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

An Improvement Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $73,646 for beginners, reaching about $112,655 at mid-level, and approach $149,648 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Improvement Manager?

Improvement Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Improvement Manager roles are District of Columbia $104,470, California $104,074, Massachusetts $102,687. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Improvement Manager roles make?

Salaries for Improvement Manager level roles vary by specialization: Performance Improvement Manager: $172,574; Continuous Improvement Senior Manager: $150,600; Continuous Improvement Project Manager: $142,590; Continuous Improvement Manager: $137,860; Business Improvement Manager: $134,795.

Improvement Manager Salary in the United States

How much does an Improvement Manager make in the United States? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Improvement Manager in the United States is $94,355 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,483
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,573 to $105,414
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,487

10% $79,487

50% (Median) $94,355

90% $115,483

Improvement Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,414	$8,785	$2,027	$51
Average	$94,355	$7,863	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$86,573	$7,214	$1,665	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Improvement Manager Salaries

An Improvement 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 Improvement Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Improvement 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): $73,646
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,051
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,655
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $126,893
Expert (over 8 years): $149,648

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Project Manager I	less than 1 year	$73,646
Improvement Manager	1-2 years	$92,051
Project Manager III	2-4 years	$112,655
Project Manager IV	5-8 years	$126,893
Project Manager V	over 8 years	$149,648

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

District of Columbia: $104,470.
California: $104,074.
Massachusetts: $102,687.

District of Columbia $104,470 California $104,074 Massachusetts $102,687 Washington $102,309 New Jersey $102,271 Alaska $102,139 Connecticut $100,837 New York $100,309

Hawaii $98,620 Rhode Island $97,827 Maryland $97,290 Minnesota $96,554 Colorado $96,271 Illinois $96,176 Oregon $95,818 Delaware $95,553

New Hampshire $95,387 Virginia $95,016 Pennsylvania $93,931 Nevada $93,383 North Dakota $93,204 Michigan $92,921 Wisconsin $92,817 Vermont $92,610

Texas $92,034 Maine $91,996 Arizona $91,940 Ohio $91,874 Georgia $91,005 Indiana $90,571 Wyoming $90,487 Utah $90,354

Iowa $90,298 Kansas $89,845 Louisiana $89,713 North Carolina $89,666 Missouri $89,647 Florida $89,279 Montana $89,081 Nebraska $88,892

Kentucky $88,788 South Carolina $88,411 Tennessee $88,175 Idaho $88,080 New Mexico $87,392 Oklahoma $87,241 Alabama $86,684 South Dakota $85,750

Arkansas $85,240 West Virginia $84,967 Mississippi $84,146

Top Paying Cities for Improvement 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: $119,010
San Francisco: $117,707
Oakland: $115,226

San Jose, CA $119,010

San Francisco, CA $117,707

Oakland, CA $115,226

New York, NY $108,640

Paramus, NJ $107,319

Queens Village, NY $107,314

Passaic, NJ $107,224

Bergenfield, NJ $107,216

Stamford, CT $107,008

Huntington, NY $106,969

Newark, NJ $106,272

Bridgeport, CT $106,073

Vallejo, CA $105,885

New Brunswick, NJ $105,848

Petaluma, CA $105,791

Middlesex, NJ $105,612

Somerset, NJ $105,546

Santa Cruz, CA $105,423

Boston, MA $104,847

Monterey, CA $104,516

Seattle, WA $104,300

Santa Rosa, CA $104,281

Los Angeles, CA $104,253

Juneau, AK $104,008

Washington, DC $103,904

Orange, CA $103,568

Santa Ana, CA $103,319

Long Beach, CA $103,224

Anaheim, CA $103,206

Anchorage, AK $103,158

Santa Maria, CA $102,875

Everett, WA $102,856

Danbury, CT $102,524

Bremerton, WA $102,394

Tacoma, WA $102,054

New Suffolk, NY $102,053

Sacramento, CA $102,026

Santa Barbara, CA $101,922

San Diego, CA $101,819

Trenton, NJ $101,819

Brockton, MA $101,715

Fairbanks, AK $101,484

Lompoc, CA $101,243

Lowell, MA $101,167

Ventura, CA $101,149

Nashua, NH $101,130

Stockton, CA $101,120

Modesto, CA $100,432

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,224

Olympia, WA $100,045

Kennewick, WA $100,045

New Haven, CT $100,007

Lawrence, MA $99,667

Hartford, CT $99,573

Riverside, CA $99,554

New Bedford, MA $99,460

Richland, WA $99,460

Bakersfield, CA $99,328

San Bernardino, CA $99,290

New Britain, CT $99,280

Atlantic City, NJ $99,280

New London, CT $99,243

Norwich, CT $99,214

Portsmouth, NH $99,196

Boulder, CO $98,995

Portland, OR $98,865

Worcester, MA $98,856

Minneapolis, MN $98,563

Philadelphia, PA $98,431

Honolulu, HI $98,120

Saint Paul, MN $98,075

Vineland, NJ $98,054

Providence, RI $97,780

Chicago, IL $97,507

Bellingham, WA $97,393

Springfield, MA $97,318

Baltimore, MD $97,290

Chico, CA $97,054

Pittsfield, MA $96,799

Manchester, NH $96,620

Spokane, WA $96,204

Denver, CO $96,195

Albany, NY $95,752

Troy, NY $95,714

Nassau, NY $95,613

Schenectady, NY $95,516

Wilmington, DE $95,440

Burlington, VT $95,308

Salem, OR $95,270

Portland, ME $94,978

Yakima, WA $94,883

Rochester, MN $94,591

Reno, NV $94,544

Fresno, CA $94,544

Milwaukee, WI $94,459

Detroit, MI $94,365

Ann Arbor, MI $94,348

Allentown, PA $94,336

Colorado Springs, CO $94,176

Syracuse, NY $94,129

Carson City, NV $94,129

Houston, TX $93,997

Eugene, OR $93,949

Gary, IN $93,836

Springfield, OR $93,761

Bismarck, ND $93,742

Galveston, TX $93,676

Medford, OR $93,534

Fort Collins, CO $93,496

Concord, NH $93,449

Austin, TX $93,421

Mesa, AZ $93,223

Reading, PA $93,213

Phoenix, AZ $93,204

Dallas, TX $93,176

Saint Cloud, MN $93,085

Madison, WI $92,959

Utica, NY $92,704

Rochester, NY $92,553

Des Moines, IA $92,543

Raleigh, NC $92,534

Atlanta, GA $92,393

Battle Creek, MI $92,364

Salt Lake City, UT $92,336

Lancaster, PA $92,194

Harrisburg, PA $92,062

Kansas City, MO $91,968

Kansas City, KS $91,949

Champaign, IL $91,949

Fort Worth, TX $91,940

Columbus, OH $91,924

Boca Raton, FL $91,902

Pittsburgh, PA $91,864

Richmond, VA $91,826

Indianapolis, IN $91,808

Cleveland, OH $91,798

Las Vegas, NV $91,685

Cincinnati, OH $91,685

Petersburg, VA $91,543

Huntsville, AL $91,402

Lansing, MI $91,339

Lebanon, PA $91,326

Pueblo, CO $91,317

Appleton, WI $91,289

Buffalo, NY $91,251

Dayton, OH $91,223

Racine, WI $91,204

Charlotte, NC $91,194

Saint Louis, MO $91,166

York, PA $91,109

Elkhart, IN $91,109

Gastonia, NC $91,091

Billings, MT $91,069

Beaumont, TX $91,043

Lorain, OH $91,024

Benton Harbor, MI $91,005

Toledo, OH $90,987

Binghamton, NY $90,939

Rock Hill, SC $90,930

Rockford, IL $90,883

Springfield, IL $90,845

Elyria, OH $90,836

Fargo, ND $90,836

Flagstaff, AZ $90,770

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,713

Duluth, MN $90,656

Miami, FL $90,656

Grand Forks, ND $90,590

Cheyenne, WY $90,590

Bangor, ME $90,383

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,279

Durham, NC $90,239

Louisville, KY $90,232

Grand Rapids, MI $90,213

Hialeah, FL $90,203

Casper, WY $90,071

Scranton, PA $89,958

New Orleans, LA $89,930

Virginia Beach, VA $89,920

Akron, OH $89,873

Peoria, IL $89,751

Sarasota, FL $89,732

Nashville, TN $89,666

Omaha, NE $89,666

Green Bay, WI $89,666

Baton Rouge, LA $89,618

Charleston, SC $89,600

Davenport, IA $89,552

Jamestown, NY $89,552

Tucson, AZ $89,505

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,449

Tampa, FL $89,430

Evansville, IN $89,373

Port Arthur, TX $89,373

Bradenton, FL $89,335

Santa Fe, NM $89,166

Orlando, FL $88,996

Clearwater, FL $88,967

La Crosse, WI $88,769

Canton, OH $88,769

Albuquerque, NM $88,713

Newport News, VA $88,703

High Point, NC $88,675

Ogden, UT $88,637

Corpus Christi, TX $88,562

Norfolk, VA $88,505

Laramie, WY $88,505

Rock Island, IL $88,448

Saginaw, MI $88,430

Jacksonville, FL $88,420

Salisbury, NC $88,401

Boise, ID $88,382

Moline, IL $88,335

Fort Myers, FL $88,307

Memphis, TN $88,288

Tulsa, OK $88,241

Waterloo, IA $88,184

Spartanburg, SC $88,090

Lincoln, NE $88,043

Fort Wayne, IN $88,024

Provo, UT $88,014

Cedar Falls, IA $87,901

San Antonio, TX $87,863

Greensboro, NC $87,826

South Bend, IN $87,816

Savannah, GA $87,713

Muskegon, MI $87,675

Birmingham, AL $87,665

Winston Salem, NC $87,619

Lake Charles, LA $87,392

Anderson, IN $87,373

Lexington, KY $87,345

Augusta, GA $87,316

Greenville, SC $87,316

Lima, OH $87,241

Wichita, KS $87,231

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,231

Columbia, SC $87,146

Springfield, OH $87,127

Asheville, NC $86,977

Bloomington, IN $86,910

Knoxville, TN $86,571

Shreveport, LA $86,561

Wilmington, NC $86,439

Roanoke, VA $86,439

Topeka, KS $86,269

Frankfort, KY $86,258

Oklahoma City, OK $86,193

Chillicothe, OH $86,156

Longview, TX $86,146

Melbourne, FL $86,137

Sioux Falls, SD $85,986

Mobile, AL $85,976

Terre Haute, IN $85,939

Altoona, PA $85,882

Amarillo, TX $85,816

Killeen, TX $85,788

Fayetteville, AR $85,712

Chattanooga, TN $85,684

Sioux City, IA $85,599

Idaho Falls, ID $85,580

Lynchburg, VA $85,505

Gainesville, FL $85,382

Portsmouth, OH $85,335

Little Rock, AR $85,316

Lafayette, LA $85,278

Youngstown, OH $85,278

Daytona Beach, FL $85,222

Clarksville, TN $85,212

Pensacola, FL $85,203

Temple, TX $85,196

Hopkinsville, KY $84,920

Erie, PA $84,901

Florence, SC $84,863

Charleston, WV $84,712

Great Falls, MT $84,665

Macon, GA $84,533

Tallahassee, FL $84,523

Fayetteville, NC $84,504

Waco, TX $84,486

Helena, MT $84,420

Pine Bluff, AR $84,384

Vincennes, IN $84,269

Lubbock, TX $84,231

Alamogordo, NM $84,174

Twin Falls, ID $84,089

Rapid City, SD $84,061

Jackson, MS $83,891

Huntington, WV $83,885

Greenville, MS $83,882

Parkersburg, WV $83,785

Montgomery, AL $83,768

Wichita Falls, TX $83,674

Springfield, MO $83,674

Biloxi, MS $83,627

Monroe, LA $83,533

Johnstown, PA $83,467

Sumter, SC $83,429

Columbus, GA $83,419

Pascagoula, MS $83,240

Abilene, TX $83,240

Kingsport, TN $82,995

Albany, GA $82,995

Gulfport, MS $82,966

Alexandria, LA $82,655

Fort Smith, AR $82,419

El Paso, TX $82,164

Las Cruces, NM $81,740

Harlingen, TX $81,500

Pocatello, ID $81,485

Florence, AL $81,362

Brownsville, TX $81,344

Mcallen, TX $81,145

Dothan, AL $81,013

Columbus, MS $80,453

Altus, OK $80,013

Lawton, OK $79,834

Pierre, SD $79,494

Improvement Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Improvement Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Improvement Manager positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Improvement Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Improvement Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$108,508	$52.0	15%
Pharmaceuticals	$106,621	$51.0	13%
Biotechnology	$103,791	$50.0	10%
Software & Networking	$103,791	$50.0	10%
Internet	$102,847	$49.0	9%

How Education impacts an Improvement Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Improvement 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 Improvement Manager with a Associate's is between $89,186 and $95,389.

Improvement Manager Salaries by Degree Level

$98,200
$96,900
$95,600
$94,300
$93,100
$91,800
$90,500
$89,200

Typical Education for Improvement Manager
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	0.1%
High School	5.1%
Associate's Degree	4.5%
Bachelor's Degree	48.1%
Master's Degree or MBA	40%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	2.2%

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

Understanding how an Improvement 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.

$86,573

Average $94,355/year

$105,414

$7,214

Average $7,863/month

$8,785

$1,665

Average $1,815/week

$2,027

$42

Average $45/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,414	$8,785	$2,027	$51
Average	$94,355	$7,863	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$86,573	$7,214	$1,665	$42

Salary Trends for Improvement Manager

Salaries for an Improvement Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $83,258 in 2023 to around $80,851 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Improvement Manager salary trends, click here.

Average Annual Salary of Improvement Manager Over Time

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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

Digi Bio Biotechnology United States

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