager, nurse case manager, and clinical case manager.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Registered Nurse Case Manager	$72,815	$6,068	$35.01	491,740
Social Services Case Manager	$31,854	$2,655	$15.31	148,868
Case Worker	$41,459	$3,455	$19.93	107,329
Mental Health Case Manager	$42,574	$3,548	$20.47	128,509
Case Manager For Children	$35,613	$2,968	$17.12	77,002
Foster Care Case Manager	$39,279	$3,273	$18.88	134,853

How would you rate the starting salaries for Case Managers, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Jennifer Kukis

Professor/Coordinate, Lorain County Community College

In Ohio, Social workers earn an average yearly salary of $49,260. Wages typically start from $31,670 and go up to $78,590.

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/social-worker/salary/ohio/
In Ohio, Starting level social worker earnings begin at:
$15.23
per hour
$31,670
per year with a Bachelors Degree in Social Work, and around $13.00 for a Social Work Assistant with a two year degree in Human Services.

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Which companies pay case managers the most?

Case manager salaries at Wellpath and Huntington Hospital are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average case manager salary at companies like Tenet Healthcare and Erlanger Health System are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Wellpath	$88,252	$42.43
2	Huntington Hospital	$82,032	$39.44
3	Tenet Healthcare	$81,915	$39.38
4	Erlanger Health System	$81,817	$39.34
5	San Diego Gas & Electric	$81,341	$39.11
6	Legacy Health	$76,819	$36.93
7	Dignity Health	$76,387	$36.72
8	Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District	$76,115	$36.59
9	University of Maryland Medical System	$74,978	$36.05
10	Stanford Health Care	$74,062	$35.61
11	Palomar Health	$73,119	$35.15
12	Sutter Health	$73,028	$35.11
13	Cook Children's Medical Center	$72,913	$35.05
14	Citi	$71,363	$34.31
15	Yuma Regional Medical Center	$70,032	$33.67
16	Rady Children's Hospital And Health Center	$67,868	$32.63
17	Novant Health	$67,611	$32.51
18	UCSF Health	$67,478	$32.44
19	Sharp HealthCare	$66,686	$32.06
20	Mission Regional Medical Center	$66,102	$31.78

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$43,000$42,600$42,200$41,800$41,400$41,000

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Case Manager salary by industry

The average case manager salary varies across industries:

The average case manager salary in the insurance industry is $50,652, the highest of any industry.
The average case manager salary in the finance industry is $46,809.
Case managers in the government industry earn an average salary of $40,039, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for case managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Insurance	$50,652	$24.35
2	Finance	$46,809	$22.50
3	Health Care	$45,769	$22.00
4	Professional	$42,554	$20.46
5	Non Profits	$40,519	$19.48
6	Government	$40,039	$19.25

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Case Manager salary trends

The average case manager salary has risen by $8,399 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average case manager earned $34,719 annually, but today, they earn $43,118 a year. That works out to a 14% change in pay for case managers over the last decade.

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Average case manager salary over time

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Case Manager salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$43,100	$20.73	+4.2%
2024	$41,300	$19.85	+3.9%
2023	$39,700	$19.08	+3.5%
2022	$38,300	$18.40	+1.3%
2021	$37,800	$18.17	+1.2%

Recently added case manager salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Sunrun	O&M Case Manager	Salt Lake City, UT	12/18/2024	$46,749
Geo Group	Case Manager, Immigration Bilingual Spanish	Yakima, WA	12/18/2024	$43,305
Seamar	Behavioral Health Case Manager	Mount Vernon, WA	12/18/2024	$42,992
Fort Lewis College	Student Well-Being Case Manager	Durango, CO	12/18/2024	$48,500
Sevita	Case Manager	Fairmont, WV	12/17/2024	$39,000
Cayuga Health	Lmsw Case Manager Inpatient Units	Ithaca, NY	12/17/2024	$72,002
Dish	Leaves Case Manager I	Englewood, CO	12/17/2024	$56,391
Community Teamwork	Diversion Case Manager	Lowell, MA	12/17/2024	$50,798
Edgewood Center for Children and Families	Case Manager-Tay-Fsp	Burlingame, CA	12/17/2024	$60,523
Savard Group	Homeless Services Case Manager	Reno, NV	12/17/2024	$77,991

Case Manager salary FAQs

What state pays Case Managers the most?

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Case Manager?

What is a good starting salary for a Case Manager?

Do case managers get paid well?

How much do case managers make with a master's degree?

Is a case manager a good job?

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