What are the main factors that influence an Applications Test Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Applications Test Manager's salary?

An Applications Test Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,464 for beginners, reaching about $133,940 at mid-level, and approach $182,589 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Applications Test Manager?

Applications Test Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Applications Test Manager roles are District of Columbia $126,562, California $126,082, Massachusetts $124,401. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Applications Test Manager roles make?

Salaries for Applications Test Manager level roles vary by specialization: Test Pilot Manager: $194,100; Backend Applications Developer Senior Manager: $183,300; Backend Applications Developer Manager: $152,800; Manager, Applications: $150,133; Web Applications Development Manager: $140,876.

Applications Test Manager Salary in the United States

How much does an Applications Test Manager make in the United States? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Applications Test Manager in the United States is $114,308 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

However, an Applications Test Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $142,304
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,769 to $128,962
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $99,905

10% $99,905

50% (Median) $114,308

90% $142,304

Applications Test Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$128,962	$10,747	$2,480	$62
Average	$114,308	$9,526	$2,198	$55
25th Percentile	$106,769	$8,897	$2,053	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Applications Test Manager Salaries

An Applications Test Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Applications Test Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Applications Test Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $81,464
Early Career (1-2 years): $111,255
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $133,940
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $149,132
Expert (over 8 years): $182,589

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Product Manager I	less than 1 year	$81,464
Applications Test Manager	1-2 years	$111,255
Product Manager III	2-4 years	$133,940
Product Manager IV	5-8 years	$149,132
Product Manager V	over 8 years	$182,589

How Do Applications Test Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Applications Test Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $126,562.
California: $126,082.
Massachusetts: $124,401.

District of Columbia $126,562 California $126,082 Massachusetts $124,401 Washington $123,944 New Jersey $123,898 Alaska $123,738 Connecticut $122,161 New York $121,521

Hawaii $119,475 Rhode Island $118,515 Maryland $117,863 Minnesota $116,971 Colorado $116,628 Illinois $116,514 Oregon $116,080 Delaware $115,760

New Hampshire $115,559 Virginia $115,108 Pennsylvania $113,794 Nevada $113,131 North Dakota $112,913 Michigan $112,571 Wisconsin $112,445 Vermont $112,193

Texas $111,496 Maine $111,450 Arizona $111,382 Ohio $111,302 Georgia $110,250 Indiana $109,724 Wyoming $109,621 Utah $109,461

Iowa $109,393 Kansas $108,844 Louisiana $108,684 North Carolina $108,627 Missouri $108,604 Florida $108,158 Montana $107,918 Nebraska $107,690

Kentucky $107,564 South Carolina $107,107 Tennessee $106,821 Idaho $106,707 New Mexico $105,872 Oklahoma $105,689 Alabama $105,015 South Dakota $103,883

Arkansas $103,266 West Virginia $102,934 Mississippi $101,940

Top Paying Cities for Applications Test Manager

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $144,177
San Francisco: $142,598
Oakland: $139,593

San Jose, CA $144,177

San Francisco, CA $142,598

Oakland, CA $139,593

New York, NY $131,613

Paramus, NJ $130,013

Queens Village, NY $130,007

Passaic, NJ $129,898

Bergenfield, NJ $129,888

Stamford, CT $129,637

Huntington, NY $129,590

Newark, NJ $128,745

Bridgeport, CT $128,504

Vallejo, CA $128,276

New Brunswick, NJ $128,231

Petaluma, CA $128,162

Middlesex, NJ $127,945

Somerset, NJ $127,865

Santa Cruz, CA $127,716

Boston, MA $127,019

Monterey, CA $126,618

Seattle, WA $126,356

Santa Rosa, CA $126,333

Los Angeles, CA $126,299

Juneau, AK $126,002

Washington, DC $125,876

Orange, CA $125,469

Santa Ana, CA $125,167

Long Beach, CA $125,053

Anaheim, CA $125,030

Anchorage, AK $124,973

Santa Maria, CA $124,630

Everett, WA $124,607

Danbury, CT $124,205

Bremerton, WA $124,047

Tacoma, WA $123,636

New Suffolk, NY $123,633

Sacramento, CA $123,601

Santa Barbara, CA $123,476

San Diego, CA $123,350

Trenton, NJ $123,350

Brockton, MA $123,224

Fairbanks, AK $122,944

Lompoc, CA $122,652

Lowell, MA $122,560

Ventura, CA $122,538

Nashua, NH $122,515

Stockton, CA $122,504

Modesto, CA $121,669

Poughkeepsie, NY $121,418

Olympia, WA $121,201

Kennewick, WA $121,201

New Haven, CT $121,155

Lawrence, MA $120,744

Hartford, CT $120,629

Riverside, CA $120,606

New Bedford, MA $120,492

Richland, WA $120,492

Bakersfield, CA $120,332

San Bernardino, CA $120,286

New Britain, CT $120,275

Atlantic City, NJ $120,275

New London, CT $120,229

Norwich, CT $120,195

Portsmouth, NH $120,172

Boulder, CO $119,930

Portland, OR $119,772

Worcester, MA $119,760

Minneapolis, MN $119,406

Philadelphia, PA $119,246

Honolulu, HI $118,869

Saint Paul, MN $118,814

Vineland, NJ $118,789

Providence, RI $118,457

Chicago, IL $118,126

Bellingham, WA $117,989

Springfield, MA $117,897

Baltimore, MD $117,863

Chico, CA $117,577

Pittsfield, MA $117,269

Manchester, NH $117,051

Spokane, WA $116,548

Denver, CO $116,537

Albany, NY $116,000

Troy, NY $115,954

Nassau, NY $115,832

Schenectady, NY $115,714

Wilmington, DE $115,623

Burlington, VT $115,463

Salem, OR $115,417

Portland, ME $115,062

Yakima, WA $114,948

Rochester, MN $114,594

Reno, NV $114,537

Fresno, CA $114,537

Milwaukee, WI $114,434

Detroit, MI $114,319

Ann Arbor, MI $114,300

Allentown, PA $114,285

Colorado Springs, CO $114,091

Syracuse, NY $114,034

Carson City, NV $114,034

Houston, TX $113,874

Eugene, OR $113,816

Gary, IN $113,679

Springfield, OR $113,588

Bismarck, ND $113,565

Galveston, TX $113,485

Medford, OR $113,314

Fort Collins, CO $113,268

Concord, NH $113,211

Austin, TX $113,176

Mesa, AZ $112,936

Reading, PA $112,925

Phoenix, AZ $112,913

Dallas, TX $112,879

Saint Cloud, MN $112,769

Madison, WI $112,616

Utica, NY $112,308

Rochester, NY $112,125

Des Moines, IA $112,113

Raleigh, NC $112,102

Atlanta, GA $111,930

Battle Creek, MI $111,896

Salt Lake City, UT $111,862

Lancaster, PA $111,690

Harrisburg, PA $111,530

Kansas City, MO $111,416

Kansas City, KS $111,393

Champaign, IL $111,393

Fort Worth, TX $111,382

Columbus, OH $111,362

Boca Raton, FL $111,336

Pittsburgh, PA $111,290

Richmond, VA $111,245

Indianapolis, IN $111,222

Cleveland, OH $111,210

Las Vegas, NV $111,073

Cincinnati, OH $111,073

Petersburg, VA $110,902

Huntsville, AL $110,730

Lansing, MI $110,654

Lebanon, PA $110,639

Pueblo, CO $110,627

Appleton, WI $110,593

Buffalo, NY $110,547

Dayton, OH $110,513

Racine, WI $110,490

Charlotte, NC $110,479

Saint Louis, MO $110,444

York, PA $110,376

Elkhart, IN $110,376

Gastonia, NC $110,354

Billings, MT $110,327

Beaumont, TX $110,296

Lorain, OH $110,273

Benton Harbor, MI $110,250

Toledo, OH $110,227

Binghamton, NY $110,170

Rock Hill, SC $110,159

Rockford, IL $110,101

Springfield, IL $110,056

Elyria, OH $110,044

Fargo, ND $110,044

Flagstaff, AZ $109,964

Fort Lauderdale, FL $109,896

Duluth, MN $109,827

Miami, FL $109,827

Grand Forks, ND $109,747

Cheyenne, WY $109,747

Bangor, ME $109,496

Cedar Rapids, IA $109,370

Durham, NC $109,322

Louisville, KY $109,313

Grand Rapids, MI $109,290

Hialeah, FL $109,278

Casper, WY $109,118

Scranton, PA $108,981

New Orleans, LA $108,947

Virginia Beach, VA $108,936

Akron, OH $108,878

Peoria, IL $108,730

Sarasota, FL $108,707

Nashville, TN $108,627

Omaha, NE $108,627

Green Bay, WI $108,627

Baton Rouge, LA $108,570

Charleston, SC $108,547

Davenport, IA $108,490

Jamestown, NY $108,490

Tucson, AZ $108,433

Saint Petersburg, FL $108,364

Tampa, FL $108,341

Evansville, IN $108,273

Port Arthur, TX $108,273

Bradenton, FL $108,227

Santa Fe, NM $108,021

Orlando, FL $107,815

Clearwater, FL $107,781

La Crosse, WI $107,541

Canton, OH $107,541

Albuquerque, NM $107,472

Newport News, VA $107,461

High Point, NC $107,427

Ogden, UT $107,381

Corpus Christi, TX $107,289

Norfolk, VA $107,221

Laramie, WY $107,221

Rock Island, IL $107,152

Saginaw, MI $107,129

Jacksonville, FL $107,118

Salisbury, NC $107,095

Boise, ID $107,072

Moline, IL $107,015

Fort Myers, FL $106,981

Memphis, TN $106,958

Tulsa, OK $106,901

Waterloo, IA $106,832

Spartanburg, SC $106,718

Lincoln, NE $106,661

Fort Wayne, IN $106,638

Provo, UT $106,627

Cedar Falls, IA $106,489

San Antonio, TX $106,444

Greensboro, NC $106,398

South Bend, IN $106,386

Savannah, GA $106,261

Muskegon, MI $106,215

Birmingham, AL $106,204

Winston Salem, NC $106,148

Lake Charles, LA $105,872

Anderson, IN $105,849

Lexington, KY $105,815

Augusta, GA $105,781

Greenville, SC $105,781

Lima, OH $105,689

Wichita, KS $105,678

Tuscaloosa, AL $105,678

Columbia, SC $105,575

Springfield, OH $105,552

Asheville, NC $105,369

Bloomington, IN $105,289

Knoxville, TN $104,878

Shreveport, LA $104,866

Wilmington, NC $104,718

Roanoke, VA $104,718

Topeka, KS $104,512

Frankfort, KY $104,499

Oklahoma City, OK $104,420

Chillicothe, OH $104,375

Longview, TX $104,363

Melbourne, FL $104,352

Sioux Falls, SD $104,169

Mobile, AL $104,157

Terre Haute, IN $104,112

Altoona, PA $104,043

Amarillo, TX $103,963

Killeen, TX $103,929

Fayetteville, AR $103,837

Chattanooga, TN $103,803

Sioux City, IA $103,700

Idaho Falls, ID $103,677

Lynchburg, VA $103,586

Gainesville, FL $103,437

Portsmouth, OH $103,380

Little Rock, AR $103,357

Lafayette, LA $103,312

Youngstown, OH $103,312

Daytona Beach, FL $103,243

Clarksville, TN $103,232

Pensacola, FL $103,220

Temple, TX $103,212

Hopkinsville, KY $102,877

Erie, PA $102,854

Florence, SC $102,809

Charleston, WV $102,626

Great Falls, MT $102,569

Macon, GA $102,409

Tallahassee, FL $102,397

Fayetteville, NC $102,374

Waco, TX $102,351

Helena, MT $102,271

Pine Bluff, AR $102,228

Vincennes, IN $102,088

Lubbock, TX $102,043

Alamogordo, NM $101,974

Twin Falls, ID $101,871

Rapid City, SD $101,837

Jackson, MS $101,631

Huntington, WV $101,623

Greenville, MS $101,620

Parkersburg, WV $101,503

Montgomery, AL $101,483

Wichita Falls, TX $101,368

Springfield, MO $101,368

Biloxi, MS $101,311

Monroe, LA $101,197

Johnstown, PA $101,117

Sumter, SC $101,071

Columbus, GA $101,060

Pascagoula, MS $100,843

Abilene, TX $100,843

Kingsport, TN $100,545

Albany, GA $100,545

Gulfport, MS $100,511

Alexandria, LA $100,134

Fort Smith, AR $99,848

El Paso, TX $99,539

Las Cruces, NM $99,025

Harlingen, TX $98,735

Pocatello, ID $98,716

Florence, AL $98,568

Brownsville, TX $98,545

Mcallen, TX $98,305

Dothan, AL $98,145

Columbus, MS $97,466

Altus, OK $96,933

Lawton, OK $96,716

Pierre, SD $96,304

Applications Test Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Applications Test Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Applications Test Manager positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Applications Test Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Applications Test Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$142,885	$69.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$131,454	$63.0	15%
Chemicals	$125,739	$60.0	10%
Financial Services	$125,739	$60.0	10%
Insurance	$125,739	$60.0	10%

How Education impacts an Applications Test Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Applications Test Manager professionals enter the field with a Associate's degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Applications Test Manager with a Associate's is between $97,504 and $103,724.

Applications Test Manager Salaries by Degree Level

$106,800
$105,500
$104,100
$102,800
$101,500
$100,200
$98,900
$97,600

Typical Education for Applications Test Manager
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	0.2%
High School	2.3%
Associate's Degree	2.6%
Bachelor's Degree	58.9%
Master's Degree or MBA	34.1%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	1.9%

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Applications Test Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Applications Test Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$106,769

Average $114,308/year

$128,962

$8,897

Average $9,526/month

$10,747

$2,053

Average $2,198/week

$2,480

$51

Average $55/hour

$62

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$128,962	$10,747	$2,480	$62
Average	$114,308	$9,526	$2,198	$55
25th Percentile	$106,769	$8,897	$2,053	$51

Salary Trends for Applications Test Manager

Salaries for an Applications Test Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $112,032 in 2023 to around $110,606 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Applications Test Manager salary trends, click here.

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C $128,509/per year

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H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology United States

D $82,041/per year

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