What are the main factors that influence a Contracting Manager's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Contracting Manager?

The Insurance industry offers the highest average compensation for Contracting Manager roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change A Contracting Manager's salary?

A Contracting Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $68,133 for beginners, reaching about $149,318 at mid-level, and approach $275,855 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Contracting Manager?

Contracting Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Contracting Manager roles are District of Columbia $128,919, California $128,430, Massachusetts $126,718. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Contracting Manager roles make?

Salaries for Contracting Manager level roles vary by specialization: Provider Contracting Senior Manager: $173,631; Land Agreement and Contracting Manager: $154,400; Contracting Project Manager: $114,554; Healthcare Provider Contracting Manager: $113,840; Provider Contracting Manager: $113,839.

Contracting Manager Salary in Montana

How much does a Contracting Manager make in Montana? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Contracting Manager in Montana is $109,928 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $126,708
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $102,887 to $118,711
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $96,477

10% $96,477

50% (Median) $109,928

90% $126,708

Contracting Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,711	$9,893	$2,283	$57
Average	$109,928	$9,161	$2,114	$53
25th Percentile	$102,887	$8,574	$1,979	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Contracting Manager Salaries

A Contracting 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Contracting Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Contracting 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): $68,133
Early Career (1-2 years): $108,099
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $149,318
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $215,237
Expert (over 8 years): $275,855

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Provider Contracting Analyst II	less than 1 year	$68,133
Contracting Manager	1-2 years	$108,099
Provider Contracting Director	2-4 years	$149,318
VP of Provider Contracting	5-8 years	$215,237
SVP of Provider Contracting	over 8 years	$275,855

How Do Contracting 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 Contracting Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $128,919.
California: $128,430.
Massachusetts: $126,718.

District of Columbia $128,919 California $128,430 Massachusetts $126,718 Washington $126,253 New Jersey $126,206 Alaska $126,043 Connecticut $124,436 New York $123,784

Hawaii $121,700 Rhode Island $120,722 Maryland $120,058 Minnesota $119,150 Colorado $118,801 Illinois $118,684 Oregon $118,242 Delaware $117,916

New Hampshire $117,711 Virginia $117,252 Pennsylvania $115,913 Nevada $115,238 North Dakota $115,016 Michigan $114,667 Wisconsin $114,539 Vermont $114,283

Texas $113,573 Maine $113,526 Arizona $113,456 Ohio $113,375 Georgia $112,303 Indiana $111,768 Wyoming $111,663 Utah $111,500

Iowa $111,430 Kansas $110,871 Louisiana $110,708 North Carolina $110,650 Missouri $110,627 Florida $110,173 Montana $109,928 Nebraska $109,695

Kentucky $109,567 South Carolina $109,101 Tennessee $108,810 Idaho $108,694 New Mexico $107,844 Oklahoma $107,658 Alabama $106,971 South Dakota $105,818

Arkansas $105,189 West Virginia $104,852 Mississippi $103,839

Top Paying Cities for Contracting 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:

Absarokee: $109,259
Acton: $111,904
Ashland: $109,175

Absarokee, MT $109,259

Acton, MT $111,904

Ashland, MT $109,175

Ballantine, MT $111,733

Bearcreek, MT $109,244

Belfry, MT $109,354

Bighorn, MT $108,996

Big Timber, MT $109,168

Birney, MT $109,098

Boyd, MT $110,243

Bridger, MT $109,815

Broadview, MT $111,285

Busby, MT $109,221

Clyde Park, MT $109,188

Columbus, MT $110,085

Cooke City, MT $108,975

Crow Agency, MT $109,315

Custer, MT $109,344

Decker, MT $109,202

Edgar, MT $111,488

Emigrant, MT $109,178

Fishtail, MT $109,085

Fromberg, MT $111,048

Gardiner, MT $109,182

Garryowen, MT $109,271

Grass Range, MT $109,069

Greycliff, MT $109,175

Hardin, MT $110,223

Fort Smith, MT $109,880

Harlowton, MT $109,129

Huntley, MT $112,284

Hysham, MT $109,051

Ingomar, MT $108,844

Joliet, MT $111,061

Lame Deer, MT $109,285

Laurel, MT $112,251

Lavina, MT $109,434

Livingston, MT $109,309

Lodge Grass, MT $109,333

Mc Leod, MT $108,940

Martinsdale, MT $109,011

Melstone, MT $109,051

Melville, MT $108,969

Molt, MT $111,590

Mosby, MT $108,901

Musselshell, MT $109,014

Nye, MT $109,072

Otter, MT $109,177

Park City, MT $111,480

Pompeys Pillar, MT $111,039

Pray, MT $109,122

Pryor, MT $111,102

Rapelje, MT $109,818

Red Lodge, MT $109,267

Reed Point, MT $109,131

Roberts, MT $109,728

Roscoe, MT $109,050

Roundup, MT $109,257

Ryegate, MT $109,032

Saint Xavier, MT $109,781

Sanders, MT $109,184

Sand Springs, MT $108,913

Shawmut, MT $108,997

Shepherd, MT $111,792

Silver Gate, MT $109,268

Springdale, MT $109,106

Sumatra, MT $108,913

Teigen, MT $109,071

Two Dot, MT $108,985

Wilsall, MT $109,082

Winnett, MT $108,993

Worden, MT $110,902

Wyola, MT $109,381

Billings, MT $112,381

Baker, MT $109,554

Wolf Point, MT $109,179

Antelope, MT $109,312

Bainville, MT $109,688

Brockton, MT $109,125

Brockway, MT $108,973

Circle, MT $109,056

Crane, MT $109,764

Culbertson, MT $109,365

Dagmar, MT $109,416

Fairview, MT $109,734

Flaxville, MT $109,040

Fort Peck, MT $108,987

Frazer, MT $109,113

Froid, MT $109,218

Glasgow, MT $109,171

Saint Marie, MT $109,635

Glentana, MT $108,989

Hinsdale, MT $108,964

Homestead, MT $109,218

Lambert, MT $109,152

Larslan, MT $108,972

Medicine Lake, MT $109,203

Nashua, MT $109,114

Opheim, MT $108,956

Outlook, MT $109,120

Peerless, MT $108,977

Plentywood, MT $109,292

Poplar, MT $109,199

Raymond, MT $109,211

Redstone, MT $108,980

Reserve, MT $109,087

Richey, MT $109,025

Richland, MT $108,964

Saco, MT $109,027

Savage, MT $109,349

Scobey, MT $109,125

Sidney, MT $109,761

Vandalia, MT $109,015

Vida, MT $109,050

Westby, MT $109,395

Whitetail, MT $108,962

Miles City, MT $109,189

Alzada, MT $109,094

Angela, MT $108,898

Alberton, MT $109,060

Arlee, MT $109,100

Bonner, MT $109,064

Charlo, MT $109,132

Clinton, MT $109,138

Condon, MT $108,942

Conner, MT $109,157

Corvallis, MT $109,302

Darby, MT $108,948

De Borgia, MT $108,722

Dixon, MT $109,035

Drummond, MT $109,094

Florence, MT $109,276

Frenchtown, MT $109,232

Grantsdale, MT $109,244

Hall, MT $109,072

Hamilton, MT $109,246

Pinesdale, MT $109,496

Haugan, MT $108,696

Helmville, MT $108,859

Heron, MT $108,737

Hot Springs, MT $108,935

Huson, MT $109,087

Lolo, MT $109,211

Lonepine, MT $108,975

Milltown, MT $109,487

Noxon, MT $108,693

Ovando, MT $108,848

Pablo, MT $109,522

Paradise, MT $109,098

Philipsburg, MT $109,072

Plains, MT $109,011

Polson, MT $109,182

Ravalli, MT $109,112

Ronan, MT $109,196

Saint Ignatius, MT $109,169

Saint Regis, MT $108,936

Saltese, MT $108,652

Seeley Lake, MT $109,125

Stevensville, MT $109,298

Sula, MT $108,909

Superior, MT $109,015

Thompson Falls, MT $108,860

Trout Creek, MT $108,759

Victor, MT $109,231

Kalispell, MT $109,276

Big Arm, MT $109,132

Bigfork, MT $109,127

Columbia Falls, MT $109,266

Coram, MT $109,125

Dayton, MT $109,147

Elmo, MT $109,019

Essex, MT $108,948

Eureka, MT $109,157

Fortine, MT $109,050

Hungry Horse, MT $109,391

Kila, MT $109,039

Lake Mc Donald, MT $109,138

Lakeside, MT $109,218

Libby, MT $108,993

Marion, MT $108,978

Martin City, MT $109,214

Olney, MT $108,962

Polebridge, MT $108,771

Proctor, MT $108,987

Rexford, MT $109,069

Rollins, MT $109,054

Somers, MT $109,204

Stryker, MT $108,942

Trego, MT $109,023

Troy, MT $108,693

West Glacier, MT $108,805

Whitefish, MT $109,211

Bloomfield, MT $109,084

Boyes, MT $109,119

Broadus, MT $109,152

Brusett, MT $108,977

Capitol, MT $108,891

Cohagen, MT $108,936

Colstrip, MT $109,380

Ekalaka, MT $109,126

Fallon, MT $109,241

Forsyth, MT $109,097

Glendive, MT $109,458

Hammond, MT $109,050

Hathaway, MT $109,171

Ismay, MT $109,084

Jordan, MT $109,000

Kinsey, MT $109,131

Lindsay, MT $108,993

Mildred, MT $109,240

Olive, MT $109,015

Plevna, MT $109,334

Powderville, MT $108,908

Rosebud, MT $108,962

Terry, MT $109,034

Volborg, MT $108,964

Wibaux, MT $109,415

Willard, MT $109,370

Great Falls, MT $104,479

Malmstrom A F B, MT $104,479

Augusta, MT $108,959

Babb, MT $108,999

Belt, MT $105,761

Black Eagle, MT $104,479

Brady, MT $107,924

Browning, MT $109,146

Buffalo, MT $109,062

Bynum, MT $109,048

Carter, MT $106,293

Cascade, MT $107,762

Choteau, MT $109,050

Coffee Creek, MT $109,058

Conrad, MT $109,149

Cut Bank, MT $109,076

Denton, MT $109,033

Dupuyer, MT $108,948

Dutton, MT $106,689

East Glacier Park, MT $108,901

Ethridge, MT $108,935

Fairfield, MT $108,190

Floweree, MT $104,698

Forest Grove, MT $109,016

Fort Benton, MT $108,265

Fort Shaw, MT $105,909

Galata, MT $108,964

Geraldine, MT $109,011

Geyser, MT $108,226

Heart Butte, MT $109,143

Highwood, MT $105,912

Hilger, MT $109,060

Hobson, MT $109,075

Judith Gap, MT $109,054

Kevin, MT $109,035

Ledger, MT $108,987

Lewistown, MT $109,252

Loma, MT $109,009

Lothair, MT $109,000

Moccasin, MT $109,082

Monarch, MT $107,874

Moore, MT $109,141

Neihart, MT $108,679

Oilmont, MT $108,979

Pendroy, MT $108,948

Power, MT $105,499

Raynesford, MT $107,748

Roy, MT $108,959

Sand Coulee, MT $104,479

Shelby, MT $109,152

Simms, MT $106,733

Stanford, MT $109,069

Stockett, MT $105,555

Sunburst, MT $109,075

Sun River, MT $105,360

Sweet Grass, MT $109,007

Biddle, MT $109,190

Ulm, MT $104,529

Valier, MT $109,058

Vaughn, MT $104,911

Winifred, MT $109,020

Havre, MT $109,226

Big Sandy, MT $109,042

Box Elder, MT $109,259

Chester, MT $109,057

Chinook, MT $109,077

Dodson, MT $109,036

Gildford, MT $109,018

Harlem, MT $109,168

Hays, MT $109,212

Hingham, MT $109,019

Hogeland, MT $109,000

Inverness, MT $108,992

Joplin, MT $109,019

Kremlin, MT $109,015

Lloyd, MT $108,856

Loring, MT $108,958

Malta, MT $109,094

Rudyard, MT $109,043

Turner, MT $109,026

Whitewater, MT $108,978

Whitlash, MT $108,902

Zortman, MT $109,105

Zurich, MT $108,956

Helena, MT $104,176

Basin, MT $106,453

Boulder, MT $107,618

Canyon Creek, MT $105,338

Clancy, MT $104,353

East Helena, MT $104,106

Fort Harrison, MT $104,106

Jefferson City, MT $105,102

Lincoln, MT $109,046

Marysville, MT $105,210

Radersburg, MT $107,790

Ringling, MT $108,923

Toston, MT $108,205

Townsend, MT $106,600

White Sulphur Springs, MT $108,604

Winston, MT $105,318

Wolf Creek, MT $107,540

Butte, MT $109,041

Alder, MT $109,004

Anaconda, MT $109,282

Avon, MT $106,376

Belgrade, MT $109,412

Bozeman, MT $109,482

Big Sky, MT $109,401

Cameron, MT $108,931

Cardwell, MT $109,168

Deer Lodge, MT $108,378

Dell, MT $108,633

Dillon, MT $109,087

Divide, MT $109,057

Elliston, MT $105,490

Ennis, MT $109,234

Gallatin Gateway, MT $109,171

Garrison, MT $107,843

Glen, MT $109,053

Gold Creek, MT $108,562

Harrison, MT $109,198

Jackson, MT $108,773

Lima, MT $108,711

Mc Allister, MT $109,213

Manhattan, MT $109,381

Melrose, MT $109,065

Norris, MT $109,064

Polaris, MT $108,933

Pony, MT $109,221

Ramsay, MT $109,278

Sheridan, MT $109,259

Silver Star, MT $109,256

Three Forks, MT $109,295

Twin Bridges, MT $109,166

Virginia City, MT $109,204

Warm Springs, MT $109,267

West Yellowstone, MT $109,143

Whitehall, MT $109,280

Willow Creek, MT $109,247

Wisdom, MT $108,800

Wise River, MT $108,991

Missoula, MT $109,652

Contracting Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Contracting Manager roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Insurance, offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely, Contracting Manager positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Contracting Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Contracting Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Insurance	$126,417	$61.0	15%

Contracting Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Contracting 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.

$102,887

Average $109,928/year

$118,711

$8,574

Average $9,161/month

$9,893

$1,979

Average $2,114/week

$2,283

$49

Average $53/hour

$57

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,711	$9,893	$2,283	$57
Average	$109,928	$9,161	$2,114	$53
25th Percentile	$102,887	$8,574	$1,979	$49

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